Bio-Tech: Bodysculpting

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Bodysculpting

Acquiring Biomods

Biomods chosen during character creation are bought with points rather than cash. For biomods acquired during play, use the rules for Body Modification. These rules replace the Surgical Modifications rules.

Each biomod's availability (TL, LC, and means of acquisition) is summarized in its description. In theory, one simply has to locate someone who can make or install it, pay them, then undergo the operation. This might be as easy as visiting a neighborhood clinic and plunking down a credit card, or as complex as finding an outlawed scientist who's the only one who can perform the operation. Usually, it depends on the TL and LC of the biomod.

Bodysculpting (also called "biosculpting") includes cosmetic surgery, muscle grafting, and sex-change operations. While some changes may shock the traditional, bodysculpting is usually available and legal in all but the most conservative societies.

At TL7-8, cosmetic modifications rely on surgery, tissue grafts taken from other parts of the patient's body, and injections or implants of inorganic material. TL9+ bodysculpt is more precise, with CT scans to produce 3-D "before and after" models, laser scalpels, and vatgrown collagen implants.

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