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Title: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: Moonshine Fox on <11-05-15/2324:48>: Can implanted commlinks take dongles or hardwired program carrier module? If so, do you think they would increase the essence cost any?
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: firebug on <11-06-15/0043:16>: My idea of implanted decks and commlinks include them having the UDC ports and other such ports still available from the outside, so you can still use cables and such.

The hardwired module likely wouldn't increase the bulk by much, or I wouldn't make it. It shouldn't change essence cost though, if anything it'd be an odd lump on your head.

The dongle though is, by name, a UDC-port dongle, like a modern-day flash drive. So using it would be possible, if you didn't mind having a plastic chip sticking out of your head. It may not be very big (like some modern wireless mice's dongles) but it could be uncomfortable if you had a helmet on...

Long story short, some flavorful appearance issues and some odd looks, but no mechanical change.
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: ScytheKnight on <11-06-15/0145:20>: That said, it would be REALLY funny to hear how someone wants to use a Stun Dongle in an implanted comlink... Any kind of attack description would be... colourful.
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: SichoPhiend on <11-06-15/0628:57>: My primary character has a commlink in her cyberarm and I've considered the stun dongle, just can't convince myself that it would be useful... Keep trying to picture her whacking people with her forearm in order to make contact...
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: Moonshine Fox on <11-06-15/0923:36>: Commlink with stun dongle implanted in the skull. Scream 'APPLY DIRECTLY TO FOREHEAD' as you headbutt people to activate it ;D
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: ScytheKnight on <11-07-15/0532:41>: Quote from: Moonshine Fox on <11-06-15/0923:36>
Commlink with stun dongle implanted in the skull. Scream 'APPLY DIRECTLY TO FOREHEAD' as you headbutt people to activate it ;D

DAMMIT WHERE IS THE LIKE BUTTON!
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: Turkish on <11-07-15/1515:33>: Quote from: ScytheKnight on <11-07-15/0532:41>
DAMMIT WHERE IS THE LIKE BUTTON!
Quote from: Moonshine Fox on <11-06-15/0923:36>
Commlink with stun dongle implanted in the skull. Scream 'APPLY DIRECTLY TO FOREHEAD' as you headbutt people to activate it ;D

+1 for both.
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: Snake Eyes on <11-07-15/1754:27>: Quote from: ScytheKnight on <11-07-15/0532:41>
Quote from: Moonshine Fox on <11-06-15/0923:36>
Commlink with stun dongle implanted in the skull. Scream 'APPLY DIRECTLY TO FOREHEAD' as you headbutt people to activate it ;D

DAMMIT WHERE IS THE LIKE BUTTON!

+2 ;D
Title: Re: Implant commlinks and dongles
Post by: BetaCAV on <11-10-15/0221:22>: This, for the gangers that load up Parashield dart pistols with recreational drugs, and play russian roulette with them.