TEXT: RISUS
  IN THE
  SHELL
  A SOURCEBOOK FOR RISUS: THE ANYTHING RPG BY S. JOHN ROSS
  BY ZAMIEL AL'SHAITAN
  
  SOURCEBOOK INFORMATION
  RISUS IN THE SHELL IS A SOURCEBOOK BY ZAMIEL AL'SHAITAN FOR RISUS: THE ANYTHING
  RPG BY S. JOHN ROSS.  IN THIS SOURCEBOOK I WILL PRESENT THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR
  RUNNING A CAMPAIGN BASED UPON THE MASAMUNE SHIROW ANIMATED FEATURE, AS WELL AS THE
  GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX FEATURES.  MATERIAL FOR THIS BOOK HAS BEEN
  GATHERED FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES,  INCLUDING THE ANIMATED FEATURES,  WEBSITES AND
  FANWORKS.
  2029, A DARK, GRITTY FUTURE WHERE THE CRIME LEVELS HAVE SKYROCKETED IN THE INNER
  CITIES, AND POLITICAL UNREST IS AT A BOILING POINT IN EVERY MAJOR NATION.  A FUTURE WHERE THE
  MEGA-CORPORATIONS DUKE IT OUT ON THE COVERT BATTLEFIELD AND GOVERNMENTS ARE CONSTANTLY
  FENDING OFF TERRORISM.  THE NET HAS PERMEATED EVERY LEVEL OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES AND
  TECHNOLOGY HAS RUN RAMPANT THROUGH SOCIETY, BRINGING ABOUT A NEW ERA ON THE VERGE OF
  INFORMATION OVERLOAD. 
  CHARACTER CREATION
  CHARACTERS SHOULD BE CREATED USING 10 DICE, PLUS ONE FOR HOOK AND ONE FOR TALE, DOUBLE
  PUMP CLICHES ARE ALLOWED (AND ENCOURAGED) AND FUNKY DICE ARE NOT USED.  CHARACTERS
  SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SOME CLICHE RELEVENT TO SECTION 9 (COUNTER-TERRORISM) OR SECTION
  5 (PUBLIC PEACE).
  
  THE CONCEPT OF THE "GHOST"
  IN GHOST IN THE SHELL THE CONCEPT OF THE "GHOST" IS AN IMPORTANT ONE.  AS THE TITLE
  ITSELF IMPLIES, THE "GHOST" IS ONE'S SOUL OR CONSCIOUSNESS, AND THE "SHELL" IS SIMPLY WHERE
  IT IS HOUSED, BE IT IN THE HUMAN BODY OR IN A MACHINE OR COMPUTER.  IN GHOST IN THE SHELL,
  TECHNOLOGY HAS COME TO THE POINT WHERE THIS "GHOST" CAN BE MANIPULATED, PROGRAMMED OR
  EVEN DOWNLOADED IN TO A COMPUTER (GHOSTDUBBING).  OBVIOUSLY, THIS SORT OF THING HAS
  RAISED INTERESTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MORALITY OF SUCH ACTS.  THIS CONCEPT OF THE "GHOST"
  AND THE QUESTIONS SURROUNDING IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR THEMES OF GHOST IN THE SHELL AND THEY
  SHOULD BE PLAYED UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN YOUR GAME.
  COMMON CLICHE
  CLICHE
  DESCRIPTION
  ARMORER
  THE ARMORER IS CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING, DESIGNING, BUILDING AND REPAIRING
  WEAPONS AND ARMOR.  CLEARING A JAMMED WEAPON CAN BE DONE BY AN ARMORER
  IN THEIR SLEEP, AND REPLACING A BARREL DESTROYED BY HV OR AT AMMO CAN BE
  DONE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
  CYBORG
  CYBORGS ARE RATHER COMMON IN 2029, FROM THE COMMON PROSTHETIC
  BODIES USED TO “CURE” QUADRUPLEGICS, TO THE COMBAT CYBORGS CREATED BY
  MEGATECH FOR USE BY S-9.  THE CYBORG CLICHE NOT ONLY GAGUES THE
  POWER OF THE CYBERNETIC BODY, BUT ALSO THE USER'S SKILL IN MANIPULATING IT.
  PROGRAMMER 
  / HACKER
  THE TYPICAL PROGRAMMER OR HACKER IS CAPABLE OF WRITING COMPLEX CODE
  QUICKLY, OFTEN WHILE SLEEP-DEPRIVED AND RUNNING ON CAFFEINE AND ADRENALINE
  ALONE.  THEY ARE ABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE GLOBAL INFONET QUICKLY AND
  EASILY, BREAK-AND-ENTER INTO SECURED SYSTEMS, AND SOME ARE EVEN CAPABLE OF
  GHOSTHACKING.  MOST HAVE CYBERBRAINS, AND MANY HAVE MULTI-SECTIONED
  FINGERS, BUT FEW WOULD VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO BECOME FULL-CONVERSION
  CYBORGS, KNOWING HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO HIJACK THEIR BODIES. . .
  
  CLICHE
  DESCRIPTION
  SECTION 1
  OPERATIVE
  SECTION 1 IS IN CHARGE OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT, AND IS SIMILAR IN SCOPE TO THE
  US' DEA.  S-1 UTILIZES COMBAT TRAINED PERSONNEL AND INVESTIGATIONS
  PERSONNEL IN ITS OPERATIONS.  SINCE ALL AGENTS ARE CROSS-TRAINED, THEY CAN
  ENGAGE IN EITHER ACTIVITY.  SECTION 1 ANSWERS TO THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL
  AFFAIRS.
  SECTION 5
  OFFICER
  SECTION 5 IS IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC PEACE, FILLING A ROLE MUCH LIKE THAT OF THE
  US' POLICE FORCE AND SWAT TEAMS.  THEY ARE TRAINED IN SMALL ARMS
  COMBAT, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, AND HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT.  SECTION 5 DOES
  NOT EMPLOY ANY CYBORGS.
  SECTION 6
  OPERATIVE
  SECTION 6 CONTAINS ALL INVESTIGATIONS, COMBAT AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  PERSONNEL USED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.  THIS SECTION IS HIGHLY
  SECRETIVE AND IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN ESPIONAGE AND COVERT OPERATIONS.
  COMPARATIVE TO THE US' CIA OR THE BRITISH MI-6.  THERE ARE NO
  (OFFICIAL) FULL-CYBORGS IN S-6.  SECTION 6 ANSWERS DIRECTLY TO THE PRIME
  MINISTER.
  SECTION 9
  OPERATIVE
  SECTION 9 IS THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNTER-TERRORIST, CYBORG
  CRIMES, AND ASSASSINATION SQUAD.  IT IS A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION, AND
  MOST OF ITS MEMBERS ARE FULL CYBORGS.  IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT SECTION 9
  RESEMBLES THE GERMAN GSG9 (WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST EXTENSIVELY
  TRAINED AND EQUIPPED COUNTER-TERRORIST SQUAD ON THE PLANET), AND LIKE EACH
  GSG9 AGENT, EACH S-9 MEMBER IS EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN COMBAT,
  ANTITERRORISM AND INVESTIGATIONS.  WHEN A TERRORIST INCIDENT OCCURS IT IS
  S-9'S JOB TO EITHER STOP IT, OR INVESTIGATE THE AFTERMATH AND FIND THOSE
  RESPONSIBLE.  THIS UNIT IS CLEVERLY HEADED BY DAISUKE ARAMAKI WHILE
  TACTICAL COMMAND IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VERY TALENTED MOTOKO
  KUSANAGI.  S-9 TRAINING INCLUDES TRAINING IN THE PILOTING OF TACHIKOMA.
  
  COMMON HOOKS
  HOOK
  DESCRIPTION
  BLOODTHIRSTY
  DEATH & MAYHEM IS YOUR GIG.  SURE, YOU COULD TRY TALKING
  YOUR WAY OUT OF A SITUATION, BUT NOBODY WOULD SPROUT A SUCKING
  CHEST WOUND THAT WAY. . .
  CYBORG SYNDROME
  YOU'VE LOST TOUCH WITH WHAT IT WAS TO BE HUMAN.  AS FAR AS
  YOU'RE CONCERNED, YOU AND YOUR 'BORG BODY ARE A TOTALLY
  DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN THOSE POOR, WEAK 'FLESHIES'.  YOU MIGHT BE
  HOMICIDAL,  OR SIMPLY EMOTIONLESS.
  GHOSTHACKED
  THE CHARACTER HAS BEEN GHOSTHACKED – THEY MAY NOT KNOW THEIR
  PAST, OR THEY MAY HAVE SOME SUBLIMINAL CONDITIONING THAT MAY
  MAKE ITSELF EVIDENT AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE.  THE GM MAY
  DECIDE TO ADD OR CHANGE THE DETAILS OF A CHARACTER'S GHOSTHACK
  – YOU'VE BEEN WARNED <G>
  GUN SHY
  THE CHARACTER DOESN'T LIKE GUNS.  USING THEM, BEING AROUND
  THEM, AND ESPECIALLY NOT BEING SHOT (AT?) BY THEM.  THIS IS NOT
  TO SAY THE CHARACTER IS A PACIFIST, THEY MAY JUST PREFER TO USE
  OTHER MEANS OF DISMEMBERMENT.
  
