T

he high-tech on Gusoku armor made famous

by the Electric Samurai is a common sight
among Japanese private military companies
in Pan-Paci ca and Marketplace, but not all high-
tech armor resembles the samurai-inspired designs
of the Kanawa-produced suits.
common cHaRacteRistics

POWER SUITS Different manufacturers have different aesthetics,

some more pragmatic and some designed around
historical styles of different nations. Some are made
up of hard armor shells while others use exible,
softsuit polymer armor. The common elements
among these advanced military armors may be
summed up by the descriptive term power suit.
Over time, a Storm Knight equipped with a power
suit can re ne it to create a suit of armor which acts
as an extension of their bodies and their skill sets,
making them unparalleled tools of personal combat.
All manufacturers include a biometric locking
system which deactivates the suit’s power supply
if the pilot is not its registered user.
Power suits have retractable helmets which can
be raised or lowered as a simple action. Weapons
require the use of hands as normal, unless the
power suit is upgraded with integrated weapons.
Integrated weapons cannot be disarmed under most
circumstances.
Pilots targeted by EMP or similar electronic attacks
or effects are treated as if they were Tech Constructs
for those attacks.

POWER SUIT
MANUFACTURERS
anyong secuRity
Anyong Security power suits are famous for their
mobility. Anyong core frames are equipped with
thruster pods which unfold from the back and are
designed to protect the pilot from crashes.
The Anyong logo is the silhouette of a Chinese
Goshawk streaking downward out of the sky.
• Flight: Gains the Jet Pack Enhancement for
free. Reduces Collision damage by –4.

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 POWER SUITS
Manufacturer Tech Armor Max Notes
Bonus Dex
Anyong Security 24 +3 10 Jetpack, Full Body, Fatigue, Reduced collision damage.
Baihu Arms 24 +4 10 Electroclaws see text , Full Body, Fatigue.
Gekko 24 +2 11 Full Body, gains one Enhancement for free.
Kanawa Corp. 24 +4 10 Full Body, Fatigue, and see text.
Lorde Military 24 +4 8 Full Body, Fatigue.
Patriot Arms 24 +4 9 gnores Bulky trait on rearms and energy weapons,
Full Body, Fatigue.

baiHu aRms • Custom Job: The pilot may select one

Baihu Arms, also known as White Tiger Arms, is
a large supplier of power suits to political security
agencies. Their distinctive white polymetal shell
and black undersuit makes them easy to spot,
designed for their imposing presence as much as
function.
They are a erce competitor for Kanawa-branded
business opportunities in the public eye, as both
serve similar functions. Baihu Arms power suit
pilots are frequently martial arts practitioners, and
the suits come standard with a pair of retractable
electroclaws.
Political gures around Marketplace, and more
recently in China, Japan, and Korea, will often be
accompanied by agents in power armor featuring
the black-and-white White Tiger logo.
• Retractable Electroclaws: Strength + 2 damage,
Dazing, AP 2, Small
geKKo
Gekko’s power suits are renowned for their
exibility, not ust because the base suit is a
softsuit, but because Gekko suits are extremely
customizable.
The outer shell of the base suit is a exible, layered
armor skin of strong polymers which increased
exibility and mobility at the expense of protection.
Gekko is also the rst power suit company to
experiment with integrating biotech with their suits.
Gekko suits are overtaking Kanawa suits in
Southeast Asian countries and Paci c sland nations,
and the speckled red gecko logo is becoming a
familiar sight.
Enhancement for free from any brand (other
prereqs must be met .
Kanawa coRPoRation
Kanawa manufactures a rigidly-controlled line
of power suits for their agents. Only the Electric
Samurai have managed to crack the security on
them.
In doing so, they remove the signature Kanawa
Unity System software, which allows Kanawa
security agents to coordinate their efforts when
networked together. Electric Samurai use the
processing power to add a Vehicle Operating
Extension as standard (see page 39).
Unity System (Kanawa Security): Allies count as
double when assisting the power suit wearer in a
Combined Action.
Vehicle Integration (Electric Samurai): Ignore 2
points of Multi-Action penalties when land vehicles
is one action. Stunts during Chases are Favored.
loRde militaRy
Lorde Military is the most direct technological
clone of the original Kanawa samurai design, but
choosing a European knight for their aesthetic.
Lorde suits are bulkier than Kanawa suits, their
metallic shells leaving room for strength-enhancing
servos. These servos in the core suit spread weight
through the frame of the suit instead of the body of
the person wearing it.
Lorde Military’s logo is a classic European
plate mail helmet.

