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Do Synths need vacuum sealing?

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Tue, 2014-06-10 09:19
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obsidian razor obsidian razor's picture
Do Synths need vacuum sealing?
Exactly what it says on the tin. One of my characters recently asked me if synths in general need vacuum sealing. The fact that the vacuum sealing implant is on the bio-implants section and that it's not on the suggested list of bio-implants that can be replicated with cybernetics, makes me think that no, they don't need it. But in other manuals it's mentioned that even synths need protection against extreme temperatures. So... which is it? I would say that yes, synths do need some vaccum protection, but it would probably be much easier to get and install than the regular implant, probably even 1K instead of 5K.
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Tue, 2014-06-10 09:52
uwtartarus uwtartarus's picture
P.143 of the Core Rulebook
P.143 of the Core Rulebook:
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[b]Environmental Durability[/b]. Synthmorphs are built to withstand a wide range of environments, from dusty Mars to the oceans of Europa to the vacuum of space. They are unaffected by any but the most extreme temperatures and atmospheric pressures. Treat as temperature tolerance (p. 305) and vacuum sealing (p. 306).
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Tue, 2014-06-10 09:56
obsidian razor obsidian razor's picture
Well that was shameful on my
Well that was shameful on my part! I should have checked that section :/ Thanks!
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Tue, 2014-06-10 11:59
uwtartarus uwtartarus's picture
No worries, I was in the
No worries, I was in the middle of researching it myself actually.
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Tue, 2014-06-10 12:05
Smokeskin Smokeskin's picture
In general, you are right
In general, you are right though - many items won't work well in vacuum. Various compounds outgas from many plastics, lubricants evaporate, etc. Vacuum is also a very good isolator, making overheating a problem.
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Tue, 2014-06-10 16:55
Chernoborg Chernoborg's picture
And if you're feeling
And if you're feeling particularly vicious or they're getting too cavalier about it , have them take a bit of damage from air rushing in or out of the spaces in things.
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Wed, 2014-06-11 08:53
jackgraham jackgraham's picture
I want to do a scenario where
I want to do a scenario where the opening is a bunch of synths wake up in vacuum having been deactivated for thousands of years and figure out what time it is by the vacuum ablation on their bodies.
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Thu, 2014-06-12 14:30
consumerdestroyer consumerdestroyer's picture
jackgraham wrote:I want to do
jackgraham wrote:
I want to do a scenario where the opening is a bunch of synths wake up in vacuum having been deactivated for thousands of years and figure out what time it is by the vacuum ablation on their bodies.
That also sounds like a great opener to a sci-fi short story.
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Thu, 2014-06-12 19:36
DrewDavis DrewDavis's picture
... and I want to play in
... and I want to play in that scenario...
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