The mermaid system is a fish-like, legless tail for the lower body that replaces the recipient’s legs. Often, the recipient uses a cyberport to allow her to switch between normal replacement legs and the mermaid system.

Benefit: When using the mermaid system, the recipient has a swim speed of 30. Because she has a natural swim speed, the recipient doesn’t have to make Swim checks to move up to her speed in the water. When she is forced to make a Swim check, she gains a +8 bonus, and she can always take 10 on the check, even if she in distracted or endangered while swimming.

A mermaid system does not allow the recipient to breathe underwater or the survive unusual extremes of clod or pressure, though it is often combined with other cyberware that do.

Type: External.

Location: All leg slots.

Hardness/Hit Points: 12/20.

Base Purchase DC: 26.

Restriction: None.