Mechanic's custom rig question

[I, Lucifer]

How tough can a mechanic's custom rig be? I kinda wanted to make mine in the form of a set if predator forearm units, without the blades.

The left one would be the scanner and communicator with a flip up top that had the readout screens on it. The right would be a toolbox with the actual tools in it.

I was wondering if I could craft it as actual armor pieces that could Parry and block.

For 'that guy' who never saw predator abd doesn't get what i'm talking about...

https://alstoys.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/scar-pred-33.jpg

[Garretmander]

Purely RAW, I'd do it as a cybernetic augmentation installed in your arm(s) so you don't have to 'retrieve it and hold it to use it effectively'.

But, this:

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I was wondering if I could craft it as actual armor pieces that could Parry and block.

sounds like a terrible thing to do with a computer/toolbox.

[kaid]

Garretmander wrote:

Purely RAW, I'd do it as a cybernetic augmentation installed in your arm(s) so you don't have to 'retrieve it and hold it to use it effectively'.

But, this:

Quote:

I was wondering if I could craft it as actual armor pieces that could Parry and block.

sounds like a terrible thing to do with a computer/toolbox.

It can go into an armor mod slot so no reason you couldn't just say that mod slot is on your armors vambrace.

[Metaphysician]

In terms of how durable a Custom Rig would be, well, its both a Toolkit and a Computer. Most basic way to calculate its item stats would be to give it the better of the two, which I imagine would probably be the Computer.

Alternatively, and simpler, just treat it as a Level X item of ordinary durability, where X is the level of the Mechanic.