OOC: Theory Crafting

Here's my plan for a Free Merchant:


The atmospheric config is absolutely required so you can land. This ship can't carry a shuttle, so it has to be able to land itself. Cold sleep pods are for disaster scenarios. (I.e. the ship itself becomes the lifeboat.) The Drive-2 is required for proper range, and the Fuel bunker gives additional range. The Fuel scoops are because we don't intend to ply the safe space lanes. The Ship's Locker is to make sure we have all the do-dads we need to have our adventures. I wanted Extended stores, but that takes up two precious mass, and I figure two months of supplies should be enough to get in and get out.

An armory would be a good buy, too, but doesn't need to be a day-one purchace. The ship's locker will give some basic stuff, and the characters will usually have their own equipment for anything fancy.

The one other thing that would be a tempting purchase over time is a gravcar or gravflyer. Having a secondary on-planet vehicle is always helpful. The gravflyer would be great, but it is probably too big to carry around. A gravcar can't get you into space, but it should be able to get around on most planets just fine.

Obviously, over time the weapon would be upgraded. The perfect final destination is the Plasma Beam, but, again, that probably makes things more dangerous, rather than less. As a back-off position, the best bet is probably the Fractal Impact Charge. The reason is because it does decent damage, you get 8 shots before having to sacrifice space for more rounds, and each round is only 500 credits (which is very reasonable). It isn't a perfect solution, but it is workable and it is quite reasonable. Doing that, however, pushes the price tag over 1M credits.

If we could, day 1, a Cargo Efficiency Bay would be incredible.
It would be costly though.
Costing 50,000 and 2 component (or 250,000 and 4 comp if designed in)
But it would double cargo efficency.

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Though if Mercer makes some incredible money he may buy in on a joint venture.
But I don't know if he'd abandon a crew he's in, if it felt like the crew would suffer his absence.

Considering where I want to take this character.
Lv 3: 3 pt: Dex 16 to 18, (1 left)
(Adds to Stab, and sneak and shoot, all fo which this character uses)
Lv 4:3 Pt: +2 Talk | 2 Pt: Sneak 1
Lv 5:3 pt +2 Stab (1 left)
Foci: Specialist (Talk)
Lv 6: 4 pt: +3 talk
Lv 7: 41 pt: +3 stab| 2 Pt: +1 Commect (1 left)
Foci: Armsman
Lv 8:3 Pt: +2 Sneak Or Notice(2 left)
Lv 9:5pt: +4 Stab (1 left)
Lv 10:3 Pt: +2 Sneak Or Notice | 2 Pt: +1 Trade
Foci: ? Specialist? Sneak or Notice? (Means I could bring Trade to 2?)

Ship Design Master Post
AKA I had a rough week and distracted myself with ship designing
So first I had some ideas for interesting ships to come across. Not sure how they would be used, but it's sometimes useful to have an NPC list, and in a game like this, a Ship is pretty much an NPC as they are so central.

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The Binary Stars
Making the best of a strange opportunity
The trader group going by The Binary Stars has a fairly good reputation, but most of their reputation revolves around their strange ship setup. They have two Freighters, only one of which, The Solar Wind, has a spike drive. The other ship, The Solar Gift, has a good System Drive, and is used for picking up supplies in atmo. The crew does rotate between "Gift Crew" and "Wind Crew".
This strange setup began around nine months (I don't know if months are used as a common measurement?) ago when the crew of The Solar Wind was able to gain another ship as salvage. The spike drive of the salvage was totally destroyed, and due to extenuating circumstances, would take nearly a million credits to repair. The crew used it to haul other salvage and other trade goods, planning to repair it eventually but the situation worked so well, since they were able to haul 600 tons of freight they never "fixed" The Solar Gift's spike drive. Instead each ship slowly got more specialized.

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3 Sisters Legend
A Legend Brought To War
Once, long before we reached out hands into space there were three sisters. Vast and incomprehensible beings who cast them self through reality with tremendous power.
They would dance through the heavens, until one day they found strange creatures, multitudinous as they were small.
Now the three sisters were curious about these things but we're not sure if they should approach. The oldest and largest warmed caution. Her deep, empty form conveying to the others that change is not always to be rushed into.
The middle child listened, understanding the wisdom of the eldest, but also swept away in the youngest's enthusiasm. She warmed the oldest and the three ventured forward.
The youngest reached out, being both mighty and solid, offered the little creatures sanctuary. They crawled up on her and the sisters watched in fascination as the creatures grouped together and grew their number.
The youngest shook in excitement, wanting to create more beings as well. She opened herself up and created many creatures of wild and beautiful form. These monsters she presented to her sisters, as something for the three to share. The eldest rippled and swam with fascination and the middle radiated pride.
For a long time the monsters and the other creatures lived upon the youngest, until the monsters too learned something from the many creatures.
They watched the creatures devour, and learned hunger.
Hungry monsters rampages across the youngest, devouring the many creatures that had once brought the sisters such joy.
The youngest cried, burning tears, and shook with sobs from watching the two come into conflict. The middle sister pushed herself over her sister, causing the monsters to flee and hide.
But they flitted about, escaping her reach here and there, hiding in pockets the middle sister could not find. Causing terror among the many-creature as where the middle sister could not see them.
Eventually the pain of the many-creatures caused the middle sister to scream light across all that existed, staining the monsters with it's brightness so they could no longer hide.
The oldest, with guilt for allowing this to go so far and not reigning in her sisters, tore away all the monsters from the younger two to end the torment of the many-creatures.
This pain, the pain of having her monster-children cause such suffering and be torn away broke the youngest and she curled.in on herself, dying to what she had once been. She became only mourning. She shook and breathed sobs and cried burning tears and became nothing else.
The middle wrapped herself around the middle , trying to call her back, and pushing away the oldest, blaming the oldest for the pain the younger two had started.
The oldest, in fury and grief, ran from the middle sister, carrying away the monsters where none could reach.
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The ITC now presents their three new flagships! Named after the Three Sisters of Old Lore: Nox, Lumina, Terra.
Created of resources minded mainly from the roaming planetoid N4cluv, they each specialize in facing a unique kind of threat.
Nox is a grand and powerful battleship designed for destroying the largest of opponents, and for striking unexpectedly, being one of the least detectable ships, without being specialized, designed yet.Lumina is the midpoint of design between Nox and Terrene, used for undetermined but large threats. Terrene is the largest, youngest carrier the ITC has carrying the most advanced fighters known in this galaxy. It is designed as a fleet destroyer, carrying 24 fighters and two bombers.

