Aberrant 2.0 Miscellaneous Equipment

Xenotech

Note that due to appendage differences any use of Coalition and Chromatic weapons inflicts a +2 difficulty on their use without a conversion to human ergonomics, and without sufficient experience with them characters will suffer an additional +1 difficulty due to unfamiliarity.

Coalition

Coalition Gamma Rifle: A high-powered directed radiation weapon beyond all known human technology, these weapons use hard radiation to cause gross tissue damage and cell death. Only extremely heavy armor is viable protection against these weapons. More unfortunately, these are standard issue small arms to Coalition warriors, produced in extremely large numbers. Gamma rifles ignore Stamina-provided soak but can be soaked by any armor that soaks lethal damage. However, non-Impervious defensive powers or non-olaminium laced personal armor halves its soak (round up)-Vehicle armor is unaffected. Further note that baseline humans hit by a Gamma Rifle pulse that successfully rolls even a single damage level must roll Stamina + Resistance at the end of the scene. Failure means an extended agonizing death from radiation poisoning. Psions and Novas are immune to that little side effect, and merely have to deal with the aggravated damage.

Accuracy +0, Damage 10A, Range 250, RoF 2, Magazine 30, Mass 10, Conceal N, Min Str. 3

Coalition Gamma Support Weapon: A heavier, higher-rate of fire variant of the gamma rifle. Designed for Spinal use, only the fittest soldiers in power armor can handle one of these weapons. They are soaked in the same fashion gamma rifles are.

Accuracy +0, Damage 8A [4], Range 350, RoF 60, Magazine 300, Mass 25, Conceal N, Min Str. 8

Coalition Pulse Missile Launcher: Pulse missiles use a miniature plasma charge to create horrific damage. The infantry-sized missile launcher can have its blast pattern adjusted for either horrific single-target damage or devastating area effect. The launcher is a massive, ugly four-shot box launcher which can be reloaded.

Accuracy +2, Range 2,000, RoF 2, Magazine 4, Mass 20, Conceal N, AAA, Guided, Min Str. 8

Single-Target: Damage 15L [10], AP (3)

Area: Damage 12L [6], Exp (1)

Standoff: If attack fails by a MoF of less than 2, the target is hit by a 10L [5] attack anyhow from standoff detonation.

Coalition Plasma Grenades: Basically a pulse missile warhead with no engine on it. Pulse grenades can be set to shaped-charge or area detonation and have the ability to self-orient themselves on targets.

Accuracy +0, Range (Thrown)

Single-Target: Damage 15L [10], AP (3)

Area: Damage 12L [6], Exp (1)

Coalition Vehicles

• Coalition Fighter: Safe Speed 3000 (2400), Max Speed 20000 (16000), Acceleration 20G, Maneuver +5, Passengers 0, Armor 20 (+16), HLs HLs -0 x 10, -1 x 10, -2 x 10, -4 x 10, Eject!

The Coalition fighter uses unknown propulsive systems to provide itself incredible acceleration and staying power. Heavily armed and quite well-armored for a fighter, using Spinal pilots with extreme G-tolerance and exceptional reaction speed, and armed with a pair of heavy grasers and vehicle-sized pulse missiles, Coalition fightercraft are more than a match for anything. Vehicular Direct Neural Interface provides +4 to all awareness rolls and +2 to attack accuracy, while multitasking systems reduce multiple action penalties by 1. Coalition armor is made of exotic materials, soaking aggravated damage at half-effectiveness.

Twin Tactical Grasers: Accuracy +3, Dmg 12A [10], Range 10,000, Rate 2, Magazine 50, AP(3)

Soaked by non-impervious, non-olaminium vehicle armor at half effectiveness. Considered full-on aggravated damage against personnel.

Pulse Missiles: Accuracy +0, Dmg 25L [20], Range 30,000, Rate 8, Magazine 8, AP(8), AA, Guided

Point Defense Grasers: Accuracy +2, Dmg 8A [4], Range 400, Rate 150, Magazine (inf), PD (can "parry" attacks)

• Coalition Battlesuit: Strength 10 [10], Handling +3, Max Speed 80 (~100 km/h), Armor 18, -0 x 10/-1 x 6/-2 x 6/-4 x 6/Disabled

Roughly 2.5 meters tall, the battlesuit may be the size of a scout VARG, but has armament befitting a tactical VARG. Hypercarbon armor, a self-healing endosteel frame, and a powerful combination of weapons makes the Coalition battlesuit extremely deadly. Advanced sensors add +4 to all awareness rolls and +2 to attack accuracy, and multitask systems reduce multiple action penalties by 1. Battlesuits are designed for Spinal use and cannot accept a humanoid pilot. Similar to the fighter, they soak aggravated damage at half-effectiveness.

