Armor Vri's Armored Swoop Suit

[The Captain]

Vri's Armored Swoop Suit

After impulse-investing in a modified swoop bike as her vehicle of choice, Vri got her hands on a genuine swoop-biker suit and decided to make some quality of life modifications to it. She reinforced the helmet and turned the jacket into a blast vest, while padding the underlining of the suit with thermal wicking and armorweave for added protection. At the same time she added a navigational HUD to the helmet and a voice scrambler, the latter mostly because she thought it was cool. Finally, she added a little insurance policy to her clothes in the form of a 4 inch concealed blade in her right boot.

She has also painted a purple streak down the middle of the helmet, similar to her own purple mohawk hair.

LEGALITY

Legal. There is nothing inherently illegal about reinforcing and upgrading a swoop racing suit and helmet, in fact her armor looks remarkably like regular (albeit well padded) street clothes. What Vri does with this suit is a whole other matter.

INTENT

I just wanted some unique light armor for my latest character.

RESTRICTIONS​

None

Type and Coverage

Type: Light Armor

Coverage:
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• Head: Enclosed Duraplast helmet
• Torso: Lightweight blast vest with removable Duraplast plate inserts
• Back: Lightweight blast vest with removable Duraplast plate inserts

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Functions​

Function 1: Thermal Undersuit

• Thermal undersuits wick away or reflect thermal energy for brief periods of time. They are not nearly as effective as a suit that firefighters would wear. Most commonly used to protect soldiers from flamethrower weapons or short bursts of extreme heat or cold, and are only good for 1-2 posts of exposure depending on intensity. They are useless against blasters.

Function 2: Armorweave Underlay

• Most often in the form of a heavy cape, skirt, or underlay beneath armor, armor weave provides some protection against the penetrating effects of shrapnel from explosives and other unpowered high velocity impacts, with only a small amount of bleed through damage (bruising or very minor wounds). It offers no protection against kinetic impact or energy, vibroweapons, or similar "powered" weapons.

Function 3: Scout HUD

• Scout HUD - Contains a 4x magnifier and Compass.

Function 4: Voice Scrambler

• For the unusually paranoid, this helmet function can scramble a person's voice to unintelligible garbage, while allowing commlink conversations to continue as normal. Alternatively, it can be used to "digitize" a voice into a deep bass tone.

Function 5: Concealed Blade

• Concealed blades are typically 4-6 inches in length and lock into place once extended. They are almost always placed along the fore-arm or boot. They are no substitute for true combat knives as the locking mechanism can break under strong impacts. Still, some people enjoy them as a helpful backup.