Nanoscopic Robots

General Description

Nanoscopic robots are a spectrum of machines of extremely small scale, ranging from microscopic to the eponymous nanoscopic - a billionth of a meter. The machines cooperate with and integrate into biological beings to assist with function and to layer on additional abilities. The machines travel throughout the organism to transport material, knit together tissue, and cutting tissue as desired. The machines can also weave a network of robotic fibers to augment strength and speed, as well as a distributed communication network. Lastly, they also form a computing capability that links directly to the neurons of the host organism, which is used to integrate the functions of the nanoscopic machines to the will of the host.

Basic Physical Augmentation

The nanoscopic robots allow the biological organism to be in perfect health. The physical structures and functions of the host organism are able to be a peak athleticism, plus most normal vectors for disease - viruses, bacteria, parasites, and chemicals - are either entirely neutralized or can be allowed to have a selected amount of effect.

In terms of game mechanics, the presence of nanoscopic robots allow the 30 points in the custom being generator.

Optional rule - with referee discretion - beings can slowly shift their build points of some of their purely physical stats - strength, speed, and agility. Generally 1 point per day, but the referee can dictate a rate that is the most appropriate (if stages of medic or biologist are available) or most amusing.

Healing Capability

When the host organism is injured, the nanoscopic robots scramble to mitigate and compensate for the damage.

By themselves, nanoscopic can heal the host organism 1 stamina per hour.

Nanoscopic robots are also key for enabling advanced medical equipment, such as patches. And they are the means by which Medics can leverage vaunted injury repairing abilities.

Communications

In addition to facilitating the internal function, the nanoscopic communication network has the ability to receive and transmit in EM (electromagnetic spectrum) and etheric (faster-than-light communication). This includes transfer of data as well as voice, text, and sensory inputs. These have a range of 1 km.

A common optional upgrade is to equip laser emitters (tightbeam EM) to facilitate secure communications.

Communication networks can be disabled by a successful medical tamper (difficulty is referee's discretion). Nanoscopic robots can rebuild the communication network in about an hour.

Sensors

A host being's normal senses are supplemented by a few extra abilities.

Low light vision, allowing the host being to see in near total darkness, though with decreased acuity.

Light emission at a variety of possible wavelengths allow for active scanning. This increases acuity in low light situations, and can permit detection of things through some cover.

Simple and discreet additional tiny eyes, appearing as just moles on the skin, can be grown on various parts of the host's body to permit a full 360° field of view - albeit with limited detail.

General EM sensitivity lets the host being detect the direction of broadband sensors and communications.

Etheric sensors allow detection of etheric communications, but more importantly tactical warning about sudden local energy shifts - such as discharging weapons pointed at the host.

Ancillary Augmentation

Nanoscopic robots are also commonly used to grow a broad array of grip pads, both for improved climbing ambulation and for attaching items to the host being.

Superficial features, such as colours and patterns on skin and localized hair growth can also be done at whim with an hour or so to make the change.

The host being can also leverage the computing capability of the nanoscopic robots to effectively have photographic memory. Mathematicians take this a step further, and develop advanced mathematical modelling, caculation, and simulation processing with their integrated computing ability.