Rejected Submission Cybernetic Enhancement: Wired Reflexes

[Nyton]

Wired Reflexes

This cybernetic enhancement would essentially speed up the subject's reaction speed, and reflexes. This is a complicated procedure that would replace the nervous system of a person with a more efficient cybernetic version. The distance between the nerves and the muscles is drastically reduced and a small semi-smart synapse emitter would be implanted at key areas in the body near the joints. By reducing travel time for the brain's signals to reach the joints the subjects reaction speed is increased. The synapse emitter would allow the limbs to react without requiring control stimulus from the brain to reach them. As the user becomes more used to the Wired Reflexes the synapse emitter would gradually 'learn' the necessary actions required of it, giving the subject the maximum potential of the enhancement. It would be difficult to 'preprogram' the emitters as they have to be calibrated for the user and each person may move differently in subtle ways. Thus a period of training would be required for the subject to become fully proficient in the way their new body enhancement functions.

These two key elements would give the subject incredible amounts of combat prowess in that they'll be much faster 'on the draw' and have speed of thought melee reflexes. Due to the highly invasive nature of this procedure, and the amount of strain it produces on the body, it is only recommended for full conversion cyborgs. The hardware necessary for the Wired Reflexes also meshes better with cybernetics then natural flesh.

Subjects usually become a lot twitchier as a result and may even react inappropriately to certain stimuli due to the nature of their reflexes being a little more independant. The Wired Reflexes cannot be 'turned off' as it has essentially replaced their original nervous system. A biological version may be achievable.

The cost of the procedure is too expensive for regular street levels, limiting it even moreso to full conversion cyborgs who are already likely being supported by government or corporate level financing.

 

[Harlequin]

Good job jacking up Shadowrun. Wanna steal Smartlinks and Bone Lacing next?

 

[Zack]

Well, its not like this kind of item dosen't exsist in DnD or rifts as well.

You might as well just lop off your arm and replace it with a completely artificial one, same effect only simpler. (See Ocams Razor or however thats spelled in the baloney detection kit)

You also didn't say what computer is being implanted into the arm to control its movements and where it is getting its sensory infromation from unless it operates entirely on touch.

 

[Harlequin]

Lemme clarify, I have three books right here in my lap. Shadowrun 3rd Edition Core Book, Shadowrun Supplement: Man and Machine, and State of the Art (SOTA) 2064.

Between these three source materials, I can compile and even copy verbatim the stuff in Blaze's post. It isn't that he's using the spirit of reflex enhancing cybernetics or whatever technological bull people may wish to sling, it's that he's stealing it word by word from the very pages that FASA designers originally laid down.

I'm cool and all with people appropriating technology from sources, but at least give these people the dignity of citation if you're going to use their material or re-work it into something you can call your own.

 

[Wes]

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Rejected.