  TECHNOLOGY
  CYBERBRAINS
  CYBERBRAINS ARE ARTIFICIAL BRAINS USED IN AI MACHINES, BUT THE MOST INTERESTING
  ASPECT OF THE CYBERBRAIN IS THAT OF A SUPPLEMENTAL BRAIN FOR HUMAN USE.  WHEN IMPLANTED
  IN A CYBORG, THE CYBERBRAIN ACTS AS A SUPPLEMENTAL BRAIN, WHICH PROCESSES DATA, IN TURN
  TAKING THE WORKLOAD OFF THE BRAIN.  WITH A CYBERBRAIN, A HUMAN BEING'S MENTAL CAPABILITIES
  ARE GREATLY AUGMENTED.  ONE CAN THINK FASTER, REACT FASTER AND EVEN LEARN FASTER.  READING
  SKILLS ARE GREATLY INCREASED AS THE BRAIN TAKES IN PAGES OF DATA AT A TIME RATHER THAN WORD
  BY WORD.  THE CYBERBRAIN ALSO ALLOWS A DIRECT INTERFACE WITH COMPUTER NETWORKS WHERE
  INFORMATION CAN BE ACQUIRED AS FAST AS THE COMPUTER CAN PROCESS DATA.  READING TIME IS
  CUT BY 75%.  IT ALSO ALLOWS AN INTERFACE WITH COMPUTERS, COMPUTER NETWORKS, VEHICLES,
  FIREARMS ETC.
  CYBORGS
  IN THE WORLD OF G.I.T.S. CYBORGS ARE USED FREQUENTLY USED IN THE MILITARY AND POLICE
  FIELDS BECAUSE THEY CAN GREATLY ENHANCE A HUMANS ABILITIES.  THE WORD CYBORG REFERS TO AN
  INDIVIDUAL WHO'S BODY HAS BEEN PARTIALLY OR ALMOST COMPLETELY REPLACED BY ARTIFICIAL
  ORGANS AND PARTS.  MOST OF THE G.I.T.S.  CYBORGS ARE FULL-CONVERSION,  AND ALMOST
  INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM HUMANS.  THE BRAIN AND SPINAL COLUMN OF A FULLCONVERSION ARE
  HOUSED INSIDE A SPECIAL SHELL INSIDE OF THE ARTIFICIAL BODY.  SPECIAL TISSUES, SUCH AS THE
  TONGUE, AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS ARE VAT GROWN, AND THEN TRANSPLANTED INTO THE BODY.
  THE SKIN IS THEN APPLIED AND THE 'BORG IS SUBJECTED TO A "SENSORY ELEMENT".  THIS "SENSORY
  ELEMENT" FORMS A FIBER OPTIC FILM, WHICH IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE, AND ALLOWS TACTILE SENSATIONS
  THAT FAR EXCEED THAT OF A NORMAL HUMAN.  MANY 'BORGS ARE ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A
  SUPPLEMENTAL CYBERBRAIN TO HANDLE SOME OF THE INFO PROCESSING WORKLOAD.
  TACHIKOMA
  TACHIKOMA HAVE THEIR OWN AI AND CAN ACT AS BACKUP OR SUPPORT ON THEIR OWN.  THEY
  CAN ALSO ACT AS AN ASSAULT VEHICLE, AND EVEN STEALTH MISSIONS BENEFIT FROM THE TACHIKOMA.
  THE AI OF THE TACHIKOMA IS ACTUALLY A LEARNING COMPUTER.  DURING A THE COURSE OF THE DAY,
  
  AN INDIVIDUAL TACHIKOMA WILL HAVE ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY
  ALL TACHIKOMA'S UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP WILL ASSIMILATE THEIR DATA INTO A MAINFRAME, AND
  THEN EXTRACT THE INFORMATION DOWNLOADED BY THEIR FELLOW UNITS.   WHEN IN VEHICLE MODE THE
  DRIVER IS STRAPPED MUCH LIKE A SMALL POWER ARMOR (HENCE OWNERS OFTEN REFERRING TO THEM
  AS THEIR SUITS).  THIS MARVELOUS MACHINE IS ABLE TO RUN ALONG WALLS AND CLIMB TREES, ARE
  EQUIPPED WITH  THERM-OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE, AND CAN FIRE TOW/GRAPPLE LINES, IN ADDITION TO
  THEIR ASSAULT CANNON.  SEE A SAMPLE TACHIKOMA IN THE SAMPLE NPC'S SECTION AT THE END.
  THERM-OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE (+2 DICE MOTIONLESS, +1 MOVING TO STEALTH CLICHE)
  THE WEARER OF THERM-OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE BECOMES VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE WHEN THE SUIT IS
  ACTIVATED.  THE SUIT IS VERY HARD TO DETECT, BUT A SLIGHT BLUR CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE WEARER
  IS IN MOTION.  AS LONG AS THE WEARER STAYS STILL THEY ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETECT.
  WHILE NORMALLY DETECTABLE BY CERTAIN HEAT IMAGING OPTICS SOME SUITS CAN BE MADE WHICH
  REDUCE IR SIGNATURE.  THIS SUIT IS USUALLY WORN UNDER SOME TYPE OF ARMOR, WHICH MUST BE
  TAKEN OFF BEFORE USE.
  MULTI-SECTIONED FINGERS (+2 TO HACKING/PROGRAMMING SKILLS)
  MULTI-SECTIONED FINGERS SPLIT AT THE PALM WHEN NEEDED, WITH EACH DIGIT BRANCHING
  OFF INTO 4 OR 5 INDIVIDUAL FINE DIGITS FOR TYPING AT INCREASED SPEED.  TO FUNCTION, THE USER
  MUST HAVE A CYBERBRAIN INSTALLED.
  
  COMPUTERS AND HACKING
  COMPUTERS PERMEATE EVERY LEVEL OF HUMAN EXISTENCE IN GHOST IN THE SHELL.  THEY ARE
  IN YOUR CAR, IN YOUR HOME AND IN YOUR HEAD, BUT THEN YOU HAVE PROBABLY ALREADY FIGURED THAT
  OUT.
  COMPUTER NETWORK HACKING
  THIS IS YOUR NORMAL, EVERYDAY, RUN OF THE MILL HACKING.  BREAKING INTO SECURED
  COMPUTER SYSTEMS, SWIPING INFO, DOING A LITTLE DAMAGE.  THIS TYPE OF HACKING IS USUALLY
  DONE BY KEYBOARD AIDED BY INTERFACE PLUGS, AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY, A CYBERBRAIN.  MOST
  SERIOUS CYBORG HACKERS HAVE ALSO INVESTED IN MULTI-SECTIONED FINGERS TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR
  CYBERBRAINS.
  GHOSTHACKING
  GHOSTHACKING IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL.  ONLY THE MOST SKILLED HACKERS CAN
  ATTEMPT THIS.  BASICALLY WHAT THIS ENTAILS IS REPROGRAMMING SOMEONE'S BRAIN.  THIS CAN BE
  DONE BY DIVING INTO THE PERSONS GHOST FROM AN OUTSIDE COMPUTER NETWORK (PROVIDED THEY
  HAVE A FULL TIME CONNECTION TO CYBER-NET).  TO DO THIS YOU MUST FIRST CRACK THE PERSONS
  "GHOST KEY", WHICH IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.  THE SECOND METHOD IS TO INTERFACE WITH THE
  PERSON DIRECTLY AND "GHOSTDIVE" INTO THEIR MIND.  SPECIAL SOFTWARE IS REQUIRED AND IT IS
  HIGHLY ILLEGAL ON THE OPEN MARKET (VERY RARE AND EXPENSIVE, CAN COST 50,000+ FOR USABLE
  SOFTWARE).  SO, IN SHORT IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PROCESS TO PULL OFF, BUT IF ONE CAN DO IT
  THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.  YOU CAN REPROGRAM PEOPLE TO DO YOUR BIDDING, TURN THEM INTO
  DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR REPLACE THEIR MEMORIES WITH NEW ONES.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ONCE
  THIS IS DONE,  THERE IS NO GOING BACK,  THE CHANGES ARE PERMANENT (ALTHOUGH THEY ARE
  SOMEWHAT SHALLOW).  EVEN IF ONE HAS THE EQUIPMENT THEY ARE UP AGAINST DIFFICULT ODDS.
  
