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NUTS N BOLTS - Contents

FLESH & RUST THE CYBERNETIC APOCALYPSE

Chapter 1: Flesh and Rust The Cybernetic Apocalypse
Chapter 2: The View Out The Window Setting
RAILGUNS & ROBOTS FUTURISTIC GEAR
Chapter 3: Rock When You Roll! Player Advice
Chapter 4: Buckle Up! Character Creation
FLESH & RUST - The Cybernetic Apocalypse
The following chapter presents optional modifications to the core setting elements
presented in Atomic Highway. It is intended to make cyberware fit in seamlessly. In this
chapter you will find new background elements, rules, Pursuits, scavenging tables,
equipment and a whole truck load of cyberware Get ready, this is going to be a bumpy
ride!

THE POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD OVERVIEW

The year was 20XX. Population, Health, Finance, Government Everything had its share of
problems. Then one day, nobody knows for sure what happened, but it seems that a
conflict erupted somewhere on the border of two countries and that the whole thing
escalated into a full-scale war. That same war spread over the entire world and soon,
everybody was at war with everybody else. The population was at this time decreasing at
an alarming rate. Diseases we thought gone reappeared and killed thousands more.
Finance crashed and major corporations started to go bankrupt. The Government was in
total chaos. The only issue seemed to be in warfare so people started to create entire
battalions of cyber-enhanced soldiers to wage war, but it only made things worse.
What we see today is the result of this escalation of violence. Someday, someone,
somewhere pushed the button to end it all but it seems pockets of civilization survived
and prospered, if you can call the current state of affairs prosperity. A world where people
struggle to survive, and wage war over the scarce resources available. A world where
survivors try to hang on to their worlds former glory and scavenge the wasteland to
unearth pieces of lost technology.

CORRODED CHROME
What follows presents changes to the core setting elements.

Communities
The Remnant Enclave is the only community type to be modified in Flesh & Rust:

Corporate Enclaves (Formerly Remnant Enclave)

Some communities formed around the ruins of the extinct MegaCorporations or these
same MegaCorporations underground complexes. These installations were mostly
untouched or reconstructed by the survivors of these MegaCorps and kept in operation
since then. Some still produce merchandise that is bartered with wastelanders and some
are very jealous of what they produce and keep it for themselves. Citizens of corporate
enclaves enjoy food (typically soya protein), clothes and a decent roof over their heads in
exchange for time spent working at the laboratory or factory the corporate enclave
operates.

Food
The presence of corporate enclaves in the wasteland allows some new types of food to
circulate in bartertowns. Canned soya beverages and soya pastes are made from vat-
grown soya in most of the corporate enclaves, and are distributed as a currency when
bartering with outsiders.

Entertainment
Some still functioning holovid projectors are sometimes scavenged and are greatly
cherished. These devices are placed on the head with sensors connecting to the temples of
the subject, projecting movies directly into the head. The experience is extremely
realistic and many users become addicted to these devices. In fact, entire communities are
known to have become addicted, constantly fighting over a single holovid projector.
A character who would like to experience something such as holovids would have to barter
life and soul to get a chance to try it once Many have killed to possess them, such is
their value.

Clothing & Fashion

Scavenging former big cities will reveal that latex, vinyl and leather were all fashionable
types of clothing. Clothes that indicate the wearers emotions or project a neon-like
message are also common, providing the character has an appropriate source of power to
make them work. Other than that, everything already said in Atomic Highway remains the
same.

Health
The human gene was completely purified before Doomsday but since the apocalypse only
the very rich have the influence and resources to clean their Genes; this has led to a vast
gap between the rich and the poor in corporate enclaves. Today, there are two branches of
humanity: those who call themselves NeoHumans, and plain old-fashioned ordinary
Humans. NeoHumans are never born with physical or mental defects and are not subject
to mutation. When exposed to too much to radiation, they simply die.

Faith & Religion

Humans and NeoHumans relied too much on technology, and even though this led to the
worlds destruction, they still rely heavily on it on a daily basis. As a matter of fact, some
people are so totally addicted and dependent on technology that the New World has seen
the appearance of Machine Cults. Such religious orders are devoted to the gathering,
restoration, and veneration of past technologies. Most machine cult members are also
heavily cybered with the occasional full borg cult leader.

REARINGS & PURSUITS (OLD & NEW)

When making your character in this cybernetic apocalypse, your character will most likely
have cyberware already installed at creation.
Rearings dont have any cyberware related to them since most people have cyberware
installed later on in life as a result of accident or choice. The only exception to this is the
Remnant Enclave Rearing (renamed to Corporate Enclave for flavor). If a characters
Rearing is Corporate Enclave, all of his starting cyberware will be considered Enclave
Cyberware and thus have Flaws on a result of 1-2 on a die. Later cyberware, of course,
may follow the normal rules depending on its acquisition and installation.
Pursuits on the other hand may add cyberware at creation, depending on the Pursuit
chosen. The following are modifications to the existing Pursuits from Atomic Highway (pg.
24-29). If you think your character doesnt have cyberware, you can choose not to roll on
the Cyberware line at all. As soon as a character acquires any Basic Cyberware, an Add-On
or an Implant, he gains the Electrical Vulnerability Flaw (see Cyberware Installation for the
Flaw Description).

Airman
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 None, 3-4 Link: Vehicle, 5-6 Flash Skill Slot (Drive)
Beastmaster
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-4 None, 5-6 One Basic Cyberware of choice

Bounty Hunter
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-3 CyberArm or CyberHand or CyberLeg, 4 CyberOptic System
with Night Vision Add-On, 5 CyberWeapon Add-On of choice, 6 Link: Firearm

Brave
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-4 None, 5 CyberArm or CyberHand, 6 CyberLeg or CyberFoot

Greaser
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 None, 3-4 CyberHand with Finger Tools Add-On, 5-6 Basic
Cyberware of choice

Hauler
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 None, 3-4 Link: Vehicle, 5-6 Flash Skill Slot (Drive)

Healer
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-4 None, 5 CyberArm or CyberHand, 6 CyberLeg or CyberFoot

Lore Keeper
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-4 None, 5 CyberOptic System with Enhanced Vision Add-On, 6
Link: Interface

Outrider
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-3 None, 4 CyberOptic with Enhanced Vision Add-On, 5 Link:
Firearm, 6 Link: Vehicle

Pit Fighter
Cyberware (roll a die): 1 None, 2-3 Two Basic Cyberware with Two Add-Ons, 4-5 Two
Basic Cyberware with Three Add-Ons, 6 Borg Conversion

Raider
Cyberware (roll a die): 1 None, 2-3 Two Implants, 4 CyberOptic with One Add-On, 5
CyberWeapon of choice, 6 Link: Firearm

Road Warrior
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-3 None, 4 CyberOptic System with Enhanced Vision Add-On, 5
Link: Firearm, 6 Link: Vehicle

Scavenger
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 None, 3 One Basic Cyberware, 4 CyberAudio System with
One Add-On, 5-6 CyberOptic System with One Add-On
Sentinel
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 One Basic Cyberware, 3-4 CyberOptic with One Add-On, 5
One CyberWeapon Add-On, 6 Link: Firearm

Shaman
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-4 None, 5 CyberArm or CyberHand, 6 CyberLeg or CyberFoot

Skulk
Cyberware (roll a die): 1-2 None, 3 CyberOptic System with One Add-On, 4, One Basic
Cyberware with One Add-On, 5 Two Basic Cyberware with Two Add-Ons, 6 Three Basic
Cyberware/Add-Ons/Implants

Wastelander
Cyberware (roll a die): 1 None, 2-3 CyberOptic with Geiger Counter, 4-5 One Basic
Cyberware, 6 One Basic Cyberware and One Add-On

NEW PURSUITS
The following pursuits are specific to the Flesh & Rust concept.

