Skillsoft (low SP)

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Skillsoft [low sp]
$
60.00
Commerce Value
0
lbs.
Weight
Complexity

3

Character

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Items

[Implant] - Skillsoft [low sp]

Encoded on this chip are the neural patterns of a particular skill.

You gain a skill whose cost is between 0 and 50 SP.

Target body parts: Head
License points: 1
Only compatible with True Kin genotypes

Perfect
Cybernetic Info
License point cost

1

Slots

Head

Destroyed when removed

No

Skillsoft [low sp] is a Skillsoft cybernetic which provides access to a random regular skill worth between 0 and 50 skill points. In practice due to skills always costing a multiple of 50, the provided skill will have a value of either 0 or 50 skill points. The gained skill is considered permanent, allowing the user to purchase any skills which it was a prerequisite for, provided they meet the attribute requirements and have unlocked the appropriate tree.


Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

  • Has a low license tier cost and isn't destroyed when uninstalled, allowing for a high degree of flexibility.
  • Potentially provides instant access to certain useful zero cost skills which may be otherwise difficult to purchase early such as Menacing Stare andTactful

Disavantages

  • Most 0-50 cost skills are low-impact and relatively easy to obtain normally
  • The offered skill is completely random, severely limiting potential utility unless lucky.
  • Generally substantially less impactful than most other head slot exclusive cybernetics.

Eligible skills

Tips

  • Can make for a good way to store wealth, due to its weightlessness.
  • It's weightlessness makes it trivial to carry around for temporary installation when needed, provided the user has access to a becoming nook.