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Caleuche Raiders
The Hidden Threat
The ITC is looking for any information on a string of pirate raids that have taken place near the Rimward border of the New Jordan sector. These raids have been claimed by a group calling themself the Caleuche Raiders. Two ships, a frigate and a cruiser, have been reported. The Cruiser caries two fighters and the Frigate is modified to board other ships.
The ITC has deployed temporary escort certifications for several escort companies that have agreed to protect travel into and through the section at a discount.
Heavy Travel warnings have been out in place from 09.01 through 12.17.
Caleuche Raiders

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Jophiel System Settlement
The Takarabune Fleet
A New settlement expedition is planned for the distant Jophiel system, located at coordinates 7.19. The Jophiel system consists of 4 planets orbiting Binary, detached stars: An blue-F type with an orbiting white dwarf.
2 small, uninhabitable, planets without atmosphere. Deemed Jophiel 1 and Jophiel 2
The third planet, named Auburn by surveyors, is a is nearly earth sized planet, whose 'day' rotation takes 2.7 years, making its habitable land a slowly changing ring between the light and dark. So, has been deemed uninhabitable.

The fourth planet, and last terrestrial planet is named Himavanta, a fully habitable planet ~1.2 mass of earth. Strong vegetation life, especially along coasts and rivers. Minimal animal life, nothing larger than a housecat on land and nothing larger than a dolphin in the water. However due do a rapidly declining population of bacterial life it is believed to be 100 years away from total collapse.

Next is a A dense asteroid sphere with many abnormally radioactive asteroids.

The final planet of the Jophiel system is a large gas giant with 7 moons. 2 of which have been deemed habitable. 1 is .9 earthsize, named Kêr-Is. 1 is .8 earthsize Akilineq.
Kêr-Is has a minimal vegetation, but should be able to support plantings and seeded growth. It has several large river ways which are expected to be prime habitation prospects.
Akilineq has a flourishing plant life, mostly shrub and mushroom-like plants, but it's rotation is slowly degrading. However it is believed that this can be fixed by one of several means being sent in the convoy.

The ships destined for settling the Jophiel system are named Takarabune Platinum, Takarabune Gold, Takarabune Silver, andTakarabune Bronze.
Takarabune Platinum a Wendigo class Fleet Cruiser meant for Himavanta. Carrying advanced laboratory and diagnostic equipment to supplement the dying bacterial ecosystems with one of over two dozen samples to be tested and evaluated with the advanced lab. Takarabune Gold is a Infrared class Heavy Freighter with an advanced system drive meant to kickstart the continued rotation of Akilineq (though the burnout-drive is the first step of several, it is a critical step).Takarabune Silver is a Infrared class Heavy Freighter designated for Kêr-Is. Takarabune Silver. It will be transporting Takarabune Bronze through a Shiptender mount, and is carrying proportionally more seed and crop tonnage than any other ship of the Takarabune Fleet.Takarabune Bronze is a TE-37 class Shuttle meant to hold extra tools and equipment and spare parts that may be critical for any emergencies during the travel to the Jophiel system, or just in the beginning of the three settlements. It will be used to move materials and supplies between the three sisters colonies in their early years of settlement. One group, Ironclad Convoy, has been contracted to ensure the safe arrival of the Takarabune Fleet. Unconfirmed rumor states that a large portion of their payment on arrival will be one of the Plasma Cannons fitted onto Takarabune Platinum.
Though there is one group that has been hired to escort the Takabune Settlement Fleet the ITC Settlement Bureau still has availability for more escort ships.
The escort ships must have a Spike-Drive 4, and capable of making the trip (or equivalent) and returning without a refueling station.
Contract will be given out at Mitaven Station 11.17 based on armaments and weapons, as well as reputation.

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The Whydah Pirates
Thieving Tricksters
The Whydah Pirates are small a two generation pirate band known for committing a string of attacks and then vanishing. Over the past seventy five years they have performed a number of raids in nearly every system in the New Jordan Sector, and several outside it.
Their Modus Operandi for each new string of raids is to start with small, well chosen targets, using those resources to build to the next attack. Building momentum over a dozen or more raids to an incredible attack, usually on a heavily-defended, highly-rewarding military target. In fact in their second raid string of raids they fully commandeered a small station operated by the ITC, which has never been found. The running theory, due to varied descriptions of individuals boarding victim ships and of attacking ships, is that after each raid all ships and assets are sold and dispersed, and most of the members retire or leave the group. Leaving space for a mostly new group to be trained for the next wave of thievery.
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The Brood Parasite is one of the first ships in the new Whydah fleet. Meant for harrying soft targets while other ships in the fleet attack larger, tougher opponents. Usually it will try to weaken a ship, fleeing if it doesn't think it will win, but if it thinks there it is likely to succeed then they will try to board the target ship.* * *
The Stickleback is a mean trick. Designed to put out signals like a damaged ship, it releases a distress call in placed like asteroid belts or places with cosmic dust, to cover up any distortions of signal it is putting out.
Then when a group comes to rescue it the crew requests medical or engineering help or whatever seems most likely to get another crew to board. Taking advantage of the split personnel and surprise to take control of the attached ship.
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The newest addition to the Whydah Pirates' bag of tricks is Dodo which signs on with a convoy or a crew that needs just an extra bit of hauling space. Then, at a predetermined location, broadcasts an SOS which the rest of the convoy slows in response to. The alerted the other ships of the Whydah Pirates spring their trap and commence their piracy on the vulnerable convoy.

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Panipat Investigations Cruiser
Encountering The Law

The PIC ships are a specialized Amethyst Model Patrol Boat that has increased its firepower and sensor array as well as fitting Boarding Tubes for inspections and Cold Sleep Pods for transporting fugitives and prisoners. The PIC ships are used by the Panipat Constabulary to Patrol within the Panipat system, usually near Panipat II or the Dancing Ring: the small, thin asteroid belt in the system.

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Sales!
Hull Models
I( had the thought, looking at some posts, of exploring the idea of Ship Models, within the Hull Types. You wuill see this reflected above, as I went back and edited the ships to have a Model Type, and include the though of what was Standard to be in that Model.
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Mercurial Liners:
Don't Be Contained
I think everyone has seen the advertisements for the headliner of the new Mercurial Liners models this cycle: The Sunflower. But does it, and the rest of the lineup, hold up to the hype?
The crew here at Nebula Publishing recently got the opportunity to try out the whole lineup and here are our thoughts.
But first, a quick background on why people are talking about this lineup, for those that aren't gear heads. Mercurial Lines is the most popular and acclaimed brand of luxury and boutique shops on the market. But they only release new models every five cycles. Rumors and here say have been spinning about what this lineup would look like since the last lineup was released, and now we get to see them.
And they look gorgeous. But do they keep to the Mercurial Liners standard? Let's start in the order they were presented to us: with the smallest cruiser first, and building up to the headliner.
The AE-87 was practically designed from scratch. With an engine that can last an estimated 100 years minimum without reducing and an extended drive setup the AE-87 keeps to the Dont Be Contained Mercurial motto. And it is a SMOOTH ride. If you're looking for reliability and luxury but not a bulky ship, I can't recommend the AE-87 highly enough.* * *
The Amber Violet Ferrari is, in a way, everything Mercurial Liners is known for: both boutique and luxurious. With an advanced scanner array and a fall back systems for any emergencies the Amber Violet is everything that one could want to explore in comfort. In fact, it's better than most of the Nebula Publishing Automotive Team's apartments.
I know my friend, who is a surveyor for a certain successful extra planetary mining corporation, is planning on getting one. Especially when they found out that they tested perfectly surveying within the planet Atlan, the Water Giant.* * *
The Cycle Headliner: the Sunflower:
for those that want to escape the atmosphere
There is a ship which we can all picture with out eyes closed. Or at least we can picture the ad for. Sleek. Expansive. Eyecatching. I still have trouble believing that it was based on the Bulk Freighter Hull. And it's advertised for those that want to escape the atmosphere. A catchy line but what does it mean? It means you may never have to set foot on planet again. With advanced hydroponics and fuel scoops, and luxury (and I mean LUXURY) habitat the promise is within reach.
The Mercurial Liners Headliner is worth the hype.
It's worth more than the hype. I didn't want to leave that ship, none of us did.There are two more ships in this new lineup: The Goldenrod, a long-distance designed Swop, and the Lou Carcolh, a Caravel designed for an immense storage and impenetrable defense. However we only had time to tour three ships, and we were impressed by each one.
From what we say it's certain: Mercurial Liners has done it again.

