Polycrobe Armor System (Poly-crobe Armor System)

Kryptonians. Masters of crystal-weave technology. They don’t manufacture technology, they grow it.

— Fel Kur'Talak, Thanagarian hero and leader of the Star League

The unusual Polycrobe Armor System is a piece of technology unique to the Kryptonian culture. This type of armor is more than just a protective piece of equipment. It is a combat system and more. Polycrobe Armor was first developed by the Kryptonian scientist, Pynn-Rall, during the height of the Kryptonian-Thanagarian War, where it proved fantastically successful.

Polycrobe armor is not simply a suit or even power armor. This suit is a self-contained system that allows the wearer the ability to move and work in many types of environments, including ones that are normally toxic. It is an actively protective system, working in a semi-symbiotic state with the wearer to monitor for external threats or current injuries to the wearer.

This semi-symbiosis is achieved by means of a cellular neural interface in the armor’s crystal lattice. This lattice structure aligns itself with the wearer’s neural circuit patterns, allowing the armor to act effectively as a “second skin” for the wearer. This allows the wearer a greater ability to detect threats and recover from harm.

This concept isn’t new. Many cultures, including some of Earth’s heroes, have developed similar items. But the Kryptonians took it farther to an almost invasive level…

— Fel Kur'Talak, Thanagarian hero and leader of the Star League

The suit monitors the immediate area using a wide scanning band across common electromagnetic frequencies. This allows the Polycrobe to detect targets using camouflage holograms or “hard light” meta-powers to render themselves invisible. In addition, the suit also monitors the thermal spectrum for unusual heat sources.

It displays threats and related information to the wearer through a holographic heads-up-display. Only the wearer can see this display, as it’s projected through the interface between suit and wearer.

This interfacing is amazing but dangerous. If there is any feedback? It’s channeled directly into the unfortunate person’s mind. But the Kryptonian Union cares less for the individual, and more for the ‘greater good of the Kryptonian Way’.

— Fel Kur'Talak, Thanagarian hero and leader of the Star League

To counter injuries, the Polycrobe interacts with the wearer at a cellular level. If it detects any injuries, the system will administer nanite restructuring bots to repair, knit, or otherwise heal the wounds. Once finished, the nanites remove themselves from the wearer and return to the suit.

Naturally, as the system is Kryptonian in design, the nanites are hardwired to expect a Kryptonian physiology.

This can, and has, lead to unfortunate and unique situations if a non-Kryptonian is wearing the Polycrobe armor when those healing nanites activate…

— Fel Kur'Talak, Thanagarian hero and leader of the Star League

Structure and Design

Polycrobe armor is grown, not manufactured. A fiber-like material is extruded from a crystal gel solution to produce the base material. This is woven and interconnected with hundreds of miniature Kryptonian crystal computing nodes across the entire suit.

The suit, when worn, appears seamless. In reality, it comes in separate parts. These would be the helmet, gloves, boots, and bodysuit.

Item type

Armor

Manufacturer

Kryptonian Union

Owning Organization

Kryptonian Union

Rarity

Uncommon. Normally, only the Kryptonian Military Caste has access to these suits. Editor's Note

But, True Believers, there have been rumors that STAR Labs or other organzations have gotten their hands on a full Polycrobe suit, or at least parts of one. If true, who knows what the result will be?

Nuff' Said!

Base Price

Not For Sale

Raw materials & Components

Polycrobe Armor is grown from a crystal gel solution. This solution is quartz-based and suspended in a plasma-protein gel.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Game Mechanics

POLYCROBE ARMOR SYSTEM

Body: 8, R# 3

Powers

Sealed Systems: 5

Ultra-vision: 5

Extended Hearing: 5

Thermal vision: 5

Regeneration: 6

Skin Armor: 2

Flame Immunity: 5

Power Bonus and Limitations

Regeneration only used on wearer, not the suit. Regeneration begins its countdown in the next full round after the most recent damage was taken.

Note, if a wearer already has Regneration, this does not combine into a single Regeneration check. They work independently of each other due to the conditions listed below.

Misc Limitation: If Regeneration activates, and the wearer is not Kryptonian, the nanite system will mistake the non-Kryptonian biology as "damage". It will immediately attempt to "correct" this. The use of the Kryptonian Mimicry power does not trigger this limitation.

Treat this as a 0 AP range attack against the wearer's Body vs the APs of Regeneration. If the suit's attack reduces the wearer to 0 APs of Body, it is possible the suit has mutated the wearer into a half-Kryptonian.

If the wearer has any meta-powers, roll a 0 AP range attack against those powers using a Neutralize with 6 APs. Any successful RAPs are subtracted from the wearer’s meta powers and must be restored normally per the Recovery rules.

Misc Limitation: If reliability number is rolled, the suit does not fail. Instead, the wearer suffers a bio-feedback shock to their nervous system. This is an 0 AP range attack against the wearer's Int/Mind by an Energy Blast of 3 APs.

NOTE! If a bio-feedback shock happens, roll a detection check using the suit's APs of Regeneration against the RAPs of damage from the Energy Blast. If successful, the suit registers this as damage and will initiate 'Regeneration'.