Armour

ARMOUR	ARMOUR RATING	CAPACITY	AVAIL	COST
Actioneer Business Clothes	8	-	8	1.500Y
Ares FlaShield	+6	4	12R	4.000Y
Armour Clothing	6	-	2	450Y
Armour Jacket	12	-	2	1.000Y
Armour Vest	9	-	4	500Y
Ballistic Mask	+2	8	6	150Y
Ballistic Shield	+6	-	10R	1.500Y
Bike Racing Armour	8	8	6	500Y
w/Helmet	+2	6	6	200Y
Body Armour Bag	8	4	8	750Y
Bunker Gear	6	6	6	3.000Y
w/Helmet	+2	3	6	750Y
Chainmail	8	2	8	900Y
Chameleon Suit	9	-	10R	1.700Y
Forearm Guards	+1	3	6	300Y
Form-Fitting Body Armour	8	3	8	1.300Y
Full Body Armour	15	-	14R	2.000Y
Full Helmet	+3	-	-	+500Y
w/Chemical Seal	-	-	+6	+6.000Y
w/Environmental Adaptation	-	-	+3	+1.000Y
Hardened Mil-Spec Armour
w/Light	15	15	16F	15.000Y
w/Medium	18	18	18F	20.000Y
w/Heavy	20	20	22F	25.000Y
w/Helmet	+3	8	8F	10.000Y
Helmet	+2	-	2	100Y
Lined Coat	9	-	4	900Y
Murder Armour	13	4	12R	5.000Y
Gorepak	-	-	8R	200Y
Padded Leather	7	2	8	600Y
PAG Suit	3	4	6	500Y
Riot Control Armour	14	8	10R	5.000Y
w/Helmet	+2	6	6R	1.000Y
Riot Shield	+6	-	10R	1.500Y
SecureTech PPP Arms Kit	+1	1	6	250Y
SecureTech PPP Legs Kit	+1	1	6	300Y
SecureTech PPP Vitals Kit	+1	1	6	350Y
Security Armour
w/Light	15	12	14R	8.000Y
w/Medium	18	14	16R	14.000Y
w/Heavy	20	16	18R	20.000Y
w/Helmet	+3	5	8R	5.000Y
SWAT Armour	15	15	16R	8.000Y
w/Helmet	+3	8	10R	1.500Y
Urban Explore Jumpsuit	9	-	8	650Y
w/Helmet	+2	-	-	+100Y

EXOTIC MELEE WEAPON	ACCURACY	REACH	DAMAGE	AP
Ballistic Shield	4	-	(STR+2)S	-
Riot Shield	4	-	9S(e)	-5

Advances in ballistic fabrics from spiderweave venlar threads to ceramic-titanium composite plates enable modern armour to be lightweight, flexible, and concealable. For game rules dealing with armour, see p. 168 CRB.

Instead of counting as separate pieces of armuor, helmets and shield modify the rating of worn armour by their Rating (Armour and Encumbrance, p. 169 CRB).

Due to the awkwardness of holding a shield, if you’re using one you take a –1 modifier to your Physical limit when you do something where the shield might get in the way (though not attacks made using the shield as a weapon). Shields may be upgraded with the chemical protection, fire resistance, and nonconductivity armour modifications and have a Capacity equal to their Armour Rating for this purpose.

Actioneer Business Clothes: A discreetly armoured “power suit” is a popular choice among Mr. Johnsons, faces, and fixers looking for a little high-class protection coupled with style. It features a concealable holster ( Firearm Accessories , p. 431 CRB) in the jacket.

Ares FlaShield: I was excited when I saw the Ares FlaShield hit the market. It’s a standard riot shield with the added bonus of a flashpak built onto the front. Defence and offence in one intimidating package!
Features: Flashpak (10 charges; recharges 1 charge every 10 seconds when connected to a power source. Requires a Complex Action to activate).
Wireless Bonus: Setting off the Flashpak is a Simple Action.

Armour clothing: Lightweight ballistic fiber weave makes these garments almost impossible to detect as armour. It doesn’t provide as much protection as real armour, but it’s available in a wide variety of styles.

Armour jacket: The most popular armour solution on the streets comes in all styles imaginable. It offers good protection without catching too much attention. But don’t think of wearing one to a dinner party.

Armour vest: This modern flexible-wrap vest is designed to be worn under regular clothing without displaying any bulk. A popular and cost-effective option.

Ballistic Mask: By far my best seller, especially the basic model. They come in a variety of custom moldings and paint jobs to get almost any look imaginable, but matte black classic sells the best. They have limits when they’re basic models to keep them functional, but once electronic vision systems are added, the possibilities are endless. Ballistic masks can take vision enhancements as well as any modification a helmet can take.
Custom jobs are, naturally, more expensive.
Features: Increase Social Limit by 1 for Intimidation Tests, Customised (increase the Social Limit by a total of 2, +150).

