Chemical Seal
In a world where acid rain and heavy air pollution are present in every city, chemical seals
are a common accessory to outdoor clothing. Water-resistant, nonporous impermeable materials
added to a piece of armor can protect the wearer from liquid-based chemical attacks. Each point
of chemical seal reduces by 1 the Power of contact-vector compounds.
Fire Resistance
Fire-retardant, heat-resistant and non-flammable materials are another common accessory. Each point
of fire resistance reduces by 1 the power of fire-based attacks. Each point also adds +1 to the armor's
Object Resistance when determining if it catches fire.
Gel Packs
Gel packs are liquid filled packs that remain liquid and flexible until the shock wave of a projectile
impact solidifies the gel into an impenetrable barrier. As soon as the kinetic energy dissipates, the
gel liquifies again, ready for the next impact.
Gel packs effectively turn a normal piece of armor into hardened armor. If the base Power of an attack
is lower than the armor rating, the attack does no damage. If the base Power exceeds the base armor
rating, then treat it as a normal attack. Gel packs are noticable and halve the concealability of an
armor (round down). Because gel packs solidify to absorb a hit, they impose a +2 penalty to the Body
Test for Knockdown. Because Gel Packs are bulky, increase the Ballistic and Impact Armor ratings by
50% when checking for Combat Pool loss.
Gel Packs cannot be added to Diving, Form-Fitting, or Hardened Armor. Only one set of Gel Packs
may be added to an armor and no other armors may be layered with Gel Packs. When added to unarmored
clothing, Gel Packs give that clothing a hardened armor rating of 1/1
Insulation
Insulation consists of thermal fibers, insulating layers, and heat-retaining weaves to protect the
wearer from cold. For each point of insulation, reduce by 1 the power of ice or cold-based attacks.
Nonconductive
A layer of electrical insulation can be incorporated into armor to reduce the impact of electrical
attacks. Full armor suits can also have conductive outside layers connected to pads on the soles of
the shoes or boots to effectively ground the character. Each point of nonconductive material reduces
by 1 the Power of electrical-based attacks.
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Thermal Dampening
This modification reduces a user's heat signature to make him less detectable by thermographic vision
and infrared sensors. An inner layer captures and channels the body's heat into a chemical chill can
while an outer layer maintains a surface temperature equivalent to that of the surrounding air. Thermal
dampening is only effective on outfits that cover the entire body (head-to-toe jumpsuits, cloaks, and
full-coverage armor). Each point of thermal dampening adds a +1 modifier to perception Tests to notice
the target using thermographic vision and also increases the target's Signature against drone and vehicle
sensors by +1. The maximum modifier available is +6. The chemical chill can is normally good for 120
minutes. Replacement cans take a complex action to swap in and out and the chill can takes 2 hours to
dissapate the stored heat.
- Hot Environment: Duration x 1/2
- Cool Environment: Duration x 2
- Moderate Activity (walking, talking) : Time multiplied by 2 (so 1 minute of walking equals 2 minutes
on the cans time)
- Heavy Activity: (running, hiking, skiiing): Time x 4
- Strenous Activity: (Sprinting, Combat) Time x 8
- Extra layers over suit: Duration x 1/2 per layer.
Aural Dampening
Aural Dampening reduces the Aural (sound) signature of an individual by sampling the sounds made and
generating precisely out of phase sound waves to cancel out the noise. Each point of Aural dampening
adds a +1 modifier to hearing perception Tests to notice the target, adn also increases the target's
Signature against drone and vehicle sensors by +1. The maximum modifier available is +6.
Chameleon Camouflage System
Chameleon technology uses an outside layer of woven Ruthenium fibers linked to a processor and cameras
in order to mimic the background like a chameleon. Chameleon Camouflage is only effective on outfits that
cover the entire body (head-to-toe jumpsuits, cloaks, and full-coverage armor).The system requires a
minimum of 4 cameras and imparts a +4 modifier to Visual Perception tests to notice the target and also
increases the target's Signature against drone and vehicle sensors by +4. Each additional camera, up to
a total of 8 adds an additional +1 to Perception Tests and the wearer's Signature.
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They say that clothing makes the man, and in Shadowrun that's closer to the truth
than ever before. The right clothing can get you into bars and arcologies, get you
noticed or ignored, and make your life easy or a battered bruising experience at the
end of a gangers spiked fist.
