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'''Augmentation''' involves changes to a lifeform's physical body done by adding foreign materials to it. Examples include subcutaneous armor, a built-in communicator, and blood-chemistry filters. <br> | |||
Contrast this with '''Enhancement''', which is changes to a lifeform's physical body made at the organic level, be they genetically encoded and re-grown or merely biosculpt, where tissues are manipulated. Common examples are growing a Marine recruit up to 2M height, with accompanying strength and durability mods, and modifying a concubine to be more pleasing to his or her owner's particular tastes. <br> | |||
*Internal communicators | === Volunteers === | ||
*Health maintenance | Augmentation on Volunteers is done for the following purposes: <br> | ||
*Injury mitigation | * Internal communicators | ||
*Cosmetic | * Health maintenance | ||
* Injury mitigation | |||
* Cosmetic changes | |||
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=== Concubines | === Concubines === | ||
* Initial (automatic) augmentation, including: [[Conditioning|conditioning]] | |||
* Health maintenance | |||
* Cosmetic changes (at discretion of the Volunteer Sponsor) | |||
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* | === See Also === | ||
* [[Enhancement]] | |||
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[[Category:Medical]] | [[Category:Medical]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:15, 10 October 2025
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Augmentation involves changes to a lifeform's physical body done by adding foreign materials to it. Examples include subcutaneous armor, a built-in communicator, and blood-chemistry filters.
Contrast this with Enhancement, which is changes to a lifeform's physical body made at the organic level, be they genetically encoded and re-grown or merely biosculpt, where tissues are manipulated. Common examples are growing a Marine recruit up to 2M height, with accompanying strength and durability mods, and modifying a concubine to be more pleasing to his or her owner's particular tastes.
Volunteers
Augmentation on Volunteers is done for the following purposes:
- Internal communicators
- Health maintenance
- Injury mitigation
- Cosmetic changes
Concubines
- Initial (automatic) augmentation, including: conditioning
- Health maintenance
- Cosmetic changes (at discretion of the Volunteer Sponsor)
See Also
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