Limes (IB)

Starfox's Blades in the Dark hack

Vigilantia corporis — vigilance of the self.

Gear that defend, sustain, and empower the body and its immediate surroundings. Suits, armor, exoskeletons, propulsion systems, and tools of labor or repair. Associated with: Prowess, endurance, adaptation, and craft.

Inventory — Imperio (Insight) — Limes (Prowess) — Forum (Resolve)

Tools

Devices for maintenance, repair, and brute-force problem solving — fixing what breaks, forcing what jams, and powering what fails. Each tool kit covers its field and the integrated parts it shares with others; choosing one that matches the core of a problem is usually enough.

Hand Tool Kit

1 ☐ Hand Tool Kit

A compact multitool case for quick repairs and field maintenance. Includes microdrivers, sealant syringes, fusion tape, and diagnostic nanowires. Choose a specialization each time: Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Security, or Life Support (chemical/biological/recycling). Designed for tight spaces and short-duration jobs. Suitable for Rig tasks requiring precision but limited reach or power. Can diagnose but not manipulate large-scale damage.

Pack Tool Kit

1 ☐☐ Pack Tool Kit

A suitcase-sized kit for full maintenance and repair work. Contains powered tools, replacement components, weld patchers, and diagnostic sensors for Neme linking. Choose a specialization each time: Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Security, or Life Support (chemical/biological/recycling). Enables complex Rig tasks such as engine repair, hull patching, or system rebuilds without external support.

Power Battery

2 ☐ Power Battery

A high-capacity portable power cell with universal couplers. Used to jump-start disabled equipment or energize derelict systems for short periods. Commonly used during salvage, boarding, or emergency repair operations. Provides steady current for about one hour at field-tool levels or a few minutes for heavy systems. Risks surge or meltdown in unstable circuits; Active, Consumable, Volatile when used on unknown hardware.

Power Jack

1 ☐☐ Power Jack

Hydraulic and electromagnetic jack for forcing open sealed hatches, jammed bulkheads, or collapsed panels. Combines telescoping mechanical arms with plasma-edge cutters for embedded fixtures. Can clear or open massive obstructions that could not be moved manually. Active, Unreliable.

Breaching Kit

2 ☐ Breaching Kit

A compact toolkit of charges and cutting gear for forced entry, salvage cutting, and controlled demolition. Regulated.

Pocket Bypass Kit

1 ■ Pocket Bypass Kit

A rudimentary, compact set of mechanical picks, shims, and low-profile electronic bypass tools for opening locks and simple access panels. Easily concealed or presented as an utility tool. Concealed.

Traverse Kit

1 ☐ Traverse Kit

Suspension harness, ropes, grapnels, grapple gun, carabiners, ascenders/descenders, tethers, pitons/mags, and line anchors for unpowered movement across hulls, shafts, cliffs, or ruins. Low signature, quiet, safe, but slow.

Protection Devices

Emergency systems that shield, patch, or stabilize the immediate environment. They are what you grab when the suit tears, the hull cracks, or something starts leaking that shouldn’t. Most are single-use and messy, but they keep you alive long enough for proper repairs.

Aegis

4 ☐ Aegis

Personal Aegis Field generator provides limited radiation protection. Active.

Surfboard (Radiation Shield)

1 ☐☐ Surfboard

A portable radiation barrier designed for microgravity operations. A rigid oblong panel — somewhat like a wide surfboard — filled with layered water and polymer gels that absorb particle and gamma radiation. Too heavy to carry in Terran gravity. The user orients the board toward the radiation source — typically the Sun — and shelters in its shadow. Fitted with Microthrusters (Steam), though these lack finesse and perform best in open space.

Spacers go surfing on these.

Seal-Mat

3 ☐ Seal-Mat (Emergency Hull Patch)

A compact emergency patch stored as a thin folded roll. When deployed, it spreads over nearby surfaces, adhering and wrapping tightly around them. Once anchored, it swells into a dense, layered composite that absorbs liquid water or humidity in the air reinforce its own structure. The result is a tough, semi-rigid mat that seals punctures, gaps, or exposed machinery, providing both pressure containment and limited radiation damping. Consumable.

Bubble Tent

1 ☐☐ Bubble Tent

Inflatable shelter for up to four people. Deploys as a bubble in microgravity or a dome in gravity. Walls allow slow passage without decompression and fuse with other tents for shared space. Unreliable: After each full rest, roll Quality to see if it remains viable. Additional air tanks add ☐ Load each.

Glu-Vac

1 ☐☐ Glu-Vac (Stabilization Gel Dispenser)

A portable mitigation unit used to reduce immediate hazards from chemical, biological, and thermal incidents. The device sprays a rapidly setting stabilant that cools exothermic reactions, immobilizes particulates, encapsulates liquids, and forms a temporary barrier that makes contaminated zones safer.

The gel is a mitigation, not a neutralizer: it contains and stabilizes but does not chemically decompose most agents. Specialist cleanup is required to render a scene permanently safe.

One canister covers approximately 1,000 cubic meters; additional canisters add ☐ Load each. Unreliable, possibly leaving some danger in place.

"In Human: This brushes bad stuff under a white carpet."

— Ted Dendel, Rigger

Custos

Custodia belli — guardianship in conflict.

Tools of protection, restraint, and close combat. Armor, shields, and melee weapons for those who keep order or survive where it fails.

Impact Suit

1 ☐ Impact Suit

Protective wear used for labor, sports, and other moderately dangerous civilian activities. Easy to wear but not concealable. Reduced Harm form Momentum by one level. Unreliable, ablative, tends to fail after it protects.

Armored Vest

3 ☐ Armored Vest

Body armor worn under street clothes or as a visible vest. Protects against Energy damage, reducing Harm from weapons by one level. Concealed, Unreliable: only covers part of the body, may not protect against level 1 Harm.