  TOOLS OF THE TRADE AND BONUS DICE GEAR
  HANDGUNS
  HANDGUNS ARE COMMONPLACE, MOST LIKELY ANYONE FOUND ON THE STREET WILL HAVE SOME
  FLAVOR OF 9MM OR .45 ON HAND.  HERE ARE SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE SMALL ARMS OF 2029.
  ZASTABA CZ-M100 HANDGUN
  THE CZ-100  IS RIGID POLYMER-FRAME 9MM HANDGUN MANUFACTURED IN THE CZECH
  REPUBLIC. ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL,  THE CZ-100  SPORTS A
  HEXAGONAL BARREL FOR BETTER RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY.  THIS PISTOL CAN ALSO BE FITTED WITH A
  QUICK RELEASE LASER AIMING SYSTEM.
  JERICHO 942FS HANDGUN
  THE JERICHO 942FS IS AN ISRAELI MANUFACTURED HANDGUN.  IT MAY, IN FACT, BE A
  DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THE IMI "DESERT EAGLE".  THIS WEAPON IS CHAMBERED TO .50AE
  (12.7MM), SO IT PACKS ONE HELL OF A PUNCH.  THE JERICHO 942FS SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR
  LARGE FRAME HANDGUN, AND IT IS USED IN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT JAPAN.  THIS
  AUTOLOADER ALSO SPORTS HEXAGONAL SHAPED RIFLING FOR GREATER CONTROL.
  MATEBA MODEL 207 HANDGUN
  THIS STRANGE REVOLVER, BUILT SOMETIME IN THE 1990'S, IS TOGUSA'S WEAPON OF CHOICE.
  IT IS CHAMBERED FOR THE 9MM PARABELLUM CARTRIDGE AND IT'S SIX ROUND CYLINDER IS HINGED AT
  THE TOP OF THE FRAME RATHER THAN THE BOTTOM.  THE M207'S HEXAGONAL BARREL IS LINED UP
  WITH THE BOTTOM-MOST CHAMBER FOR GREATER ACCURACY AND THE WEAPON'S STRANGE DESIGN IS
  COUNTER-BALANCED BY A TOP MOUNTED WEIGHT.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE MATEBA'S GREATEST
  FEATURE IS ITS ACCURACY.  UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT AS QUICK OR AS HIGH POWERED AS MOST
  AUTOMATICS.  ADDITIONALLY, ITS DESIGN CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH LOADING, MAKING IT LESS THAN AN
  IDEAL CHOICE IN SITUATIONS WHERE A LOT OF AMMO IS BEING EXPENDED.  FEATURES ERGONOMIC GRIPS
  AND INTERCHANGEABLE BARRELS.
  
  SUBMACHINEGUNS
  SUBMACHINEGUNS ARE CARRIED (OPENLY) ONLY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY UNITS –
  THEY ARE RESTRICTED WEAPONS, ILLEGAL FOR PRIVATE USE.
  STEAR TMP SUBMACHINE GUN (+1 DIE)
  A STANDARD LIGHT SMG USED BY SECTION 6.  IT IS A RUGGED 9MM SMG WITH MANY
  FEATURES, SUCH AS AMBIDEXTROUS COCKING.  IT IS A COMMON SMG AND IT IS USED THE WORLD
  OVER.  THE SECTION 6 VERSION INCLUDES A LASER AIMING SYSTEM.
  ZASTABA NOSLE C Z N - M 22 "9WEAPON" (+1 DIE)
  THE CZN-M22 IS SECTION 9'S STANDARD ISSUE WEAPON.  IT APPEARS TO BE A DIRECT
  DESCENDENT OF THE FN P90 AND LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR IT IS CHAMBERED TO THE 5.7MM ROUND.
  IT FEATURES A SELECTOR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SINGLE SHOT, THREE ROUND
  BURSTS AND FULL-AUTO.  THE "9WEAPON" ALSO COMES WITH A FIELD KIT WHICH INCLUDES
  INTERCHANGEABLE BARRELS FOR FIRING HV LOADS WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND A SINGLE SHOT
  25MM GRENADE LAUNCHER.
  CAMOUFLAGED SMG
  THE BRIEFCASE WEAPON IN THE MANGA WAS A CAMOUFLAGED 5.56MM WEAPON THAT WAS
  BUILT INTO THE BRIEFCASE, WHILE THE ONE IN THE FILM IS A SMALLER SMG THAT COMES COMPLETELY
  OUT OF THE BRIEFCASE.  A SWITCH ON THE HANDLE DROPS THE BULK OF THE BRIEFCASE OFF REVEALING
  A STEAR TMP WITH TWO ATTACHED 15 ROUND CLIPS OF AMMUNITION.  THE CASE ITSELF IS
  ARMORED FOR USE AS A SORT OF LAST DITCH EFFORT SHIELD (+1 DIE TO DEFEND).  ALTHOUGH THE
  STEAR TMP WAS USED, MANY OTHER SMGS CAN BE USED FOR THIS TYPE OF CONCEALMENT. 
  
  RIFLES AND HEAVY WEAPONS
  RIFLES ARE COMMONPLACE,  5.56  AND 7.62  BEING THE MOST COMMON CALIBER
  ENCOUNTERED.  USED FOR HUNTING AND SPORT, THEY MAY BE PURCHASED OPENLY AND OWNED BY ANY
  CITIZEN.
  HEAVY WEAPONS ARE NORMALLY ONLY AVAILABLE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL (INCLUDING S-9)
  UPON SPECIAL REQUEST, AUTHORIZED BY A DIVISION LEADER.  THESE ARE LARGE WEAPONS OF WAR, NOT
  INTENDED FOR ORDINARY SKIRMISHES.
  WOLF WEAPONWORKS J4 RIFLE (+1 DIE W/ TARGETING SYSTEM)
  THE J4 RIFLE IS A CHEAP, MASS-PRODUCED OVER/UNDER 5.56MM/7.62 RIFLE FEATURING A
  MAGAZINE HOLDING 5 ROUNDS OF EACH AMMUNITION TYPE.  OPTIONS INCLUDE STANDARD IRONSIGHTS,
  MAGNIFIED SCOPE, AND COMPUTER TARGETING SYSTEM FOR INTERFACE WITH PLUGS.  THESE RIFLES ARE
  AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE, AND ARE CHEAP, BUT ARE ALSO RELATIVELY FRAGILE.
  SIG 541 ASSAULT RIFLE (+1 DIE)
  THE SIG 541 IS THE STANDARD ASSAULT WEAPON OF NATO SPECIAL FORCES (AND SECTION
  6).  IT USES STANDARD 5.56MM ROUNDS, AND FEATURES A SHORTER LENGTH THAN MOST FULL SIZE
  ASSAULT RIFLES.  THE SIG 541 ALSO FEATURES A SELECTOR SWITCH THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE
  BETWEEN SINGLE SHOT, THREE ROUND BURSTS AND FULL-AUTO.  THIS IS A COMMON WEAPON THE
  WORLD OVER, AND CAN BE FOUND IN MOST MAJOR COUNTRIES.
  ULTIMA RATIO (+1 DIE STANDARD, +2 DICE “FULL SENSING”)
  THE "ULTIMA RATIO" IS PUBLIC SECURITY'S PREMIER SNIPER SYSTEM.  THIS WEAPON FIRES
  7.62MM ARMOR-PIERCING FIN-STABILIZED DISCARDING SABOT AMMO, WHICH CONSISTS OF A
  DEPLETED URANIUM SUB-CALIBER ROUND THAT EASILY PUNCHES THROUGH ARMOR.  IT ALSO
  FEATURES A RECOIL ABSORBING STOCK AND A GYROSTABILIZED MOUNT.  HOWEVER, THE REAL BEAUTY
  OF THIS WEAPON IS ITS TARGETING SYSTEM.  THE "FULL SENSING" VERSION IS EQUIPPED WITH A FULL
  SPECTRUM, COMPUTER CONTROLLED TARGETING SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS UNPARALLELED ACCURACY.
  THIS SYSTEM CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS AS WELL AS DETECT THERM-OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE.  THE "FULL
  