Heavy Graser: Accuracy +0, Damage 12A [6], Range 500, RoF 100, Magazine (inf)

Soaked in the same way as the gamma support weapon.

Missile Pod: Accuracy +2, Range 2,000, Rate 10, Magazine 10

Single-Target: Damage 20L [15], AP (5)

Area: Damage 14L [8], Exp (1)

Standoff: If attack fails by a MoF of less than 2, the target is hit by a 12L [6] attack anyhow from standoff detonation.

Anti-Personnel Mount: Mounts a gamma rifle and fires automatically with a dice pool of 10d including sensor bonus.

Chromatic

Chromatic Laser Carbine: A fairly standard laser weapon equivalent to human-built biotech lasers, the laser carbine becomes much more powerful in the hands of the Chromatics, who are universally skilled with Photokinesis.

Accuracy +2, Dmg 12L, Rng 300, Rate 20, Magazine 60, Bio, Tolerance 2, Conceal O, Mass 3, Min Str. 1

Chromatic Laser Pistol: Similarly, the Chromatics user laser pistols roughly equivalent to modern ones with slightly inferior across-the-board performance made up by universal skill in the photokinetic mode.

Accuracy +2, Dmg 7L, Rng 150, Rate 2, Magazine 25, Bio, Tolerance 1, Conceal J, Mass 1, Min Str. 1

Chromatic Amplifier Staff: The amplifier staff is a biotech two-handed weapon used by certain high-ranking Chromatics, a combination of psi-amplifier and polearm. With heavy enamel blades and the ability to amplify all Photokinesis modes, these are some of the most lethal actual weapons available to the Chromatics.

Damage Strength + 7L, Tolerance 3

+1 Psi, +2 to Photokinesis

Chromatic Vacuum Suit: Chromatic gear seems to be universally biotechnological in origin and their vacuum gear is no exception. A combination of body armor, mobility enhancer, and vacuum gear, it is roughly equivalent to biotech based space survival suits. Fortunately, the armor seems to be relatively lightweight compared to a VAS and can be penetrated by most military-grade firearms.

+2B/5L soak, +1 Strength/Stamina, Penalty -0, Destruction 20, Tolerance 1.

Qin

Human-Typed Biotoxin Flechettes: These biotech flechettes are compatible with all Qin Bodyguard and Warrior weapons and specifically designed to counter Aberrants.

If a human or nova takes any damage from these flechettes, the victim should roll Quantum or Psi, difficulty +3, and takes 1 level of unsoakable lethal damage per margin of failure. A successful roll reduces additional damage to 1 die of unsoakable lethal damage instead.

Qin Biosuits

Technically, by dint of being piloted rather than worn, biosuits are mecha. They are, however, very unusual mecha. They can, of course, only be used by Qin, or Novas with particular skill in shapeshifting and telepathy. Note that because of their nature, Biosuits use (Dexterity + Firearms) rather than (Perception + Gunnery) for their weapons.

Diplomatic: Strength 2, Handling +1, Armor 4, Health Levels -0 x 2/-1 x 2/-2 x 2/-4 x 2/Incapacitated

Designed to look like an attractive, androgynous human being, a Qin Diplomatic Biosuit is essentially what it says-a shell for Qin diplomats to present a humanoid face. Qin Diplomatic Biosuits have an effective Appearance rating of 4 towards humans.

Bodyguard: Strength 6 [2], Handling +2, Armor 10, Health Levels -0 x 4/-1 x 2/-2 x 2/-4 x 2/Incapacitated/Gutted

Bodyguard Biosuits are used as a diplomatic protective detail for Qin diplomats, and possess integrated weapons. The default Biosuit possesses a Flechette weapon and a laser weapon, one in each arm, as well as a pair of retractable high-frequency blades. All weapons count as Formatted.

HF Blades: Damage Str + 3L, AP (3)

Laser: Accuracy +3, Damage 12L, Range 350, Rate 40, Magazine (inf), AP (2)

Flechette: Accuracy +2, Damage 9/12/15L, Range 50, Rate 180, uses 9/18/36 shots.

Warrior: Strength 8 [5], Handling +3, Armor 12, Health Levels -0 x 5/-1 x 5/-2 x 5/Incapacitated

When shit gets real, so do the Qin. Warrior suits make no attempt to pretend to be human, having four arms (treat as multiple arms, -1 multiple action penalty), extreme speed and agility, and incredible toughness. Warrior suits have integrated weapons, as shown below. A Warrior suit has a powerful biocomputer which improves targeting and tracking, adding +1 to accuracy-and all weapons count as formatted for accuracy bonuses.