Ballistic shield: This large opaque shield is used by SWAT teams and in urban combat. It features a clear plastic window and a built-in ladder frame along the inside so that it can be used to climb over small obstacles.

Bike Racing Armour: I’ll just call this for what it is, go-gang chic. This stuff comes in a variety of customiseable colours with and without cycle brand logos or combat biker team slogans. It’s some of the most obvious armour out there but it seems perfectly normal to anyone who may have seen or heard you arrive on your bike. So people will notice that you’re wearing it, but it won’t automatically make them suspect you’re up to something.

Body Armour Bag: I sell this little multipurpose wonder, but honestly I’m not sure why. I guess you can fill it with your favourite guns, get on site, dump it out, and then wear it to protect you. It’s a strange piece, but I sell a lot of them, so you guys have apparently figured out some uses for them.
Features: Decrease Social Limit by 1 when worn, Concealability (–6), Restrictive

Bunker Gear: I carry this, but honestly I can’t think of more than a handful of times where this was purchased for illicit purposes. Firefighters wear it when they run into burning buildings, which is not a place where you normally would find a shadowrunner.
Features: Increase Social Limit by 2 in emergency situations, Fire Resistance 8, Restrictive
Wireless Bonus: +1 dice pool bonus to Social Tests to calm or pacify an individual at the site of an emergency.

Chainmail: I have a contact who makes this stuff, but it’s always a custom job. I send any pieces that come my way back to him to be stripped and reused. I’m not sure what functional purpose anyone wears it for, but I do get the occasional order. I guess if you want to look like a street fighter, this would fill the bill.
Features: Custom Fit, increase Social Limit by 1 when dealing with gang members, decrease Social Limit by 1 when dealing with the general public.

Chameleon suit: This full-body suit has a smart ruthenium polymer coating supported by a sensor suite; the technology allows it to scan its surroundings and replicate the images at the proper perspectives. Add 2 to your limit when you make Sneaking tests to hide. A chameleon suit is also armoured for the wearer’s protection.
Wireless: The suit uses the extra information about your surroundings and also gives you a +2 dice pool bonus to Sneaking Tests for hiding.

Forearm Guards: Simple and rarely stylish, forearm guards are dermaplast (or, rarely, metallic) bracers fitted to a wearer. Their use is simple—use them to block melee attacks, especially blades, turning blows away without actually cutting into you.

Form-Fitting Body Armour: While armoured clothing is effective enough, and armoured vests are fairly well hidden, it takes truly advanced craftsmanship to produce form-fitting body armour. Each suit is tailor-made to its wearer, leaving neither gaps nor folds while still allowing the body to breathe. The basic piece of armour is a shirt, covering the body from collarbone to groin, protecting the vital organs, while the full suit adds protection for the limbs. In either case, the hands, feet, and head are left exposed, as covering them gives away the fact that armour is being worn.

Form-fitting body armour can be worn under armour, but doing so won’t change your protection much. The primary benefit of FFBA is its highly concealable.
Features: Custom Fit, Concealability (–6)

Full body armour: Impossible to conceal, this armour is worn by military and security personnel around the world for heavy ops duty. It is styled for intimidation as well as ease of movement, with a full array of tactical holsters, pouches, and webbing, and is certain to draw attention. The suit can be modified for environmental adaptation (hot or cold environments) or chemically sealed to completely protect the wearer from toxic environments and attacks. The suit’s helmet has a Capacity of 6 for the purpose of being equipped with vision or audio enhancements.

Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armour (Light, Medium, Heavy): Cutting-edge military hardware, military-grade armour continues to advance in a life-and-death race with weapons and ammunition. Beyond even security-grade armour, military-grade armour is simply too expensive and maintenance- heavy for common use or even routine security work. Aside from the most intense of fast-response teams, it resides only in elite military units deployed when absolutely necessary. Each suit protects from head to toe, custom-fit to the wearer for maximum ergonomic freedom and comfort, an expense that keeps it from the ordinary field grunt. Suits come in a wide variety of exterior design and colour, but most modern suits opt for modern electro-chromatic covering for best camo; notable exceptions to this are the silver-plate armours worn by the High Prince of Tír Tairngire’s royal guard and the brilliant crimson of Renraku’s Red Samurai. In each case, the ancient aesthetic is mere decoration; never forget that the armour beneath it is a fully modern design.
Features: Custom Fit, Holster, Gear Access, Increase Social Limit by 2 for Intimidation Tests, Restrictive
Special Rules: Hardened mil-spec battle armour is fully enclosed and may thus take modifications that require this. It is treated as having the Hardened Armour critter power. No additional armour may be worn with military-grade battle armour (unless paid for by Essence) aside from the helmet listed below.