Riot Armor

1 ☐☐ Riot Armor

Heavy body armor that cannot be concealed. Protects against all damage, reducing Harm by one level, and is more reliable than an Armored Vest. Includes a visored helm and breathing mask but is not a space suit — many wear a Skinsuit underneath.

Riot Shield

1 ☐☐ Riot Shield

Handheld composite shield; can be made transparent, reflective, or provide one-way vision. Designed for crowd control, close-quarters blocking, and anti-insurgent defense. When not outflanked, the shield reduces Harm from Momentum two levels and from Energy by one level. Stack with worn armor.

Knuckleduster

1 ■ Knuckleduster

Hand protection allowing more powerful blows in combat, from the humble brass knuckles to the Karatand, a soft glove that hardens on impact. Concealed, Momentum.

Baton

1 ■ Baton

An extendable baton popular with thugs, security, and law enforcement. Momentum, Regulated, Stun. Quality 3 adds a high-voltage incapacitating discharge option, replacing Momentum with Energy when in use.

Blade

1 ■ Blade

A short blade. This can take the form of claws or other small sharp things. Momentum, Regulated. Quality 4 adds a vibro option, replacing Momentum with Energy when in use.

Sword

2 ☐ Sword

A long blade that is difficult to conceal. Favored by Jovian nobility and officers. +1d in melee combat. Momentum , Regulated. Quality 5 adds a vibro option, replacing Momentum with Energy when in use.

Personal Protection

Environmental hazards are routine in space, and a wide range of protection systems exist — most built around the Skinsuit. This item has attained legendary status among spacers. There is little reason to wear one aboard a large ship or habitat, yet it has become a cultural icon of the spacer lifestyle, worn on almost every occasion.

In the inner system a Skinsuit is typically worn under clothing and may be nearly invisible except over private areas. In the outer system it is often worn bare, even at social events. See Skinsuit Customizer can create displays of dramatic colors, patterns, or animated designs.

Skinsuit

1 ■ Skinsuit

Skintight vacuum protection. Protects against abrasion and light impacts. Usually worn with a Bubble or Hard helmet, works with a number of other accessories.

Bubble Helmet

2 ■ Bubble Helmet

A personal emergency device worn as a hat, clip, or hair accessory. When pressure drops, a micro-charge unfolds a transparent, self-sealing bubble around the wearer’s head in under a second. The bubble rigidizes slightly on inflation, forming a smooth, clear sphere. Unreliable. Roll Quality to determine how long the air remains breathable; double these times if you stay at rest. 1: 5 minutes. 2–3: 10 minutes. 4–6: 30 minutes.

Bubble Suit

1 ☐ Bubble Suit

A full-body Bubble Helmet commonly stored near airlocks and large chambers on ships and habitats. Unreliable. Roll Quality to determine how long the air remains breathable; double these times if you stay at rest. 1: 20 minutes 2–3: 40 minutes 4–6: 1 hour

Space Helmet

1 ☐ Space Helmet

Add-on helmet that replaces the bubble helmet. Provides full pressure seal, air recycling, and thermal control. Allows operation limited only by metabolic processes.

Space Belt

1 ☐ Space Belt

Closed-loop waste recycler for Skinsuit use. Converts bodily waste into drinkable water and basic nutrients. Reduces life-support needs and extends air and hydration endurance greatly. Unreliable: Roll Quality as if Resisting to risk Stress every 24h.

Aqualung

3 ☐ Aqualung

Replaces Bubble Helmet or Space Helmet. Floods lungs with oxygenated fluid. Reduces decompression and acceleration damage. Endurance measured in days rather than hours. Has external audio unit.

Waldo Gauntlets

2 ☐ Waldo Gauntlets

Powered gauntlets that enhance grip and arm stability. Assist in tasks involving manual strength, climbing, or restraint. Reduce the chance of losing grip, suffering recoil, or overexertion.

Waldo Boots

2 ■ Waldo Boots

Powered boots that stabilize stance and balance across all gravity environments. Magnetic grapples in the soles lock to hulls and bulkheads, allowing controlled movement in microgravity or rotation. Assist with climbing, bracing, and maintaining footing on uneven or shifting surfaces. Reduce chances of slipping, rebound injury, or fatigue from prolonged exertion.

Microthrusters (Steam)

1 ☐☐ Microthrusters (Steam)

Water-fed resistojet pack for microgravity work. Endurance suitable for routine ten-minute hops; extended sorties require extra water cartridges or a suit reservoir tap. Unreliable: Roll Quality after a significant burn and every 10 minutes of use to determine fuel status.

Microthrusters (Arcjet)

3 ☐☐ Microthrusters (Arcjet)

Electric-arc thruster pack with higher exhaust velocity and longer range than Steam models. Draws heavy power and radiates visible heat; detectable to sensors. Active.

Microthrusters (Ion / MPD Pack)

5 ☐☐ Microthrusters (Ion / MPD Pack)

Electromagnetic propulsion pack for long-duration station-keeping and covert movement. Produces minimal thermal or visible signature but functions only in vacuum.

Hardsuit

3 ☐☐☐ Hardsuit

A full strength-assist exoskeleton with radiation shielding and extended life support. Often used for heavy construction even in atmosphere. Reduces Harm from Momentum by two levels. You can add any Personal Protection accessory, ignoring the additional Load. Active.

Hazard Suit

4 ☐☐☐ Hazard Suit

An upgraded Hardsuit with full strength-assist exoskeleton, heavier plating, improved radiation shielding, and extended life support. Equipped with multiple sensor arrays, hardened comms, and modular mounts for tools or weapons. Reduces all Harm by one level. You can add any Personal Protection accessory, ignoring the additional Load.