Lightning Gun: Accuracy + 2, Damage 12L [8] + 8d EMP, Range 1,000, Rate 1, Magazine (inf), AP (2)

Biomissile Launcher: Accuracy +2, Dmg 12L [6], Range 2,500, Rate 1, Magazine 4, AA, Exp(3), Guided

Flechette: Accuracy +2, Damage 9/12/15L, Range 50, Rate 180, uses 9/18/36 shots.

Computers

Hardware

Trinity computer hardware has three attributes: Storage, which is the total amount of "stuff" they can hold (i.e. programs above and beyond the OS and what it's bundled with), Speed, which adds or subtracts dice from the functioning of the Agent being run (in the year 2150, programs capable of great amounts of scaling have become in-vogue), and Failsafe, which adds dice to any attempts to counteract data intrusion, representing hardwired (and hardened) security systems. Due to the OpNet crash and the Aberrant Scare, most Fail-safe programs are isolated in Klot-hardened "data fortresses", allowing them to even counteract cyberkinetic and electrokinetic powers (to some extent). Non-military failsafe programs halve their resistance pool when attempting to counter Psi/Quantum powers, while military ones do not.

PDAs

Datapad (DataWarp Palm): A Datapad is a extremely small and low-end computer, massing less than .5 kg and easily carried with one hand. There are billions of models roughly identical in performance.

Storage 3, Speed -1, Failsafe 1d, Expansions 2

Military PDA (Steinhardt M8-CC): A hardened version of the datapad with slightly more mass used for hardening, and a more sophisticated E-alpha fortress which nevertheless reduces space available for processing. Soak 3B/3L, 3 health levels.

Storage 3, Speed -2, Failsafe 4d (M), Expansions 2

Minicomps

Personal Computer (Wazukana 300E): A basic computing system, equipped with multiple terabytes of storage, an efficient and cost-effective processor, and a holoprojector. Comes in a popular ovoid design and available in just about any desired color. Mass 1 kg

Storage 10, Speed +0, Failsafe 3d, Expansions 4

Budget Personal Computer (Steinhardt VirtuX): A cheaper and more affordable alternative, with weaker security and storage.

Storage 8, Speed +0, Failsafe 2d, Expansions 4

Hardened Personal Computer (Lenovo DX70): A ruggedized, more secure version for soldiers, law enforcement, and anyone else who might need something that can take a pounding. With 4B/4L soak and 4 health levels the DX70 certainly can take a fairly harsh beating and remain functional. Mass 1.5 kg

Storage 8, Speed +0, Failsafe 5d, Expansions 3

High-Performance Personal Computer (Wazukana 400T): More performance and more storage, for power users. Mass 1.5 kg.

Storage 12, Speed +1, Failsafe 3d, Expansions 6

Militarized (Steinhardt M1-CC): A hardened and militarized version of your normal minicomp. Mass 2.5 kg, Soak 6B/6L, 5 HLs.

Storage 10, Speed +1, Failsafe 5d (M), Expansions 4

Special Ops (Steinhardt M1-SF): A top of the line computer used by SIGINT ninjas, diplomats, and other people whose occupation runs a high risk. Often bought by wannabe script kiddies with more money than sense as well. High-speed, extremely secure, and hardened. Uses a lightweight carbon-polymer armor case to gain Soak 6B/6L and 5 HLs with only 2 kg mass.

Storage 15, Speed +2, Failsafe 7d (M), Expansions 4

Larger Computers

Workstation (Steinhardt K-Series): Used for scientific and other high-performance number crunching, workstations have enormous storage and speed but are not very portable (mass 8kg or more with no integrated battery).

Storage 25, Speed +3, Failsafe 5d, Expansions 10

Server (Wazukana 2120S): Servers are truly massive systems massing 20-30 kg or more, with extreme amounts of data storage and often running multiple agents at the same time. Servers often have fully-dedicated security agents and military-grade hardening to prevent another OpNet crash from destroying their data. Note that the storage given is ready-use per agent in cache. Once per action, an Agent can reflexively switch up to (Performance) dots of programs out for other programs.

Storage 20 (per agent), Speed +5 (per agent, runs 20-30 at once), Failsafe 8d (M), Expansions 10

Hardware Options

Most systems have a number of multipurpose high-bandwidth expansion ports (as opposed to low-bandwidth external interface ports) that allow the slotting in of additional computing power, memory storage, or other components. These expansion cartridges are generally standardized.

