1. Cybernetics in 2020

Cybernetics in 2020

Cybernetics are prevalent, and can raise a baseline to almost on par with Novas. The cybernetics rules for DarkAberrant are simplified and non specific, since for the most part the game concentrates on Novas, not enhanced baselines.

Mega-Attributes/Abilities/Enhancements
In general, mega-mental and mega-physicals can be purchased at a rating of 1. Ratings of 2 are available at SOTA clinics, but are double the cost. Any mega-ability can also be purchased. Note that abilities that deal with human emotion will seem somehow empty, even if technically proficient. Mega-Attributes/abilities do not come with a free enhancement, though note that the following can be installed: Crush, Shockwave, Quantum Leap, Thunderclap, Accuracy, Enhanced Movement, Catfooted, Rapid Strike, Adaptability, Durability, Resilience, Any Perception other than Quantum Attunement, Analyze weakness, Eidetic Memory, Enhanced Memory, Mathematical Savant, Speed Reading, Enahnced Initiative, and Multitasking. Any enhancement that requires quantum must have charges purchased for it. Up to 5 charges can be stored in the cyber-device. These are restored by recharging the device electrically.

Quantum Abilities
The following quantum abilities can be purchased in the form of cyber- netics, up to a rating of 3. Absorption, Armor, Body Modifications, Claws, Invulnerability, Psychic Shield, and Sensory Shield. No extras can be purchased for these abilities.

Standard Attributes
These can be purchased as cybernetics also, but as normal, the 5 maximum still applies.

Standard Abilities

As standard attributes above, but abilites have a few more options. They be purchased as a permanent part of the cyborg. But, in addition, abilities can be purchased either as data slugs which fit into plugs, or in the case of some abilities, they can be put into the tool, which the cyborg then plugs into. In this case, you pay for the plugs to get installed, and the device/slug separately. Also note that they can either be purchased as a bonus to the ability, or a substitution for the ability.

Cyber-Index
The cyber-index(CI) measures how human a cyborg still is, from the per- spective of his meat body, and his attitudes towards other humans. See the chart below for the amount garnered, but in general, this is the same as Taint for Novas. Unlike taint, there is no temporary CI, though CI is measured by increments of .1, and only a full point has any effect. Note that in Dark Aberrant, a CI of 8.5 or 85% replacement makes the cyborg considered not a human in the eyes of the law.

Purchasing Cybernetics
The chart below gives the cost of different abilities in Euro, and back- ground points. It also lists the CI gained (in .1s) when the device is implanted. All costs (Euro and CI) are cumulative.