"He's more machine now than man.  Twisted and Evil."  Obi-Wan Kenobi referring to Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith.

Originally developed as an answer to severe injuries and medical conditions cybernetics are an everyday part of galactic society.  Nevertheless, cyborgs are frowned upon by most of the galactic community, especially those who choose to replace good limbs with artificial ones.   Pirates, Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters have become renown for enhancing their body with cybernetics from built in weapons to computer neural interfaces.

Cyborgs and the Dark Side

Each Cybernetic enhancement gives the subject +1 Cyber-Point.  Once a subject reaches 6 Cyber-Points they may no longer take the Force Sensitive Feat, or take any Class or Prestige Class that awards this Feat.  Characters who already have the Force Sensitive feat are not affected by this limitation.

Cybernetics and the Force

As well as the rules in the Hero's Guide, each Cyber-Point gives a -2 penalty on all Force Skill checks.  This penalty is not applied to Dark Side characters.

Cybernetic Enhancements

Weapons

Claws, horns or talons are grafted onto the subjects body in a way that they can be used in combat.  Retractable claws are possible, are illegal in most systems, and are more expensive.

This vicious hand replacement is often the weapon of moral-less Bounty Hunters and Pirates.  The Neuro-shock hand emits a powerful energy burst upon high impact with most surfaces.  Not so bright subjects have been known to kill themselves after simply clapping!

The sonic scream is fitted into the voice box of the subject allowing them to emit a sonic burst by screaming.  The Subject is immune to this attack.  Anyone failing their saving throw from the sonic scream will fall to their knees clutching their ears in pain.  The character making the scream attack can make no hide or move silent checks while screaming, and further hide or move silent checks are at -6 for 2D8 rounds.

Arm

This is an extremely rare and highly illegal cyborg enhancement.  Rejection is common as most often subjects are required to use underworld doctors to perform the surgery in poorly equipped surgeries.  The Bionic arm has a synth-flesh covering and is undetectable as cybernetic at a glance.  Even with full body scans the bionic arm will only show on scanners as a regular cyborg arm.

Eyes

The Retinal disguiser is an eye enhancement often used by thieves and espionage agents.  The eye can trick security systems and is illegal in most systems.

Physical Enhancements

Dermal plating gives the subject body armour grafted onto their own body.  This is a very drastic form of cybernetic surgery and is often frowned up, though common amongst Bounty Hunters and Mercenaries.  Dermal plating is commonly only fitted to the subjects chest, stomach, shoulders and back.  Armouring arms and legs is a more difficult operation and only available at GMs discretion, and at a +50% to cost and surgery.

Although this operation was designed for accident victims suffering motor function problems it has been used by Bounty Hunters and Gun-slingers across the galaxy.  The Response Improvement package increases a subjects balance and co-ordination.  This operation is often restricted for medical needs only with many doctors refusing to perform unnecessary operations.

The cardio muscular package is a cybernetic/genetic enhancement to a subject physical form.  The package increases a persons strength but can cause long term damage to muscles.  Every five years there is a 50% chance of muscle deterioration causing -1 STR.  If a subjects Strength ever drops to 0 they die.  

The operation to remove the package to prevent deterioration costs 40,000 credits and has a DC of 30, side effects as above.

The second cardio muscular package is again a cybernetic/genetic enhancement to a subject physical form.  The package increases a persons resistance to damage and disease and is not as potentially damaging as the former package.

The smart gun link makes a user quicker or more efficient with linked weapons.  The cybernetic surgery leaves the subject with a metal disk in the palm of the hand.  Smart link weapons, no larger than blaster pistols, are fitted with a link module to their palm grip.  This palm grip has a small electro-magnet.  When triggers with hand movement the magnet activates causing the weapon to leap into the subjects hand (at a distance of no more than 0.5 meters).  Only one version of the smart-link may be purchased.

Neural Interfaces

The Computer Neural Interface, often referred to as the Cyber-Jack I, gives the subject the ability to connect directly with a computer, either direct or with the use of a cyber-deck.  The user cannot connect without the droid interface modification.  The Neural interface is often a small computer port on the subjects frontal lobes.  The port can be elsewhere on the subjects body, though more surgery, at extra cost, will be required to run the interface to the user neural pathways.