Borg
You were once a creature of flesh and bone but not anymore. Today, oil tubing runs along
your veins, hydraulics replace your muscles and rusty chrome replaces your skin. You are a
Borg. This Pursuit comes with the Borg Flaw (see Cyborg Conversion).
Skills: Athletics 1, Brawl or Melee 2, Drive or Pilot 1, Intimidate 2, Shoot 1, Survive 1, Tech
2
Clothing: Boots, Pants, Shirt or Sweater, Cloak or Vest
Gear: Some mechanics tools, oil and a handful of small replacement parts.
Cyberware: Two CyberArms, Two CyberLegs, Reinforced Frame, Plating: Borg and roll a
die: 1-2 One Add-On of choice, 3-4 Two Add-Ons of choice, 5-6 Three Add-Ons of choice.

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Cyborg Conversion
Becoming a Borg in-game is a possibility. A character must undergo many painful
surgeries and hope he will survive to test his newly acquired toys. The minimum
requirements to be qualified as a Borg are the following:

Reinforced Frame, Two CyberArms, Two CyberLegs and Plating: Borg

Afterward the character can have as much cyberware as he wants installed, assuming he
has the parts available and the Health necessary to undergo all the surgeries.
As soon as a character meets the prerequisites to be a Borg, he gains the following
additional Cybernetic Flaw (in addition to the Electrical Vulnerability Cybernetic Flaw):

Cybernetic Flaw - Borg

Becoming more of a machine than a man, a Borg shows very few emotions. Therefore,
when dealing with humans and mutants, a Borg suffers a one level Difficulty increase to
any rolls to Persuade. If dealing with people who frown on cybernetics that penalty
increases to two levels, or three levels if the people are actively hostile toward Borgs. The
Borg will provoke a reaction wherever he goes and most of the time this reaction will be
negative whether it is subtle bigotry, disparaging comments, and/or acts of violence.
The Borg will definitely also become a prime target for ripper gangs. He will have to be
able to defend himself or hope that he has some allies around to help him out.

Optional Rule: Intimidate Bonus

Borgs are scary looking. Therefore they could be granted a one level Difficulty decrease to
any rolls to Intimidate.
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CyberFixer
Like a Healer, your vocation has to do with saving as many lives as possible but like a
Greaser, you need a deep electrical and mechanical knowledge. What do you do for a
living? You graft mechanical parts to flesh and bone to give the people of the Apocalypse a
chance to see, hear, walk, and be able to be useful to the community once again. You are a
CyberFixer.
Your clinic consists most probably of a rusty stainless steel slab with a workbench filled
with various tools: scalpel, bone saw, soldering iron, staple gun and even a bottle of
moonshine to disinfect and numb your mind for the gory mess youre about to make.
Skills: Drive 1, Heal 2, Lore 1, Intimidate 1 or Persuade 1, Notice 1, Scavenge 2, Tech 1
and any other one at players choice.
Weapons: Bow or Crossbow of choice (and 12 arrows/bolts) or handgun of choice (fully
loaded), knife.
Clothing: Pants or skirt, shoes or boots, shirt or vest, coat or jacket or cloak, hat or hood.
Gear: Utility belt with various spare parts to fix cyberware, leather doctors bag or first aid
box; assorted basic medical and mechanics tools and supplies (scalpels, bone saw,
needles and thread, bandages, mechanical oil, bottle of moonshine, etc.).
Cyberware: 1-2 None, 3-4 CyberOptic System with Two Add-Ons, 5-6 One Basic
Cyberware with Two Add-Ons

Ripper
There are Raiders and there are Rippers Who are they? They are simply the most violent
of all of the gangs roaming the wasteland. They hunt cybered up people and rip the
cyberware right off them with the simplest of means, whether it is a chainsaw, a shotgun,
or a crowbar. They hunt in packs and operate outside any known settlements since no laws
of any kind can touch them while in the wasteland. When things turn ugly, they simply
move to another territory. Rippers are also known to be the most cybered up of all
wastelanders. A typical Ripper can have as many as eight to ten implants with a few
exceptions who aspire to become Borgs. Since one must be pretty tough to tolerate the
pain from all the procedures to become a Borg, most of them pass much of their time
training.
Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl 1, Criminal 2, Intimidate 1, Melee or Shoot 1, Notice 1, Pilot 1,
Survive 1
Weapons: Chainsaw (fully fuelled) or Shotgun (fully loaded), two bladed weapons of
choice or taser gun
Clothes: Pants or loincloth, shoes or boots, gloves, shirt or vest, hat or hood or scarf or
helmet.
Gear: Backpack, some tools for their transport.
Transport: 12 vehicle points to purchase a customized car, dune buggy or motorcycle
(fully fueled).
Cyberware: 1-2 Two Basic Cyberware, 3-4 Two Basic Cyberware with Two Add-Ons, 5 Two
Basic Cyberware with Three Add-Ons, 6 Four Basic Cyberware/Add-Ons/Implants

Acquiring Cyberware
There are four known ways to acquire cyberware: bartering, scavenging, theft, and dealing
with a corporate enclave. The first three might be the easiest to achieve

Humanity/Essence Loss?
Forget about that! Atomic Highway is meant to be fast, simple and cinematic and we
thought that the loss of humanity was only making cyberware more complicated than
what were trying to accomplish. If you still want to implement a house rule for
Humanity Loss and you feel that its important to incorporate that in your campaign
try the following:

Allow a character to have as many implants as his Toughness Attribute + 2 without

penalty. Each time that character increases the number of implants beyond that
point, he must make a Toughness Check against the number of implants above his
limit as his difficulty, up to a maximum of 5, per in-game months. Failure to this check
means the character has become an unplayable sociopath and psychopath. Hand
over that character sheet to the GM, your character is now a GMC.

Bartering
A lucky character might be able to find something worth bartering for in some of the
bigger Bartertowns and more often in Raiders Camps. Any other types of settlements
USUALLY dont consider cyberware to be worth bartering for.

Scavenging
In the Wasteland, one must rely on his scavenging skill to find a functional piece of
cyberware. The following rules propose existing locations from Atomic Highway Core
Rulebook as places where a character can get a hold of some cyberware parts and new
locations as well.

Cyberware Scavenging Locations

From the list available in Atomic Highway Core Rulebook, you can consider that a character
can roll on the cyberware table in the following locations: Cargo Train, Freighter, Home,
Hospital, Laboratory, Military Base, Police Station, Shopping Mall and Truck Trailer.

Furthermore, here are 2 new locations a character can look for cyberware:
CyberShop (Cyberware, Medical)
Illegal CyberShop (Cyberware, Medical, Military)

Cyberware Type
1-4 Basic Cyberware
5-6 Cyberware Add-Ons
Basic Cyberware
1-3 4-6
1-2 CyberArm CyberHand
3-4 CyberLeg CyberFeet
5 CyberAudio CyberOptic
6 CyberOlfactive Choose 1

Cyberware Add-On Type

1-3 4-5 6
1-2 CyberArm Add-On CyberHand Add-On Cyberware Implant
3-4 CyberLeg Add-On CyberFeet Add-On CyberWeapon Add-On
5-6 CyberAudio Add- CyberOptic Add-On CyberOlfactive Add-On
On

CyberArm Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-4 Dispenser Increased Muscle
5-6 Oversized CyberArm Twist-Lock Changing Mount

CyberHand Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-2 Digit: Light Digit: Lockpick
3-4 Digit: Hypodermic Digit: Tools
5-6 Rammer Reacher

Cyberware Implants
1-2 3-4 5-6
1-2 Geiger Counter Link: Firearm Radio Transceiver
3 CyberBomb Link: Vehicle Plating: Borg
4 Plating: Cyberware Plating: Skin ReBreather
5 Reflex Accelerators Reinforced Frame Shielding: Electrical
6 Shielding: EMP Link: Firearm Choose 1

CyberLeg Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-3 Hidden Compartment Landers
4-6 Runners Hidden Compartment

CyberFeet Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-3 Jumpers Prehensile Feet
4-6 Swimmers Jumpers
CyberWeapon Add-Ons
1-4 5-6
1-4 CyberWeapon (Roll for Specific) Mining Drill
5-6 Poison Injector Ripper Jaw

CyberWeapon (Specific)
1-4 Roll on CyberWeapon Subtable A
5-6 Roll on CyberWeapon Subtable B

