Modern Armor Customizations

Ablative ($500). Highly effective, ablative armor absorbs damage by vaporizing when hit, successively destroying many overlapping sheets of protective material. Ablative armor starts with an additional 2 points of Soak. Its Soak value reduces by 1 point with each hit, and the actual weight of the armor lessens by 5 lbs.

Camouflage ($300). Camouflage armor is an easy and cheap way to blend into the surroundings. Camouflage can be applied to any armor, and must be selected for a specific terrain (desert, snow, jungle, night, urban). Wearing the correct camouflage armor for the terrain grants a +1d6 bonus to checks to hide.

Reinforced ($700). Reinforced armor is built with heavy boots and a framework of metal that runs along the skeletal structure of the wearer and customized to fit their body. Only heavy armors can be reinforced, and they reduce the wearer’s movement by 1 but grant a +1d6 to opportunist stomp, throw, and trip combat exploits.

Resistant (varies). For every $1,000 spent (and each slot used), the armor gains +2 Soak against a specific damage type (but not ballistic damage, and not a damage type the armor is ineffective against). The type is chosen at the time of the upgrade. This stacks with the armor’s existing Soak.

Spikes ($80). This medieval looking adjustment looks intimidating and exotic; however, their primary purpose is to cause damage to opponents who attempt to grab the wearer. Any attempt to grab the wearer of spiked armor causes the attacker 1d6 stabbing damage.

Thermal ($250). Thermal armor both protects against cold environments, and also grants 5 Soak vs. cold (cryo) damage.

Weighted ($250). Weighted armors are entire outfits with small, precise lead weights sewn into the cuffs, arms, shoulders, hips, hems, and shoes. These impose a –1 penalty to the wearer’s physical ability scores when calculating derived attributes, but grant a +1 bonus to damage with melee attacks and if worn throughout a campaign, the cost for increasing their actual attribute is similarly reduced.