  SENSING" SCOPE MUST BE INTERFACED WITH THE SNIPER VIA CYBERBRAIN AND INTERFACE PLUGS.
  SPIW MINI 14 "PENETRATOR" (+3 DICE)
  KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY BY BATOU AS "YOUR STANDARD ISSUE BIG GUN", THE
  "PENETRATOR" IS TRULY A MONSTROUS WEAPON.  BASICALLY, THIS WEAPON IS AN ARMOR BUSTER,
  FOR TAKING OUT EVEN THE TOUGHEST OF OPPONENTS.  THIS SEMIAUTOMATIC FIRES 14.5MM HEAT
  SHELLS FROM AN OVER-THE-SHOULDER POSITION.  IT USES AN ADVANCED LONGTRAVEL RECOIL
  ABSORPTION SYSTEM, BUT EVEN STILL, THE RECOIL FOR THIS WEAPON IS TREMENDOUS, AND ONLY THE
  TOUGHEST TROOPS CAN MANAGE IT.  
  SPECIAL AMMUNITIONS
  SPECIAL AMMUNITION CAN GIVE YOU AN EDGE IN COMBAT, HOWEVER IT'S OFTEN “SHADY” AT
  BEST AND OUTRIGHT ILLEGAL IN MANY CASES, NOT TO MENTION DAMAGING TO THE FIREARMS IT'S USED
  IN.  MOST TYPES OF SPECIAL AMMUNITION ADD POINTS TO CLICHE ROLLS, RATHER THAN WHOLE DICE.
  FOR COMBINATION AMMUNITION TOTALLING +3 OR MORE (SUCH AS AP/HV/AT) ADD 1 DIE.
  DAZER (DZ) (SPECIAL)
  DAZER ROUNDS ARE SOFT MUNITIONS LOADED WITH AN ELECTRONIC CHARGE THAT ATTEMPTS TO
  NEUTRALIZE A SUBJECT RATHER THAN KILL THEM.  IF A PERSON IS SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED IN COMBAT
  WITH THESE ROUNDS, THEY ARE RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS RATHER THAN DEAD.
  HYPER VELOCITY (HV) (+1)
  HV AMMUNITION ADDS AN ADDITIONAL +1 TO COMBAT ROLLS.  IF USED IN A SINGLE-SHOT
  WEAPON, A ROLL OF ALL 1'S WILL RENDER THE WEAPON INOPERABLE (JAMMED).  IF USED IN A RAPID-
  FIRE WEAPON, A ROLL OF ALL 1'S AND/OR 2'S WILL RENDER THE WEAPON USELESS (DESTROYED).
  ARMOR-PIERCING (AP) (+1 VS ARMORED TARGETS, -2 VS UNARMORED)
  NEW-BREED AP  AMMO CONSISTS OF HIGH-VELOCITY,  HARDENED POINT AMMO.  AGAINST
  TARGETS WEARING BODY ARMOR,  A BONUS OF +1  IS ADDED,  HOWEVER IF USED AGAINST AN
  UNARMORED OPPONENT A PENALTY IF -2  IS INCURRED.  A  NOTE: “OLD-STYLE“  TEFLON-COATED
  AMMUNITION IS PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS AGAINST NEWTYPE BODY ARMOR AND PRESENTS NO BONUS.
  
  ACID-TIPPED (AT) (+2)
  ACID-TIPPED AMMO IS ILLEGAL IN ALL COUNTRIES, BEING A FELONY TO OWN.  DEPENDING ON
  THE LOCATION,  PENALTIES MAY RANGE FROM A STIFF FINE,  TO A LIFE SENTENCE OF HARD LABOR.
  PARTICULARLY GRUESOME, THIS AMMUNITION SCARS AND MAIMS THOSE HIT BY IT.  ON A ROLL OF ALL
  1'S, THE WEAPON HAS JAMMED, DESTROYING THE WEAPON AS THE ACID LEAKS FROM THE ROUND.  IF
  AT AMMUNITION IS LOADED INTO A RAPID-FIRE WEAPON, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY JAM UPON FIRING,
  DESTROYING THE WEAPON.
  EXPLOSIVE-TIPPED (EX) (SPECIAL)
  EXPLOSIVE-TIPPED AMMUNITION IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AMMUNITION FOUND, BOTH TO THE
  TARGET AND THE ATTACKER.  WHEN STRUCK BY EXPLOSIVE-TIPPED AMMO, A TARGET SUFFER 2 DICE OF
  “DAMAGE”, RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL 1 DIE, HOWEVER, IF AN ATTACKER'S ROLL SHOWS ALL 1'S
  AND/OR 2'S, THE AMMUNITION HAS EXPLODED INSIDE THE WEAPON, CAUSING 2 DICE OF DAMAGE FOR
  EACH ROUND REMAINING IN THE WEAPON, LIKELY KILLING OR INCAPACITATING THE FIRER.  THE HIGH
  HEAT OF A RAPID-FIRE WEAPON WILL IMMEDIATELY CAUSE THESE ROUNDS TO EXPLODE, WITH
  IDENTICAL RESULTS.
  SPECIAL WEAPON FEATURES
  SILENCERS (SPECIAL)
  SILENCERS ARE ILLEGAL, EXCEPT FOR COVERT OPERATIVES FROM S-6 AND S-9.  THE CURRENT
  SILENCERS USE INVERSE SOUND WAVE TECHNOLOGY TO ELECTRONICALLY BAFFLE WEAPON REPORT,
  MAKING THEM EFFECTIVELY SILENT, EVEN FOR LARGE-CALIBER WEAPONS.  
  WEAPON INTERFACE (+1 HANDGUN/SMG OR +2 RIFLE)
  USING A CYBERBRAIN AND INTERFACE PLUGS, A SHARPSHOOTER MAY GAIN A BONUS OF +1 TO
  HANDGUN AND SUBMACHINEGUN USE, OR +2 FOR SINGLE-FIRE RIFLES.  WEAPON INTERFACES ARE
  LEGAL TO OWN AND USE, AND ARE POPULAR AMONG SPORT HUNTERS.
  
  ARMOR
  COMMON BODY ARMOR IS MADE FROM SYNTHETIC FIBERS THAT ARE STRONGER THAN STEEL YET
  LIGHTWEIGHT,  OFTEN OVER A CERAMIC PLATE CORE TO FOIL “OLD-STYLE”  ARMOR-PIERCING
  AMMUNITION.  WHEN A CHARACTER WEARING BODY ARMOR IS “INJURED” (LOSES A ROUND OF A
  LETHAL CLICHE CONTEST) THE DICE ARE DEDUCTED FROM THE ARMOR VALUE FIRST.  ONCE THE ARMOR
  IS DEPLETED, DICE ARE THEN LOST NORMALLY.
  LIGHT BODY ARMOR (1 DIE)
  THIS IS THE ARMOR COMMONLY USED BY SECTION 5 AND OTHER POLICE FORCES.  IT IS AS
  LIGHT AS A REGULAR SYNTHETIC LINEN SHIRT, BUT PROVIDES A GOOD LEVEL OF PROTECTION.  THERE ARE
  NO RIGID PLATES IN THIS ARMOR.
  MEDIUM BODY ARMOR (2 DICE)
  THIS IS 2 LAYERS OF LIGHT BODY ARMOR, WITH A LAYER OF CERAMIC PLATE INBETWEEN.  THIS
  IS OFTEN THE ARMOR WORN BY SECTION 1 AND SECTION 5 TEAMS.
  HEAVY BODY ARMOR (3 DICE)
  THIS IS HARD ARMOR, A THICK CERAMIC PLATE COVERED BY BALLISTIC CLOTH.  THIS IS THE
  HEAVIEST ARMOR, NORMALLY ONLY USED BY SECTION 9 WHEN HEAVY COMBAT IS EXPECTED.  DUE TO
  THE RIGID NATURE OF THIS ARMOR, ONE DIE IS DEDUCTED FROM ANY ATHLETIC CLICHE ATTEMPTED
  WHILE IT'S WORN.
  
