[Glyph]

For an infiltrator-type, the rationalization for a cyber-limb could be "My job is dangerous and has zero room for error - I need every edge I can get, and if that means replacing my meat arm with a superior mechanical model, so be it."  He wouldn't think of it as trading in his "humanity".  Cyber-psychosis is something that happens to other (probably messed up to begin with) people.

[HobDobson]

For a character whose back-story included being used and abused without consent: "This time, it's MY choice."

[cantrip]

Cyber-psychosis is something that happens to other (probably messed up to begin with) people.

LOL! Isn't that the truth of it for characters - good call.

[Blue Rose]

In the sixth world, if you have the cash, you are who you choose to be.  At least, physically.  You can alter your body as far as you can afford and your soul can take for no other reason than you want to.

What's more, cyber is demonstrably safe, effective, and reliable, often above and beyond the level of meat.  It is not rare to have perfectly good eyes ripped out of your skull to replace weak meat instead of having your eyes laser corrected because it's often the more practical choice.

[cantrip]

What's more, cyber is demonstrably safe, effective, and reliable, often above and beyond the level of meat.

Well, it *was* safe...

[Blue Rose]

The cyber was safe.

The nano was not.

[Malevolence]

Some people turn to drugs and alcohol to dull the pain.


Some people trade out their humanity to simply FEEL less. The edge it might bring is simply icing on the FML cake.


You know, if you really want to go dark...

[Sphinx]

According to a quick Google search, there are 185,000 amputations in the United States each year. The top causes are vascular disease (53%), trauma (45%), and cancer (2%). By the 2070s, we can safely assume that the corporate elite can afford cloned replacement limbs, but why not turn a disability into an advantage with top-of-the-line cyberware? Less fortunate people settle for off-the-shelf models and upgrade when and how they can, while the disenfranchised make do with secondhand limbs (pun intended).

Don't forget military backgrounds. Wounded in action doesn't have to mean a medical discharge in the 2070s. They can rebuild you ... better, stronger, faster. Major corporate and national militaries can afford state of the art. I expect most modern combat units will have a couple or three soldiers with cyberlimb replacements.

[farothel]

Or you can take the amnesia quality and simply don't justify it because you don't know anymore.

[Coyote]

Or you can take the amnesia quality and simply don't justify it because you don't know anymore.

Dude, where's my arm?

Or...  I didn't MEAN to hurt him that bad. I had no idea I was punching him with a mil-spec cyberarm!

[BetaCAV]

It's a stretch, admittedly, but the chromer might be a clone who was raised for parts (organs, limbs, whatever) by someone who didn't want to invest in giant petri dishes or a life support farm, and decided to clone the whole body. However it happened, spare parts person escaped, managed to get some prosthetics, and over the years upgraded to their current state.

[DarkSpade]

For my most recent character, I had to make a character quick so I just tweaked a premade in the book that happened to have a cyber arm.  I had no idea how he got it so I decided that he didn't either.  Just woke up one morning with chrome attached to his shoulder and his old arm in his freezer. 

[Mr. Black]

I prefer the "my former employers paid for it" routine. The cyber made him/her better at the job, so in it went. And then it is a good hook for your GM. Perhaps your former employer doesn't feel they got their monies worth, and are looking to get something in return...