Transhuman Space: New Zealand

Cybershell, Parahuman, and Uplift Templates

IRP-7 Sentinel Tactical Cybershell 475 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST +4 [45]; DX +2 [20]; HT +2 [20].

Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Vision +3 [6]; DR 24 [72]; Enhanced Move (Running) 3 [30]; Extra Hit Points +2 [10]; Extra Legs (4 legs) [5]; Infravision [15]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Silence 3 [15]; Weaponry (Police pod, LC 2) [30]; Vacuum Support [40].

Disadvantages:Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; Social Stigma (Valuable property) [-10].

Features: Complexity 5-7 small computer

Date: 2084 Cost: $185,000

Build by Israel as a bomb disposal cybershell, the Sentinel is essentially a light RATS. Designed to operate in dense urban areas (such as the interiors of arcologies) with little or no damage to private property, Sentinel is a favourite of police armed response teams systemwide. It's long-legged quadruped design has a distinctly feline look, but this is spoiled by the sensor-cluster on the front of the torso and the two manipulator arms that extend from the shoulders.

Darwin-Sogo Type 94 Taipan RATS 548 points

Attribute Modifiers:DX +3 [30]; HT +2 [20].

Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Vision +3 [6]; Amphibious [10]; Chameleon 5 (Infared, +50%; Radar, +50%) [70]; Constriction Attack [15]; DR 40 (Electromagnetic, +50%) [180]; Extra Flexibility [10]; Extra Hit Points +2 [10]; Flexibility [15]; Infravision [15]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Silence 3 [15]; Tunnel (1 hex/turn; Loose soil only, -50%) [25]; Weaponry (Assault pod or police pod, and 15mm recoilless, LC 2) [30]; Vacuum Support [40].

Disadvantages: Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Invertebrate [-20]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; No Sense of Taste/Smell [-5]; Reduced Move 2 (While swimming) [-10]; Social Stigma (Barbarian) [-15].

Features: Complexity 5-7 small computer

Date: 2076 Cost: $160,000 + computer

A PRA designed RATS intended for guerrilla warfare, the Taipan resembles a long flattened snake. A sensor cluster (including a laser designator) is housed in the tip of the tail, which the Taipan can curl above it's head to use as a periscope. Overall the Taipan design is not as powerful as most RATS, but is extremely stealthy. It also features small built in hydrojets, which can operate together with the flexibody drive to make it fully amphibious.

58mm 'Reaper' Cybershell Artillery Cannon 878 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST +24 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [106]; HT +4 [60].

Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; DR 40 (Electromagnetic, +50%) [180]; Extra Hit Points +20 [200]; Extra Legs (6 legs) [10]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Weaponry (58mm emag cannon, LC -1) [200]; Vacuum Support [40].

Disadvantages: Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Inconvenient Size [-10]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; No Sense of Taste/Smell [-5]; Social Stigma (Barbarian) [-15].

Features: Complexity 7-9 mainframe computer

Date: 2078 Cost: $648,000 + computer

A six-legged cybershell resembling a beetle the size of an elephant, the Reaper is a typical modern artillery weapon. It's 58mm emag cannon has an effective range of over 18 km, and can be fired accurately on the move.

K-15 Werewolf 41 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST +2 [20]; DX +2 [20]; IQ -1 [-10]; HT +2 [20].

Advantages: Alertness +5 [25]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Discriminatory Smell (Works as Empathy within 2 hexes, +50%) [23]; Early Maturation 1 [5]; Fur [4]; Sharp Teeth [5]; Ultrahearing [5].

Disadvantages: Chummy [-5]; Color Blindness [-10]; Innumerate [-5]; Semi-Literacy [-5]; Semi-Upright [-5]; Sense of Duty (master) [-5]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Sleepy (50% of time) [-10]; Social Stigma (Valuable Property) [-10]; Stress Atavism (Mild, uncommon) [-6]; Stuttering [-10].

Date: 2066. Cost:$42,000.

A controversial development of the K-10A, the K-15 includes considerably more human DNA, giving them opposable thumbs and even greater intelligence. The modifications are sufficiently extreme that K-15's cannot breed with normal dogs or K-10's, and the first generations had to be grown in exowombs. It is this human DNA that makes K-15's controversial - they blur the line between uplifts and parahumans. Most nations (including New Zealand) legally classify K-15's as uplifts because they retain 80% commonality with canine DNA. The NZ Police use K-15's to supplement K-10A's in their dog squads. The K-15's superior intelligence and manual dexterity mean they can be trusted with a greater degree of freedom, they can operate things such as doors and elevators, and they are less likely to disturb useful evidence.