CyberWeapon Subtable A
1-2 3-4 5-6
1 Axe, Light Axe, Medium Bludgeon, Blunt, Light
2 Bludgeon, Blunt, Knife Sword, Light
Medium
3 Sword, Medium Handgun, Light Handgun, Medium
4 Handgun, Heavy Rifle, Medium Shotgun
5 Crossbow, Wrist Crossbow, Pistol Crossbow, Light
6 Machine Gun, Light Sword, Light Handgun, Light

CyberWeapon Subtable B
1-2 3-4 5-6
1 Bayonet Bludgeon, Vicious, Light Bullwhip
2 Bolas Chainsaw, Gasoline Drill, Portable
3 Hedge Trimmer Claws, Fangs, Horns, Handgun, Black Powder
Spurs
4 Chain, Light Flail, Light Flail, Medium
5 Nailgun Hook Flamethrower
6 Grenade Launcher, Light Claws, Fangs, Horns, Flamethrower
Spurs

CyberAudio Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-2 Enhanced Hearing Enhanced Hearing Range
3-4 Radio Scanner/Receiver Sound Damper
5-6 Universal Translator Enhanced Hearing

CyberOptic Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-3 Enhanced Vision Night Vision
4 Targeting System Laser System
5 Peripheral Vision RC CyberOptic
 6 Telescopic Vision Thermographic Vision

CyberOlfactive Add-Ons
1-3 4-6
1-4 Enhanced Smell Breathing Filters
5-6 Scent Enhancers Enhanced Smell

Since we go under the basic assumption that cyberware had, most likely, a military
application, we also assume that soldiers that were active at the time of Doomsday were
most likely equipped with some cyberware as well. So its a possibility that a character
might find a functional piece of cyberware on soldiers corpses as well.

Dealing with a Corporate Enclave

Although most corporate enclaves are not immediately inclined towards helping
outsiders they might change their mind if a character provides help or undertakes
dangerous missions on their behalf. In such cases character might be rewarded with
installed cyberware, especially if they are likely to undertake more dangerous activities on
behalf of the enclave in the future.

Enclave cyberware have a Flaw only on a result of 1 or 2 on a dice. Otherwise its in

immaculate condition and fully functional. The appearance of Enclave Cyberware is also
extremely notable, with clean chrome parts instead of the rusty iron so common in
scavenged cyberware.

Characters should be wary of flashing immaculate cyberware around since it may attract
the attention of Ripper Gangs. raiders specialized in the violent removal of cybernetic
implants. The last thing the character might hear is the sound of a chainsaw behind him.

Cyberware Installation
Having a piece of cyberware installed is no walk in the park. A character must first find
someone with enough medical skills (Understanding/Heal) to proceed with the surgery.
Then, the character must undergo the surgery and will suffer damage. He will then have to
recover if he doesnt want to fall unconscious the next time he trips and fall.

The surgeon that proceeds with the surgery has to match or best the Surgery Difficulty
Rating (SDR) of the cyberware part with a Heal/Understanding check but can have
assistants to help him out (see Teamwork, page 64 of Atomic Highway Core Rulebook).

If the character succeeds, the surgery is a complete success and the character now has to
recover. He will soon be able to use his newly installed cyberware. But what if the surgeon
fails? In all cases, if the cyberware is a replacement (arm, feet ) the member is removed
even if the surgery is incomplete so the character gains the appropriate Flaw for the
situation (like Crude Hand or the like). If the cyberware is an implant or an add-on, the GM
must act accordingly.

If surgery is failed by 1: The cyberware is installed but is otherwise not functional.

Additional surgery will have to be performed in order to make the cyberware work.
If surgery is failed by 2: The cyberware is installed but complications add an additional
2L of Surgery Damage. Additional surgery will have to be performed in order to make the
cyberware work.

If surgery is failed by 3 or more: The cyberware couldnt be installed, the character

suffers the full Surgery Damage with an additional 2L added and the cyberware part is
broken down with no chance it can be repaired.

As soon as a character gets his first implant, he is considered cybered-up and gains the
Electrical Vulnerability Cybernetic Flaw:

Cybernetic Flaw - Electrical Vulnerability

A character with cyberware installed in his body is more vulnerable to electrical based
hazards and attacks. Therefore, any time a character with cyberware is exposed to this
kind of damage, the resulting damage score is increased by 1 per implant but never more
than the actual damage.

Example 1: A character with both a CyberOptic System (2 parts) and a CyberArm (1 part)
damaged for 2L point would suffer 3L more points of damage from an electrical based
attacks.

Example 2: Another cybernetic character (4 parts) is damaged for 2L. He will suffer an
additional 2L points of damage (Not 3 since the initial damage is lesser).

If a character is exposed to an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, he suffers no damage

but all his cyberware implants suffers the full effects of the damage unless EMP Shielded.
This chapter includes new weapons that deal electrical based damage.

Afterward, any time a character gets a new piece of cyberware, he has two choices. He can
roll on the Random Flaw table of each separate cyberware or choose an appropriate Flaw
from those existing in Atomic Highway Core Rulebook, Irradiated Freaks or from the new
Flaws available in this chapter called Cybernetic Flaws.

Cyberware
Each piece of cyberware in Atomic Highway has the same basic Attributes:

Name of the Cyberware.

Surgery Difficulty Rating (SDR): The number of successes it takes to successfully install
the cyberware.
Surgery Damage (SD): The damage taken by the patient during the surgery.
Time: How long (In hours) it takes to install the cyberware.
Health: The number of Health Box the cyberware has.
Cost: The number of points of customization that can be fitted into the cyberware part.

Cyberware
- Basic Cyberware
 SDR SD Time Health Cost
CyberArm 3 12L 8 8 8
CyberHand 2* 8L 6 4 4
CyberAudio 3 12L 12 2 4
CyberLeg 3 12L 8 8 8
CyberFoot 2* 8L 6 4 4
CyberOlfactive 3 12L 12 2 4
CyberOptic 3 12L 12 2 4
Cyberware Add-Ons
- CyberArm Add-Ons
Dispenser 1 2N 4 4 2
Increased 2 2N 6 4 4
Muscle
Oversized 2 2N 8 10 6
CyberArm
Twist-Lock 1 2N 4 4 1
Changing
Mount
- CyberAudio Systems Add-Ons
Enhanced 2 2L 6 2 2
Hearing
Enhanced 2 2L 6 2 2
Hearing Range
Radio 2 2L 6 2 2
Scanner/Receiv
er
Sound Damper 2 2L 6 2 2
Universal 2 2L 6 2 2
Translator
- CyberFeet Add-Ons
Jumpers*** 2 2L 8 4 4
Prehensile 2 2L 8 4 4
Feet***
Swimmers*** 2 2L 8 4 2
- CyberHand Add-Ons
Digit: Light 1 2N 2 2 1
Digit: Lockpick 1 2N 2 2 1
Digit: 1 2N 2 2 1
Hypodermic
Digit: Tools 1 2N 2 2 1
Rammer 2 2L 6 8 4
Reacher 2 2L 6 4 2
- CyberLeg Add-Ons
Hidden 2 2N 2 2 2
Compartment
Landers*** 2 2L 8 8 6
Runners*** 2 2L 8 4 4
- CyberOptic System Add-Ons
Laser System 2 2L 4 2 2
Night Vision 2 2L 4 2 2
Enhanced 2 2L 4 2 1
Vision
Peripheral 2 2L 4 2 2
Vision
RC CyberOptic 2 2L 4 - 2
Targeting 2 2L 4 2 1
System
Telescopic 2 2L 4 2 2
Vision
Thermographic 2 2L 4 2 2
Vision
- CyberOlfactive System Add-Ons
Breathing 2 2L 4 2 2
Filters
Enhanced 2 2L 4 2 2
Smell
Scent 2 2L 4 2 2
Enhancers
- Cyberware Implants
CyberBomb 2 2N 4 10 4
Geiger Counter 3 4L 4 6 4
Link: Firearm 3 4L 8 2 -
Link: Vehicle 3 4L 8 2 -
Plating: Borg 4 12L 12 - 4****
Plating: 2 2N 4 - 2
Cyberware
Plating: Skin 3 10L 10 - -
Radio 2 4L 4 - -
Transceiver
ReBreather 2 8L 6 - -
Reflex 3 10L 10 - -
Accelerators
Reinforced 4 12L 12 - -
Frame
Shielding: 1 2N 2 - -
Electrical
Shielding: EMP 1 2N 2 - -
- CyberWeapon Add-Ons/Implants
CyberWeapon* 2 2N 2 - Varies
*
Mining Drill 2 2N 4 - 8
Poison Injector 2 2L 2 - -
Ripper Jaw 3 10L 8 - -
Cyberware Tables Key
SDR: Surgery Difficulty Rating. Number of successes to equal or best.
SD: Surgery Damage. The amount of damage the character gets when the cyberware is installed.
Time: The length, in hour, it takes to install the cyberware part.
Health: The amount of damage the cyberware part can take before breaking.
Cost: The amount of customization points that can be added to the cyberware part.
* Only apply if not part of a CyberArm/CyberLeg.
** See description for a list of available Weapons.
*** Only works if both feet/legs are equipped with it.
**** Cost per Arm, Feet, Hand and Leg.