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Military Surplus
Get outdated military equipment
In preparation for the new fleet advancements the Thenon Military is selling old military surplus. There are are 96 MT-47 shuttles, 14 Tyrian Indigo Patrol Boats, and an Iram Station.
The MT-47 is a intra-system shuttle used mainly for transporting supplies between planets and to stations, and to troops between from a planet to its station.* * *
The Tyrian Indigo Patrol Boat is a multi-use ship. Designed to balance offence, defense, scanners and stealth.* * *
The one available Iram Station (of the three in system) is a strong bastion for its size. It was both a barracks for military personnel and a docking center for several patrol and transport ships, as well as being a force in its own right.
Note: The Armory and Workshop have been cleaned out. Will take 50% of value restock.

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New Hull Types
An exploration in the basic options
I eventually had played around enough with the different ways ship hulls could be modified and customized and wanted to explore what new hull types would be like.* *
Just kind of made that to exist. here to save. not necessarily to do anything with, but didnt want to pollute chat with all of that yet.

I also have a 10 level plan for Hank, but it is constantly changing.

My original plan was for Trade-2 at Level 3, Program-2 at Level 4, Trade-3 at Level 6, and Trade-4 at Level 9. Fill in around that as necessary.

However, the need to add in the Connect, Lead, and (now) Heal skills messes all of that up. Now he likely won't get Program-2 until Level 5 (so he can get those critical missing skills) and he will likely never get Trade-4, sacrificing those 5 skill points for beefing up some of those other skills instead.

So, while having a plan is good, be prepared for it to melt before your eyes! 😀

I wouldn't commit to needing heal.
And Mercer will be getting +1 Connect eventually.

My suggestions would be to leave Heal for Peter, Lead for Douklan (he already have that, actually) and Connect for Mercer and keep your original Trade-4 plan. ;)

I'd be more willing to leave things unskilled if that skill-0 wasn't such a massive blocker for so many things. I can't use a bioscanner without skill-0. That hurts. Unlike others, I have no charisma bonus, so default Lead and Connect are knocked below baseline. I need to fix that to stay useful.

I want Lead because it is part of his job at this point. I want Connect because not having it hurts his ability to use Trade. I want Heal because what happens if Peter gets injured? Doing two of those will only push Program-2 back a level. Doing all three pushes back Trade-3 a level, too.

I'm taking Connect-0 no matter what. The trade rules demand that at the least. It is like getting another level in Trade. Still undecided after that. Might only take only one of the others so I don't push Trade-3 back.

Mercer does have connect and administer 0.

Okay =)

Feel free to use and adjust anything if it interests you.
Also I was looking at a post of Artifacts found by a research team (and explicitly stating that they're just ideas I found interesting and not to expect them in our/your cannon.this is what I was considering posting with a "this is not cannon and don't expect this to come up, I just had some neat ideas."

The Complete Compiled List of Advanced and Esoteric Artifact Designs.
By Doctor Westerion D.O. Anterion (D.I.T., D.Med.Sci., D.R., D.A.)
In my academic travels through the New Jordan and Pandora's Veil sectors I have discovered proof of subsets of the advanced technological development in the eras grouped together colloquially as "The Pretech Era". In my field research I have revealed four major technology developers as of yet unconnected or undiscovered.
All these discoveries are based on my Pretech Artifact and Pretech Archeology research summarized in An Advanced Insight on Pretech Development. I will follow this publication with a summary of as of yet uncategorized technologies I have discovered. However, the four Pretech Technology Manufacturers I have discovered are listed here: Bastion, Reaper Specialty Arms, BioTech Organic Designs and most recently PsioniSciences Advanced.
Bastion:From what I, and my research assistants, have been able to piece together Bastion was a Pretech manufacturer focused on contracts with private military and security companies. The overall design ethos seems to be focused on protection and longevity of users, even over damage and reduction of enemies.
Reaper Specialty Arms: This manufacturer had a unique, but apparently successful, mission to only develop tools for the most advanced users. Their technology enhanced these masters well-honed skills, as opposed to "raising the floor" to bring the unskilled or medium skilled masses to a more equalized point. There were a few guides found on how to get used to the artifacts produced by Reaper Specialty Arms.
BioTech Organic Designs: Research of this manufacturer was slowed by the many precautions we had to take and the unusual scattering of the artifacts. Little record exists, but what I have been able to piece together from artifacts found it seems that this technology was developed by a group of "truth seekers" looking to "redefine life" in order to "escape the catastrophe" though other references stat that the "BioTech Scientist Cult" lead to "a worse catastrophe" that "pulled us from our star".
The only records and artifacts I have found are from asteroids of unique material in various system's asteroid belts.
All BioTech weapons feed off biowaste, including refuse and corpses. A steady supply keeps these in good "health". Artifacts from BioTech Organic Designs are immune to metal detectors, as they are organic, and therefore not immune to bioscanners. As well, they are not reparable with fix but reparable with heal, though someone with Fix can Aid.
If the host of any BioTech Organic Designs artifact reached 0HP they can not be stabilized and the BioOrganic Artifact beginst to devour them.
PsioniSciences Advanced: This collection has been collated by my head research assistant, Deceldry Insweet M.A. who stated "the possibility of designing technology around exponentially powering psionics is a daunting concept". I have to agree. Though PsioniSciences Advanced is, of the four, the pretech manufacturer we have the least reference and artifacts of, they seem to have been able to develop technology for the furthering and support of Psionic talent.

Each and every artifact of these four developers were made to masterwork quality and were custom built to include specilized modification (Treat as Masterwork and roll on Modification table below)
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Armor
Bastion: these bulky but tough designs mean great protection for the wearer. All damage rolled against armor is rolled twice and takes worse. As well every armor has Armor 2. However if higher of Str/Con mod is lower than item ENC counts as 1 more ENC. Otherwise counts as 1 less. They also developed specialty shields, which increase AC by 2.
Each suit of Bastion Powered Armor is equipped with a Bastion DropArmor protection, making them immune to falling damage, and able to be "tethered" to a bastion spike drive ship. they do not lose power as long as they are tethered.