*IRP-7 Sentinel Tactical Cybershell*	*475 points*
Attribute Modifiers: ST +4 [45]; DX +2 [20]; HT +2 [20].
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Vision +3 [6]; DR 24 [72]; Enhanced Move (Running) 3 [30]; Extra Hit Points +2 [10]; Extra Legs (4 legs) [5]; Infravision [15]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Silence 3 [15]; Weaponry (Police pod, LC 2) [30]; Vacuum Support [40].
*Disadvantages:*Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; Social Stigma (Valuable property) [-10].
*Features:* Complexity 5-7 small computer
*Date:* 2084	*Cost:* $185,000
Build by Israel as a bomb disposal cybershell, the Sentinel is essentially a light RATS. Designed to operate in dense urban areas (such as the interiors of arcologies) with little or no damage to private property, Sentinel is a favourite of police armed response teams systemwide. It's long-legged quadruped design has a distinctly feline look, but this is spoiled by the sensor-cluster on the front of the torso and the two manipulator arms that extend from the shoulders.

*Darwin-Sogo Type 94 Taipan RATS*	*548 points*
Attribute Modifiers:DX +3 [30]; HT +2 [20].
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; Acute Vision +3 [6]; Amphibious [10]; Chameleon 5 (Infared, +50%; Radar, +50%) [70]; Constriction Attack [15]; DR 40 (Electromagnetic, +50%) [180]; Extra Flexibility [10]; Extra Hit Points +2 [10]; Flexibility [15]; Infravision [15]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Silence 3 [15]; Tunnel (1 hex/turn; Loose soil only, -50%) [25]; Weaponry (Assault pod or police pod, and 15mm recoilless, LC 2) [30]; Vacuum Support [40].
*Disadvantages:* Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Invertebrate [-20]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; No Sense of Taste/Smell [-5]; Reduced Move 2 (While swimming) [-10]; Social Stigma (Barbarian) [-15].
*Features:* Complexity 5-7 small computer
*Date:* 2076	*Cost:* $160,000 + computer
A PRA designed RATS intended for guerrilla warfare, the Taipan resembles a long flattened snake. A sensor cluster (including a laser designator) is housed in the tip of the tail, which the Taipan can curl above it's head to use as a periscope. Overall the Taipan design is not as powerful as most RATS, but is extremely stealthy. It also features small built in hydrojets, which can operate together with the flexibody drive to make it fully amphibious.

*58mm 'Reaper' Cybershell Artillery Cannon*	*878 points*
Attribute Modifiers: ST +24 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [106]; HT +4 [60].
Advantages: Absolute Direction [5]; DR 40 (Electromagnetic, +50%) [180]; Extra Hit Points +20 [200]; Extra Legs (6 legs) [10]; Machine Body [37]; PD 4 [100]; Radio Speech [35]; Radiation Tolerance 5 [10]; Weaponry (58mm emag cannon, LC -1) [200]; Vacuum Support [40].
*Disadvantages:* Dependency (Maintenance; occasional, weekly) [-20]; Inconvenient Size [-10]; Mistaken Identity [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; No Sense of Taste/Smell [-5]; Social Stigma (Barbarian) [-15].
*Features:* Complexity 7-9 mainframe computer
*Date:* 2078	*Cost:* $648,000 + computer
A six-legged cybershell resembling a beetle the size of an elephant, the Reaper is a typical modern artillery weapon. It's 58mm emag cannon has an effective range of over 18 km, and can be fired accurately on the move.

*K-15 Werewolf*	*41 points*
Attribute Modifiers: ST +2 [20]; DX +2 [20]; IQ -1 [-10]; HT +2 [20].
Advantages: Alertness +5 [25]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Discriminatory Smell (Works as Empathy within 2 hexes, +50%) [23]; Early Maturation 1 [5]; Fur [4]; Sharp Teeth [5]; Ultrahearing [5].
*Disadvantages:* Chummy [-5]; Color Blindness [-10]; Innumerate [-5]; Semi-Literacy [-5]; Semi-Upright [-5]; Sense of Duty (master) [-5]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Sleepy (50% of time) [-10]; Social Stigma (Valuable Property) [-10]; Stress Atavism (Mild, uncommon) [-6]; Stuttering [-10].
*Date:* 2066.	*Cost:*$42,000.
A controversial development of the K-10A, the K-15 includes considerably more human DNA, giving them opposable thumbs and even greater intelligence. The modifications are sufficiently extreme that K-15's cannot breed with normal dogs or K-10's, and the first generations had to be grown in exowombs. It is this human DNA that makes K-15's controversial - they blur the line between uplifts and parahumans. Most nations (including New Zealand) legally classify K-15's as uplifts because they retain 80% commonality with canine DNA. The NZ Police use K-15's to supplement K-10A's in their dog squads. The K-15's superior intelligence and manual dexterity mean they can be trusted with a greater degree of freedom, they can operate things such as doors and elevators, and they are less likely to disturb useful evidence.