Cyberware is described in the following format:

Name of the Cyberware Implant.
Benefits: What benefits the piece of Cyberware provides, if any.
Random Flaw (One die): Player can roll a Flaw for random or choose one from those
available in this book, in Irradiated Freaks and in Atomic Highway Core Rulebook.
Possible Traits: Most Cyberware have distinct physical traits, and sample possibilities for
how the piece of Cyberware might be described are provided. If the entry is None, the
piece of Cyberware does not alter the characters outward appearance because its subtle
or because the piece is implanted into his body.

Basic Cyberware

CyberArm
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic arm that is initially set to emulate his Physical
Attributes. A CyberArm is always equipped with a CyberHand.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Allergy, 3 Hemophilia, 4-5 Pain
(Bone/Muscle), 6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Mechanical arm

CyberAudio System
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic ear that has a perfect hearing.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Background Noise, 3-4 Sound Sensitive, 5 Pain (Headache),
6 Vertigo
Possible Traits: None

CyberFoot
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic foot that is initially set to emulate his Physical
Attributes.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Allergy, 3 Hemophilia, 4-5 Pain
(Bone/Muscle), 6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Mechanical foot

CyberHand
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic hand that is initially set to emulate his Physical
Attributes.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Allergy, 3 Hemophilia, 4-5 Pain
(Bone/Muscle), 6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Mechanical hand

CyberLeg
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic leg that is initially set to emulate his Physical
Attributes.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Allergy, 3 Hemophilia, 4-5 Pain
(Bone/Muscle), 6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Mechanical leg

CyberOlfactive System
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic replacement for the nasal system. It allows
additional implants to be added in the nasal, sinus area.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-5 Allergy, 6 Pain (Headache)
Possible Traits: Some kind of mechanical nozzle replacing the nose, no nose.

CyberOptic System
Benefits: The character has a cybernetic eye that has a perfect 20/20 vision.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Color-Blind, 3 Light Sensitive, 4 Pain
(Headache), 5 Vertigo, 6 Allergy
Possible Traits: Camera len, optic zoom, chrome eye

Basic Cyberware Add-Ons

CyberArm Add-Ons

Dispenser
Prerequisite: CyberArm
Benefits: This addition to the CyberArm fits it with a jet dispenser that allows use of
different gas, liquid and foam canisters. The dispenser comes with one empty canister and
it is refillable. A full canister is good for 6 uses before needing a refill. The content of the
canister is up to the character (Gasoline, foam extinguisher, nerve gas, poison gas, water,
acid ).
Random Flaw (One die): 1-6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: Hose muzzle, protruding canister

Increased Muscle
Prerequisite: CyberArm
Benefits: The addition to the characters CyberArm (Or CyberArms if character has two)
increases the Muscle Attribute of the character by one point. This addition can be taken
multiple times (Up to Muscle 6) if the character has Oversized CyberArms.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Noisy, 2-4 Pain (Bone/Muscle), 5-6 Hyperactive Metabolism
Possible Traits: External power pack mounted on a belt, bigger mechanical arm,
additional gears.
Oversized CyberArm
Prerequisite: CyberArm, Reinforced Frame
Benefits: This addition to the CyberArm converts the characters CyberArm into his giant
equivalent. This new oversized arm can be modified (With Increased Muscle) up to Muscle
6.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Hyperactive Metabolism, 4 Partial Biped, 5-6 Pain
(Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: Mechanical arms twice as big as normal.

Twist-Lock Changing Mount

Prerequisite: CyberArm or CyberHand
Benefits: The addition to the CyberArm or CyberHand allows the character to change his
entire arm (or hand) in 1 round assuming he has another one on hand with a Twist-Lock
Changing Mount as well.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Uncontrolled Activation, 4-6 Pain (Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: None

CyberAudio System Add-Ons

Enhanced Hearing
Prerequisite: CyberAudio System
Benefits: The character uses Senses 6/Notice to hear things. The character cant hear,
however, frequencies normally inaudible to normal humans.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Background Noises, 3-4 Pain (Headache), 5-6 Sound
Sensitive,
Possible Traits: None

Enhanced Hearing Range

Prerequisite: CyberAudio System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberAudio System allows the character to hear sounds on
frequencies normally inaudible to normal humans.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Background Noises, 4 Pain (Headaches), 5 Psychic
Susceptibility, 6 Sound Sensitive
Possible Traits: None

Radio Scanner/Receiver
Prerequisite: CyberAudio System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberAudio System allows the character to scan the radio
band and to pick up any radio signal up to 10 miles away. Can be coupled with a Radio
Transceiver to allow communication between 2 radio sources.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Background Noises, 4 Pain (Headache), 5 Sound Sensitive,
6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: Small antenna protruding from behind the ear

Sound Damper
Prerequisite: CyberAudio System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberAudio System allows the character to protect his
hearing by reducing the noise level heard when it reaches dangerous levels.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Deafness, 3-6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: None

Universal Translator
Prerequisite: CyberAudio System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberAudio System allows the character to understand any
of the spoken language that existed before Doomsday. The device does not necessarily
understand slangs or regional terms though. Note that the Universal Translator allows
comprehension not communication.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Pain (Headache), 5-6 Sound Sensitive
Possible Traits: Some sort of external device plugged into the CyberAudio. Grafted
chrome earphone.

CyberFeet Add-Ons

Jumpers
Prerequisite: CyberFeet
Benefits: This addition to the CyberFeet allows the character Athletics 6 for the purpose of
jumping and leaping and can leap as far as 3 yards up or 10 yards across with a running
start (Half without) with no roll required.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Uncontrolled Activation, 6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Bulky CyberFeet with apparent thrusters

Prehensile Feet
Prerequisite: CyberFeet
Benefits: This addition to the CyberFeet allows the character to hold and manipulate
things with their feet largely as though they were extra hands, gaining an extra die bonus
to Nimbleness/Athletics rolls when climbing. Obviously, holding and using things held in
the feet while walking is impossible, and while standing is still difficult (Increase Difficulty
by 1), and items requiring two hands to wield cannot be held and operated by both feet
while standing either.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Partial Biped, 3 Pain (Bone/Muscle), 4-6 Cosmetic Flaw
Possible Traits: Feet that looks like hands

Swimmers
Prerequisite: CyberFeet
Benefits: This addition to the CyberFeet allows the character to swim as if wearing
flippers. As a matter of fact, the CyberFeet literally fan out to create a flipper. Having these
in his feet, the character gains Athletics 6 for purpose of Swimming. If the character walks
on land with the Swimmers opened, he temporarily gains the Slow Flaw.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: Feet fanned out like flippers.