[ +- ] Bastion Energy Pavis

Mobile Bastion Suit: the pinnacle of Powered armor, this suit gives all the benefits of all other Bastion Armors plus Armor 2(damage reduction 2), and StoneBreaker Fists giving Punch Attack and Damage +3.

[ +- ] Mobile Bastion Suit

Armor Type	Armor Class	Cost	Enc.	Tech Level
Power Armor
Mobile Bastion Suit	19	30,000	3	6

[ +- ] Bastion Combat Armor

[ +- ] Bastion Icarus Armor

[ +- ] Bastion Assault Suit

Reaper Specialty Arms: Reaper Specialty Arms only makes Combat and Powered armor. Due to several advanced designs and technologies each armor has reduce ENC by 1. If that would bring it to -1. Give +1 to AC as a Dex bonus. As well these armor artifacts do not run out of power due to technologies such as advanced kinetic batteries and environmental energy absorption.
Reaper Infiltration Suit: Using and sonic Suppression allows 3D6h2 Sneak rolls (or 4D6h2 if 3D6 is already gained) and doubles dex mod. Can be used as under-armor with Combat or Powered armor giving no armor bonus and only Dex Mod bonus to sneak.

[ +- ] Reaper Infiltration Suit

Armor Type	Armor Class	Cost	Enc.	Tech Level
Combat Armor
Reaper Infiltration Suit	14	1,500	0	6

[ +- ] Reaper Combat Field Uniform

[ +- ] Reaper Assault Suit

[ +- ] Reaper Storm Armor

BioTech Organic Designs: All BioTech armors give +2 AC against physical damage, but also +1 Armor against energy damage. All Biotech armors reduce Encumbrance by 1 for each week worn. After 1 month it will act as if Grav chute, due to development of winglike forms. A month /Con mod of wearer later the wearer gains a fight speed of 1/4 their general movement speed. As well the design gives increase punch damage +1 and AP 1, due to form like claws or spiked gauntlets.
These armors' wearer must increase consumption by 1 lbs biomass per Con mod per day to keep armor healthy.
As well the wearer gains +1 con per month for up to 3 months, at which point the armor is unremovable and fused with the wearer's form. But at that point it also gives +1 Atk and Damage to all BioTech weapons.

[ +- ] BioTech ''Street'' Armor

[ +- ] Biotech Combat Armor and Blade

there were also several forms of shield produced by BioTech Organic Designs. they require only 1 lbs of biomass a week and Gives +2 AC. and also +1 unarmed to attack and damage after 3 months, when it can not be removed.
PsioniSciences Advanced: though these do take some time to give benefit, as they must be worn for 1 hours/psychic tier to gain effects, they greatly benefit any psychic using a PsioniSciences Advanced armor. They, somehow, have the effect of increasing core technique by 1 tier while worn. As well as giving the wearer +1 AC / Psionic Level (up to armor category tier) if they are Committing any Effort.

[ +- ] PsioniSciences Armor

[ +- ] PsioniSciences Armor

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Modification Random Roll Table:

1D8	Weapon	Armor
1	Autotargeting	Bubbleseal
2	Boosted	Extended Magazine
3	Concealed	Concealed
4	Customized	Customized
5	Infinite Magazine	Flexible 1
6	High Efficiency	High Efficiency
7	Infinite Power	Infinite Power
8	Phasing	Polymorphic Blending

1: Self fitting: Gains Flexible Mod after being worn for 1 hour.
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Weapons
Bastion: For Common Weapons, All damage rolled with weapons is rolled twice and takes the better. and also they have AP 2. Advanced Bastion Weapons have more unique features. These advanced Bastion Weapons were designed to break through advanced armors.

[ +- ] Bastion Pistol

[ +- ] Bastion Rifle

EnergyRod Caster: emits an Electron Funneling field, giving -1 energy damage. Damage counts as projectile and energy.

[ +- ] EnergyRod Caster

Plasorb Launcher: 30 m and all speed is halved
Follow Grenade miss rules with Dex/Str+shoot

[ +- ] Plasorb Launcher

Bastion Utilirifle: A rifle designed to be mass modified for a variety of uses. comes with second mod, beyond the first rolled for. All mods require 1 less fix to install. Up to 4 mods may be installed without needing maintenance.

[ +- ] Utilirifle

Ranged Weapon	Dmg.	Range	Cost	Magazine	Attr.	Enc	TL
EnergyRod Caster	2d6+5	75/150	12,000	1	Dex/Str	8	6
Plasorb Launcher	3d8+1	1,000/2,500	15,000	15	Dex/Str	3	6
UiliRifle	3d8	200/400	100	15	Dex/Str	3	6

Survival UtiliBlades: for troops that need to survive in adverse conditions the Survival UtiliBlade allows many options such as climbing pike, giving +1 to climb, and other general use, giving +1 to survival, in applicable use case.

[ +- ] UtiliBlades

ArmorPiercer: Designed as a lighter version of the ArmorBreaker for use as a secondary weapon, the ArmorPiercer is a medium Kinetic Focus Hammer.

[ +- ] ArmorPiercer

ArmorBreaker: A heavy Kinetic Focus Hammer designed to break through enemy armor.

[ +- ] ArmorBreaker

Advanced Weapon	Damage	Shock	Attribute	Cost*	Enc.	TL
Survival UtiliBlades	2D4	1 AC16	Dex/Str	500	1	6
ArmorPiercer	2D6	2 AC 15	Str	800	2	6
ArmorBreaker	2D8	3 AC 18	Str	1,200	3	6

*Cost is only used to determine modifying cost.
Reaper Specialty Arms: The common Reaper weapons takes 2D4days-Skill.Lv to learn how to utilize its unique abilities. But doubles any numerical affect of the wielder's foci. The Common Reaper weapons have the same stats as the other melee weapons listed. However Advanced Reaper Weapons take 2D4Weeks-Skill.Lv to use better than a normal, non-artifact, weapon, but has the base foci-improving benefit as well as other, unique ones.
Sone stats are determined by the appropriate skill(usually stab) denoted by 𐌔.

[ +- ] Common Reaper Pistol

Incineration Arms: +4 to attack, increases damage by difference between attack and target AC.

[ +- ] Incineration Beam caster

[ +- ] Incineration Lancer

Ranged Weapon	Dmg.	Range	Cost	Magazine	Attr.	Enc	TL
Incineration Beam caster	2d8+1	100/200	5,000	10	Dex	3	6
Incineration Lancer	3d8+1	1,000/2,500	15,000	15	Dex	3	6

[ +- ] Reaper Blade

WraithClaws: A pair of well honed blades that, due to "kinetic quantum balance technology" (this is as-of-yet not understood by the research team)m allows a second attack when one hits, at a -3 penalty.

[ +- ] WraithClaws

Wraithblade: A perfectly balanced and light dampening blade that increases average damage based on user skill, but also gives a +1 sneak.

[ +- ] WraithBlade

WraithKiller: A two handed but sleek blade that is designed to attack armored enemies.

