_O.S.C.A.R.

One of the difficulties of cybernetic augmentation has always been finding a qualified cybernetic surgeon with the Medicine and Engineering skills necessary to implant the cyberware.  Another issue faced by recipients of cybernetic augmentation is the time necessary for the cyber surgeon to perform the implantation or the availability of an adequate medical lab. Finally, due to the complex integration of biological and mechanical systems an upgrade has always meant complete replacement of the older cybernetic augmentation rendering it useless. This was all true and still is in many remote locations until the Open Source Cyber Augmentation Resolution (“OSCAR”) was adopted by many of the cybernetic augmentation manufacturers.

OSCAR is essentially a standardized socket which takes complex biological and mechanical controls and simplifies them into a small set of basic connections and controls.  With OSCAR if you want to upgrade your arm prosthetic to an enhanced arm prosthetic you simply unplug the old arm and plug in your new one.

An OSCAR socket does not count as an augmentation by itself and can be installed on any of the following systems; arm (or all arms), eyes (or all eyes), foot (or all feet), hand (or all hands), and leg (or all legs).  An Oscar socket must be purchased separately for each hand, limb, or foot.  More details on the OSCAR socket can be found under the Augmentations section of this emporium.

Cybernetics which are OSCAR ready out of the box will include the text “OSCAR compliant” in its description.  Almost all other cybernetic augmentations can be purchased with OSCAR compatibility by adding +1 to the Wealth check DC of an augmentation to the purchase price.  OSCAR compatibility cannot be added to cybernetic augmentations which have already been implanted.