Subdermal Armor

This flexible armor is implanted under the skin. At TL9, the skin is peeled off and the armor inserted, then replacement skin is grafted back on. At TL10+ it may be possible to use nanotechnology to actually grow the armor under the skin. A careful tactile examination, a diagnostic bed, or a medscanner can detect the armor, but it is invisible to the naked eye and does not appear on metal detectors. It provides DR 12 vs. piercing and cutting damage and DR 4 vs. other damage.

Statistics: DR 8 (Limited, Piercing and Cutting, -20%; Tough Skin, -40%) [16]; DR 4 (Tough Skin, -40%) [12]. 28 points.

Availability: Radical procedure (major at TL10-12). $2,000. LC2.