  VEHICLES
  TYPICAL CARS, TRUCKS AND MOTORCYCLES WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 4 DICE, REPRESENTING
  THEIR SPEED AND AGILITY.  NON-ARMORED VEHICLES WILL DO NO GOOD IN PROTECTING THE DRIVERS IF
  STRUCK BY WEAPONS FIRE – YOUR BEST BET IS TO DRIVE FAST AND PRAY, KIDDO.  ARMORED VEHICLES
  WILL PROTECT THOSE INSIDE, BUT MAY PROVE TO BE MORE TEMPTING TARGETS – AFTER ALL, WHAT
  GOODIES MUST BE INSIDE FOR THEM TO PROTECT IT SO?
  QUICKIES:
  JUNK CAR OR TRUCK(1), TYPICAL CAR OR TRUCK(2), SPORTS CAR(3)
  JUNK MOTORCYCLE(1), TYPICAL MOTORCYCLE(2), SPORTS BIKE(4)
  ARMORED CAR(2), ARMORED TRUCK(3), “OLD-STYLE” TANK(3)
  STANDARD LIGHT TANK(6)
  THIS IS A STATE OF THE ART LIGHT WEIGHT TANK DESIGNED FOR URBAN DEPLOYMENT.  IT
  UTILIZES "CRAB-TYPE" RUNNING GEAR FOR HIGH SPEED AND MANEUVERABILITY OVER ALMOST ANY
  TERRAIN.  IT IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH OPTIONS, AND IT COMES EQUIPPED WITH THERM-OPTIC
  CAMOUFLAGE AND A CYBERNETIC LINKAGE.  STANDARD WEAPONS INCLUDE 2 RAPID-FIRE GATLING-
  STYLE MACHINEGUNS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF FIRING HV AMMUNITION WITH NO ILL EFFECTS, AS WELL AS
  2 SMALLER CLAIBER MACHINEGUNS FOR ANTI-PERSONNEL USAGE.
  SECTION 6 SNIPING HELICOPTER(4)
  THE UNIQUE SNIPING HELICOPTER IS SECTION 6'S PREMIER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.  THIS
  CHOPPER IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR SNIPING TARGETS AT EXTREME RANGES FROM AN AIRBORNE
  POSITION.  WHEN THE HELICOPTER IS IN POSITION, THE SIDES FOLD OUT AND THE FLOOR LOWERS
  CREATING A PLATFORM FOR FOUR SNIPERS, TWO ON EACH SIDE.  THE SNIPERS JACK INTO "DEVICE
  DRIVERS" WHICH CONTROL THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTIONS AND ENSURE WEAPON STABILIZATION. 
  ONCE JACKED IN, THE SNIPERS AND THEIR "ULTIMA RATIO" RIFLES BECOME A PART OF THE
  HELICOPTER.  THERE IS NO MORE PRECISE SNIPING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
  SECTION 6 AWACS HELICOPTER(3), SENSOR SYSTEMS(5)
  
  THIS VEHICLE IS THE HELICOPTER EQUIVALENT TO THE AWACS AIRPLANES.  IT IS LOADED WITH
  EVERY SENSOR, RADAR TYPE AND ECM DEVICE IMAGINABLE.  IT CAN BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF
  APPLICATIONS SUCH AS LOCATING GROUND BASED DRUG LABS, HIDDEN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ETC.  IT
  CAN ALSO BE USED AS ECM AND ECCM SUPPORT FOR A GROUND OR AIR BASED TEAM.  ONE OF ITS
  MOST PROMINENT ROLES IS THAT OF AN AIRBORNE COMMAND AND SUPPORT CENTER.  THIS CAN BE
  SEEN AT THE END OF THE FILM AS IT ACTS AS THE COMMAND AND SUPPORT CENTER FOR THE TWO
  SNIPING HELICOPTERS.
  POLICE APC(3)
  THIS IS A TYPICAL APC USED BY MANY POLICE AGENCIES AND PUBLIC DEFENSE SECTIONS.  IT
  IS A FAST ARMORED VEHICLE WITH GOOD ARMOR, THOUGH IT IS UNARMED.
  2029 TOYATA SEDAN(2)
  THE AVERAGE CAR OF 2029.  ALCOHOL POWERED,  ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE AND STEERING,
  CYBERNETIC LINKAGE, GPS, HEADS-UPDISPLAY AND CUP HOLDERS.
  
  THE WORLD
  THE WORLD OF G.I.T.S.  IS STILL IN A STATE OF POSTWAR FLUX FOLLOWING THE RECENT
  WWIII AND WWIV.  ECONOMIES HAVE SHIFTED, AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THE NEW WORLD
  SUPERPOWER IS NONE OTHER THAN JAPAN.  THE FOLLOWING ARE CURRENT PROFILES OF COUNTRIES &
  INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROFILES IS AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT
  JAPAN.
  COUNTRIES & INTERNATIONAL UNIONS
  BY 2029, ASIA HAS BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST POWERFUL ECONOMIC REGION
  IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, AND AT THE HELM OF ALL THE PROSPERITY IN THE PACIFIC-RIM IS NONE OTHER
  THAN JAPAN.  HOME TO THE BIGGEST AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CITES IN THE WORLD.
  THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) - PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) AND
  SOMETIMES KNOWN AS THE COMMON MARKET - IS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OF 12
  WESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS WITH ITS OWN INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND DECISION-MAKING
  FRAMEWORK.  THE AIM OF THE EC'S FOUNDERS WAS TO CONSTRUCT A UNITED EUROPE THROUGH
  PEACEFUL MEANS AND CREATE CONDITIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL COHESION AMONG THE
  EUROPEAN PEOPLES,  AND FOR GREATER POLITICAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION AMONG
  GOVERNMENTS.  THE MEMBER NATIONS OF THE EC ARE BELGIUM, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY,
  GREECE, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, THE NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED
  KINGDOM. DESPITE CRITICISM EARLY ON, THE EU HAS BECOME A FORMIDABLE ECONOMIC COMPETITOR
  TO JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES.  ALTHOUGH RELATIONS ARE GOOD BETWEEN THE EU AND JAPAN,
  THIS ECONOMIC RIVALRY HAS BECOME THE BASIS FOR SEVERAL CORPORATE SPONSORED COVERT
  ACTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES.
  ALTHOUGH STILL A VERY IMPORTANT NATION, THE UNITED STATES' SUPERPOWER STATUS WAS
  BEEN GIVING WAY TO THE ECONOMIC BEHEMOTH OF JAPAN IN RECENT YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE UNITED
  STATES IS SUFFERING FROM A FALTERING ECONOMY AND A DIVIDED POPULATION.  CLASS AND RACIAL
  LINES HAVE DIVIDED PEOPLE INTO SEPARATE GROUPS, EACH STRUGGLING AGAINST THE OTHERS. CRIME
  
  HAS RISEN TO AN ALL TIME HIGH AND THE UNDERFUNDED GOVERNMENT CAN'T KEEP ENOUGH POLICE ON
  THE STREETS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.  THE MAJOR CORPORATIONS HAVE STEPPED IN SOMEWHAT
  OFFERING PRIVATIZATION OFF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SOME AREAS.  AS FOR FOREIGN POLICY, THE U.S.
  GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO DO ANYTHING THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR STATUS ECONOMICALLY.
  RUSSIA, OR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, EXTENDING
  FROM THE BALTIC SEA IN THE WEST TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE EAST, AND OCCUPYING MORE THAN
  HALF OF THE EURASIAN LANDMASS.  FROM 1922 TO 1991, RUSSIA WAS THE MAIN CONSTITUENT
  REPUBLIC IN THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.  IN THE EARLY 2000'S A HARDLINE
  COMMUNIST FACTION SEIZED CONTROL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ONCE AGAIN, BUT BY THE END OF
  WW III IT BECAME APPARENT THAT ECONOMICALLY, RUSSIA WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.  AFTER A
  PLOT TO GAIN ACCESS TO EU MARKETS THROUGH A GERMAN CONNECTION FAILED, RUSSIA TURNED TO
  JAPAN FOR HELP.  IN ORDER TO GREASE THE GEARS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS, RUSSIA WITHDREW
  ITS PRESENCE FROM THE NORTHERN ISLANDS (WHICH IT HAS OCCUPIED SINCE 1945), RETURNING
  THEM TO JAPAN.
  THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES WAS FORMED IN CAIRO ON MAR. 22, 1945, BY EGYPT,
  SAUDI ARABIA, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAQ, TRANSJORDAN (NOW JORDAN), AND YEMEN.  THE MAIN AIM
  OF THE LEAGUE IS TO COORDINATE THE POLITICAL ACTION AND SAFEGUARD THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE
  ARAB STATES.  IN THE COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE, ON WHICH EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE, ONLY
  UNANIMOUS DECISIONS ARE BINDING.  THE IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT IN 1990 SPLIT THE LEAGUE.
  TWELVE OF ITS MEMBERS CONDEMNED IRAQ, AND NINE SENT GROUND FORCES TO JOIN THE ANTI-IRAQ
  COALITION IN THE YEAR 1991.  THE LEAGUE WAS SPLIT AGAIN DURING WORLD WAR III WHEN 11
  MEMBERS LEFT THE LEAGUE FOR GOOD.  TODAY THE LEAGUE,  HAS NEGOTIATED LUCRATIVE TRADE
  AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SEVERAL OF ITS MEMBERS AND JAPAN.  THIS HAS,  OF COURSE,  LED TO
  PROBLEMS WITH ISRAEL, AND THE FIGHTING HAS SPILLED OVER INTO THE STREETS OF JAPAN. RECENTLY,
  JAPAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER, HIDAKA,  TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY GETTING JAPANESE
  CORPORATIONS TO FORM JOINT VENTURES WITH ISRAELI CORPS.  THE WHOLE THING WAS SCRAPED
  WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MOSSAD WAS MANIPULATING EVENTS IN ORDER TO SWAY PUBLIC
  OPINION OVER TO THE ISRAELI CAUSE.
  THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) IS A GENERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AT THE
  
