GURPS - Compendium 1..

A Command Phase (see p. CY73) for a Marquee Interface
takes four times longer than normal. Marquee Interfaces have a
Legality Class of 3.
Icon Interface
25 points
This is the second generation of neural interface. It displays a
visual, or icon-based, interface which is very similar to the iconbased
op erating systems used on personal computers in the
1980s and early 1990s. This greatly improves information
access speed. A two-dimensional "screen" is projected directly
into the character's optic nerve. When he wishes to execute a
program or examine a database, he mentally "selects" the appropriate
icon. To connect to another computer, for instance, he
selects a telephone; to disconnect from a system, he selects a
door. Icons can be personalized - for instance, a hacker might
use a picture of a turkey to indicate a computer whose security
systems are well below average.
Installation requires a major surgical facility and takes a minimum
of ten days.
A Command Phase takes twice the normal length. Legality
Class is 4, meaning that in most places an Icon Int erface must be
licensed, registered or both.
Environmental Interface
30 points
The ultimate step in the evolution of the interface!
When the character plugs into a network, he sees a
complete, fully defined world around him. In some
campaigns, there will only be one visual representation of
the network; in others, characters can plug different
environment modules into their cyberdecks, and some
versions of cyberspace allow a netrunner to create his own
environment interactively, altering it at will. All systems
and data are represented as objects that can be interacted
with in real-time. Instead of visualizing the command
"open" when looking at the file, the user simply picks
up the file with his imaginary "hands" and thumbs
through it.
Installation requires a major medical facility and takes four
weeks - two for the actual surgery, and two more to learn to use
the interface. This "environmental orientation" is essential, and
requires access to a powerful computer and a cyberdeck. If the
user tries to skip orientation, he can only use his implant as an
Icon Interface until he finishes his training. If he completes less
than a week of familiarization, he can use the interface normally,
but is at -2 on all skill rolls made in the Net until he completes
the second week of training.
Environmental Interfaces have normal Command Phase
intervals. They have a Legality Class of 4, requiring licensing in
most societies. In restrictive societies, possession of an
Environmental Interface is illegal except to those with specific
governmental authorization.
No Hangover
5 points
No matter how much you drink, you will never get a hangover.
This does not prevent or modify any of the effects of the
actual intoxication, it just eliminates the unpleasant aftereffects.
Panimmunity
2/5/10 points
Artificial organisms, tailor-made for each individual, are
injected into the body. They recognize "friendly" cells, and
attack others. If you accidentally get someone else's immunity
shot, the effect will be as though you had caught a bad case of
the flu, and there will be no benefit. Panimmunity is permanent,
and the better the bio-engineering techniques of the society, the
more thorough it can be:
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Level 1 (TL9): +3 to HT to resist any disease. 2 points.
Level 2 (TL10): +8 to HT to resist any disease. 5 points.
Level 3 (TL12): Full panimmunity: the equivalent of the
Immunity to Disease advantage, with no minimum HT required.
10 points.
Patron (Secret)
Variable
This is similar to the standard Patron Advantage (see pp.
B24-25), but the character doesn't know the identity of the individual
or organization that has taken him under his/its wing.
This means there's no way to directly call upon the Patron for
help. If the character broadcasts his predicament in such a way
that the GM judges the Patron gets the message, the Patron may
(or may not) take action.
Cynics might not fully accept that they've got a Secret
Patron. The only evidence might, at first, be minor incidents or
"lucky breaks." All the while, however, the Secret Patron is
watching over the individual, protecting him to some degree
while also possibly testing him and grooming him for greater
things. He might gain information, equipment, even direct aid ...
but only when it suits the Secret Patron, and almost certainly in
an untraceable way.
In many cases, the Secret Patron is a corporation or other
large/powerful organization. Such groups don't give gifts; they
make investments. Thus, the Patron will expect to get some
return. This can be in the form of a Duty, where the character is
manipulated, bribed or otherwise coerced into carrying out a
task for the Patron. It could just as easily manifest itself more
subtly: the person is used as an unwitting pawn by the organization.
Not all Secret Patrons have your best interests at heart!
A Secret Patron costs 5 points less (base cost) than a normal
Patron. The character should tell the GM how many points he
wants to pay, then the GM will secretly design the Patron to fit
those constraints. The GM can also optionally add Duty and/or
Enemies as disadvantages; he'd tell the player that he had a certain
number of extra points to spend, but wouldn't explain where
those points came from.
Patron (Unwilling)
Variable
Like Allies, Patrons may be acquired by coercive means. The
basic rules for Unwilling Allies (p. 19) also apply to Unwilling
Patrons. Unwilling Patrons have a base cost 5 points less than
"standard" Patrons. For example, a 150-point character normally
costs 10 points as a Patron. An unwilling 150-point Patron has a
base cost of only 5 points.
Since Patrons are more powerful than PCs, taking an
Unwilling Patron is risky - if the Patron can find a way to break
the "hold," he will, and will probably become an Enemy!