CyberHand Add-Ons
Digit: Light
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand allows a character to have one of his fingers
converted as a pen flashlight that cover a straight line up to 10ft. The flashlight uses the
bioelectricity of the character as a source of power. Therefore, the flashlight has an
unlimited power source and life.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Pain (Bone/Muscle), 6 Uncontrolled
Activation,
Possible Traits: LED at fingertip

Digit: Lockpick
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand allows a character to have one of his fingers
(usually the index) equipped with a lockpick allowing uses of Criminal 6 for purposes of
lockpicking.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5-6 Pain (Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: Lockpicking tools at fingertips

Digit: Hypodermic
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand allows a character to have one of his fingers
equipped with a hypodermic injector and a small reservoir (located in a hidden
compartment on the hand). The reservoir can be filled with whatever sounds appropriate
for the character (toxins, drugs, sedatives). The injector can be used 1 time before it must
be refilled and takes one round to recharge.
Random Flaw: 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5-6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: An injector at fingertip

Digit: Tools
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand allows the character to have the proper tool(s)
for the proper job on hand at any time. When installing a Digit: Tools the character decide
what kind of tools he wants (Electrical, mechanical or structural) and any time the
character has to use these tools, the Difficulty of the task is decreased one rank.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Crude Hands, 6 Pain (Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: Tools protruding at fingertips.

Rammer
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand has a hydraulic ram built into the wrist that is
released as soon as the knuckles hit a surface with enough pressure (Usually a punch). It
results in a powerful punch that can actually break bones easily or even punch through
light structural materials. Used as a weapon, it inflicts ML damage instead of the usual MN.
The Rammer, once released, must be pushed back in place manually and it takes the
character one action to do so.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-5 Pain (Muscle/Bone), 6 Uncontrolled
Activation
Possible Traits: Bulky wrist

Reacher
Prerequisite: CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the CyberHand allows the character to extend his hand up to 1
yard away.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5-6 Uncontrolled Activation
Possible Traits: Bulky wrist

CyberLeg Add-Ons

Hidden Compartment
Prerequisite: CyberLeg
Benefits: This addition to the CyberLeg adds a retractable casing to the CyberLeg that
acts as a small compartment for hiding objects up to the size of a large handgun. In that
matter, the compartment can be easily modified to become a holster. This hidden holster
can hold a single one-handed firearm and once retracted into the leg, it requires an
Extreme Senses (Vision)/Notice check to spot.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Noisy (When filled), 4-6 Pain (Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: None. Seamlessly integrated into the CyberLeg design.

Landers
Prerequisite: CyberLeg
Benefits: This addition to the CyberLeg allow the character to reduce the Damage by 4
per Success on a Nimbleness/Athletics when falling instead of reducing the Damage by 2.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Hemophilia, 5-6 Pain (Muscle/Bone)
Possible Traits: Shock suppressors behind legs

Runners
Prerequisite: CyberLegs
Benefits: This addition to the CyberLeg allow the character to run at a tremendous speed.
In game terms, it means that the character never has to make Athletics checks when
needed. Furthermore, the character can be counted as a vehicle when it comes to car
chases.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3-5 Hyperactive Metabolism, 6 Pain
(Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: Slender mechanical legs

CyberOptic System Add-Ons

Laser System
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the characters CyberOptic System adds a laser weapon in the
eye. Such a device provides a very useful last resort weapon in case of emergency. The
laser can strike with a successful Nimbleness Attribute-Only roll and can reach up to Long
Range for 4L damage. The character can use this laser up to six times per day.
Random Flaw (One die):
Possible Traits:

Night Vision
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic System allows the character to see as well in
conditions of low light as they can in daylight. A low light condition can be as extreme as a
moonless night. The light of a cigarette is enough to produce light for that add-on.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Light Sensitive, 5 Optic Glitch, 6 Pain
(Headache)
Possible Traits: Green lighted lens.

Enhanced Vision
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic System allows the character to use Senses
6/Notice to spot things.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3 Optic Glitch, 4-5 Pain (Headache), 6
Vertigo
Possible Traits: Additional lens

Peripheral Vision
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition of the CyberOptic System provides the character with nearly 360
degrees of vision, the only blind spot being directly behind him. The character with such a
vision can actively defend against a number of attackers in a round equal to their Notice +
1.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Color-Blind, 2-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Optic Glitch, 5 Pain
(Headache), 6 Vertigo
Possible Traits: Two eyes/lens/visor behind the head.

RC CyberOptic
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic allows the character to pluck out one of his
CyberOptic and send it skittering on small mechanical legs. The character can see
anything their mobile eye can see providing the eye is anywhere within Long Range. The
eye only possesses the CyberOptic Add-Ons associated with it. So if the RC CyberOptic
possesses a Thermographic and an Enhanced Vision Add-Ons these are the only type of
vision it will be able to use. It moves as if it had Nimbleness 1/Athletics, and has Stealth 5
by virtue of being tiny and quiet. The eye only has 2 Health but is Tremendous (4) Difficulty
to hit. While the eye is deployed, any rolls by the character requiring vision suffer a 1 die
penalty. If the eye is destroyed, the character must provide a new CyberOptic System to
replace it.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Color-Blind, 2-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Optic Glitch, 5 Pain
(Headache), 6 Vertigo
Possible Traits: Independent eye.

Targeting System
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic System allows the character to aim twice as
quick as if aiming normally. This means that the character gains two additional dices when
rolling for chances of hitting by aiming for one round instead of the usual two. All the other
rules for aiming remain the same as per page 71 of Atomic Highway Core Rulebook.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3 Dull Sense, 4-5 Optic Glitch, 6 Vertigo
Possible Trait: Crosshair over CyberOptics

Telescopic Vision
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic System allows the character to use weapons
such as rifles at Distant Range without the need of a telescopic sight.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3 Dull Sense, 4-5 Optic Glitch, 6 Vertigo
Possible Traits: Telescope over the CyberOptic System

Thermographic Vision
Prerequisite: CyberOptic System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOptic System allows a character to see heat sources
as a gradient going from dark blue (Coldest) to white (Hottest). The character can virtually
see other people through light structural materials or see if someone has cyberware on
him (since it would radiate as a dark blue zones on a bright orange silhouette).
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3 Dull Sense, 4-5 Optic Glitch, 6 Vertigo
Possible Traits: Goggles seamlessly grafted over the eyes of the character.

CyberOlfactive System Add-Ons

Breathing Filter
Prerequisite: CyberOlfactive System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOlfactive System allows the character to withstand
airborne toxins/fumes/gas more easily. The Breathing Filter provides the character an extra
dice on Competing Toughness rolls against toxins.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Pain (Muscle/Bone), 5-6 Speech
Impediment
Possible Traits: Some kind of implanted gas mask

Enhanced Smell
Prerequisite: CyberOlfactive System
Benefits: The character can use Senses 6/Notice to track by scent, notice subtle odors,
and recognize individuals by scent as per Enhanced Sense Mutation on page 35 of
Irradiated Freaks.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Allergy, 4-5 Cosmetic Flaw, 6 Scent Sensitive
Possible Traits: Oversized mechanical nozzle

Scent Enhancers
Prerequisite: CyberOlfactive System
Benefits: This addition to the CyberOlfactive System allows the character to use Senses
6/Notice to track by scent, notice subtle odors, and recognize individuals by scent.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3-6 Allergy (Choose airborne source)
Possible Traits: Mechanical nozzle

Cyberware Implants

CyberBomb
Prerequisite: Any Basic Cyberware, Twist-Lock Changing Mount
Benefits: This addition to a characters cyberlimb of choice adds an explosive device into
it. As a last resort solution, the character can detach the limb, prime the bomb and has 1
minute to leave the premises. The bomb inflicts 20L to everything within the blast radius
and sends slivers of metallic junk flying everywhere to inflict even further structural
damage.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-6 Phobia (Electricity and/or Fire)
Possible Traits: None.

Geiger Counter Implant

Prerequisite: None
Benefits: Allow the character to actually sense radiation in a radius of 10 yards. The
sensor sends feelings to the brain like: mild, moderate, strong, overwhelming. If the
character has a CyberOptic System, the Geiger Counter Implant can be connected to the
CyberOptic System to allow a visual display and more exact reading of the radiation
present.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Pain (Headache), 6 Power Source
Possible Traits: A protruding metallic rod somewhere on the body.

Link: Firearm
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: Allows the character and his weapon to become one. The character will
instinctively know how much ammunitions there are left in the firearm and is considered
having Shoot 6 when using weapons from the Firearm category (see Atomic Highway Core
Rulebook for listing). The only drawback is that while the character is linked, he is totally
focused on his weapon and its use so he cant do anything else while doing so. The link
can be turned ON and OFF on a thought.
Random Flaw (One die) 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Hemophilia, 6 Pain (Headache)
Note: Each individual weapon must be modified first to be compatible with the link.

