Auditory Devices

There are several common types of audio devices. Each device has a Capacity that allows you to add audio enhancements.

Earbuds

These ergonomic earplugs are hard to spot and harder still to differentiate from the standard kind that comes with every music player and commlink.

Capacity:

1 - 3

Availability:

Cost:

Capacity x ¥50

Notes:

Headphones

A full headset with an adjustable headband strap. Their bulk allows them to pack more modifications.

Capacity:

1 - 6

Availability:

Cost:

Capacity x ¥50

Notes:

Directional Microphone

This lets you listen in on conversations up to one hundred meters away. The mic needs to be pointed at the desired eavesdropping target, and solid objects or loud sounds along the line of eavesdropping interfere.

Capacity:

1 - 6

Availability:

Cost:

Capacity x ¥50

Notes:

Maximum range of 100 meters.

Laser Microphone

This sensor bounces a laser against a thin, solid object like a windowpane, reads the vibrations on the surface, and translates them into the sounds that are occurring on the other side of the surface.

Capacity:

1 - 6

Availability:

Cost:

Capacity x ¥100

Notes:

Maximum range of 100 meters.

Omnidirectional Microphone

A standard audio pickup device that is usually incorporated into, connected to, or wirelessly linked with a commlink or other recording device.

Capacity:

1 - 6

Availability:

Cost:

Capacity x ¥50

Notes:

Maximum range of 25 meters.

Omnidirectional Microphone (Micro)

An audio pickup device that is usually incorporated into, connected to, or wirelessly linked with a commlink or other recording device.

Capacity:

Availability:

Cost:

¥50

Notes:

Maximum range of 5 meters.

Audio Enhancements

Audio enhancements are commonly available as installable upgrades to any of the auditory devices listed above. Each will play audio input from AR or other sources.

Audio Enhancement

Audio enhancement allows the user to hear a broader spectrum of frequencies, including high and low frequencies outside the normal metahuman audible spectrum. The user also experiences fine discrimination of nuances and can block out distracting background noise.

Capacity Cost:

Availability:

Cost:

¥500

Notes:

Gain a +1 Dice Pool Modifier on all aural Perception tests.

Select Sound Filter

This system blocks out background noise and can focus on specific sounds or patterns of sounds. It even includes speech, word, and sound pattern recognition. The system can load a number of select sounds up to its rating (such as the footsteps of a patrolling guard, a particular word, or the rotors of a distant helicopter). You only actively listen to one group at a time, but you can record the others for later playback or set them to trigger an alert if they are activated.

Capacity Cost:

[Rating]

Rating:

1 - 3

Availability:

Cost:

Rating x ¥250

Notes:

Spatial Recognizer

This hearing accessory pinpoints the source of a sound. You get a bonus Edge on your Perception tests to find the source of a specific sound, but if you do not spend the Edge immediately, it goes away.

Capacity Cost:

Availability:

Cost:

¥1,000

Notes:

You get a bonus Edge on your Perception tests to find the source of a specific sound.
Wireless: You get a +1 Dice Pool Bonus to your aural Perception Tests when looking for a sound’s source.

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