Augments
Under Review
This content is currently under review, and is likely to be added to or modified Winter 2025/2026.
Cybernetics are body modifications, and don’t count as Items for effects that specifically target items. They also aren’t affected by Static. They will require you to find a Cyberneticist in-game to install, and are expensive to purchase. The Ship’s Shop has a very limited range of cybernetics available for purchase; you can trade with NPCs to unlock more unique effects!
Lore and Roleplay
Alliance medical technology is sufficiently advanced that limbs and organs can be fully regrown. Indistinguishable bio-compatible prostheses can also be created which completely replace the function of that body part. (Both of these options do take more time and resources, whereas “one-size-fits-all” cybernetics can be more easily produced and installed). This means that having visible augments, or not, is both an aesthetic choice and a cultural signal. For example, many Vironti embrace augmentation and implants and show them off as much as possible, while a Sultonian might be ambivalent about theirs – viewing them as “making-do” with an inexpensive but fully functional prostheses, so as to save resources for others. A Marzionite might proudly show their cybernetics off as the scars of their duty, while Kesslerans may shrug off the loss of limbs in lab accidents and just grab the closest fix available. It can also be a practical choice, if having permanent access to a high tech limb makes someone uniquely suitable for a particular job.
In play, recovering from traumatic wounds will be assumed to include re-attaching any missing body parts – this is field medicine, albeit high-tech, with all its attendant risks, so you are welcome to role-play the loss and replacement of limbs and/or organs between events! Ultimately, your character’s decisions regarding their cybernetics, implants, and prosthetics are up to you. We ask players to not make assumptions, and to be respectful of the choices of others both in character and out. Players roleplaying having cybernetics or prostheses are also asked to do so in a mindful and respectful way.
