Hello,
First, excuse-me for my poor english level, but i don't found any answer to my questions in my language.
My questions talk about the bioware "Poison Gland" :
- How long does it take after you for the content of the gland regenerates "?
- When the gland is full, how many doses of poison in it?
- Upon arrival in a habitat, standard checks can detect the galnd ? If yes, can it pass for a harmless gland (presenting "false medical papers" if necessary)?
Thank you in advance for your answers
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Poison Gland
Wed, 2013-03-06 03:58
#1
Varkal
Poison Gland
Wed, 2013-03-06 19:57
#2
DivineWrath
Varkal wrote:- How long does
I don't know.
I don't know.
Sensors that can see using x-rays and gamma rays can see right through you (with better resolution than what we have today). It would be possible to detect such glands using such sensors. Weather or not you can somehow fake the papers into making the gland to look like something else is another mater. I assume such contraband seeking sensors would be competent in knowing what should belong in a normal human body and what doesn't. Exotic morphs would be tricky though (since their specs may not exist on record), so such biomorphs might not be allowed past security without a thorough medical examination.
Something worth considering is that any biomorph with basic biomods are capable of regenerating. If your biomorph has the genes to grow new glands if they were surgically removed, then you might want to consider surgically removing the offending glands and do other related surgery so you can pass yourself off as a normal human. Once you are through, you can let your body regenerate the said glands. Just hope that they don't bother doing a genetic scan as well to see if your genes says you should have poison glands.
Medichines should be able to speed up the regenerating process. They might be remove other traces of the glands that common surgery can't get.
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Regarding the "I don't know" answers I gave, I tried to get data on snake venom to try to determine what would be a reasonable numbers for what you were asking. I can't seem to find numbers at the moment for the number of doses a snake can have, nor could I find numbers for the rate of production.
For the sake of simplicity (so you can get answer right now), lets say a poison gland is like the buzzer spray weapon (core rulebook, p. 341). That weapon fires a nanoswarm with each shot. It can produce 1 nanoswarm per hour and can store up to 3 nanoswarms. As such, maybe these poison glands can produce 1 dose of poison per hour, and can store up to 3 doses at any one time. Purchase multiple poison glands (of the same type) if you want a larger dose capacity.
Sat, 2013-03-16 11:55
#3
Varkal
Thank you very much for your
Thank you very much for your answer !
Sat, 2013-03-16 16:03
#4
DivineWrath
Glad to see you found my help
Glad to see you found my help useful.
However, I've since found some real life information, but the numbers can vary greatly. Depending on the species, snake venom can be replaced in a few minutes to a few weeks. Suffice to say, I think that you are justified in making something up... or use my suggestion (I think its reasonable).
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http://reptilis.net/serpentes/venom.html
Near the bottom of the page:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_venom_does_a_rattle_snake_have
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On a side note, I've read something that seems to suggest that natural selection (humans killing snakes) is causing the rattlesnake to evolve to lose it's behavior to rattle. It seems that now a days, rattlesnakes have better odds of survival if they are not easily found by humans.