[ +- ] WraithKiller

Advanced Weapon	Damage	Shock	Attribute	Cost*	Enc.	TL
WraithClaws	1D6+𐌔	𐌔 AC14	Dex/Str	600	1	6
Wraithblade	𐌔 D8h2	𐌔 AC 14	Dex/Str	1,000	1	6
WraithKiller	𐌔D6	𐌔 AC 12+𐌔	Dex/Str	1,500	2	6

*Cost is only used to determine modifying cost.

BioTech Organic Designs: Letting them burrow into a corpse keeps it in good shape for a week per round it feasts, up to 10 weeks. All Adds host's con modifier to damage
Acid sprayer: Does not reload manually,. Takes 1 hour to produce more acid, or 2 rounds if feasting.
Spine Spitter: a projectile Does not reload manually, regrows spines after a day, or after 20 minutes of feasting.
Glob Launcher: Heavy Acts as a thrown grenade but uses Dex+shoot
The Corroding: Only does damage to metal.

Ranged Weapon	Dmg.	Range	Magazine	Attr.	Enc	TL
Acid sprayer	2d4	5/15	NA	10	Dex	-	7
Spine Spitter	2d6	20/100	NA	92	Dex	-	5
Glob Launcher	2d6	20/100	NA	100	Dex	23	5
The Corroding	1d12	20/100	NA	100	Dex	19	5

[ +- ] BioTech Pistol

[ +- ] BioTech Rifle

[ +- ] Alternate BioTech Designs

Has two lines that have been discovered, the Render line and the Sundering.
Render: If Render rolls max damage die Roll another die of damage. When Render brings an target to 0hitpoints it becomes lodged in the target for 1 round per 10 max HP of the target(rounded up). Double any Foci LV 2 bonuses affecting melee

Melee
Render(small)	1D8°	3 /AC15	dex	NA	-	5
Render(Medium)	2D6°	3 /AC13	dex	NA	-	5
Render(Large)	3D8°	4 /AC15	dex	NA	-	5

[ +- ] render

Sundering: +2 atk. Increase damage die quantity by 1. when using full defense gain +3 Ac instead of +2, and +4 against melee weapons.
Sundering Might ignores any shock immunity.

Swift Sundering(small)	1D8	3 /AC17	dex	NA	-	5
Sundering(Medium)	2D6	4 /AC14	dex/str	NA	-	5
Sundering Might(Large)	3D6	2 /AC15	dex/str	NA	-	5

[ +- ] Sundering

PsioniSciences Advanced: Only one example of a PsioniScinces Melee weapon has yet been discovered, the
Honed-Resonance-Amplitude-Sword: When a Psionic Commits Effort to use this tool, it creates a small psionic field equivalent to a medium weapon that does increased damage based on Psionic LV (Denoted by ^). Due to its small, light construction it doesn't encumber the user.

[ +- ] H-R-A-S

Psion Admiral's Blade: A More advanced and imposing blade, the P-A-B works like the H-R-A-S, but also gives more damage and a +1 to leadership while it has Committed Effort.

[ +- ] P-A-B

Advanced Weapon	Damage	Shock	Attribute	Cost*	Enc.	TL
H-R-A-S	^D4	^ AC 15	Dex/Str	1,200	*	6
P-A-B	6D6h^	^ AC 15	Dex/Str	2,000	1	6

*Cost is only used to determine modifying cost.
Psionipistol: shortest range, 1D4+^, if Psionic is committing effort +2 attack

[ +- ] PsioniPistol

Ranged Weapon	Dmg.	Range	Cost	Magazine	Attr.	Enc	TL
PsioniPistol	^	5/15	300	15	Dex	1	6

* * *
Modification Random Roll Table:

1D8	Weapon	Armor
1	Autotargeting	Bubbleseal
2	Boosted	Extended Magazine
3	Concealed	Concealed
4	Customized	Customized
5	Infinite Magazine	Flexible 1
6	High Efficiency	High Efficiency
7	Infinite Power	Infinite Power
8	Phasing	Polymorphic Blending

1: Self fitting: Gains Flexible Mod after being worn for 1 hour.

* * *
Augmentation
Both due to advanced materials and incredible technological means these augments are less harsh to the person they ae implanted in than any cyberware we have developed today. I know that two Cyberware Developers have contacted me to secure rights to our Artifact samples for further study and development. Almost every cyberware artifact we discovered had the potential to cause no strain to the person carrying it. All Artifact Augments reduce strain by 1, unless otherwise noted. As well, each of these artifact manufacturers had the incredible ability to weave together increased utility from their augments while still keeping the reduced strain load.

Bastion: Like more of the Bastion ethos in Artifact manufacturing these Cyberware Augments.
Muscular Refitting: Get +4 AC and Armor 1 when using total defense, +1 con, reduce cost of Con stat and Exert and Notice and Survive skill by 1
Dermal Armor: +1 con, Innate AC18, 1 armor
Internal Reinforcement: Acts as Immunofiltratuon, Neurointruder, Pressure Sheathing
CyberArm: +1 Damage Punch. +1 all combat skills.

[ +- ] Bastion CyberArm

Reaper Specialty Arms: From the artifacts found it is clear that Reaper Specialty Arms focuses on subterfuge and combat acumen.
CyberArm: +1 Shoot. Holdout Cavity. Drone Control Link.

[ +- ] Reaper CyberArm

Muscular Refitting: Make an attack at -3 if using total defense. +1 str, Decrease cost of Str skill and Shoot/Sneak/Punch/Stab
Body Arsenal Array: increase damage due 1 tier increase range by 50%
Panspectral also gives +1 to atk, and had Ghosttalker
Holdout cavity: requires TL5 to be detected
Dermal Armor includes Holographic Projector

BioTech Organic Designs: Focused on ease of installation, and body comparability... by adjusting the "host" body. BioTech Organic Designs found a way to unsettle most of the research team even more than any other artifacts that had been found. We all watched as a Muscular Refitting Artifact wove its way into Researcher Cindra Trygve. (See attached medical report for further information)
Muscular Refitting: Can move up to Dex mod when going Total Defense and gain +1 Atk for attack if next action. +1 dex, Reduce cost of Dex skill and Work/Heal/Survive skill by 1
Prosthetic Limb: if arm +1 unarmed and Exert to climb. 1 AP unarmed and 2D4 damage
: if leg, can move 15 m/turn, (2 to exert to climb and run)
Either can have toxin injector

[ +- ] BioTech Limb Redesign

Bioadaption: takes 0 strain
Dermal Armor: -1 shock damage

PsioniSciences Advanced:
NeuroWiring: +1 int, +1 wis, -1 cost bio.
Neurointruder Alert: gives +4, and allowed free telepathic attack in responce to attack.
InterPsionic Channeling: Increases base AC( &increases Punch damag)by 1per level if Psionic or 1 if just has Psionic Foci while conscious.
Lightning Analysis: Slow time Window. Pressure Shearhing while conscious. And Tagger Nanites
Psionic Capacitor: Acts as a free "slot" for a committed effort (without committing effort) can change 1/say
Psycodiversity Wiring: gain a core technique of another psychic discipline

* * *
Vehicular Artifacts
The most incredible finds I have ever discovered, some more than even I could have predicted. Each of the four artifact manufacturers had clearly produced a variety of vehicles and drones.
Bastion:

[ +- ] Bastion Vehicles

Vehicle	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	Tonnage	Capacity	TL
Armored Transport	1	10	30	2/5	3	1 T.	5
GravHauler	1	7	25	1/4	5	10T	5

The Armored Transport is a treaded ground transport designed for extreme security.
The Grav Hauler is a dual engine gravflyer with the capacity for incredible loads. It seems to be able to be converted to trade each to of cargo capacity to transport 20 troops.