Logic Coprocessor: An additional block of 3-D circuitry provides additional speed and performance. This expansion adds +1 Speed to the system in question.

Additional Memory: A mass of 3D optical memory adds +2 to the computer's Storage for every slot taken up by one of these. It also adds more room for documents, videos, and other files, but as those don't have any game mechanics relevance assume you have enough storage for those whenever you need to.

Uninterruptible Power Supply: These backup batteries are bulky but generally are designed with flexible plugs so they can plug into an expansion port. These expansions are generally sized appropriately for the computer in question and can run it for up to (4 - Speed) hours, minimum 15 minutes. This is, of course, per battery.

External Media Reader: All Minicomps have external media readers by default, but PDAs rarely do, owing to space.

Hacking Kit: A universal interface plug is connected to the expansion port, along with some dedicated interface-spoofing software. This allows the computer to be interfaced with various systems, from card readers to alarm systems.

Hardware Key: Some programs or high-risk data are so heavily secured that one needs actual hardware to attempt to read them. These hardware keys carry critical information and program components. Consider them single-purpose dedicated systems whose only job is to Decrypt the appropriate program or data stored on a computer.

Failsafe Expansion: Additional solid-state read-only failsafe computing, secured in the quantum/noetic-inactive material Klot save for the bare necessities (i.e. I/O), and heavily designed to protect from intrusion, these expansions add +1d to failsafe rating.

Fail-Deadly: Fail-deadly expansions have a small directed explosive inside them which is activated should certain events be met, or by user override. There are two variants. The "standard" version which can be removed with the proper authorization code, or the "paranoid" version which detonates upon removal, destroying the computer itself.

Quantum Entanglement Device: The QED is used only for quantum encryption (look for Quantum Entanglement Encryption) below. Without the QEE program, a QE device can still be entangled with another such system, allowing for communications that literally cannot be eavesdropped on.

Dedicated Systems

Some computers are dedicated single-purpose systems. These lack your standard ratings but rather only have a dice pool in their relevant (narrow) specialty.

Personal Translator: Extremely light-weight dedicated translation systems. "Plain" versions (or earpiece + glasses variants) are generally used by men, while versions disguised as jewelry are more popular with women.

5d Linguistics.

Survival Guide: A hardened computer system intended to give you survival tips. Popular with FSA survivalist enclaves. Has a hardened shell (3B/3L soak, 3 HLs) and a chemical sniffer.

5d Chemistry, 5d Survival

Unconventional Warfare: "The Dummy's Guide to Terrorism", as it's been christened, was intended originally for unconventional warfare specialists to distribute to oppressed peoples. Now, their primary use is for helping come up with more brilliant improvisations at Karroo and in the hands of criminals fighting the police.

4d Tactics (6d Terrorism), 4d Engineering (Explosives), Restricted.

Software

Trinity Computers are generally not continuously networked, and oftentimes standard search methods are difficult with the scattered state of the OpNet. Instead, they use "Agents", which are semi-intelligent AI programs, to do much of the user's dirty work. Agents have a base Performance rating, and can install Programs for further performance. Agents are the common name for these systems, part AI companion, part personal secretary, part computer OS. Agents may have preinstalled programs as well.

Agents

Alpha Software "Chris": A popular high-end agent on the open market, "Chris" adapts to the user quickly and can project an avatar of either gender. Comes with a lot of bundled software.

Performance 4, Programs: Business 1, Intent 1, Linguistics 2, Mathematics 3, Research 1.

Apoderado Estelle "Evita": Modeled after a famous celebrity this female agent is cheap and useful for everyday tasks.

Performance 3, Programs: Intent 1, Linguistics 1, Mathematics 3, Research 1

Datawarp "Friday": An agent tailored for government and administrative use.

Performance 5, Programs: Diplomacy 1, Geography 1, Intent 2, Linguistics 3, Mathematics 3

Datawarp "Patton": An agent tailored for military use.

Performance 4, Programs: Administration 1, Linguistics 1, Mathematics 3, Warfare 1

Wazukana "Personal Assistant": A extremely low-end, non-adaptive Agent.

Performance 2, Programs: Mathematics 3

Programs

Programs improve the functioning of an Agent in a certain area. Program dice pools are generally (Performance + Program). Below are examples of programs and what abilities they'd roughly cover. Remember that each +1d a program gives costs 1 block of storage.