The Cyber-Jack II is a street line, and potentially dangerous, version of the Neural Computer Interface.  The Cybe-Jack II is illegal on most worlds throughout the Republic, and then Empire due the the dangers it poses.  Many Deckers and Slicers use this cheap model, but do so with much risk. If character ever rolls a natural '1' then the Cyber-Deck shorts and delivers a damaging power surge to the user.  The use must make a FORT saving throw DC20 or suffer 2D10 Wounds (NOT vitality).  If the character is reduced to less than 0 Wounds they also suffer a permanent -1 to INT.

The Droid interface requires the subject to posses the Computer Neural Interface.  It allows the subject to communicate directly to droids as they can with computers.  This does not allow the user to alter a droids programming in any way.

Cyber-Decks

Cybernetic Enhancements by G.W.E.I.

 

Equipment Name	G.W.E.I MSEI1500 - Multi-spectral eye implant
Install DC	15
Common Side Effects	Double vision if not aligned straight after operation giving a -3 to combat and visual roles. If not turned of there person will be unable to sleep (it can still see when eye is closed), requiring a DC 15 fortitude to function properly. Take two minutes to "boot" up and character is -4 to combat due to lack of depth perception.
DR/Wounds	0/5
Price	70,000 (125,000)
Effects	Improved night vision and sight. +1 to aimed combat, +4 search with life forms, +1 to Spot, search and other visual tasks.
Description	This is a small cybernetic eye which contains: Targeting sight – range 500m IR Optical sight – range 500m Telescopic sight – range 3000m Thermo Imager – range 500m

 

Equipment Name	G.W.E.I BPI2000 – Bone Plasteel Grafts
Install DC	15
Common Side Effects	Up to 25lbs weight increase, -1dex for stiffness
DR/Wounds	12/50
Price	100,000 (250,000)
Effects	4DR to all blunt attacks on head and ribs, +2 to all unarmed damage.
Description	All bones are reinforced with Plasteel grafts which in turn make them near impossible to break.

 

Equipment Name	G.W.E.I NCS1750 – Neural Control System
Install DC	25
Common Side Effects	Instant death
DR/Wounds	N/A
Price	100,000 (250,000)
Effects	With the command of the master will "shutdown" the servant within seconds.
Description	Common device used by the empire to control its more dangerous creatures. Approximately the size of a small ear stud, which releases nanobots to disconnect all the brains functions. It can also reconnect twice as quickly. Note: this also includes a CPU which will determine if the termination is necessary (Master drunk, under the influence of alcohol therefore command rejected.)

 

Equipment Name	G.W.E.I BCIC5000 – Bio Chip Interface and chip (Based on a concept from 2000ad’s Rogue Trooper.)
Install DC	25
Common Side Effects	Instant death
DR/Wounds	N/A
Price	100,000 (250,000) (Chips costs 75,000, first chip comes free with the BCIC5000)
Effects	Interface to put a Bio Chip to Store the memories of the individual +2 to recalling information
Description	An interface to put a Bio Chip to store the memories and experiences of the individual. Upon death the chip will turn itself of only reactivating after being placed into a new casing. Used mainly for cloned creatures have a basic training template and a few added memories. Very useful, clones are cheap by comparison of the experience.

 

Equipment Name	Dueling Banjo’s extra fingers
Install DC	15 1st 5 interfaces, 25 thereafter to a maximum of 2 fingers
Common Side Effects	Your hands look mad, and a +5 to guess you have cybernetics if you have more than your normal races fingers
DR/Wounds	2/10
Price	12,500Fingers Varies – see description
Effects	See Below
Description	Looks like a real finger, acts like a real finger, but your hands still look mad. 10,000 - Gas Finger – Contains 2 doses of gas, range 3m. 15,000 - Bomb Finger – Detachable and causes 3d8 damage 3m blast range. 8,000 - Blaster Finger – 2d6 damage, 10m, 6 shots before needing to be replaced 25,000 - Holo-Recorder Finger – Records images up to 50 minutes long 5,000 - Light Finger – pull it from your hand and the other end acts as a useful torch. 6,000 - Needle Finger – Contains enough drugs for three human sized injections 6,000 - Comm Link Finger – Speak to your finger and people will hear you and others will think you are quite mad 5,500 - Swiss Army Knife Finger – Out pops all the basic tools from a small Swiss army knife including the thing for getting stones out of horse’s hooves. 25,000 - Micro Missile Finger – Fires a small missile doing 6d6 Damage, range 25m, blast radius 5m.