Ultra-Tech: Flight Cybernetics

Ultra-Tech: Flight Cybernetics

Cybernetics in GURPS Ultra-Tech and Pyramid articles does not have anything that allows flight. In this post, I stat up two enhancements based on personal aerial transports from Orion's Arm.

Integrated Paracopter (TL10)

This contraption is implanted into the recipient’s back, consisting of a harness that contains an expanse of fancloth. If the fancloth is crippled in flight, the flier rolls against Aerobatics skill (or default) to land safely. Treat wings as arms for the purpose of targeting and crippling. Flight move is Basic Speed x 2 (drop all fractions). The flier can hover.

Availability: Major procedure. $22,000. LC 3.

Statistics: Flight (Small Wings, -10%; Temporary Disadvantages, Electrical, -20%, and Maintenance, 1 person, weekly, -5%) [26].

Integrated Wing Pack (TL10)

This contraption is implanted into the recipient’s back, consisting of a power unit and a pair of highly folded wings that are formed from multiple overlapping plates of lightweight smart extensible matter. The wingspan for a human equals to at least twice the recipient’s height. Typically, these are used to glide, but in order to gain altitude, the wings may flex away from each other revealing fancloth that allows lift. In order to take off, land, or maneuver, the recipient must have an open area with a radius equal to their wingspan in all directions. If the wings are bound, or if a wing is crippled, the recipient cannot fly. Treat wings as arms for the purpose of targeting and crippling. The recipient must always move at least 1/4 of their top airspeed (round up) when flying. Flight move is Basic Speed x 2 (drop all fractions), but the top speed is 16 times that.

Availability: Major procedure. $60,000. LC 3.

Statistics: Enhanced Move 4 (Air; Temporary Disadvantages, Electrical, -20%, and Maintenance, 1 person, weekly, -5%) [60] + Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Temporary Disadvantages, Electrical, -20%, and Maintenance, 1 person, weekly, -5%; Winged, -25%) [14].