Administration: Covers Biz (running a business), Command

Business: Covers Biz, Academics (Economics, Advertisement)

Culture: Covers Academics (Culture, Sociology, etc.), Etiquette (formal only), Linguistics (for rolls only)

Diplomacy: Covers Etiquette, Rapport, Subterfuge

Fashion: Covers Style, Art (Fashion), and other similar areas.

Geography: Covers Academics (Geography) and Streetwise

Intent: Covers Rapport rolls, understanding fragmentary or vague orders.

Linguistics: Covers translating between any two languages (rolled once/scene per language). 1 success creates competent but dry mechanical translations, 2+ successes start to create nuance, failure means your hovercraft is probably full of eels, botching means it's giving you competent, grammatically correct translations that nevertheless are subtly wrong enough to get you into trouble.

Research: Covers any ability (while researching)

Science (Field): Covers any science field.

Security: Covers Computers (for hacking only), Tactics (against intrusion)

Technology (Field): Covers Science or Engineering related to that field.

Warfare: Covers Strategy, Tactics, Academics (Military Science)

Special Programs

There are a few special programs which do not directly correspond to Abilities. These programs are listed below.

Decrypt (SSE/DSE): The Decrypt program is required to read encrypted files of the same type. DSE decrypt can also decrypt SSE files, while SSE decrypt cannot. This is a legitimate decryption utility, rather than an illegal hacking utility, and of itself provides no hacking ability. Paired with other tools, though, it can do so.

Dump: The Dump program is designed to cut off compromised access to a system. Dump is added to a system's failsafe when it attempts to expel a hacker.

Encrypt (SSE): Standard Security Engrams are used for relatively low-risk files and most businesses, as they create an excellent compromise between security, performance, and file size.

Encrypt (DSE): Defense Security Engrams are high-end, extremely high-level encryption systems designed to be resistant to algorithmic and key attacks. Involving padding files with whitespace, incomplete compression, and truly random key generation, DSE is extremely difficult to break, but also bloated, inefficient, and extremely inconvenient. Decrypting any DSE file, even with the key, takes (30/(Speed + 3) minutes per level of DSE encryption, minimum 1 minute per level. Encrypting it takes triple that amount of time.

Encrypt (QEE): Quantum Entanglement Encryption is an extremely high-end encryption program which requires an aftermarket QE add on (Cost *****) and is extremely large and complex past that (Cost ***** for the program, takes up 8 storage). Quantum Encryption cannot be broken, save for certain extremely esoteric methods such as using Clairsentience to gaze into the past before the information was encrypted or during windows where the information was decrypted, or exotic Aberrant powers such as the documented "Information Manipulation" ability.

Reroute: Reroute software allows a hacker to attack through a circuitous route by finding non-monitored alternate routes to the server in question. Reroute subtracts from Track in an effort to target the hacker.

Track: Track software is used to track hackers and their real-world locations such that an intervention team (generally armed and not willing to take any shit) is dispatched to their location.

Chemicals

The year of 2150 has brought a lot of physiopharmaceutical enhancement methods to the table, and just as many methods of causing harm. Trinity-era drugs use the rules for Chemicals but are generally more targeted.

Drugs

Berserker: An illegal combat drug, Berserker is PCP on steroids. It provides a fierce high, removes the person's ability to feel pain or incapacitation, removing limiters on their strength and speed, and also drives them into a fierce, unrelenting rage.

Potency: +5

Onset: 1 round

Interval: 1 scene

Addiction: +2

Effect: +2 to all physical attributes, no wound penalties (doesn't even notice Incapacitation). A Willpower roll (+2 difficulty) is required to not fly into a berserker rage in any stressful situation. Berserking means you are incapable of doing anything which requires significant thought, like trigger discipline or power usage.

Reaper: A drug designed to block fear and pain while keeping the person in question fully mentally capable, Reaper deadens emotions, blocks pain, and has few side effects save for the complete dispassionate mindset which can make it easier for a user to commit atrocities or kill.

Potency: +4

Onset: 1 minute

Interval: 1 scene

Addiction: +0

Effect: +3 Willpower, Iron Will, no wound penalties, 2 bonus successes on any roll to resist emotional manipulation, no Virtue or Vice (no way to gain or lose WP for the duration). A character on Reaper has a highly dispassionate (some would say sociopathic) mindset and may do things they would not normally be willing to do to accomplish a goal.

Nebula: A social drug that increases everyone else's perceived attractiveness and one's own via pheromonal and other cues.

Potency: +3

Onset: 1 minute

Interval: 1 scene

Addiction: +0

Effect: Lusty flaw, +1 Appearance, +2 to all Sway rolls playing on lust or sexual attractiveness.