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INJECTIONS (EX) 1st Level

You carry a collection of catalysts, chemicals, compounds, and specialized nanites, plus a small mixing apparatus and syringes, which you can use to quickly fashion solutions that produce different effects depending on the order in which you mix these ingredients. These solutions are called injections, and you can use them to boost your allies or hinder your foes. Your injections produce their effects only when you inject a creature with them (see below), and only you know how to make and administer them in the exact effective way. An injection that is not in your possession becomes inert until you pick it up again.
Each day, you must spend 10 minutes to prepare the ingredients for a number of injections equal to your biohacker level + your key ability score modifier. This preparation time includes only readying the compounds and chemicals you need to make your injections, and you decide the specific injection you create as part of the standard action you take to attack with it or inject a creature with it (see below). When you regain the daily uses of your injections class feature, any injections that you created earlier but didn’t use become inert, even if they’re still in your possession—their method of creation depends largely on unstable chemicals and methods that can’t be reproduced at a large scale. You can readily replenish the chemicals for your injections on a regular basis at no cost, unless the GM states otherwise.
single injection is held in a physical syringe that you can wield in one hand. It is considered a consumable item with negligible bulk, with an item level equal to your biohacker level, hardness equal to your biohacker level, and 1 Hit Point. You must hit an unwilling creature with a melee attack to inject them with an injection, and an injection counts as a consumable basic melee weapon for this purpose. An injection can be injected into a willing or unconscious creature (or yourself) as a standard action, as long as the target is within your reach. An injection can also be loaded into a weapon with the injection weapon special property as a move action, and you can deliver the injection with a normal attack with that weapon. When you attack an ally with an injection loaded into a weapon that has the injection weapon special property, that ally is considered flat-footed against your attack.
Injections come in two varieties: counteragents and restoratives. Unless otherwise stated, counteragents and restoratives affect both living and unliving creatures. At 1st level, you know the basic counteragents and restoratives listed below, in addition to the unique counteragent and restorative granted by your primary field of study. As you increase in level, you can also devise theorems to learn special injections, as well as abilities to modify or enhance your existing injections (see Biohacker Theorems), in addition to learning a second and a third field of study. Additionally, fields of study eventually provide you with breakthroughs that also equip you with special injections you can use, as described in their entries.

Counteragent

A counteragent hinders a creature’s defenses. The effects of a counteragent last for a number of rounds equal to half your key ability score modifier (minimum 1 round) unless stated otherwise. A creature can be under the effect of only one of your counteragents at a time, though it could be under the effect of multiple counteragents originating from multiple biohackers. If you affect a creature with a different one of your counteragents, the effects of the previous counteragent end. When you use a counteragent injection, it can have one of the following effects.

• The target takes a –2 penalty to AC.
• Reduce the target’s DR by 5. At 9th level, you instead reduce it by 10. At 17th level, you instead reduce it by 15. This can’t reduce the target’s DR below 0.
• Reduce the target’s resistance to one type of energy (your choice) by 5. At 9th level, you instead reduce it by 10. At 17th level, you instead reduce it by 15. This can’t reduce the target’s resistance below 0.

Restorative

A restorative aids a creature in one manner or another. The effects of a restorative last for a number of rounds equal to your key ability score modifier (minimum 1 round) unless stated otherwise. You can affect creatures with multiple different restoratives at a time. When you use a restorative injection, it can have one of the following effects.

• The target gains a +1 enhancement bonus to AC.
• The target gains a +2 enhancement bonus to all skill checks.
• The target gains a +10-foot enhancement bonus to their speed.

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