Electrocurs

Logan Graves (Fenris@BigKnobiKlub.virtualAve.net)

We've all heard for years about cyber'd guard dogs or "electrocurs." (A few of us have even been unfortunate enough to tangle with a couple of 'em.) When Buzz sent me the following, I knew immediately what to do--dissiminate it throughout the Shadowland Server. So, runners beware! Once mass-produced, the price tag on these doggies will likely drop by a factor of at least ten and probably fifty! Here are the all gristly stats on six different prototype Renraku electrocurs. While you're reading this, try and imagine breaking into a moon-lit building protected by three or four of these babies. Personally, I wouldn't like to mess with any of 'em, especially the top-end "models."
Fenris (8:12:18/6-18-56)

Fenris, See what you make of this file. I was poking around a datastore in that 'Raku R&D lab up in Seattle, when I found it, just lying there out in the open. Maybe it's supposed to be a warning...
Buzz (4:52:12/6-16-56)

Internal Memo: E-Cur Project Update

From: Dr. Aikara, Project Director

To: Dr. Kuregamu, Head of R&D

Test Subjects

• Subject Z: 66cm 33kg; unaltered doberman, [test control #42]
• Subject A: 64cm 35(41)kg; type I cyberware augmented doberman
• Subject B: 69cm 34(49)kg; type II cyberware augmented doberman
• Subject C: 71cm 36(38)kg; type I bioware augmented doberman
• Subject D: 71cm 36(38)kg; type II bioware augmented doberman
• Subject E: 69cm 34(46)kg; type III cyberware & bioware augmented doberman
• Subject F: 71cm 35(55)kg; type IV cyberware & bioware augmented doberman

Subject Z.42 (control)

Cyberware:

None.

Bioware:

None.

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 4), (Stealth 2)

Notes:

Cost: ¥50. Bite Damage: 6M (normal). Used to determine normal reactions to foreign & hostile situations. All 41 previous control subjects provided meager competition for augmented subjects A-G.

Subject A, type I cyberware package

Cyberware:

Wired Reflexes 2, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws.

Bioware:

None.

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)

Notes:

Cost: ¥175,000. Bite Damage: 6S. More controllable than Subject B. Displays no signs of cyberpsychosis. Recommend immediate production, as second-party security providers seem more-than-eager to purchase.

Subject B, type II cyberware package

Cyberware:

Wired Reflexes 2, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws, Muscle Replacements 2,

Bioware:

None.

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)

Notes:

Cost: ¥225,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Few appreciable benefits over Subject A. Exhibiting early stages of cyberpsychosis. Recommend holding production on this model, pending further observation.

Subject C, type I bioware package

Cyberware:

None.

Bioware:

Muscle Augments 3, Synaptic Accel 1, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 8), (Stealth 2)

Notes:

Cost: ¥325,000. Bite Damage: 6M (norm). Subject is more fierce than Subject D. Very controllable. Displaying no signs of system-overstress. Recommend immediate production for use within company facilities.

Subject D, type II bioware package

Cyberware:

None.

Bioware:

Muscle Augments 2, Synaptic Accel 2, Suprathyroid Gland

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 6), (Stealth 2)

Notes:

Cost: ¥350,000. Bite Damage: 6M (norm). Subject has marginally higher reactions than C. Controllable normally, but strangely showing initial signs of system-overstress. Recommend holding production on this model, pending further observation.

Subject E, type III cyberware package/type III bioware package

Cyberware:

Aluminum Bone Lacing, Dermal Plating 3, Wired Reflexes 2, Cybereyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws

Bioware:

Muscle Augments 3, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1

Natura Skills:

(Unarmed 12), (Stealth 2), (Armor +0/+1)

Notes:

Cost: ¥475,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Phenomenal reactions and combat abilities. Subject appears to have developed required ferocity. Not controllable; mauled three interns to death. Displaying advanced stages of cyberpsychosis, but no signs of system-overstress. Recommend immediate production for use in unmanned zones.

Subject F, type IV cyberware package/type IV bioware package

Cyberware:

Titanium Bone Lacing, Dermal Plating 3, CyberEyes w/Low-Light, Cyberteeth & Jaws, Muscle Replacements 2

Bioware:

Muscle Augments 1, Synaptic Accel 2, Suprathyroid Gland, Enhanced Articulation 1

Natural Skills:

(Unarmed 7), (Stealth 2), (Armor +1/+1)

Notes:

Cost: ¥525,000. Bite Damage: 6S. Truly a disappointment, Subject F was to be our top-of-the-line production model, but responded poorly to both forms of augmentation. Subject is not controllable, displaying advanced signs of both cyberpsychosis & system-overstress. Obviously a waste of nuyen, especially when compared to Subjects C & D. Recommend termination.