New Customization: Linked Weapon

The weapon is equipped with sensors and CPUs that allows communication with the
human brain. It allows a quasi-perfect use of the weapon.
Cost: 1

Possible Traits: Some sort of plug on the side of the head.

Link: Vehicle
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: Allow the character and his vehicle to become one. The character will
instinctively know the oil and gas levels of his vehicle know if there is some kind of
mechanical or electrical problems in the systems and are able to push the envelope of his
vehicle to its upper limits. This means that if you use the Fuel Consumption rule on page
43 of the Atomic Highway Core Rulebook, you get the equivalent of a Free Plot Tweak per
game session for ignoring the effects of running out of gas. It also means that the
character is considered having a Drive 6 skill when linked. The only drawback is that while
the character is linked, he is totally focused on his vehicle and his driving so he cant do
anything else while doing so. The link can be turned ON and OFF on a thought.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Hemophilia, 6 Pain (Headache)
Note: Each individual vehicle must be modified first to be compatible with the link.

New Customization: Linked Vehicle

The vehicle is equipped with sensors and CPUs that allows communication with the human
brain. When linked, it allows a quasi-perfect use of the vehicle.
Cost: 1

Possible Traits: Some sort of plug on the side of the head.

Plating: Borg
Prerequisite: CyberArms, CyberLegs, Reinforced Frame
Benefits: This addition to the characters cyberware and body adds Protection 8. No
additional armors may be worn over the plating.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Pain (Body/Muscle), 2-3 Hyperactive Metabolism, 4 Noisy, 5-6
Slow
Possible Traits: Heavy metallic plates all over the characters body and cyberware.

Plating : Cyberware
Prerequisite: CyberArm, CyberLeg, CyberFoot, CyberHand
Benefits: This addition to the Basic Cyberware adds Protection 2 to the cyberware. No
additional armors may be worn over the plating.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Cosmetic Flaw, 3-6 Noisy
Possible Traits: Additional plates on the Basic Cyberware.

Plating: Skin
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: The character has some sort of armor grafted to part of his skin or over his
whole body. It provides the character with Protection 2 who can also wear armor over it.
Random Flaw (One die): Pain (Muscle/Bone), Repulsive
Possible Traits: metallic plates sewn/burned to the skin.

Radio Transceiver
Prerequisite: None but CyberAudio System recommended
Benefits: This modification to the throat allows the character to transmit his voice over as
a radio signal with a range of up to 10 miles. This implant can be coupled with a Radio
Scanner/Receiver to allow communication between 2 radio sources.
Random Flaw (One die): Cosmetic Flaw, Pain (Muscle/Bone), Speech Impediment
Note: Both sources MUST be equipped with both a Scanner/Receiver and a Transceiver to
be able to communicate freely. The character must actually talk (Even if its in a whisper)
to be able to transmit his voice.
Possible Traits: Sensors on the neck, antenna.

ReBreather
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: A major modification of the respiratory system allows a character to hold his
breath longer above or under water. In game terms it means that the ReBreather provides
the character with Toughness x 25 when holding their breath instead of the normal x10.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Allergy, 2-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-5 Hyperactive Metabolism, 6
Moisture-Dependent
Possible Traits: Tubing that comes out of the characters ribcage and goes all the way
back on both sides of the neck and possibly, some sort of reservoir.

Reflex Accelerators
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: These cables that relay signals from the brain to the different muscle groups of
the body allow the character to react more quickly. In game terms, it means that the
character is considered Nimbleness 6 when determining initiative.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4-5 Hyperactive Metabolism, 6 Pain
(Muscle/Bone)
Possible Traits: Hydraulic tubes that runs along the arms and legs and connected to the
different muscle groups.

Reinforced Frame
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: The characters entire skeleton is reinforced with metallic parts. Even though
the whole process is long and painful, the final result, once the character has healed from
his surgery, is impressive. First the character now calculates his Health with the following
formula:

(Muscle + Tenacity + Toughness) x 3

Furthermore, if the character is confronted with the Knockdown rule presented on page 74
of Atomic Highway Core Rulebook, the character with a Reinforced Frame can take (
Health + Toughness) in one attack before falling down instead of the usual ( Health) rule.
Random Flaw: 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2 Hyperactive Metabolism, 3-4 Noisy, 5 Pain
(Bone/Muscle), 6 Slow
Possible Traits: Bolts protruding from skin everywhere, rivets, clanking noise.

Shielding: Electrical
Prerequisite: Any Cyberware/Implant
Benefits: This addition to a characters cyberware prevents additional damage from this
source as per Electrical Vulnerability Flaw rules. Electrical Shielding must be bought
separately for each cyberware part a character wants to shield.
Example: A character with both a CyberLeg and a CyberArm would normally receive 2
additional points of damage from electrical based damage but if the CyberArm is shielded,
the character would only suffer 1 additional point of damage (CyberLeg not shielded).
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Background Noises/Optic Glitch*, 6 Power
Source
Possible Traits: A blueish sheen on the cyberwares surface
* If character has a CyberOptic or a CyberAudio System equipped.

Shielding: EMP
Prerequisite: Any Cyberware/Implant
Benefits: This addition to a characters cyberware nullifies any damage from EMP. EMP
Shielding must be bought separately for each cyberware part a character wants to shield.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-4 Cosmetic Flaw, 5 Background Noises/Optic Glitch, 6 Power
Source
Possible Traits: A blueish sheen on the cyberwares surface
* If character has a CyberOptic or a CyberAudio System equipped.

CyberWeapons Add-On

CyberWeapons Add-Ons
Prerequisite: Various
Benefits: This addition allows the character to add a weapon to one of his CyberArm or
Hand. The following list indicates what weapons can be added to a replacement, a list of
possible locations and whether or not the weapon is retractable. When a (R) is next to a
location it means that this weapon basically replaces the cyberware at this location. Stats
for weapons can be found on pages 40 through 42 of the Atomic Highway Core Rulebook.

Melee Weapons Location Retractable Note Cost

Y/N
-Primitive
(Muscle/Melee)
Axe, Medium Hand (R) N - -
Bayonet Arm Y - 1
Bludgeon, Blunt, Hand (R) N - -
Medium
Flail, Medium Hand (R) Y Only chain is -
retractable
-Primitive
(Nimbleness/Melee)
Axe, Light Hand (R) N Can be -
released for
throwing
Bludgeon, Blunt, Light Hand (R) N - -
Bludgeon, Vicious, Hand (R) N - -
Light
Bullwhip Arm Y - 1
Chain, Light Arm Y - 1
Flail, Light Hand (R) Y Only chain is -
retractable
Hook Hand (R) N - -
Knife Arm Y Can be 1
released for
 throwing
Sword, Light Arm, Hand Y Only 1
(R) retractable as
an arm weapon
Sword, Medium Hand (R) N - -
-Powered
(Muscle/Melee)
Chainsaw, Gasoline* Arm (R) N - 8
Drill, Portable Arm Y Only the drill 4
bit is
retractable
Hedge Trimmer* Hand (R) N - -
-Unarmed (Muscle or
Nimbleness/Brawl)
Claws, Fangs, Hand, Head, N - 1
Horns/Spurs Arm, Leg or
Foot
-Firearm
(Nimbleness/Shoot)
Handgun, Light Arm, Hand N Only the 1
cannons
mouth is visible
Handgun, Medium Arm, Hand N Only the 2
cannons
mouth is visible
Handgun, Heavy Arm, Hand N Only the 4
cannons
mouth is visible
Handgun, Black Arm, Hand N Only the 1
Powder cannons
mouth is visible
Machine Gun, Light Arm N External 1
magazine slot
Nail Gun Arm N - 2
Rifle, Medium Arm N - 2
Shotgun Arm N Single shell or 4
external
magazine slot
-Heavy
(Understanding/Sho
ot)
Flamethrower* Arm N External 4
weapon and
must be linked
to an external
tank
Grenade Launcher, Arm N External 2
Light
-Primitive Missiles
(Nimbleness/Shoot)
Crossbow, Wrist Arm N - 1
Crossbow, Pistol Arm N - 1
Crossbow, Light Arm N - 1
-Thrown Weapons
(Nimbleness/Athletic
s)
Axe, Light Hand (R) N Can be -
released for
throwing
Bolas Arm N Released from 2
an internal tube
Knife Arm Y Can be 1
released for
throwing
Cyberware Tables Key
Location: Indicates where the weapon can be installed. An (R) indicates that it replaces the location.
Retractable: Indicates if Yes or No the weapon is retractable.
Note: Additional notes concerning the weapon.
Cost: The amount of customization slots the weapon takes.
* Prerequisite: Reinforced Frame
Random Flaw (One die): 1-3 Cosmetic Flaw, 4 Pain (Bone/Muscle), 5 Noisy*, 6
Uncontrolled Activation*
Possible Traits: The weapon attached to the arm or hand or replacing the later.
* Only if applicable

