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  Sophonts-13 
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  Manipulators 
   Sophonts need to manipulate their environment; most do so with 
  hands or hand-like manipulators. The common forms of manipulators 
  are hands, paws, tentacles, gripper, graspers, and sockets. 
  Sophont-13 
  Manipulators 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Hands 
  Paws 
  Tentacles 
  The termination of a limb consisting of 
  two opposed groups of one or more 
  moderately flexible digits, capable of 
  holding an object. 
  The termination of a limb consisting of 
  several unopposed moderately flexible 
  digits which can grasp and hold an 
  object.  
  The termination of a limb capable of 
  entwining or coiling. The termination 
  may be one tentacle, or it may be more 
  than one working together. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Graspers 
  Grippers 
  Sockets 
  The termination of a limb consisting of 
  three or more mutually opposed flaps or 
  digits capable of clamping an object 
  between them. 
  The termination of a limb consisting of 
  two opposed groups of relatively 
  inflexible flaps or digits capable of 
  clamping an object between them. 
  The termination of a limb consisting of a 
  hollow rimmed with muscle capable of 
  holding an object within it. It may have 
  an internal tentacle-like manipulator. 
   
  USING MANIPULATORS 
   Manipulators determine precisely how a sophont handles 
  objects and operates mechanisms. 
   Grip. Grip is the strength which a manipulator adds (or 
  doesn’t add) when holding an object. Grip is a mod for tasks 
  using Strength and involving manipulators. 
   
  USING CONTROLS WITH MANIPULATORS 
   Controls are the interface between a sophont and an 
  object. They range from simple handles to keypad inputs. 
   
  CONTROLS 
    
  Grip Preferred Optimized Alien 
  Touch 
  Hand 
  0 
  0 
    0 
  - 1 
  0 
  Paw 
  - 2 
  0 
  - 1 
  - 3 
  -1 
  Tentacle 
  +1 
  0 
    0 
  - 1 
  0 
  Grasper 
  0 
  0 
    0 
  - 2 
  -2 
  Gripper 
  +2 
  0 
  - 1 
  - 3 
  -1 
  Socket 
  - 1 
  0 
    0 
  - 2 
  -3 
   The Mod shown applies when using the manipulator with 
  the control type shown. 
   Touch Mod is used with the Touch Sense Action 
  Typical Controls 
   The grip or handle and trigger mechanism on a weapon. 
   The adjusting knobs on a communicator. 
   The operating levers and mechanism on a vehicle. 
   The input devices on computers and equipment. 
    
   Preferred Controls. Controls adapted to a specific 
  manipulator (for example, Paw Controls, Tentacle Controls). 
  Properly used Preferred Controls have no mods. 
   Optimized Controls. Controls specifically designed to be 
  used by all possible manipulators. Optimized Controls have 
  fewer disadvantageous mods. Many vehicles have Optimized 
  Controls. 
   Alien Controls. Non-optimized controls not adapted for 
  the manipulator being used (for example Paw controls being 
  used by Hands). Alien Controls are subject to 
  disadvantageous mods. 
   
  Configurable Controls 
   Controls capable of being adjusted to Preferred Controls. 
  Configuration time varies, as does the actual effectiveness of 
  the configured format. 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Traveller/09 - Traveller5/Traveller5/T5 Underlying PDFs/T5=8113 Sophont Creation-13 Manipulators.pdf