SWArmor

Combat Armor

Characters can wear armor which uses no more than their Strength/5 (round up) in space. Each point of armor removes one die (lowest to highest) from an attacking damage roll. Toughness subtracts from damage.

Combat Armor provides two Armor and one Toughness and uses two slots.

Light Armor provides 1 Armor and one Toughness and uses one slot.

Covert Armor provides one Armor, does not protect the head, looks like normal clothing, and uses one slot. It cannot be enhanced with options.

Armor can be enhanced with the following equipment, each one causing the armor to use one additional slot: Auto-Chems, Combat Reality Display, Enhanced Armor, Hyperspectral Imaging, Optical/Acoustic Camouflage, Paratrooper Kit, and Stealth Surface. All options besides Auto-Chems, Climbing Kit, Enhanced Armor, and Paratrooper Kit require power to operate.

Power Armor

Light Power Armor provides 4 Armor, Vgr/2 Toughness, allows 2 pieces of power armor equipment, adds 2 to the wearer's carrying capacity, adds 1 to the wearer's equip capacity, and adds d6 damage to unarmed attacks.

Heavy Power Armor provides 5 Armor, 1+Vgr/2 Toughness, allows 4 pieces of power armor equipment, adds 4 to the wearer's carrying capacity, adds 2 to the wearer's equip capacity, and adds d8 to unarmed attacks. Heavy Power Armor is large-sized, cannot use human-scale equipment like vehicle controls, and takes up 3 passenger spaces in a vehicle.

Power armor is of limited availability and is only available to characters with major corporate backing. Unless otherwise noted, power armor has 72 hours of active power. Armor can be placed in a low-power state when the user is motionless, such as when resting, which uses one-quarter power. Coming out of the low-power state requires a full round of combat. Armor requires a dedicated facility to put on or recharge. Armor power storage is decentralized and requires three hours to recharge, during which the suit must be in the low-power state. Armor can be removed in 5-10 minutes using tools if necessary. Changing a weapon mount requires 5-10 minutes and specialized tools.

Options

Power Armor Equipment

Name	Description
Auto-Chems	Add 2 to rolls to recover from being Shaken and to Soak rolls.
Climbing Kit	Add +2 to Athletics checks to climb and gain one free re-roll on any check which would result in falling.
Combat Reality Display	Add 2 to Notice rolls and 1 to the bonus for aiming. You are immune to visual and auditory overloading, as from flash-bangs and similar effects.
Distributed Storage	Add 2 space to carrying capacity.
Dog Legs*	Increase Pace by 2 and add 2 to Athletics checks to run and jump.
Enhanced Armor*	Increase Armor by 1.
Fully Isolated	An independent breathing system, airtight construction, and a self-sealing undersuit make the wearer impervious to gaseous attacks and make the suit capable of operating below water, at significant depths, and in the vacuum of outer space.
Fusion Battery	The battery can discharge once, recharging the suit fully, requiring the normal recharge time.
Hyperspectral Imaging	See in the dark, through thin walls (<10T), detect heat signatures, and otherwise gain additional visual information.
Increased Trait	Increase 1 trait by 1 die type. If used for increasing Strength or Vigor, does not increase the wearer's ability to wear armor with a higher Armor or Toughness.
Jump Jets*	Double the height and distance of all jumps, and halve falling distance when calculating damage from a fall.
Motion Accelerators	Add 1 to Fighting rolls and 1 to Parry.
Optical/Acoustic Camouflage*	Add 4 to Stealth rolls against targets using visible-light or auditory sensing.
Paratrooper Kit*	Allows for safe parachuting and base jumping. Provides a +2 to relevant Athletics checks as compared to a conventional parachute on a non-power-armored individual.
Smartlink	Add 1 to Shooting rolls.
Stealth Surface*	Add 4 to Stealth rolls against targets using non-visible EM sensors such as radar.
Weapon Mount	Mounts specialized versions of any one long-barreled Heavy Weapon or two short-barreled Heavy Weapons.

* Takes up two spots in heavy power armor.