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Player > Items > Miscellaneous > UPB (1000)
Starfinder Core Rulebook p.233
Price: 1000
Bulk: 1
A universal polymer base, or UPB, is the basis for most
technology in the Pact Worlds, the Veskarium, and many other
systems. Each UPB is a tiny multifunction component, not
much larger than a grain of rice, capable of being configured
to act as a brace, capacitor, circuit, diode, fastener, insulator,
lens, modulator, pipe, resistor, and dozens of other constituent
parts. UPBs can even be spun out into fabric, broken down into
component chemicals, reconstituted into new chemicals, or
supplemented with base materials (such as dirt or sand) to form
massive braces or walls. The right combination of hundreds or
even thousands of UPBs can create everything from a comm
unit to a laser weapon to powered armor. In their raw form,
UPBs have a bulk of 1 per 1,000 UPBs, though when aligned
and configured they can easily take up less bulk, and when
configured for a specific purpose that calls for a minimum size
and bracing (possibly combining them with inert materials),
they can have a higher bulk.
UPBs are so ubiquitous that they are usable as currency
in many major settlements and trade hubs. While credsticks
are a more convenient and secure way to carry value, UPBs
have the advantage of direct utility and untraceability. They
are a popular way to pay smugglers and criminals, but they
are also useful for trade missions to systems with UPB
technology that don’t use credits as currency. The value of
the Pact Worlds’ credit is based on the economic utility of
a single UPB.
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