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Cyberware Damage
Although cybernetic systems can outperform biological systems,
they are also more prone to failurethrough system damage because
they lack bioware's intrinsic capacity for self-repair. In the
event thatany single wound inflicts Serious or Deadly physical
damage, check for possible system damage. Iftheresult was a Serious
wound, roll 1 D6 and subtract 4; for Deadly wounds, roll 1 D6 and
subtract 2. Thedie resultindicates the number ofpotential
components that might have been damaged. Having
determined this number, learn what specific cyberware is
affected by rolling randomly or simply by GMfiat. (See also pp.
93-95 of Street Samurai Catalog for more on one method.) Cortex
bombs, fingertipcompartments, and other such cyberware chosen by
the GM cannot be damaged in this fashion,andare not considered when
determining possible system damage. If the random roll generates a
repeatresult consider it a "No system hit" for that particular
roll. If the die result indicates that at least onesystem has
potentially been affected, roll 2D6. If the result totals a 2, one
of the neural interfaces hasbeen hit. Roll randomly to determine
which interface.
Once a system suffers Light damage, it operates at 50 percent
efficiency until repaired or replaced(all bonuses are halved,
dropping fractions). For example, a smartgun link with Light damage
is only -1to the Firearms Success Test Target Number, instead of
the normal-2.
lf the damage is Moderate(or later accumulates to the Moderate
level) all bonuses, features, andnormal operations cease to
function.The aforementioned smartgun link would then be at -0 to
theTarget Number, and would stop giving any data to the linked
character.
At the Serious level, moderate system feedback from accrued
component damage begins to impedeoverall performance. Add +1
toTarget Numbers for all rolls the character makes; this penalty
iscumulative with all other penalties, including other damaged
systems.
At the Deadly wound level, system feedback goes wild, severely
affecting overall performance; theTarget Number penalty increases
to +2. This penalty is also cumulative. i.e .. two systems at
Deadlywound level add +4 to allTarget Numbers.
In addition to any other penalties normally suffered, ifthe
damage level Exceeds Deadly in severity,the component is considered
"destroyed" negating all penalties from the unit's adverse
systemfeedback.
Quick Roll TableSerious=1D6-4 or Deadly=1D6-2
If the Number of Systems Potentially Damaged is morethan 0, then
a secondary roll is done to determine if aninterface is damaged.
Roll 2D6, a result of 2 indicates
Interface Damage.
If Interface hit, then jump to Damage Chart todetermine
damage.
If Interface is not hit, then roll on the Damage Table(Left) to
determine system affected. Repeat rolls froma single attack do not
increase the damage level. If asystem is non-existent, it is
considered No SystemHit.
Damage Chart
0= No damage1-2 = Light3-4 = Moderate
5 = Serious6 = Deadly7 = Destroyed.
