Engineered Adrenal Gland
Grafted endocrine gland that floods the body on command.
Rules Reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity Cost | 3 |
| Category | gene-mods |
| Origin | Core Marine and Legion combat issue, copied by Rim black clinics and fielded by Day One shock troops. |
| Rek Cost | 38000 (black-clinic copy or Legion combat-issue) |
| Signature | Ghost and restricted. Military-grade or contraband, banned in Ironball and illegal at most Core arenas and checkpoints. |
Notes
Benefit: Grafted endocrine gland that floods the body on command. Once per encounter, trigger a surge as a free action for 3 rounds: +2 to STR-based attack and damage, +2 Reflex, +10 ft movement, and immunity to fear and stun for the duration. Moderate to major benefit level. Does not stack with chemical stims.
Install Risk: Medicine DC 18 for the endocrine graft. Recipient makes a Fortitude save DC 15 or gains Botched: hormonal instability, random rage triggers under stress and -2 Will until a Medicine DC 16 stabilisation.
Strain: The crash. When the surge ends, Fortitude DC 14 or become Fatigued for 1d4 rounds. Daily use compounds: each surge after the first in a day imposes a cumulative -1 to Fortitude from burnout until a full rest.