Environmental Gear and Suits (Ultra-Tech)

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These masks and suits are designed to protect the user from the environment as well as from injury. Environmental suit styles vary widely; civilians often paint suits in garish colors for easy recognition, but outfits worn for combat, stealth, or hunting are usually camouflaged.

Air Masks and Breathing Gear

These are used when a fully-equipped suit is unavailable or inappropriate. Each mask covers the entire face, providing the Protected Vision and Protected Smell advantages. All masks take three seconds to put on, one second to remove. In all instances, a warning light blinks when power (or air, or filtration) capacity is 90% gone. All systems contain microcommunicators for presenting remaining capacity on a HUD.

Environmental Gear Table

TL	Type	Location	DR	Cost	Weight	Power	LC
9	Air Mask	eyes, face	10	$100	1	4
9	Artificial Gill	eyes, face	10	$2,000	25	4
9	Filter Mask	eyes, face	10	$100	3	4
9	Respirator	eyes, face	10	$300	3	4
10	Reducing Respirator	eyes, face	10	$500	5	4
11	Filter Skin	all	0	$20	1	4

Civilian Survival Suits

These are flexible, multi-environmental, and fully-insulated survival suits, including gloves and a hood with clear plastic visor. The suits are light and comfortable. With the hood sealed and the addition of an air mask or respirator, they protect against atmospheric pollutants or chemical or biological contamination; use NBC Suit skill, but there is no DX penalty.

These suits are popular with natives of hostile regions, survey teams, and rangers; while not armor, their compound-fiber fabric is resistant to damage. The suits are generally legal, but people may frown upon individuals wandering about with the mask sealed. The suits don't protect the face when the mask is mask rolled up.

Survival suits are often equipped with programmable camouflage for safari or tactical purposes. At TL11+, biosuits or life support belts replace survival suits.

Civilian Survival Suits Table

TL	Type	Location	DR	Cost	Weight	Power	LC
9	Desert Environment Suit	all	2*	$1,000	10	C/1 wk.	4
9	Drysuit	all	2*	$200	5	–	4
9	Heatsuit	all	2*	$500	10	C/24 hr.	4
9	Protective Suit	all	2*	$50	3	–	4
10	Expedition Suit	all	5*	$1,500	6	2C/1 wk.	4
10	Gill Suit	all	5*	$2,000	10	D/24 hr.	4

Flexible Sealed Combat Suits

These are sealed suits made of flexible armored fabric. All come with pockets, attachment points, and harnesses for weapons or gadgets.

Reflex, Nanoweave, and Monocrys Tacsuits (TL9-11)

These tactical suits are chemically-coated, contamination-proof coveralls made of flexible ballistic fabric: reflex armor at [[TL9[[, nanoweave at TL10, or monocrys at TL11. The suit has a split DR: it provides full DR against cutting and piercing damage, and half DR against other damage types. NBC Suit skill is used to get in or out of the suit quickly or gauge its state of repair, but a tactical suit does not limit DX. In fact, the suit is very comfortable to wear, thanks to its internal microclimate control system.

Tacsuits incorporate biomedical sensors. With an air mask or combat infantry helmet, the suit is sealed and provides climate control (-40° F to 120°F).

Energy Tacsuit (TL12)

This is identical to the ballistic tacsuit, except that it is made of energy cloth with a self-sealing nanogel layer. It is flexible armor providing full DR against all damage types.

Tacsuit Table

TL	Type	Location	DR	Cost	Weight	Power	LC
9	Reflex Tacsuit	all	20/10*	$3,000	15	C/12 hr.	2
10	Nanoweave Tacsuit	all	30/15*	$3,000	15	C/18 hr.	2
11	Monocrys Tacsuit	all	40/20*	$3,000	15	C/24 hr.	2
12	Energy Tacsuit	all	50*	$6,000	15	C/36 hr.	2

* Flexible. See above for the split DR explanation.

Counterpressure Vacc Suits

TL	Type	Location	DR	Cost	Weight	Power	LC
9	Civilian Vacc Suit	all	6*	$10,000	25	2C/24 hr.	4
9	Reflex Vacc Suit	all	20/10*	$12,000	30	2C/24 hr.	2
9	Skinsuit	all	2*	$1,500	4	–	3
10	Smart Vacc Suit	all	6*	$5,000	15	2C/36 hr.	4
10	Space Biosuit	all	15/3*	$10,000	5	2C/6 wk.	3
10	Nanoweave Vacc Suit	all	30/15*	$12,000	30	2C/36 hr.	2
11	Monocrys Vacc Suit	all	40/20*	$12,000	30	2C/48 hr.	2
12	Energy Vacc Suit	all	50*	$20,000	30	2C/72 hr.	2

* Flexible.

Sealed Helmets

These helmets protect the entire head. They take three seconds to attach or remove. Each helmet has a split DR: use its higher DR for attacks to the skull, and its lower DR for attacks to the face and the eyes.

Combat Infantry Helmet (TL9-12)

This rigid full-face visored helmet is usually worn with either the combat hardsuit or a tacsuit. It has built-in GPS, hearing protection, a small radio, and an infrared visor. Filter masks are built into the cheek pieces. With the visor locked into place, the helmet provides an airtight seal to hardsuits and tacsuits.

Space Helmet (TL9-12)

These enclosed helmets are designed to be worn with suits that are sealed or provide vacuum support. There are three styles:

Bubble Helmet (TL9-12): A fishbowl helmet made of rigid transparent plastic or diamondoid. The user should wear his own vision and communication gear.

Space Combat Helmet (TL9-12): A heavily-armored combat helmet often worn in conjunction with space armor. It has hearing protection, a small radio, and an infrared visor.

Visored Space Helmet (TL9-12): An enclosed helmet with a transparent faceplate. This incorporates a small radio, an infrared visor, and hearing protection.

Flexible Space Helmet (TL9-12): Essentially a pressurized bag, this is made of light, flexible plastic, inflated by a puff of air from the suit. It can be rolled up and stored in a pocket; the user must wear his own communications and vision gear.

Sealed Helmets Table

TL	Type	Location	DR	Cost	Weight	Power	LC
9	Bubble Helmet	head	6	$2,000	5	B/24 hr.	4
9	Combat Infantry Helmet	head	8/12	$2,000	5	B/12 hr.	2
9	Space Combat Helmet	head	40/30	$3,000	7	—	2
9	Visored Space Helmet	head	20/15	$2,000	4	B/24 hr.	3
10	Bubble Helmet	head	9	$2,000	5	B/36 hr.	4
10	Combat Infantry Helmet	head	27/18	$2,000	5	B/18 hr.	2
10	Flexible Space Helmet	head	5*	$500	0.5	—	4
10	Space Combat Helmet	head	60/45	$3,000	7	—	2
10	Visored Space Helmet	head	30/22	$2,000	4	B/36 hr.	3
11	Bubble Helmet	head	20	$3,000	5	B/36 hr.	4
11	Combat Infantry Helmet	head	36/24	$2,000	5	B/24 hr.	2
11	Flexible Space Helmet	head	8*	$500	0.5	—	4
11	Space Combat Helmet	head	80/60	$3,000	7	—	2
11	Visored Space Helmet	head	40/30	$2,000	4	B/48 hr.	3
12	Bubble Helmet	head	30	$3,000	5	B/36 hr.	4
12	Combat Infantry Helmet	head	54/36	$2,000	5	B/36 hr.	2
12	Flexible Space Helmet	head	10*	$500	0.5	—	4
12	Space Combat Helmet	head	100/60	$3,000	7	—	2
12	Visored Space Helmet	head	60/45	$2,000	4	B/48 hr.	3