Mining Drill
Prerequisite: CyberArm, Reinforced Frame
Benefits: This Replacement takes away the lower arm and the hand of the CyberArm and
replaces it with an industrial-grade mining drill. It allows the character to damage and
penetrate light to moderate structures and if used as a weapon, it decreases the chances
to hit by one die but inflicts 14L of damage.
Random Flaw (One die): 1 Cosmetic Flaw, 2-4 Slow, 5-6 Pain (Bone/Muscle)
Possible Traits: Huge mining drill replacing the forearm and hand.

Poison Injector
Prerequisite: Piercing or Slashing CyberWeapon Add-On or Implant
Benefits: This addition to one of the characters CyberWeapon Add-On or Implant provides
the weapon with a poison injector that has a small canister that can hold up to three doses
of poison before needing a recharge. When using the rigged weapon, the character can
choose to inject poison or not as he uses it.

Toxin Toxicity/Amount Type

Poison 3/Dose Lethal

The poison injector installation comes with an antidote that provides the character
immunity to his own poison.
Random Flaw (One die):
Possible Traits: None

Ripper Jaw
Prerequisite: None
Benefits: This piece of cyberware replaces the characters jaw and teeth with metallic
equivalent and enhanced pressure. It also adds hydraulics to replace the muscles. A bite
from a Ripper Jaw inflicts M+2L.
Random Flaw (One die): 1-2 Repulsive, 3-5 Speech Impediment, 6 Pain (Headache)
Possible Traits: A trap-like jaw, nails and screws instead of teeth, hydraulics on both
sides of the head, mechanical mandibles.

Nanotechnology

Before Doomsday, nanotechnology was beginning to be explored as a way to eventually

replace cyberware. Nanites (microscopic robots) were programmed for a specific task and
inserted into a synthetic blood mixture. Once injected into a human host, it started running
its programming that consisted of different tasks going from modifying the host on a
microscopic level to reprogramming of cell functions.

Electricity VS Nanotechnology

Even though Nanites feeds on bioelectricity to operate, any electrical discharge that is
superior to what the body would normally produce is a threat to Nanites. So any Lethal
Damage superior to the Toughness score of the NanoEnhanced character disrupts the
microscopic robots.

Electrical Magnetic Pulse (EMP) automatically disrupts the Nanites.

Scavenging for Nanotechs

The only possible places where one can expect to find Nanotech Treatments are military
installation because the base assumption is that Nanotechnology was highly experimental
and unstable when Doomsday came.

From the list available in Atomic Highway Core Rulebook, you can consider that a character
can roll on the Nanotechnology table in the following locations: Laboratory and Military
Base. And again, one must roll a dice. If the result is anything else than six, no rolls on the
Nanotechnology table can be made. Then again, the GM can choose to incorporate
treatments as he wishes but these tends to be fairly more powerful than regular
Cyberware so take into consideration that a Nanite Treatment is a very rare occurrence.

Activating a Nanotech

Once injected, it takes the Nanites 1-6 rounds to take place and be able to start working.
Once activated, the Nanites works non-stop until deactivated or destroyed. A character
must be careful when using Nanites because since they are experimental, they can give
some pretty serious side effects if they dont function appropriately.

Corrupted Nanites

Although a rare occurrence, sometimes the Nanites can be corrupted, whether it is by time
or by the environment in which they are stocked. For a GM to determine if a particular
Nanite Treatment is corrupted, he rolls a die. If the result is one, the Nanites are indeed
corrupted. It is recommended that the GM keeps this a secret until the Nanites are
activated into the character since there are no known ways to detect Nanite Corruption in
the Post-Apocalyptic World of Atomic Highway. Each Nanite Treatment has a Corrupted
Nanites entry.

Nanite Treatments are described in the following format:

Name of the Treatment.
Benefits: What benefits the treatment provides, if any.
Corrupted Nanites: Describes what happens when the Nanites are corrupted.
Possible Traits: A list of possible traits, if any.

Nanite Treatments
Bioluminescence Treatment
Benefits: Once injected, the characters body starts to glow like a firefly. The character
can produce up to six hours of light per day with the brightness of a torch.
Corrupted Nanites: If the nanites are corrupted, the character doesnt control the glow
(Uncontrolled Activation Flaw) and each time the glow is activated, the character suffers
poisoning (Toxicity 3/Activation). This poisoning can be treated as normal per Treating
Toxins rules on page 75 of Atomic Highway Core Rulebook.
Possible Traits: A visible glow that can even be seen during the day.

Chameleon Treatment
Benefits: Once injected, the characters skin starts to change colors and patterns at his
will. These colors and patterns always adapt to fit the surrounding providing the character
with Stealth 6 for hiding purposes considering he is mostly naked.
Corrupted Nanites: If the nanites are corrupted, the character doesnt control the
change of colors and patterns (Uncontrolled Activation Flaw) and each time the chameleon
effect is activated, the character suffers poisoning (Toxicity 3/Activation). This poisoning
can be treated as normal per Treating Toxins rules on page 75 of Atomic Highway Core
Rulebook.

Possible Traits: Shifting hues and patterns on the characters skin.

Body Morph Treatment

Benefits: Once injected, the character whole body can be changed. Facial features, skin
and hair color, and even gender to appear as another member of the same species of
approximately the same mass and height. The change is solely cosmetic: Attributes and
skills are not modified and any other traits that are not natural remain. When asleep or if
rendered unconscious, the character returns to their normal form. Minor changes such as
skin color or slight modifications to the face take a round; a whole body change takes six
rounds. The character has Persuade 6 for purposes of appearing to be someone else.
Corrupted Nanites: If the Nanites are corrupted, things turn really really ugly for the
character. His skin is constantly warping and reshaping in sometimes painful ways. The
character automatically gains the Pain (Bone/Muscle) Flaw AND the Repulsive Flaw as well.
Possible Traits: A smooth, almost featureless skin.

Psychic Catalyst Treatment

Benefits: Once injected, the characters brain starts to awaken and, occasionally, the
awakened brain manifests some psychic abilities. In game terms it means the character
have a slight chance (A result of One on two dices) to manifest a psychic power. If the
result indeed produces a psychic power, choose or roll on the list of powers available in the
books you have on hand (Both Atomic Highway Core Rulebook and Irradiated Freaks have
psychic powers). Once they have awakened the brain, the Nanites are flushed through
natural means.
Corrupted Nanites: If the Nanites are corrupted, they wont leave the body. They will
induce strong migraines (Consider migraines to be Pain (Headache) with a two level
increases of Difficulty instead of one) and will manifest, unconsciously, a Psychic Power
from times to times. In game terms, it means that there is a slight chance (A result of one
on a dice per game) that the character manifests a psychic ability. It will ALWAYS happen in
the worst of time and with unpredictable results (At GMs discretion).
Possible Traits: Apparent veins on forehead.

Regenerative Treatment
Benefits: Once injected, the characters wounds will heal by themselves and much
quicker than natural. Any Damage from or beyond the characters halfway Health point is
healed naturally at a rate of their Toughness in boxes per day (If Lethal), or Toughness in
boxes per hour (If Non-Lethal). Any Damage upt o the characters halfway Health point is
healed naturally at a rate of their Toughness in boxes per hour (If Lethal), or Toughness in
boxes per minute (If Non-Lethal).
Corrupted Nanites: If the Nanites are corrupted, the wounds dont close as easily and
the characters body becomes frail. In game terms it means the character gains the
Hemophilia Flaw AND the Fragile Flaw.
Possible Traits: A skin with no scars or bruises of any kind.

