Chrome Book 4 Revisited
by the BlackHammer Project

Please note that this is still a work in progress

Don't forget the official Armor Layering Rules Chrome 4 introduced an excellent new armored clothing section, but one which violated most of their old rules along the way. Suddenly your $100 SP10 vest should have cost you $32.50... This version of the Chrome 4 armor rules make Chrome 4 armored clothing as expensive as the old armors, meaning that stylish body armor is going to cost your punks out the NOSE, choomba! There are four catagories of clothing: Light, Medium, Heavy and Combat. Light clothes include thin layer clothing such as shirts and stockings. Medium clothing is stnadard outdoors wear in temperate climates such as jeans and jackets. Heavy clothes include leather jackets, hard boots and Medium clothing with obvious armoring. Combat armor is just that, non-concealable armor... although some of it makes it into the EdgeRunner styles. Any of these clothes can be armored, just as in Chrome Book 4, but if certain restrictions are exceeded, the clothing becomes obviously armored. Any light clothing armored beyond SP:10 is going to look like "pure combat gear". Medium clothes beyond SP:14 enter into this realm of armor instead of fashion, and heavy armor beyond SP:16 (or any armor with hardcase or plate incorporated into the design) fall into the same boat. Combat armor is just that, Armor. Combat armor always has an EV of 1, plus anything more depending on layering and design. Any Generic Chic clothing incorporating armor has wonderful logos such as ARMORPLAST on it or looks like straight kevlar or epoxide. Above Generic the armor is actually disguised in the clothing. Hard armor segments can only be incorporated into Edgerunner (for high SP) or Urban Flash (SP 10-14). All necessary tables to build clothing and armor follow (with thanks and appologies to the ChromeBook 4 team):

	Light		Medium		Heavy		Combat
SP	Cost	EV	Cost	EV	Cost	EV	Cost	EV
4	x3		x2.5		x1.5
6	x3.5		x3		x2
8	x4		x3.5		x2.5
10	x4.5		x4		x3		x2
12	x5		x4.5		x3.5		x2.25
14	x6	-1	x5		x4		x2.5
16	x7	-2	x5.5		x4.5		x2.75
18	x8	-3	x6	-1	x5		x3
20			x7	-2	x5.5	-1	x3.5
22			x8	-3	x6	-2	x4
24					x7	-3	x4.5
25							x4.75	-1
26							x5	-1
28							x5.5	-1
30							x6	-2

Light Armor T-Shirt 10eb Shirt 20eb Blouse 15eb Tank Top 10eb Tunic 25eb Sweater 20eb Jumpsuit 50eb Dress 50eb Miniskirt 30eb Long Skirt 55eb Shorts 10eb Gloves 20eb Long Gloves 30eb Tie 20eb Scarf 15eb Shades 5-50eb Hat 5-25eb Toboggan Hood 10eb Ski Mask 15eb Short Cape 75eb Stockings 20eb Vest 25eb	Medium Armor Leather Tunic 75eb Pants / Jeans 20eb Heavy Skirt 55eb Jackets 35eb Long Jacket 40eb TrenchCoat 125eb Cloak 50eb Long Cape 90eb Shoes 15eb Soft Boots 25eb Soft Kneeboots 40eb	Heavy Armor Leather Jackets 70eb Leather Coats 110eb Heavy Long Coat 55eb Hrd L. Boots 50eb Most Chaps 60eb Med.Armor w/ Hardcase Parts (+50%)
		Combat Armor Greaves 80eb Plate Ins Vests 60eb Plate Ins Pants 60eb Hardcase 40eb

Style	Cost	Quality	Cost	Option	Cost
Generic Chic	x1	Sub-Average	x0.5	Polylog	x3
Leisurewear	x2	Average	x1	Reacti-Mesh	x2
Urban Flash	x2	Good	x1.5	Polychromic	x5
BusinessWear	x3	Very Good	x2	AP Proof	x3
Edgerunner	x3	Designer	x4	Fireproof	x2
High Fashion	x4	SuperChic	x7