I'm not sure what cyberknuckles are. Do they exist in SR5?
Cyberlimbs can be dangerous even
if they don’t have cyberweapons installed— their unarmed
Damage Value is (STR)P.
They are
astral constructs embedded within physical objects.
The physical
form of a focus varies—bracelets, amulets, belts, wands,
walking sticks, staves, cups, bottle caps, daggers, hats,
hip flasks, pens, and so on and so forth—although most
of the time a focus reflects the tradition of its maker.
QI Foci: Yantra Tattoos
Here are a few examples of qi foci from the Tantric tradition. These yantra tattoos are quite popular among young adepts, partly
because they’re effective, partly because it’s hard to remove, but mostly because they look pretty badass.
A weapon focus always has, unsurprisingly, the form of
a melee weapon. It adds magical power to the melee
attacks you make with it. When used in physical combat,
it gives you its Force as a dice pool bonus on your melee
Attack Test. You still rely on your Physical Attributes and
skills in combat; the weapon focus merely makes you
more effective.
SOCIETY OF THE
PHOENIX ARISEN
Members (est.): 18
Dues: 200¥/year
For those who do not check the screamsheets, the
Society of the Phoenix Arisen is a small collection of
arcanists who have, for one reason or another, felt the
need to mettle with the purity of their bodies by installing
artificial augmentations.
This is all SR5. ^
So basically we know that just because it is a part of you does not mean it cant be a focus. (tattoos)
We know that cyberlimbs do more damage than normal unarmed attacks. They are used in Melee. If you can have hardliner glove weapon foci then why not a cyberarm? You have to bond with a focus, so a cyberarm makes even more sense than gloves.
We know that magic users with augmentations are not unheard of. Besides having organizations, they have Way Of The Burnout and Burnout's Way as character options. Don't you think organizations that focus on blending the two things would blend the two things?
Astral constructs embedded in physical objects that 'most of the time' get chosen based on the personal tradition of the maker.... seems like Foci can be almost anything.
What I'm asking is if there is anything that states that I can't do this, because there is a fair amount supporting that I can. Am I missing something?
Why can you enchant a metal blade sticking from your fist but not your metal fist?
Edit: Okay, so lets talk for a second about whether cyberlimbs are really a part of you. if they were would they eat essence? Do tattoos? If you prick your cyberarm does it bleed? What does it look like in the astral compared to you? So, I could remove it, enchant it, then put it back on? In theory you can enchant improvised weapons, right?