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 • Electric Halberd: . The suit comes equipped
with an electric halberd (see page 62) as
standard equipment.
PatRiot aRms
Patriot Arms is all about bringing the big guns
and the ammo to re them with. Their power suits
usually bear a patriotic color scheme to match the
nation from which they’re deployed. “You are
the gun! brags the Patriot Arms slogan, usually
printed under their ri e cartridge logo.
A Patriot Arms power suit is designed to mount
a Patriot Arms minigun (not included), and still
re on the move.
• SteadyGun: The power suit ignores the Bulky
trait.
ENHANCEMENTS
The Power Suit perk may be taken more than once,
enabling the character to add an Enhancement to
their power suit.
The power suit manufacturer must be one of the
ones listed in order to select that Enhancement.
• Aquatic Package (Anyong, Baihu, Gekko):
The suit includes a built-in re-breather and
ns which automatically deploy and retract
when the suit is wet or dry. The suit acts as
a high-tech SCUBA suit when in the water,
and can submerge to a depth of 30 meters for
up to one hour. When immersed in water, the
suit can swim with speed equal to the pilot s
walking speed but can rush as normal. The
re-breathers do not release bubbles, so this is
perfect for stealth operations underwater.
• Armor Upgrade (Any): The power suit’s armor
is increased by +1, but reduces maximum
Dexterity by 1. If the Gekko suit is upgraded
in this fashion, it becomes a hardsuit, now
causes Fatigue, and can mount an ntegrated
Weapons Package.
• Chaingun Upgrade (Patriot Arms): The
power suit minigun is upgraded to an Impala
Chaingun and is mounted to the back. This
weapon cannot be disarmed except under
very unusual circumstances. Requires the
Integrated Minigun upgrade.
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• Chameleon Plates (Gekko, Kanawa): The
entire outer layer of the armor is covered
with sensors and LEDs which shift color and
brightness to mimic the surrounding area
when stationary. So long as the pilot remains
completely still (no actions or movement)
she is effectively invisible and gains Full
Concealment (–6 penalty to find tests or ranged
attacks .
• Dynamic Armor Plating (Kanawa): The suit’s
armor plating pivots and moves, allowing
its user to better utilize their natural agility.
Increase the suit’s Max Dex by one.
• Electric Lance (Lorde Military): The electric
halbard is connected directly to the power
supply of the suit. This allows the melee
weapon to re a single bolt of electricity each
turn, which causes Damage 14 (AP 4), Range
20/ 0/ 00, and use energy weapons to re.
• Electric Shield (Lorde Military): The armor
is equipped with a tower shield defense
bonus to dodge and melee defenses) which
may extend and retract with a simple action.
The shield grants the pilot’s electric halberd
the Painful quality, and a shield bash does
Strength +1, Dazing, AP 2 damage.
• Enhanced Mobility (Baihu, Gekko): Arti cial
muscles in the legs of the suit, combined with
A -controlled servos and sometimes wheels
in the boots, allow for near-superhuman
running speeds. Allows the pilot to rush on
the ground up to 160 meters in a round (Value
11) and also allows the pilot to leap up to 10
meters horizontally (20 meters with a running
start and meters vertically without requiring
a test.
• Enhanced Servos (Lorde Military): . Strength
tests are Favored and 2 damage bonus to
Strength-based attacks.
• Flash Burst (Any): Once per scene the armor
may unleash a blinding ash of light as a
free action. The light momentarily dazzles
individuals within a Medium Blast around
the character, rendering each Very Stymied.
• Glider Wings (Anyong, Gekko): The pilot
can deploy a set of wings, allowing them to
glide. There is no propulsion, so the wings