Helmet: Helmets come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and protect your noggin from trauma. Helmets have Capacity 6 for being tricked out with accessories like trode nets and vision enhancements.

Lined coat: This Wild West style duster has been consistently popular on the mean streets of the world’s sprawls for the past thirty years. Besides its protective traits, the armoured trenchcoat provides an additional –2 Concealability modifier to items hidden underneath.

Murder Armour: This is true specialty armour, designed to protect and deceive. It’s got the latest and greatest in Hollywood practical special effects (yeah, some people still do those) built in so that every decent shot that hits you is made to look like a killshot. This stuff takes some serious grit and a decent bit of acting skill if you really want to fool anyone, but offers a unique chance to turn the tables on an enemy. The mess cleans up easily with warm water, and the gorepak can be replaced fairly easily.
Features: Biomonitor, Custom Fit, Holster
Special Rules: Characters shot while wearing Murder Armour may use an Interrupt Action (–5 Initiative Score) to play dead with an opposed Charisma + Performance [Social] vs. Intuition + Perception [Mental] Test. Use of this armour imposes a –4 dice pool penalty on the observer. Success means the observer ignores the character assuming they are down, and so they get no Defence Test against the character’s next attack. Gorepak replacement requires a Logic + Armourer [Mental] (4, 1 hour) Extended Test.

Padded Leather: Same as Chain Mail. Special orders only, and I offer a discount for orders more than eight pieces.
Features: Custom Fit, Padded, increase Social Limit by 1 when dealing with gang members, decrease Social Limit by 1 when dealing with the general public.

Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garments: The pneumatic anti-shock garment (PAG) is a lightly armoured, full-body suit that incorporates pneumatic compression devices throughout the torso and limbs. The suit is generally worn under clothing or other armour, and it requires subscription to a biomonitor. When bleeding is detected, the suit applies targeted direct pressure to slow blood loss and acts as a system of tourniquets that slows the flow of blood to the injury. This slows the rate at which the wearer accrues Progressive or Overflow Damage to (Body + 2) Combat Turns. However, activation of the suit limits mobility, meaning someone wearing an activated suit receives a –2 dice pool modifier to any Agility tests or skills. The system is also available as an armour modification for armoured suits.

Riot Control Armour: Built for intimidation as much as protection, this stuff has a lot of useless fluff surrounding the ballistic plating. Good for blending into a mob or inciting a riot, but not much else in the world of shadowrunning.
Features: Padded, Increase Social Limit by 1 for Intimidation Tests, Restrictive
Wireless Bonus: Increase Social Limit by 2 for Intimidation Tests

Riot shield: As an added crowd control measure, a riot shield can be used to shock anyone who comes into contact with it, inflicting Electricity damage (p. 170 CRB). The taser shield holds 10 charges; when attached to a power point, it regains one charge per 10 seconds.
Wireless: The riot shield recharges by induction, recharging one charge per hour.

SecureTech PPP: Not a suit in itself, this innovative little AAS, or Armour Augmentation System, is hot for those who like to be able to add a little extra protection to almost anything. Arm, Leg, and Vitals kits are each sold separately, and they augment the protective measures already in place on those areas. The pieces are designed to be taken on and off quickly and worn over existing clothing.
Features: Decrease Social Limit by 1; Arms and Legs kits cannot be combined with any full-body armor; Vitals kit cannot be combined with full-body armour, armour vest, or armour jacket.

Security Armour (Light, Medium, Heavy): Not as heavily armoured, or accessory friendly, as their mil-spec big brothers, these are the toughest suits you’ll usually see at a standard corp site. That’s also the only place you’ll probably see them. The armour is designed for protection, not mobility, and walking around in this for much more than a standard patrol puts a strain on most folks.
Features: Custom Fit, Holster, Gear Access, Restrictive, Increase Social Limit by 1 for Intimidation Tests.

SWAT Armour: Very few organisations refer to quick-response teams as SWAT anymore, but the armour has kept the name. This specialised suit is designed with job versatility in mind. Pockets, holsters, and various clasps keep everything the highly trained officer needs close at hand and easy to access. The electronics suite in these suits is also ideally suited for monitored small-team operations. This stuff is, like most of its relatives in the tactical gear category, not often seen in public places, except those experiencing a hostage situation or other event that calls the badasses in this armour out of their heavily armoured truck and straight into your hoop.
Features: Gear Access, Increase Social Limit by 2 for Intimidation Tests and reduce it by 1 for all other Social Tests with the general public
Wireless Bonus: Increase Social Limit by 3 for Intimidation Tests

Urban Explorer Jumpsuit: Designed for couriers, athletes, and freerunners, these colourful jumpsuits are well ventilated and breathable but surprisingly protective with lightweight densiplast and liquid reactive armour. Urban explorer jumpsuits feature a built-in music player and biomonitor.

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Armor