 April 29, 2016 - 9:15pm | I will start posting various robots here, using the formulas from the Robots Rules of Order Revised. If I have time, I may start making revisions to some of the robots previously printed in Star Frontiersman and Frontier Explorer such as the 233-TRB Trauma Recovery Robot which was a creation of Chris Harper in an earlier Star Frontiersman magazine. This particular one is supposed to be a "backpack style" but with a "Standard Body," a 50 SEU battery and 70 stamina points. Among some of the changes I made with the Robots Rules of Order Revised was create the Ultra-Light Body style, which would allow the 233-TRB to be lightweight with 70 STA, but I changed it to having a 100 SEU battery pack. Others are welcome to post their robot creations here too! Joe Cabadas |
May 9, 2016 - 7:01pm |
Those who see a rover for the first time are at a loss to determine whether it is alive or a robot – it is actually a bit of both. Rover is an experimental Pan-Galactic Corporation cybernetic robot that is meant to bridge the gap between machines and organic beings. On the outside, it looks like a 2.5-meter-diameter white ball with no apparent appendages or method of propulsion. The outer layer is actually a synthetic skin that covers over the rover’s more obvious robotic parts – such as its two manipulator arms, propulsion unit, power packs, sensor equipment, weapons and roboprog circuitry. If damaged, the skin can heal like a character’s – 1 STA point per day or 20 per day in a specialized robot repair center. The skin has an outer layer that can act as shock gloves (set on stun) and/or can inject a sleeping toxin. It can also perform melee attacks – bludgeoning an opponent for 2d10 points of damage. It will usually try to subdue an opponent; it may use lethal force, but usually only enough so it can stun a character. It can (and will) use its ranged stunning weapons if necessary. Once a subject is stunned, the rover will stop and encapsulate a character – much like how a Dralasite eats food. The robot’s manipulative arms will then hold the subject as the rover returns to a prisoner processing facility. When moving, the rover often makes a loud hissing sound, which is actually more used to intimidate prisoners because it can also operate in a more quiet, whisper mode (with speed limited to 10 meters/turn) to sneak up on a character. The robot has an experimental hover/water jet unit that can move above and below the water. The rover has a weatherization package that allows it to operate underwater for an extended period of time. The rover takes in air (or water) through concealed vents at its top and then uses its hover/water jet unit to move. Its thrust vents are also concealed and located on the bottom and back of the robot. When being serviced, a roboticist can cut open the synthetic skin, peeling it back, so he/she/it can work on the robot’s innards. Once the rover has been reduced to 25 structure points or less, its synthetic skin deflates and it becomes obvious to an outside observer that it is a type of robot. Joe Cabadas |