Reaper Specialty Arms:
The ScortchHunter is an exceptionally swift gravcycle with an installed Solar Charger and .5 tons of capacity, but also due to incredible interface and propulsion technology. It gains +1 speed and +1 AC per Pilot skill of pilot.
The ShriekRaptor is a gravcar with an installed weapon in hidden bays and a holoemmiter able to look like any programmed vehicle, and possibly blend into terrain.

[ +- ] Reaper Vehicles

Vehicle	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	Tonnage	Capacity	TL
ScortchHunter	2	10	30	2/5	3	1 T.	5
ShriekRaptor	1	7	25	1/4	5	10T	5

BioTech Organic Designs:
Beetle Streaker is an BioTech equivalent to a Helicopter with a ________
Omega Venom's closes equivalent is a tank, not a gravtank. it crawls across the ground and is equipped with _____________

[ +- ] Reaper Vehicles

Vehicle	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	Tonnage	Capacity	TL
Beetle Streaker	2	7	40	2/50	40	5 T.	5
Omega Venom	1	special	70	3	40	10 T	5

PsioniSciences Advanced:
Solar Judgementis a gravflyer with environmental power and with a TL5 version of a Anti-Vehicle Laser that has AP=user's Psionic LV and 4D10h3 damage instead.

[ +- ] PsioniSciences

Vehicle	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	Tonnage	Capacity	TL
Solar Judgement	6	10	30	4/10	30	10 T.	5

* * *
Drones
Incredibly advanced and diverse drone designs that have incredible designs intrinsically able to hold as much or more utility in each one, while still leaving "space" for some more modification. Except for the BioTech drones, which we suspect could have fittings attached but we could not parse how.
Bastion:
Medicinally Equipped Doctor of Industrial Composition: Has Medical Support, but with heal 2 skill. As well as Observation Suite, Racing Gravometrics, as well as Weapon Fitting wit a Void Carbine equivalent weapon that does nonlethal electric damage.
Fallback: Emits a barrier equivalent to a Field Emitter Panoply around an area 1 for 3 turns. it also has the equivalent of two Heavy Lift mods and a Bomber.
Bastion Scout: Observation Suite, Sensor transparency, Grav mufflers, Heavy Lift x2

Drone Model	Fittings	AC	Enc	HP	Range	TL
M.E.D.I.C.	0/2	17	4	45	2 km.	6
Fallback	0/4	17	6	45	300 m.	6
Bastion Scout	0/3	14	5	15	3 km.	6

Reaper Specialty Arms:
Jury: 3 weapon fittings equipped with Laser Rifle equivalents, with innate ammo, and Expert System. It can use 1 rifle like normal, and use the other 2 an a -4 advantage each round.
Umbra: an advanced Grav Muffles that is only detectable audibly within one meter. It also has Sensor Transparency but with a diff 12 check. As well its Holoskin has a difficulty 12 to visually spot at weapons range or 14 at observational range. It also has a Weapon Fitting able to carry its Plasma Sniper (3d8 energy damage)

Drone Model	Fittings	AC	Enc	HP	Range	TL
Jury	0/2	17	4	45	2 km.	6
Umbra	0/4	17	6	45	300 m.	6

BioTech Organic Designs: Innate Grav Mufflers because of organic design Innate Stationkeeping Fixed with heal, or heals 1hp naturally /week
Flitter: A later style design meant to "blend into their glittering ostentatious cities". It has an innate Environmental Power, and Observation Suite fittings and moves at an above average 45 m per combat round, with Racing Gravometrics increasing that by 30.

[ +- ] Flitter

Stalker: This model seems to be well and often used. It has Expert System, Environmental Power, and a fitting that comes with either a Acid spitter or Spine Spitter, or with another Weapon Fitting could be fitted with a Glob Launcher instead.

[ +- ] Stalker

Drone Model	Fittings	AC	Enc	HP	Range	TL
Flitter	0/1	18	4	20	2 km.	6
Stalker	0/2	16	4	15	1 km.	6

PsioniSciences Advanced: Apparently designed generally for enhancement and support of Psionics, though the existence of the Convict Deterrent Automated Unit seems to support the theory of certain societies of Psionics.
Convict Deterrent Automated Unit: Most commonly called Deterrent in the documents we have discovered, it is designed in a way to be difficult to detect through psionic means, specifically that any psionic detection has a -2 to detect it or pass a DC 9 check for skills that detect but do not normally require checks. It has an attached Combat Rifle that does extra damage(2D12h1) to psionics (this was confirmed through an unfortunate incident. See Ulhara Incident Report.) The rifle has a triple sized Ammo Unit. It also has the equivalent of an Expert System, and also interestingly some basic Medical Support.
Its ammo takes a skilled hand, requiring a Fix-3 or Work-2 skill, using specific methods documented in the included Biotech Convict Deterrent Drone Ranged Ammunition Construction Guide.
Tether: Though this drone is a generally basic one it does have the ability to act as a Psionic anchorpoint for any one of Psionic talent. This bonding takes the psionic keeping an Effort Committed for a number of weeks equal to their Psionic Level.

Drone Model	Fittings	AC	Enc	HP	Range	TL
Convict Deterrent Automated Unit	0/1	18	4	20	2 km.	6
Tether	0/2	16	4	15	1 km.	6

* * *
Ships
Reaper: Various documents reference Reaper Ships being sold to rich individuals and private enforcement with an aim to intimidate and destroy. All have Sensor mask and Q-Ship Cladding and Low Emissions and Emergency Thruster Boost. All Reaper Ships have an EvasiveDefence System: +1 AC pilots drive up to its speed
Survey Seeker: Sold as a "solution for long range scouting" the Survey Seeker comes with a: Drive-6 upgrade, Advanced nav computer, Extended stores, Fuel bunkers, and importantly Survey sensor array.

[ +- ] Survey Seeker

Lancer: Designed to "enhance the best pilots" the lancer is designed to be the mass of any fleet.
UmbraHexer: a Stealth fighter designed to hit hard and take advantage of confusion. The UmbraHexer has a Cleaner, & Lancer, weapons equipped And Nemesis Tracker, mod innately.

[ +- ] UmbraHexer

CosmicRavager: A larger-than-average war frigate this ship is designed to hit hard and fast, trying to end a fight quickly. This fits as it comes equipped with One Cleaner, and 3 Execution in its aresonal. As we as Volley Capacitors, and Nemesis Tracker.