Toxin Adaptation Treatment

Benefits: Once injected, the characters body becomes able to adapt to toxins. This
means that the character is immuned to any poison hes been damaged at least once by
it. The immunity fades though if the character isnt constantly exposed to the toxin and it
will vanish after a month.
Corrupted Nanites: If the Nanites are corrupted, the character becomes more vulnerable
to a toxin if hes been damaged normally by it first. This means that the Toxicity of a toxin
that the character has been exposed at least once by increases by one. Like the functional
Nanites the additional vulnerability vanishes after one month unexposed.
Possible Traits: None.

Toxin Resistance Treatment

Benefits: Once injected, the characters body becomes more resistant to toxins. This
means that the character now has Toughness 6 for purposes of resisting any ingested or
injected toxins. Inhaled toxins are unaffected by this treatment.
Corrupted Nanites: If the Nanites are corrupted, the Nanites turns against the character
and he is now considered Toughness 1 for purposes of resisting any ingested or injected
toxins. Like the functional Nanites, Inhaled toxins are unaffected by this treatment.
Possible Traits: None.

Cybernetic Flaws (New Flaws)

Cybernetic Flaws can only be used as part of a cybernetic part/implant installation. Apart
from the Flaws present in this book, most of the Flaws from Atomic Highway Core
Rulebook and Irradiated Freaks can be used as Cybernetic Flaws as well.

Flaws are described in the following format:

Name of the Flaw.
Hindrance: What problems the Flaw imparts.
Possible Traits: Most Flaws have distinct physical traits, and sample possibilities on how
the Flaw might be described are provided. If the entry is None, the Flaw does not alter the
characters outward appearance.

Background Noises
Hindrance: A character with this Flaw has some bad connections somewhere in his
cybernetic audio device and as a result hears background noises. Sometimes these noises
can be interpreted as real and therefore, cause the character to become distracted.
Effectively, it means that the character suffers the same effects as the Dull Sense: Hearing
Flaw whose rules are brought back here.

The character uses Senses 1 to hear things. On the positive side, loud noises do not unduly
bother them.
Possible Traits: None

Blindness
Hindrance: This Flaw makes the character totally blind. In game terms, it means that the
character is unable to make Senses (Vision)/Notice checks and all the following skills have
a three level Difficulty increase (Maximum 5). This penalty CANNOT be cancelled by using
a Fortune Token.

Athletics, Boat, Brawl, Criminal, Drive, Melee, Pilot, Ride, Scavenge, Shoot, Sleight, Stealth,
Survive, Tech

On another hand the character gets a one level Difficulty decrease in both Senses
(Hearing, Smell) a small compensation for such a severe Flaw.
Possible Traits: Milky eyes, eyes fixing straight ahead.

Deafness
Hindrance: This Flaw makes the character totally deaf. In game terms it means that the
character is unable to make Senses (Hearing)/Notice checks and must find a way to
understand those around him.
New Skill: Sign Language
The character is able to communicate with other by means of gestual and mimicry. It
can be learned to secretly communicate when stealthy or when someone is unable to
speak properly.

Hyperactive Metabolism
Hindrance: The characters metabolism operates twice as fast as normal. As a result, the
character MUST consume at least twice the normal amount of food and water each day to
function normally. Failure to do so will give the character a 8N damage that cant be healed
until the character had a proper meal and some water. As soon as the character eats/drink,
he can heal the damage taken from starvation normally.
Possible Traits: Tendencies to be skinny.

Optional Rule: Starvation

To make the Hyperactive Metabolism a reality for this supplement, I had to go and
think of a proper way to rule Starvation. I also know that Starvation was not covered
in the original Atomic Highway Core Rulebook since it sounded UnHeroic and I
totally agree with that! But since I had to take some time to think about it to make
the Hyperactive Metabolism Flaw a reality, heres the rule I came up with

For each day passed without food AND water, the character suffers a cumulative 4N
damage that cant be healed until the character had a proper meal and some water.
As soon as the character eats/drink, he can heal the damage taken from starvation
normally.

An important note to GMs here! Dont kill your players with starvation! Its not cool at
all.

A way to make sure you can put a difference between your starvation damage and
your Lethal and Non-Lethal one is to put a horizontal line in the boxes instead of a
diagonal one.

Noisy
Hindrance: The characters cyberware creaks, screeches like a rusty hinge, buzzes, and
fizzes almost constantly. The character is considered having Stealth 0 when the cyberware
is under function. If the cyberware cant be turned off, the penalty is permanent.
Possible Traits: Malfunctioning gears, electric sparks.

Optic Glitch
Hindrance: A character with this Flaw has glitches in his CyberEyes that produces
background static noise that varies in intensities and can sometime be interpreted as
movement or even someone. Effectively, it means that the character suffers the same
effects as the Dull Sense: Vision Flaw whose rules are brought back here.

The character uses Senses 1 to spot things. They treat all Ranges as being one level
higher, and so cannot target things at Distant Range even with vision enhancement, and
require vision enhancement to target things at Long Range.
Possible Traits: Optic moving in and out of focus by itself, twitches in the lens.
Pain (Varies)
Hindrance: The character has some sort of infection or the surgery he got for his implant
did not heal properly and he suffers from pain peaks at times. At the beginning of each
play session the character rolls, in front of the GM, a single dice. A result of 1 means that
every time during the play session the character will roll a check related in some ways to
the source of his pain, he will suffer a one level Difficulty increase. This penalty CANNOT be
cancelled using a Fortune Token. The type of pain (see below) presents the type of checks
that is affected:

Pain Checks Affected

Articulations/Joints, Bones Nimbleness
Muscles Muscle, Nimbleness
Headaches Understanding, Tenacity, Appeal, Senses
Possible Traits: Movement stiffness, red squinting eye.

Power Source
Hindrance: A character with this Flaw has a problem with some of his Cyberware. Since
his body cant produce enough bioelectricity to power some of his Cyberware, the
character MUST rely on an outside power source (Like a belt-mounted battery pack). This
power source is subject to the same rule than Fuel Consumption on Page 43 of Atomic
Highway Core Rulebook which is copied and adapted here for convenience:

Battery Consumption

Carefully tracking the battery level of your devices, like encumbrance, is time better spent
on the more enjoyable aspects of play. At the start of each session, the GM secretly rolls a
single die for each PC devices with the Flaw Power Source. A result of 1 means that the
device runs out of power at some point during that session. A Plot Tweak (Using Fortune,
page 65) can be used to ignore this result.
Possible Traits: External power pack of some sort.

Scent Sensitive
Hindrance: The character suffers a 1 level increase in the Difficulty of any tasks
attempted in environments where there are strong scents, pleasant or not, including but
not limited to: Corpses, flowers, body odours and the likes. The character must wear some
kind of filtering device to overcome the penalty.
Possible Traits: None

Sound Sensitive
Hindrance: The character suffers a 1 level increase in the Difficulty of any tasks
attempted in conditions of strong sounds (Anything more than the sound of a chainsaw). In
this situation, the character can overcome the penalty by wearing some sort of protective
device.
Possible Traits: None

Uncontrolled Activation
Hindrance: Somehow, the cyberware implant activates by itself and/or refuses to activate
when prompted to. Every time the character wants to activate that particular piece of
cyberware, he must throw a die. A result of 1-3 on the die means that the cyberware wont
cooperate. The character can only try back in a number of rounds equivalent to the die
throw. This penalty CANNOT be cancelled by using a Fortune Token.
Possible Traits: None

Vertigo
Hindrance: The character is victim of violent vertigo episodes. At the beginning of each
play session the character rolls, in front of the GM, a single dice. A result of 1 means that
anytime during the game the character wants to make a Nimbleness or a Senses check, he
suffers a one level Difficulty increase. This penalty CANNOT be cancelled by using a
Fortune Token.
Possible Traits: None