  END OF WORLD WAR II TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY.  THE MAIN PURPOSES OF
  THE ORGANIZATION WERE TO "SAVE SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS FROM THE SCOURGE OF WAR."  IT HAS
  SINCE PARTICIPATED IN ALMOST EVERY MAJOR WAR INCLUDING THE "PEACEKEEPING ACTIONS" THAT
  ESCALATED INTO WORLD WAR III AND WW IV.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT BY 2029 JAPAN HAS
  BECOME A PRINCIPAL SUPPLIER OF MILITARY AID TO THE UN.
  OTHER INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES
  TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
  IN THE POST-WAR SCENARIO OF 2029, TERRORISM HAS ESCALATED TO RECORD LEVELS.
  THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS OPERATING INSIDE OF JAPAN.  PROMINENT GROUPS INCLUDE
  ISLAMIC FACTIONS AS WELL AS SOUTH EAST ASIANS.  SINCE S-9 IS A COUNTER-TERRORIST AGENCY
  ALL CRIMES COMMITTED BY THESE GROUPS FALL UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION. 
  CORPORATIONS
  CORPORATIONS IN 2029 HAVE A TREMENDOUS DEGREE OF POWER AND RESOURCES.  THESE
  MEGA-CORPORATIONS SURVIVE TO MEET ONLY ONE GOAL.  TO MAKE MONEY.  THIS MEANS THAT THEY
  WILL PURSUE PROFIT OVER ANYTHING ELSE, AND WILL ENGAGE IN MORALLY QUESTIONABLE ACTS TO MEET
  THESE ENDS.  VIOLENCE IS OFTEN USED AS A MEANS TO THIS END.  ASSASSINATIONS, SABOTAGE AND
  CORPORATE ESPIONAGE HAVE ALL BECOME COMMON TACTICS AMONG BUSINESSES.  HERE ARE JUST A
  FEW OF THE CORPORATE GIANTS THAT INHABIT JAPAN.
  MEGATECH
  MEGATECH IS ONE OF THE MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF PROSTHETIC BODIES, ROBOTS AND AIS.
  THEY ARE KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR PRODUCING TOP OF THE LINE EQUIPMENT, AND FOR THEIR
  HIGHLY POPULAR CLASS-A PROSTHETIC BODY.  ALL THE CYBORGS IN SECTION 9 HAVE BODIES AND
  PARTS FROM MEGATECH,  AND THE SDF  MAINTAINS CONTRACTS WITH THEM AS WELL.  THEIR
  HEADQUARTERS IS IN NEWPORT CITY.
  HANKA PRECISION INSTRUMENTS
  
  HANKA PRECISION INSTRUMENTS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF AI  ROBOTS.  THEY
  MANUFACTURE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MODELS FROM DEFENSE TO WAITPERSONS.  RECENTLY, THEY
  WERE CAUGHT IN A SCANDAL WHERE THEY WERE DUBBING THE GHOSTS OF CHILDREN INTO A ROBOT
  KNOWN AS THE TOMLIAND PROTOTYPE TO ACHIEVE A GREATER SENSE OF HUMAN PERSONALITY.  WHEN
  THESE ROBOTS STARTED GOING BERSERK, THEIR PLOT WAS FOUND OUT AND THEIR PRESIDENT WAS
  ARRESTED.  HANKA IS STILL IN BUSINESS BUT THEIR PROFITS HAVE SEVERELY DROPPED.  IT IS
  UNCERTAIN IF THEY WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
  SAGAWA ELECTRONICS INC.
  SAGAWA ELECTRONICS INC. IS THE MAIN COMPANY OF THE SAGAWA GROUP.  THE SAGAWA
  GROUP IS A MASSIVE CORPORATE ZAIBATSU WHICH HAS ITS HANDS IN EVERY PIECE OF THE CORPORATE
  PIE.  SAGAWA ELECTRONICS WAS ONCE A MIDSIZE CORPORATION WHO MANUFACTURED A VARIETY OF
  ELECTRONIC GOODS:  OPTICS,  CYBERWARE,  TOASTERS ETC.  UNTIL THE PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU
  STEPPED IN DURING THE WAR.  A MAN NAMED KAGASAKI (WHO IS NOW MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR)
  USED THE CORPORATION TO GET CLOSE TO THE RUSSIAN BASES.  ALONG THE WAY HE EMBEZZLED
  ENOUGH MONEY TO LAUNCH THE SAGAWA GROUP INTO A PROSPEROUS FUTURE.
  
  JAPAN 2029
  CAPITAL: 
  TOKYO
  POPULATION: 
  142,449,703
  LITERACY: 
  99%
  CURRENCY: 
  YEN (¥)
  CLIMATE: 
  VARIES FROM TROPICAL IN SOUTH TO COOL TEMPERATE IN NORTH.
  MARITIME CLAIMS: 12 NM; 3 NM IN THE INTERNATIONAL STRAITS - LA PEROUSE OR SOYA,
  TSUGARU, OSUMI, AND EASTERN AND WESTERN CHANNELS OF THE KOREA OR TSUSHIMA
  STRAIT
  DEFENSE BRANCHES: JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (ARMY), JAPAN MARITIME SELF-
  DEFENSE FORCE (NAVY), JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (AIR FORCE)
  OVERVIEW
  BY 2029, ASIA HAS BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT AND MOST POWERFUL ECONOMIC REGION
  IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, AND AT THE HELM OF ALL THE PROSPERITY IN THE PACIFIC-RIM IS NONE OTHER
  THAN JAPAN.  HOME TO THE BIGGEST AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CITES IN THE WORLD,
  JAPAN IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY.
  ALTHOUGH JAPAN IS MOSTLY MONO-RACIAL, RATIOS OF KOREANS, SOUTH AMERICANS, AND
  EUROPEANS HAVE GONE UP IN RECENT YEARS.
  ECONOMY
  GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY COOPERATION, A STRONG WORK ETHIC, MASTERY OF HIGH
  TECHNOLOGY, AND A COMPARATIVELY SMALL DEFENSE ALLOCATION (ROUGHLY 1% OF GDP) HAVE
  HELPED JAPAN ADVANCE WITH EXTRAORDINARY RAPIDITY TO THE RANK OF THE MOST POWERFUL
  ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.  ONE NOTABLE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ECONOMY IS THE WORKING TOGETHER
  OF MANUFACTURERS, SUPPLIERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS IN CLOSELY KNIT GROUPS CALLED KEIRETSU.
  INDUSTRY, THE MOST IMPORTANT SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON IMPORTED RAW
  
  MATERIALS AND FUELS.  THE MUCH SMALLER AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IS HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED AND
  PROTECTED, WITH CROP YIELDS AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD. USUALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT IN
  RICE, JAPAN MUST IMPORT ABOUT 70% OF ITS REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER GRAIN AND FODDER CROPS. 
  JAPAN MAINTAINS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST FISHING FLEETS AND ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY
  25% OF THE GLOBAL CATCH.  THE CROWDING OF THE HABITABLE LAND AREA HAS BEEN JAPAN'S
  MAJOR LONG-RUN PROBLEM.
  GOVERNMENT
  JAPAN'S GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM IN 2029 IS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE ENGLISH
  PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.  IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE BRANCHES, THE BICAMERAL DIET (LEGISLATIVE),
  THE JUDICIAL AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE.  THE PUBLIC ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF THE DIET, WHO THEN
  ELECT A PRIME MINISTER.   THE PRIME MINISTER THEN APPOINTS THE HEADS OF THE MINISTRIES.
  IMPORTANT MINISTRIES
  MINISTRY OF JUSTICE:
  JUDICIAL AFFAIRS, INCLUDING THE COURTS (WHICH ARE NOT A JURY SYSTEM).
  MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS:
  NATIONAL AFFAIRS INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS AND POLICE.
  MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
  ALSO KNOWN AS MOFA, THIS MINISTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERS OF INTERNATIONAL
  DIPLOMACY.
  MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE:
  RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFENSE MATTERS INVOLVING THE SDF.
  PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU
  