[ +- ] CosmicRavager

VengefulPlague: Releasing a barrage of destruction before it's targets can discover it. This Cruiser often led attack fleets. It comes equipped with an arsenal including: Cleaner, Electrocannon 3, & Lancer 4. It also has a Volley Capacitors, Nemesis Tracker, as well as an unfitted Oversized Mountings.

[ +- ] VengefulPlague

Hull Type	Cost*	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	AC	Power	Mass	Hard.	Class
Survey Seeker	100k	5	0	5	1/1	10*	6	2	1	Fighter
UmbraHexer	250k	3	3	10	1/3	13*	10	15	3	Fighter
CosmicRavager	10m	1	5	55	30/100	15*	30	30	8	Frigate
VengefulPlague	30m	0	15	100	60/1000	17*	50	60	10	Cruiser

*Cost is only used to calculate mods, actual price is incalculable.


NeoBioOrganic
Any innate "fixtures" and "mods" are intrinsic to the design fo the NeoBioOrganic ships, and can not be removed, and therefore are just listed. Any added Mods or Fixtures are added with a Heal check as opposed to a Fix check, though, like in other situations, a Fix check can aid. Removing innate fixtures and mods is impossible without damaging the ship, and removing any added Fixture requires a Heal check with DC 5+Fixture Mass. Removing a mod is generally more difficult, requiring a DC8 +2x "Fix" requirement. If the fixture is not removed properly it takes a number of weeks to fix = amount check was failed by, until then the ship is inoperable.
Lurker: Amphibious operation, Boarding tubes, Cargo space 1 (2T), Mobile extractor
Grav Eddy DisplacerAutoManeuver Wings,
BioTech Ripper,

[ +- ] Lurker

Devourer: Amphibious operation, Boarding tubes, Cargo space 4 (80T), Workshop
BioTech Cinderbile

[ +- ] Devourer

Swarm Core: Amphibious operation, Boarding tubes, Cargo space 5 (100T), Colony core, Extended medbay, Workshop, Ship bay/fighter 5,
Foxer Drones
BioTech Leviathan Slayer, BioTech Cinderbile 2

[ +- ] Swarm Core

Nebular Nursery: Amphibious operation, Boarding tubes, Cargo space 4 (800T), Extended stores, Mobile factory, Ship bay/fighter 10, Ship bay/frigate 1
BioTech Ripper, BioTech Cinderbile 2, BioTech Leviathan Slayer

[ +- ] Nebular Nursery

Void Hive: Amphibious operation, Boarding tubes, Cargo space 7(14000T), Extended medbay, Extended stores, Mobile factoryCargo 10, Ship bay/fighter 10, Ship bay/frigate 4, Ship bay/Cruiser 2,
BioTech Cinderbile, BioTech Vengeance 2, BioTech Ripper 2,

[ +- ] Void Hive

Hull Type	Cost*	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	AC	Power	Mass	Hard.	Class
Swarm Core	200k	0	15	50	15/100	17	5	7	2	Fighter
Devourer	3m	4	10	40	10/100	16	5	5	2	Frigate
Nebular Nursery	10m	2	20	100	400/1500	16	20	30	4	Cruiser
Void Hive	40m	NA	26	180	200/1500	18	10	15	4	Capital

*Cost is only used to calculate mods, actual price is incalculable.


Bastion It seems that Bastion interstellar was designed for modifications. Fighter * fitting costs are .75, while Frigate are 5x(not 10x), Cruiser is 10x, and Capital is 50x. For # reduce each total by 1(for a minimum of 1). Each Bastion ship is equipped with a DropCore as well.
DropCore: Create a tether (mainly made of electromangetic force) connecting to a ship's spike drive these engines allow safe "hitching" of a number of Bastion DropArmor Suites. They trail behind the ship and usually drop right onto a planet for a shock of sudden troops on the ground. Fighter's DropCore can tether 1 DropArmor Suite, Frigates can tether 10, Cruisers can tether 100, and Capital ships 1000.
Blockade Piercer: Designed for one thing to break through enemy defenses and blockades. Extended medbay, Survey sensor array
Bastion Plasmathrower 2,
Has Emergency Thruster Boost mod

[ +- ] Blockade Piercer

Cutter: An impressive utility military ship. The cutter is designed both for utility military support, as well as aggressive defense. But also a brilliant example of Bastion Modification design, as adding mods costs 1 component less and 25%less.
Extended medbay, Survey sensor array, Vehicle transport fittings, Emissions dampers
Bastion Plasmathrower, Bastion Heavy Railgun 3,

[ +- ] Cutter

Dreadnought: the most aggressive design of the Bastion ships. Each gun installed acts as "Overcharged"
Extended medbay, Survey sensor array, Vehicle transport fittings
Bastion Plasmathrower, Charged Particulate Sprayer2, Bastion Heavy Railgun2,

[ +- ] Dreadnought

Bastion Citadel: designed to defend any ship or system. As sough as any ship, with an impressive armory.
Extended medbay, Survey sensor array, Vehicle transport fittings
Charged Particulate Sprayer 4, Bastion Heavy Railgun 4,
Has Eternal Reactor and Q-Ship Cladding

[ +- ] Bastion Citadel

Hull Type	Cost*	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	AC	Power	Mass	Hard.	Class
Blocade Piercer	150k	5	5	15	1/2	14	5	5	2	Fighter
Cutter	4m	3	5	15	10/30	15	30	21	6	Frigate
Dreadnought	2m	1	20	110	30/50	18	75	80	10	Cruiser
Citadel	30m	-1	30	180	75/120	19	125	100	40	Capital

*Cost is only used to calculate mods, actual price is incalculable.

PsioniSciences
All have Precognitive nav chamber and Psionic anchorpoint and Emergency Drill Activation
Because of the Spike-Drive focused designs Upgrading PsioniSciences Spike drives only costs the difference of the current and intended drive.
Gauntlet the fist of psionic might both the speed and AC are determined by the pilot's Psionic level(^).
Drive-2 upgrade, Luxury cabins
scorcher 2

[ +- ] Gauntlet

Crucible
Drive-4 upgrade, Luxury cabins 3, Mobile extractor, Mobile factory
Blitcreig2, Decimation,

[ +- ] Crucible

Loadstar: only schematics found, so actual construction is unverified, however it is inferred that not one individual that served on the theoretical LoadStar ships was without psionic talent
Drive-6 upgrade, Luxury cabins 4
Blitcreig, Evocation 2, Decimation

[ +- ] Loadstar

Hull Type	Cost*	Speed	Armor	HP	Crew	AC	Power	Mass	Hard.	Class
Gauntlet	150k	^	3	10	1/1	10+^	5	5	3	Fighter
Crucible	10m	0	5	75	30/100	15	30	30	8	Cruiser
Loadstar	30m	0	15	100	60/1000	17	125	70	10	Capital

