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Simon Wentworth (order #1132857) 9circuitry after being triggered. Generally designed as a smallorb roughly five centimeters in diameter, the single-use jammerreduces the rating of all MAD systems in a 10 meter radius by therating of the jammer.Renraku Infiltrator: This micro-skimmer drone has a veryshort life span due to the amount of energy required to disrupt theMAD system. When deployed, it immediately flies to the nearestsource of magnetism, generally the MAD, and begins degradingthe signal. The Infiltrator reduces the effective rating of the MADsystem by 2. The drone must be recharged after five minutes of use.Static: Static nanites are used to provide resistance by coalescingaround the magnetic poles of a MAD system and blockingthe system from transmitting across the gap. Once bound to asystem, they permanently reduce the rating of a MAD system by3 unless removed.Chemsniffer DefensesThe most reliable solution against chemsniffers is a vacuumseal assisted by some trace-elimination system. Vacuum sealerscome in all sizes, ranging from counter-top versions used by homemakersto industrial versions designed to seal cargo containers.Vacuum Seal: A countertop system to hermetically seal plasticpouches. The system is capable of sealing (Rating x 2) kilogramsof material per packet. Explosives and ammunition packaged thisway are treated as hermetically sealed and contained in plastic (seeScanners p. 254, SR4).Ares Low Intensity Laser (LIL): The LIL burns off chemicalresidue on the outside of a container. All modifiers for chemicaldetection based on large quantities of explosive material are halved(see Chemical Detection Modifiers, p. 254, SR4).Anti-MAD Systems Avail CostJammer (hand held) (Rating x 6)F Rating x 500¥Jammer (Single Use) (Rating x 6)F Rating x 500¥Static 16F 3,000¥Chem-Sniffer Defenses Avail CostVacuum Seal 2 Rating x 100¥Ares Low Intensity Laser 7R 1,250¥NanoCleansers 15R 3,500¥ p/canModification Capacity CostHollow Cyberlimb Base + 50% 70% Base costHollow Cybertorso Base + 75% 50% Base costNanoCleansers: NanoCleansers are a variety of nanitespackaged in a 5-application aerosol can. A spy-toy, these hardnanites are a variety of smart corrosives programmed to targetparticular surface molecules and eliminate traces—including explosiveor volatile chemicals/compounds, drugs, and even DNA.One application covers 1square meter of surface area, and destroysall surface traces.Magnetic Diffusion ShieldingDesigned from super conductive metallic fibers, magneticdiffusion shielding (MDS) disperses the energy of a MAD sensoraround an item. This creates a blind spot within the sensor’s fieldand hides an item from MAD scanners.Case Lining: Shielding an entire case or compartment willentirely protect the contents from showing up on a MAD scanner.This feature is available for the shielded compartment vehiclemodification (p. 144, Arsenal).MDS Sheathing: Designed to conceal specific items independentof their surroundings, MDS sheaths can be woven intonearly any size or shape. Because they are designed to be openedand closed to slide an item in, the sheath is not perfect. The ratingof the sheath raises the threshold of the scanner test. Due to thebulk of the sheath, there is a +1 dice pool modifier per point ofrating for visual Perception tests to notice the item.MDS Subdermal Sheath: This modification for syntheticlimbs, functions like MDS Sheathing and helps conceal limbsand smuggling compartments from MAD scanners. The MDSSubdermal Sheath is incompatible with skinlink.Post-Mortem ModificationsCyberware implanted into corpses generally does not haveany of the internal workings necessary for it to be functional.Rudimentary circuitry and articulations are left to maintain appearancesfor the better cyberware scanners.Hollow Cyberlimbs: Most obvious cyberlimbs are removedfrom an individual before burial or cremation, but Tamanous andother organizations, which perform such post-mortem modifications,can replace them with hollowed synthetic limbs. StandardPerception Test rules for identifying a synthetic limb apply.Hollow Cybertorso: Due to the massive implications ofremoving a cybertorso to the integrity of the corpse, it is generallynot removed from the body before burial, though internal organsare. This allows for the usage of standard or synthetic cybertorsosas a post-mortem implant. A close inspection—and Perception +Intuition (2) Test—will show that the skin and muscle tissue hasnot properly grafted to the cybertorso. For this reason, corpses usedin this manner are often clothed after filling the compartment.survival tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Magnetic Diffusion Shielding Avail CostCase lining 8F 500¥ per 10 cm 2MDS Sheathing (Rating 1–3) (Rating x 5)F (Rating x 300)¥ x 1 square mMDS Subdermal Sheath (Rating 1–3) (Rating x 5)F (Rating x 3000)¥ p/limb.Name Handling Accel Speed Pilot Body Armor Sensor Avail CostRenraku Infiltrator +1 2/10 10 3 0 0 1 12F 3,000¥Runner’s Companion35