RE: Alternate boards to join
Did someone ask for Fallout information? You're in luck, Fallout backstory happens to be my specialty. Here, I threw this together from my extensive (albeit poorly organized) archives.
Oh, btw, I hope you've been excersizing your eye muscles, 'cause I'm throwing this shit down Yamu style (that is to say, long and rambling)
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The T-51b powered combat infantry armor, more commonly known as "Power Armor", is a suit of armor that was used by American infantry troops during the tense period of military conflict in and around 2077, commonly referred to as World War 3, that led to the nuclear immolation of modern society. This armor was extremely versatile, offering every combat amenity that you could ask for. It is still in common use today by the Brotherhood of Steel, who "inherited" it from the soldiers that founded their organization at the time of the war.
Features: T-51b "Power Armor" is "A self-contained suit of advanced technology armor. Powered by a micro-fusion reactor, with enough fuel to last a hundred years. It weighs 42 pounds." Still, despite it's weight, it is not the least bit cumbersome. The armor is finely constructed to excruciatingly exact specifications, and according to those lucky enough to posess it, the armor feels like an extension of their own bodies. It is cushioned inside, for comfort of the wearer. The armor also enhances the strength of the wearer, allowing them to lift approximately 100 pounds more than they would have the capability to support on their own. This strength increase is made possible by a standard servo-assist hydraulic mechanism, which uses hydraulic technology to bear the burden of moving the armor. Without it's hydraulic fluid, the armor is a useless shell.
The armor's movement capacity also depends on a key part, the systolic motivator. This is, most likely, the core of the servo-assist mechanism, and without it, the armor is dead weight.
In addition, the armor, if intact, is airtight, and renders the user impervious to all forms of biological warfare and airborne contaminants. It also prevents the user from being able to smell anything around him (/her) while wearing the helmet. The fact that the armor is airtight makes it likely that there are air filters incorporated into the helmet, or, less likely, that the armor has it's own air supply. (It is an obvious point, but one that I'll mention nonetheless, that if not wearing a the armor's helmet, the armor's contaminant seal WILL NOT WORK.)
On top of contaminant protection, the armor is made and coated in such a fashion that grants the wearer virtual immunity to the ill-effects of radiation.
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Oh, and thanx all, for letting me know about the whole rp'ing thing. I'm working up a character now.
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