  THE PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU IS A NATIONAL POLICE FORCE USED BY THE MINISTRIES.  IT IS
  ALMOST MILITARY IN NATURE AND OFTEN ENGAGES IN ESPIONAGE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS.  THERE ARE
  9 DISTINCT SECTIONS, EACH OF WHICH ANSWERS TO ONE MINISTRY OR ANOTHER.
  NOTE:   DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION, NOT ALL SECTIONS ARE DESCRIBED, SORRY!
  SECTION 1:
  SECTION 1 IS IN CHARGE OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT, AND IS SIMILAR IN SCOPE TO THE US' DEA.
  SECTION ONE UTILIZES COMBAT TRAINED PERSONNEL AND INVESTIGATIONS PERSONNEL IN ITS
  OPERATIONS.  SINCE ALL AGENTS ARE CROSS-TRAINED, THEY CAN ENGAGE IN EITHER ACTIVITY.
  SECTION 1 ANSWERS TO THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
  SECTION 5:
  SECTION 5 IS IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC PEACE, FILLING A ROLE MUCH LIKE THAT OF THE US'
  POLICE FORCE AND SWAT TEAMS.  THEY ARE TRAINED IN SMALL ARMS COMBAT, AUTOMATIC
  WEAPONS, AND HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT.  SECTION 5 DOES NOT EMPLOY ANY CYBORGS.  SECTION 5
  ANSWERS TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
  SECTION 6:
  SECTION 6 CONTAINS ALL INVESTIGATIONS, COMBAT AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL
  USED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.  THIS SECTION IS HIGHLY SECRETIVE AND IS DEEPLY
  ROOTED IN ESPIONAGE AND COVERT OPERATIONS.  COMPARATIVE TO THE US' CIA OR THE BRITISH
  MI-6. THERE ARE NO (OFFICIAL) FULL-CYBORGS IN S-6.  SECTION 6 ANSWERS DIRECTLY TO THE
  PRIME MINISTER.
  SECTION 9:
  SECTION 9 IS THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS COUNTER-TERRORIST, CYBORG CRIMES,
  AND ASSASSINATION SQUAD.  IT IS A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION, AND MOST OF ITS MEMBERS ARE
  FULL CYBORGS. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE THAT SECTION 9 RESEMBLES THE GERMAN GSG9 (WITHOUT
  A DOUBT, THE MOST EXTENSIVELY TRAINED AND EQUIPPED COUNTER-TERRORIST SQUAD ON THE PLANET),
  AND LIKE EACH GSG9 AGENT, EACH S-9 MEMBER IS EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN COMBAT,
  ANTITERRORISM AND INVESTIGATIONS.  WHEN A TERRORIST INCIDENT OCCURS IT IS S-9'S JOB TO
  
  EITHER STOP IT, OR INVESTIGATE THE AFTERMATH AND FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE.  THIS UNIT IS
  CLEVERLY HEADED BY DAISUKE ARAMAKI WHILE TACTICAL COMMAND IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
  VERY TALENTED MOTOKO KUSANAGI.
  RECRUITMENT
  RECRUITMENT FOR S-9 IS MOSTLY DONE FROM THE SPECIAL FORCES OF THE GSDF.
  TYPICALLY THE MOST TALENTED FULL BORGS WITH TACTICAL AND INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING ARE
  OFFERED POSITIONS IN SECTION 9.  OCCASIONALLY S-9 WILL RECRUIT FROM THE POLICE, WHICH IS
  WHERE TOGUSA CAME FROM.
  EQUIPMENT
  S-9 HAS ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT.  THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY THEIR
  CHOICE OF SIDEARM AND A VARIETY OF SMGS AND ASSAULT RIFLES ARE PROVIDED FOR THEM.  S-9
  ALSO EMPLOYS THE USE OF THERM-OPTIC CAMOUFLAGE (AS DOES S-6 OF THE PSB AND S-4 OF THE
  RANGERS) AND ALSO HAS ACCESS TO TACHIKOMA.
  MAJOR CITIES
  JAPAN CONTAINS SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CITIES IN THE
  WORLD. THIS SECTION WILL CONTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT NEWPORT CITY AND BERTARVE. 
  
  NEWPORT CITY
  NOTE:   DUE TO AN IMPERFECTION IN THE BOOK, I AM ONLY ABOUT 89% SURE OF THE
  LOCATION OF NEWPORT CITY.  THE MANGA SAYS IT IS OFF THE SHINHAMA PREFECTURE, ONLY THERE
  IS NO SHINHAMA PREFECTURE.  I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT SHINHAMA IS A WARD OF THE
  TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURE.  IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE THE GEOGRAPHY MATCHES THE MAP.
  BUILT IN THE PORT OFF OF THE SHINHAMA WARD OF THE TOKUSHIMA PREFECTURE (JAPAN IS
  SUBDIVIDED INTO 47 ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS, KNOWN AS PREFECTURES), NEWPORT CITY HAS
  BECOME A MAJOR CITY FOR TRADE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS.  THE CITY WAS
  BUILT IN THE EARLY PART OF THE MILLENNIUM WHEN ISSUES OF SPACE STARTED ARISING.  THERE WAS
  
  GENERALLY NOT MUCH OF AN URBAN METROPOLIS IN THE TOKUSHIMA AREA BEFORE THE PORT WAS
  OPENED IN THE 1990S.  THE AREA PROSPERED, AND ITS RESIDENTS GREW EXPONENTIALLY.  IN THE
  EARLY 2000S WORK BEGAN ON THE FLOATING METROPOLIS THAT IS NOW KNOWN AS NEWPORT CITY.
  THE CITY HAS BECOME ONE OF THE THRIVING NEW METROPOLISES OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM.
  ALTHOUGH TOKYO AND OSAKA ARE STILL VERY IMPORTANT CITIES IN JAPAN, NEWPORT CITY HAS
  BECOME THE SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL CITY.  MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS HAVE THEIR
  HEADQUARTERS HERE, AND MANY POLITICAL CONFERENCES ARE NOW HELD HERE INSTEAD OF IN TOKYO.
  AS FOR THE CITY'S GEOGRAPHY ITSELF, IT IS BUILT IN AN ALMOST FORTRESS-LIKE FASHION.
  THE BIGGEST CORPORATE TOWERS LOOM OMINOUSLY IN THE CENTER OF THE FLOATING
  SECTION, WHILE THOUSANDS OF SMALLER BUILDINGS SURROUND THEM.  THERE IS AN INNER
  WATERWAY WHICH SURROUNDS THE MIDDLE SECTION.  THIS WATERWAY BRANCHES OFF
  INTO SMALLER CANALS THAT WIND AROUND PARTS OF THE CITY.  THE SECOND RING IS MADE OF UP
  LARGE SHIPPING PIERS (WHICH ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE LARGEST SECTIONAL CARGO SHIPS) AND
  WAREHOUSES.  THE REST OF SHINHAMA, WHICH IS ON LAND, IS KNOWN AS "OLD TOWN."  THERE IS
  STILL A MANHATTAN / HONG KONG FEEL TO THIS PART OF THE CITY, THE BUILDINGS JUST AREN'T AS
  NEW OR AUTOMATED AS THOSE ON THE FLOATING SECTION.  THE NORTHERN AREAS OF TOKUSHIMA ARE
  MORE SPREAD OUT, AND IT IS HERE WHERE YOU FIND LARGE ESTATES AND TRADITIONAL PAGODA STYLE
  ARCHITECTURE.
  THERE ARE MANY MEGA-HIGHWAYS THAT LEAD TO THE FLOATING SECTION, UNFORTUNATELY ONCE
  YOU ARE ON THE ISLAND IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A HINDRANCE TO DRIVE A CAR.  NEWPORT CITY IS
  VERY DENSE AND HEAVILY POPULATED, SO THE BEST WAYS TO GET AROUND ARE BY THE ELEVATED TRAIN
  SYSTEM, THE ELECTRIC BUSSES OR BY BOAT (PROVIDED YOU ARE GOING SOMEWHERE ON THE CANAL).
  BERTARVE
  BERTARVE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF THE ISLAND OF ETOROFU. ETOROFU
  ALONG WITH KUNASHIRI, SHIKOTAN, AND THE HABOMAI ISLAND GROUP WERE OCCUPIED BY RUSSIA
  FROM 1945 UNTIL THE END OF WW III.  IN THOSE DAYS BERTARVE WAS A RUSSIAN CITY AND THE
  
