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Armorsmith Layer Component Experimentation Mechanics

Layers are an optional sub-component that can be added to armor segments. All layers cover a protection (acid, heat, energy, kinetic, cold, stun, blast, electricity) and will move that protection from whats called a base protection, to a special protection. There is a special protection specific to a given armor before any additional ones added via layer or enhancement. Ie, ubese is kinetic, bone is energy. Once a protection is moved it cannot be improved on by a slicer. A base protection is everything else that the armor covers. Of course not all armors cover all damage types. So if you layer your armor, that layer's protection cannot be improved on subsequently by a slicer. Armor segments can take 0-3 layers (ubese 1, padded 2, composite and RIS 3). Each layer adds to the cumulative encumbrance. If your 3 layers add up to 12 encumbrance in each HAM category, your segment may go up by 12 Health, Action and Mind Encumberance.

Items Affected

1. Acid Protection Armor Layer
2. Blast Protection Armor Layer
3. Cold Protection Armor Layer
4. Electrical Protection Armor Layer
5. Energy Protection Armor Layer
6. Heat Protection Armor Layer
7. Kinetic Protection Armor Layer
8. Stun Protection Armor Layer
9. R.I.S. Armor Layer

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