Clunker wrote:

OK, after hitting the Search function for a several pages worth of threads, I still have to ask the following questions about Synthmorphs: 1) What is the current Max Armor stacking, if one does NOT want any Layering Penalties? 2) What is the current Max Armor stacking, if one is ok with any Layering Penalties? 3) How many Armor Mods can a particular 'armor' have? I've seen mention post 3rd Printing that Smart Vac Clothing can get to 23+... (How? Aren't you limited to One Mod of each Mod Type per Armor?)

1) Without layering penalties? Not doing the math for mods, that would be to have Bioweave (Heavy), and either an inactive crash suit or some armored clothing on under a Battlesuit. AV is 27/29. With a battlesuit you can wear armor with an AV of 4 or less while wearing the exoskeleton and that will stack without penalty. 2) It's a -20 for each layer of armor. How much of a chance to not do things do you want? 3) Doesn't say anything in Armor Mods about a limit, so as many as you can afford. I'm going to assume you can't double up a mod, though, because that would be nonsensical.

Clunker wrote:

I'm under the idea with the idea that "Robotic Enhancements" armor types cannot be stacked with armor that counts for wearable/layering penalties due to the "not compatible with worn armor" (IE: Body Armor (Heavy) would not work, while Smart Skin would). (But Robotic Enhancement also states that such armor increases one's Built-In Armor rating, and one normally CAN add 'wearable' armor to such... bwuh?) I do understand that one's Maximum is limited to current morph "Durability"; now, is that based upon post-enhancments Durability, or the 'base' durability one has from the 'standard' version of said morph?

If you buy an Armor Enhancement, the synthmorph cannot wear armor without penalty. The armor stacks with the existing armor the synthmorph's body has, without penalty, because that's like bioweave for bimorphs. I'm going to assume by Durability, it means Durability. If you have more, you can have more armor. Makes sense.

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Really, I'd like it if someone could step-walk me through making the heaviest-armored up tank of a morph, but as by-the-book as possible, so that I can both see how to maximize it, and to be able to dissuade players from going over that, due to my misunderstanding. It seems that Synthmorphs have a harder time Armor Stacking, once they use a Robotic Enhancement armor...

A Reaper Synthmorph starts with 16/16 and can double that with Heavy Combat Armor enhancement for 32/32, not counting the mods. Buuuut Reapers are floating tanks, and probably not allows in most habs on the Inner System. And some out. for fleshies, Bioweave Armor (Heavy) 3/4, Crash Suit 3/4 (4/6 active, but you can't do that inside the battlesuit). Battlesuit 21/21. As mentioned, that's 27/29. Ablative patches to the Exo is +4/+2, but the armor's AV is reduced by 1 every hit. 31/31. Fireproofing is +2/+0, and 10 additional points of armor for fire or heat specifically. 33/31. Reactive Coating is +5/+5, but the wearer takes 1 point of damage for every attack, and it only holds 5 charges, then needs to replenish. 38/36 Finally, refractive glazing is +3/+0. 41/36 You'll need either a Ghost or a Fury morph to have high enough durability to wear that much armor. Or something a little lower and buy a couple implants.

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One thing - can a PC with a synthmorph take "Tough" Positive Trait? If so, wouldn't that radically jump-up one's Durabilty/Armor Limit?

Unless it says otherwise under the Tough trait, yes.

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And how does one get a morph (any kind) with a Postive Trait after chargen? Can one design such traits with Hardware or Medical: Biosculpting?

Err, maybe, with a Medicine: Biosculpting or Gene Therapy. But only for a Morph trait. (Most traits count as Ego traits). Normally, I'd just make them spend Rez. RP is a 1 for 1 to CP from the character gen.