  LOCATION OF A SOVIET SUB BASE.  WHEN RUSSIA WITHDREW AND RETURNED THE NORTHERN
  ISLANDS TO JAPAN THEY SET DEMO CHARGES AND BURIED THE SUB BASE.  IN RECENT YEARS BERTARVE
  HAS GROWN UP QUITE A BIT.  THERE ARE STILL MANY RUSSIANS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA, BUT MANY
  JAPANESE HAVE MOVED BACK IN. 
  CORPORATE SUPPORT FOR THIS AREA HAS BEEN HIGH DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC NORTHERN
  LOCATION, AND MOST MAJOR CORPORATIONS HAVE BRANCH OFFICES IN THE AREA.  THE CITY'S MAJOR
  PROBLEM IS CRIME.  WITH LITTLE TIME TO CHANGE OVER POLICE FORCES AND TO GET AN ADEQUATE
  SYSTEM IN PLACE, BERTARVE HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO A SKYROCKETING CRIME RATE.  THE CITY HAS
  BECOME A HAVEN FOR WANTED CRIMINALS, GANGS AND SPIES WORKING ON RUSSIAN TARGETS.  A
  THRIVING BLACK MARKET OPERATES HERE, AND DUE TO THE
  CORRUPTIBILITY OF LOCAL POLICE, IT GOES ON IN PLAIN VIEW
  IN A LARGE STREET MARKET STYLE SETTING.  IF IT IS ILLEGAL,
  AND YOU WANT IT, YOU CAN FIND IT HERE.
  THE GEOGRAPHY OF BERTARVE IS QUITE INTERESTING.
  THE CITY IS BUILT AT AND AROUND THE BASE OF MT.
  BERTARVE, WHICH IS ABOUT 4,500 METERS HIGH.  AS YOU
  CAN SEE, THE SKYSCRAPERS BLOCK OUT A LOT OF THE VIEW OF
  THE MOUNTAIN BECAUSE THEY ARE QUITE TALL.  SOME OF THE
  LARGER BUILDINGS ARE OVER 2 KILOMETERS!  FROM THE
  CENTER THE CITY SPRAWLS OUT IN 11-12 KILOMETERS EACH
  DIRECTION.   THERE ARE MAJOR SHIPPING PORTS SITUATED ON ALL SIDES OF THE CITY MAKING IT A
  MAJOR JAPANESE PORT.  ETOROFU IS CONNECTED TO THE OTHER ISLANDS AND THE MAINLAND BY THE
  TOHOKU MAGLEV TRAIN.  AS FAR AS SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY GOES, THE RICH LIVE HIGH IN THE TOWERS
  ABOVE THE POOR WHO WANDER ABOUT THE STREETS.  WITH ARIAL WALKWAYS CONNECTING A LOT OF
  THE TOWERS, THE RICH NEVER HAVE TO COME DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL.
  LIKE NEWPORT CITY, BERTARVE IS EXTREMELY DENSE AND DRIVING A CAR HERE IS A
  HINDRANCE.  MOST OF THE STREETS ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE, AND FOR MOST OF THEM THE PREFERRED
  METHOD OF TRAVEL IS WALKING.  AS MENTIONED BEFORE A MAGLEV RUNS THROUGH THE CITY AS WELL
  AS A MAJOR MEGA-HIGHWAY, BOTH OF WHICH CONNECT ETOROFU TO THE OTHER ISLANDS.
  
  SAMPLE NPC'S
  HERE ARE THE MOST WELL-KNOWN CHARACTERS FROM THE FEATURES FOR YOUR PERUSAL/USE.
  DOUBLE-PUMP CLICHE WILL BE LISTED HERE INSIDE CURLY-BRACES {} BECAUSE WITH THE FONT I'M
  USING, IT'S AWFULLY HARD TO TELL PARENTHESIS FROM HARD-BRACES ;-)
  “MAJOR” MOTOKO KUSANAGI
  CLICHE: SECTION 9 OPERATIVE{4}, CYBORG (4)
  HOOK: SECRETIVE BACKGROUND, DETACHED FROM OTHERS BECAUSE OF IT.
  KUSANAGI'S BACKGROUND IS ALMOST COMPLETELY A MYSTERY.  WHAT IS KNOWN IS THAT SHE
  SERVED WITH SOME SORT OF MILITARY BEFORE, WERE SHE UNDOUBTEDLY ACQUIRED THE NICKNAME
  "MAJOR" (NO IT'S NOT HER SECTION 9 RANK).  THE "MAJOR'S" SECTION 9 CAREER BEGAN WHEN
  SHE WAS SCOUTED FROM THE SPECIAL MANEUVER TEAM OF THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.  SHE IS
  EXTENSIVELY TRAINED IN COVERT TACTICS, INTELLIGENCE, AND DEMOLITIONS.  MOTOKO IS A FULL BORG
  AND ONLY A PART OF HER BRAIN IS FROM HER ORIGINAL BODY.  ALTHOUGH HER BODY IS MADE TO LOOK
  LIKE A STANDARD BODY, IT IS IN FACT HIGHLY ADVANCED, TOP OF THE LINE COMBAT MODEL.  LIKE ALL
  BORGS OF HER TYPE SHE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ADVANCED CYBER-BRAIN.  MOTOKO APPEARS TO BE IN
  HER EARLY 20'S BUT HER ACTUAL AGE IS ESTIMATED AT BEING IN HER LATE 30'S.
  BATOU
  CLICHE: SECTION 9 OPERATIVE(4), CYBORG(4), ARMORER(4)
  HOOK: OVERT MILITARY CYBORG BODY.
  BATOU IS A BRAWNY MAN WHO, LIKE MOTOKO, IS AN EXPERT IN COVERT OPERATIONS.  HE HAS
  BEEN WORKING AS MOTOKO'S PARTNER FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO
  SERVED TOGETHER IN THE ARMED FORCES.  HE IS ALMOST ALWAYS COOL AND LEVEL HEADED, AND ACTS
  AS A FOIL TO THE MAJOR'S SOMETIMES-RASH JUDGEMENT.  LIKE MOTOKO, BATOU IS A FULL BORG.
  UNLIKE MOTOKO HE SEEMS TO HAVE AN OVERTLY MILITARY BODY (SPECULATION DUE TO THE
  PROTRUDING EYE COVERINGS).
  TOGUSA
  CLICHE: SECTION 9 OPERATIVE(3), SECTION 5 OFFICER{4}, ARMORER(1)
  
  HOOK: “OUTSIDER”, TOGUSA IS THE “NEW KID” IN S-9, AND AS SUCH DOESN'T GARNER THE SAME
  RESPECT AS THE OTHER MEMBERS (YET).
  TOGUSA IS CONSIDERED AN OUTSIDER BY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF SECTION 9, BECAUSE HIS
  BODY IS COMPLETELY HUMAN (EXCEPT FOR HIS CYBERBRAIN, PLUGS AND NEURAL CONNECTION TO THE
  COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS) AND BECAUSE HE IS MARRIED WITH KIDS.  THESE ARE PRECISELY THE
  REASONS THAT KUSANAGI HAD HIM TRANSFERRED TO SECTION 9 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
  MOTOKO CLAIMS THAT HIS HUMANITY ACTS AS A FOIL TO THE REST OF THE MEMBERS OF SECTION 9,
  WHO ARE MOSTLY CYBORGS TRANSFERRED FROM THE MILITARY.  ALTHOUGH TOGUSA IS NOT AS
  EXPERIENCED AS THE REST OF THE SECTION 9 MEMBERS, HE IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEAM.  HE
  PREFERS THE USE OF HIS MATEBA REVOLVER TO ANY OF SECTION 9'S HIGH TECH WEAPONRY.
  DAISUKE ARAMAKI
  CLICHE: SECTION 9 LEADER (6), DIPLOMAT{3}
  HOOK: OLD AGE.  HE'S NOT AS SPRY AS HE USED TO BE, DON'T EXPECT HIM TO GO SPRINTING AFTER A
  CRIMINAL, NOT EVEN LAUGHING MAN HIMSELF.
  ARAMAKI IS THE SLY CHIEF OF SECTION 9.  HE IS A SHREWD PLAYER AND HAS BEEN IN THE
  INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS FOR AS LONG AS ANYONE CAN REMEMBER.  HE IS THE KIND OF GUY WHO
  ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING UP HIS SLEEVE, AND ISN'T AFRAID TO GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH POLITICIANS.
  DESPITE HIS TRICKINESS HE DOES SEEM TO CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE UNDER HIS
  COMMAND, AND WILL PUT HIS OWN POSITION ON THE LINE TO HELP THEM OUT.
  TYPICAL TACHIKOMA 
  CLICHE: TACHIKOMA(3), TOW/GRAPPLE LINES(3)
  HOOK: TACHIKOMA “LEARNING” AI ARE OFTEN CHILDLIKE, GETTING INTO TROUBLE WHEN “BORED”.
  TACHIKOMA ARE TREATED LIKE NPC'S WHEN UNATTENDED, BUT WHEN PILOTED BY A S-9
  OPERATIVE, OR OTHER TRAINED IN THEIR USE, THEY ACT LIKE A VEHICLE, THEIR “TACHIKOMA” CLICHE
  REPRESENTING THEIR PHYSICAL TOUGHNESS, EVASIVENESS, SPEED, AND WEAPONS.  TYPICAL WEAPONS
  INCLUDE MACHINEGUNS, CANNONS, AND/OR GRENADE LAUNCHERS.
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Kid Friendly/3. Rules Lite Collection/Risus/Supplements/RisusRITS.pdf