Toying around with the idea, I arrive at a machine that I'd peg at 35,000¥ all told. Its based on giving the Thundercloud Contrail a set of arms, legs, and a weapon hardpoint. Throw in some GM Fiat/Special Equipment to allow it too switch between wheels and walker mode.
This results is a mecha pretty similar to the motorslaves of
Bubblegum Crisis or
Mospeda... I'm probably dating myself with those anime references. But
Shadowrun has never really included mecha, despite the fact that numerous mecha series ahve had their roots in the same cyberpunk sources as SR.
Bubblegum Crisis,
Appleseed,
Ghost in the Shell and so forth... I see a lot of influences between the two, but I'd say adding transforming robot motorcycles is a bit too far for standard
Shadowrun. But hey, if you're group thinks it'll be fun rock on.
Here's what I've put togther, just for fun:
The
Thundercloud Zephyr Motorslave is intended for urban combat situtations. Combining the sheer speed of a Racing Bike with the versitility of a fully-humanoid Anthroform Drone. The vehicle requires extensive training for its operator, offers minimal protection, and is not very effiecint for corporate or governemt budgets. It has proven incredibly popular in trid productions and VR games.
Name: Thundercloud Zephyr Motorslave
Category: Anthroform (Bike)
Handling: 2 (1)
Accel: 10/20 (20/40)
Speed: 90 (180)
Device: 3
Pilot: 3
Body: 6
Armor: 4
Sensor: 1 (
Signal: 5)
Firewall: 3
Signal: 3
Response: 3
System: 3
Avail: 12F
Cost: 35,000¥
Slots: 10 (1 Remaining)
- Thundercloud Contrail (Racing Bike) [ 5,000¥ Base ]
- + Mechanical Arm (x2) [ 4,000¥ ea. ]
- + Motorcycle Gyro Stabilization [ 1,800¥ ]
- + Pilot Program Rating 3 [ 3,000¥ ]
- + Vehicle Sensor, Default [ 0¥ ]
- + Walker Mode [ 3,000¥ ]
- + Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Fixed, Manual) [ 1,500¥ ]
- + Special Equipment (Switch Locomotion Modes) [ 12,700¥ ]
The
Sandstorm Motorslave is intended to fulfill the same roll as the Zephyr Motorslave, but with an emphasis on rural patrols and wilderness search-and-rescue. The Sandstorm only has one fully functional arm, the left "arm" being little more than a flexible weapon mount. Again, the complex training needed to pilot the vehicle and its high cost have resulted in poor sales.
Name: Thundercloud Sandstorm Motorslave
Category: Anthroform (Bike)
Handling: 3 (2)
Accel: 13/20 (25/40)
Speed: 80 (160)
Device: 3
Pilot: 2
Body: 6
Armor: 6
Sensor: 1 (
Signal: 5)
Firewall: 3
Signal: 3
Response: 3
System: 3
Avail: 14F
Cost: 40,000¥
Slots: 6 (0 Remaining)
- Indian Pathfinder (Racing Bike) [ 6,000¥ Base ]
- + Mechanical Arm (x1) [ 4,000¥ ]
- + Off-Road Tires [ 800¥ ]
- + Pilot Program Rating 2 [ 2,000¥ ]
- + Vehicle Sensor, Default [ 0¥ ]
- + Walker Mode [ 3,000¥ ]
- + Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Flexible, Remote) [ 4,000¥ ]
- + Special Equipment (Switch Locomotion Modes) [ 20,200¥ ]
