These new Aces lines may not fit in with the tarot line, but as you might guess, the public doesn’t really care.To remind those who aren’t old … err … don’t remember, here’s the descriptions from the original line: Ace of Spades featured a WWII US fighter pilot style, Ace of Clubs went across the ocean for a WWII British bomber pilot style, Ace of Hearts updated the concept to a modern military pilot style, and Ace of Diamonds went into the future with designs based on the Spitfire Resurrection trid series.And though they lack some of the wireless perks of many modern armors, they still stop bullets.įeatures Custom Fit (Stack), increase Social Limit by 1, –3 modifier for Concealability Wireless Bonus +1 dice pool bonus to Social Tests The Crimson Sky and Summit lines from back in the early ’60s have aged quite well. They lack the custom-cut features, but they can still have the important effect of making you look classier than you really are. I have a pretty solid stock of “lightly worn” Mortimer from some of his past lines. Original pieces have to be sat for with a Mortimer certified tailor.
All pieces are custom tailored and fit, and I especially love that they include custom tailoring to fit “exceptional physical aspects” of their individual customers.
Mortimer has stuck with the classics, anchored around the venerable Berwick line. Not exactly fashion-forward, but classic enough to always stay near the height of fashion. It workswell with Armand’s “lightly worn” stock, too. Look for thisstuff on the resale market if you’re on a budget. I like the mix-n-match option Mortimer promotes,especially since their pieces can be mixed across yearswithout creating a total fashion faux-pas.And on top of that, they have a high enoughresale value that wearing them makes you a target for thescum that live in your neighborhood. Problem is, this stuff has become almost a dead giveawayof runners working places that are outside their incomebracket.High-end enough to get you into some of the nicestestablishments but not completely out of reach for theaverage runner.This isn’t surprising to those of us who keep our ears open to the shadows, as Aztechnology was a major supporter for Vitorrio Armanté’s shadow war with Zoé to recover the rights to the line name back in ’73. Neo-Aztec influences define the styles of Armanté this season. This year’s line is heavily influenced by the worldwide outcry of support for Aztlan against the eco-terrorist forces of Amazonia. The “What If?” take onsome of the recent major world events is awesome. I actually thought Armanté was taking a seriousfashion forward leap in ’73 when they came back onthe scene with a totally retro/post-apocalypse-chic lookpulled from the styles of 1920s America blended withsomething out of an episode of Dark Futures. Taking a look back, we can see that Armanté lookedto Sub-Saharan Africa to influence their ’74 line, likelydue to a heavy push on the Kilimanjaro Mass Driver-aproject that still hasn’t been fully brought online, I mightadd.The cutsand styles of their pieces look terrible if mixed. You obviously cannot mix fashionsfrom different years, as they change radically, but evenmixing pieces from the same year is a challenge. Armanté has always been a leader in the armored fashionfield in terms of quality product, but while they manage tobe aces in that category, their lines have absolutely zerointerchangeability.Looking forward, expect next year’s designs to host amix of Native American and old American styles as theOlympics, held in Seattle, will be the place to highlightfashion in ’76.30 Security Armor (Light, Medium, Heavy)įeatures Increase Social Limit by 2 Wireless Bonus +1 dice pool bonus to Social Tests.29.4 Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armor, Helmet.29.3 Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armor, Heavy.29.2 Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armor, Medium.29.1 Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armor, Light.29 Hardened Mil-Spec Battle Armor (Light, Medium, Heavy).
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22.3 Full Body Armor, Environment Adaptation.8.11 Vashon Island, Synergist Business Line Longcoat.8.10 Vashon Island, Synergist Business Line.7.3 Mortimer of London, Crimson Sky Suit.