* * *
Ship Weapons
Bastion:
Lancer: Designed for piercing attacks on almost any target, usable for a variety of targets.
Cleaner: An interesting and a strange concept. though it seems to be unusable by manual means, as it has no individual interface, it does have an innate Auto-targeting system.
Execution: a heavier version of the Lancer, designed with just as much utility.
Electrocannon: Letting out electrified fields that damage all in its wake and explode into a destructive and disruptive field.
Reaper Specialty Arms:
Plasmathrower: a weapon designed to be efficient with great damage despite its efficient energy draw.
Charged Particulate Sprayer: Spewing accelerated and energized particulates this weapon is designed for removing fighters that may be swarming any ship mounted with this weapon. Interestingly a Compact Magazines mod increases its ammo 3x, and a Specialized Mountings reduces it's mass requirement to 1
Bastion Heavy Railgun: A simple idea well executed. This bolt-thrower is capable of high damage to a
BioTech Organic Designs:
Ripper: spewing out a variety of beams it has highly variable damage, with the possibility of high damage truly, but what damage it does tends to penetrate most armors.
Cinderbile: spouting cloud bursts of burning energy "sparks" able to eliminate fighters, but still damage many larger ships.
Leviathan Slayer: Explicitly designed to turn warships to scrap this weapon is designed to output more reliable damage than the rest of the NeoBioTech arsenal.
Vengeance: A strange, but if records are accurate effective, concept; this lancing beam can pierce through almost any armor, and be fired in conjunction with the Leviathan Slayer. When installed in conjunction with the Leviathan Slayer it takes 1 less mass and power.
Whenever the Leviathan Slayer is fired the Vengeance may be fired without spending CP at the same target as Shoot +0
PsioniSciences Advanced: All weapons increase damage by user's Psionic Tier if the user is Psionic. As well many statistics are dependent on Psionic user's Level (denoted by ^).
Scorcher: using technology that combines variant beam projection with psionic amplification this weapon is quite effective in the right hands.
Blitcreig: The answer to swarming enemy fighters.
Decimation: Using incredible psionic amplification and focusing technology in conjunction with plasma beam throwers this weapon holds up to its name
Evocation : Very possibly the pinnacle of psionic weaponry, this heavy energy cannon is designed for taking down heavy warships.

Ship Weapon	Dmg	Power	Mass	Hard.	Class	TL	Qualities
Reaper Lancer	2D8h1	5	1	1	Fighter	6	AC30
Reaper Cleaner	6D8h3	1	1	1	Fighter	6	AP5, Clumsy, cloud,
Reaper Execution	5D10H4	10	5	2	Frigate	6	AP30
Reaper Electrocannon	3D8h2	?	?	?	Cruiser	6	cloud, AP10
Bastion Plasmathrower	4D6	5	2	2	Fighter	6
Bastion Charged Particulate Sprayer	4d4	2	4	2	Criser	6	AP10, flack (physical), Ammo: 20
Bastion Heavy Railgun	5D12	15	10	3	Frigate	6	(physical) Ammo: 15, AP 5
BioTech Ripper	2D20l1	1	1	1	Fighter	6	AP15, physical, flack
BioTech Cinderbile	3D12l2	8	4	2	Frigate	6	AP 15, Cloud, Flack
BioTech Leviathan Slayer	3D10	10	5	3	Cruiser	6	AP15, clumsy
BioTech Vengeance	3D4l2	5	4	1	Cruiser	6	AP30
PsioniScinces Scorcher	3d6+^	2	1	1	Fighter	6	AP^
PsioniScinces Blitcreig	2D10+^	8	5	2	Cruiser	6	AP15, swarm
PsioniScinces Decimation	10D8h^+^	8	5	2	Cruiser	6	AP^, Flack
PsioniScinces Evocation	^#D10	10	5	2	Capital	6	AP5*^, clumsy

* * *
Uncategorized Artifacts
Due to the variety of such massive artifact manufacturers and the sporadicness of artifacts surviving there are some artifacts we have not yet been able to categorize cleanly.
Bastion Bastion TropTroop Harness: gives immunity to fall damage and one A cell lasts a year of consistent use.
TacVisor: +2 to notice and an additional +2 against being surprised. As well it has ultrasonic and subsonic sensors and infrared to ultraviolet vision settings as well as radiation and several other sensors. If used with a weapon that is attached to a worn armor it gives a +50% range.

[ +- ] TacVisor

Nano-Health Unit: Gives +1 to heal checks, or a +2 when used in conjunction with other tools (Medkit, Medbay, etc)

[ +- ] Nano-Health Unit

Environmental Protection Sleeve: a small item that when rolled out onto the earth and a person crawls in (like a sleeping bag) they gain a +2 to survival, as the sleeve protects them from the elements and pulls nutrients from the surrounding soil or plants. Heals 1 HP a day.
Reaper Specialty Arms:
Infiltration Cloak: with an advanced holo emitter and sleek sonic dampening this cloak gives +4 to stealth.

[ +- ] Infiltration Cloak

Interrogation Lenses: through several readings (sonic detectors, unconscious movement recognizers, bio-scanners) this gives a wearer +2 to checks like Lead or Talk when trying to gain insight on another.

[ +- ] Interrogation Lenses

LongSight Scope and barrel attachment: when installed onto a weapon doubles range and increases rolled damage dice increase by 1, but same number of dice are counted as damage (so a 2D6 damage would be 3D6h2, and a 1D8 damage would be 2D8h1).
Ulra-Tool: Gives a +3 to fix and Work checks.
BioTech Organic Designs:
Spinal Reconfigurer: -1 cost for Dex, Con and Str. 3x +1 for one (Roll 1D6: 1-2:Str, 3-4:Dex, 5-6:Con )
Lazarus Soldier: A parasite that when placed in a recently deceased (within 3 minutes) can bring the person back to some form of life. Gives -1 Int, -1 Wis, +3 con. -1 talk, +1 punch, 3D#h2 survival. Immunity to Toxins

[ +- ] Lazarus Soldier

PsioniSciences
Cogni-Crown: a Psionic can choose one psionic power that requires committing effort, to be sustained by this artifact. This crown holds the effect continuously, but it can only be changed once a day.

[ +- ] Cogni-Crown

Expanding brace: this artifact increases a Psionic's maximum strain by 1


ITC Missing person report: N.J.U.A.A.R.T. disappearance.
Date: 12735
Investigator: Agent Nigel deWaters
After following trails of clues in previous reports by Doctor Westerion D.O. Anterion I have followed the New Jordan University Artifact Anthropology Research Team through over a dozen stops and former encampments. (See Previous Reports)
I have just arrived to the ____ outpost on __ within the ____ system (11.02). All signs of the research camp are present, but not a single person, or artifact, is present. The ship, Knight Errant, that the research team had been traveling on, was also present. No obvious messages left by Doctor Westerion D.O. Anterion or their research team have been located.
11 still missing individuals:
Doctor Westerion D.O. Anterion
Ralphie Sultana
Cindra Trygve
Jillian Pearson
Miley Floyd
Libby Greene
Desmond Marsh
Kamden Mccall
Karly Mcintyre
Elena Dennis
Hudson Rich

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