allow for stealthy approaches, but need
altitude or a Jetpack upgrade to take initial
ight. The power suit falls 0 meters for
every 100 meters distance they glide, but can
descend faster if desired. Gliding is up to 100
meters in a round, but any distance further
than 10 meters is considered rushing, and
the suit drops 20 meters for each 100 meters
horizontal. Uses air vehicles skill.
• Integrated Minigun (Patriot Arms): Power
suit now includes a shoulder-mounted Patriot
Arms minigun (see page 63).
• Integrated Weapons Package (Anyong, Baihu,
Gekko, Patriot Arms): Three hardpoints are
installed on the power suit, one under each
forearm, and one located on the shoulder. This
option is available to Gekko suits only if the
Armor Upgrade Enhancement is also selected.
Three rearms or energy weapons, each up to
$1000, may be installed, with 5 reloads each.
If the same weapon is installed in both arms,
it res using the Two Weapons combat option
(see Torg Eternity).
• Jetpack (Anyong, Gekko, Patriot Arms): This
bulky ight pack is mounted onto the back
and consists of omni-directional thrusters.
These thrusters are not quiet, and impose
to stealth attempts, but allow a pilot to y at 20
meters per round, or can rush 160 meters per
round (Value 11). The jetpack can also hover.
Comes standard on Anyong Security suits.
Uses air vehicles skill.
• Kabuto HUD (Any): The armor’s helmet
features an integrated display that removes the
rst two points of penalties from the samurai s
ranged attacks.
• Lightning Sheath (Kanawa): Electric Samurai
among others quickly learned the dangers of
being overwhelmed by hordes of infected or
the iangshi s deadly grappling attack. Once
per scene, the armor may discharge an electric
blast as a free action, causing Damage 12+1BD
to anything touching the exterior of the armor.
Anything grabbing the pilot automatically
releases its hold.
• Prosthetic Extension Servos (Anyong, Lorde
Military, Patriot Arms): This upgrade is
designed to enable soldiers who had lost limbs
to continue using power suits. After any Soak
Damage attempts, for each Wound taken, roll
a die. f the die is -20 the Wound is ignored.
• Sonic Emitter (Baihu): When the pilot makes
an intimidation attack, this device emits an
infrasonic sound which induces feelings of
nausea in the target. As long as the target
can hear, the pilot’s intimidation attacks are
Favored. Alternatively, the emitter can be used
in high frequency mode, allowing the pilot to
use echolocation to see, and ignoring up to 4
points of Darkness penalties.
• Speed-Loading Mechanism (Anyong, Baihu,
Gekko, Patriot Arms): This enhancement
allows the user to con gure their suit to quickly
reload weapons. Reload time is reduced a step
as follows: round > action > simple action >
free action (once per round). Reloading as a
free action does allow additional Multi-Targets
to be selected if the magazine runs out of
ammunition.
• Ultra-Light Alloys (Anyong, Baihu, Gekko,
Kanawa): The armor’s low weight and perfect
t combine to eliminate one level of Fatigue
penalty e.g. from Fatigue to ust Fatigue .
f the armor only in icts Fatigue, this upgrade
eliminates that property. This Enhancement
may be selected multiple times.
• Vehicle Operating Extension (Gekko,
Kanawa): This software extension allows a
power suit’s onboard computer to network
with a Tech 24 or higher land vehicle. This
enhancement cancels the rst two points of
Multi-Action penalties when at least one
action uses land vehicles. Stunts during Chases
are Favored.
• Wall-Walker (Baihu, Gekko): Gloves and
boots allow movement along any surface that
can support the user’s weight, even moving
upside down, at normal walking speed. The
pilot cannot rush upside down.
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