Dermal Plating

[i208]

I understand that equipment from the technology guide is only legal if acquired on a chronicle sheet.

But is it PFS legal to upgrade the Dermal Plating acquired from

Spoiler:

6-03 The Technic Siege

from Mark I Dermal Plating to Mark II or higher?

[Jeff Merola]

Does the Mark II Dermal Plating appear on a chronicle sheet that your character owns? The answer is the same to your question.

[Muser]

Nice spoiler.

[i208]

No.

I ask because I feel a case could be made for an exception here.

Argument for: It is an upgradable item. Normally, if you purchase an upgradable item like an Amulet of Natural Armor from a chronicle sheet (before your Fame would normally allow) you can upgrade it when you have the $$$ and Fame. This particular item scales like the Amulet in price and in function (enhancement bonus), so I don't see how it would adversely impact PFS gameplay.

Argument against: The installation and crafting process is what sets it apart as tech. Who would install it? Who would craft it? How would they get the raw materials? While it may not adversely affect PFS, the in game acquisition of the item would be difficult to accomplish and tough to rationalize.

Tough but not impossible. I am mostly curious what others would think.

[i208]

Sorry Muser! I wasn't thinking about that, I just wanted it to be easy to understand and search for if others had the same question.

[Jeff Merola]

There's a difference between asking if something is legal (which is what you did) and petitioning for something to be made legal. You want to do that.

[i208]

Okay, where do I post for that?

[Jeff Merola]

Same place, it's just your OP should've been something like "This option isn't legal, but here's why I think it should be" rather than what it was, which was simply asking "Hey, is this legal?"

[i208]

Jeff wrote:

Same place, it's just your OP should've been something like "This option isn't legal, but here's why I think it should be" rather than what it was, which was simply asking "Hey, is this legal?"

Thank you! It has been an hour so I can't edit the OP. Anyone just tuning in:

I think Dermal Plating should be upgradable.

[Exiel]

And I petition for anyone with that chronicle to be able to cast dermal plating as a spell.

"This spell functions as the spell bark skin, except that the spell creates a layer of metal plating on your skin instead of turning it into bark, and you now set off metal detectors." ;)

[Michael Brock]

Added a spoiler tag

[Jeff Merola]

Michael Brock wrote:

Added a spoiler tag

Can you fix the title, too? It still has a spoiler in it.

[Michael Brock]

Jeff Merola wrote:

Michael Brock wrote:

Added a spoiler tag

Can you fix the title, too? It still has a spoiler in it.

Done

[i208]

Thank you Michael Brock for adding the Spoiler tag! I am still learning how to do all the tags etc on here.

[i208]

Exiel wrote:

And I petition for anyone with that chronicle to be able to cast dermal plating as a spell.

"This spell functions as the spell bark skin, except that the spell creates a layer of metal plating on your skin instead of turning it into bark, and you now set off metal detectors." ;)

Except dermal plating is plastic, so...