Skin Armour

Skin armour [minor] by Iczer

'I get a choice between security and efficiency...decisions decisions'

The character can cannibalize his own body mass for armor plating. By subtracting a number of his choice from PS, PP and Spd, the character gains an equivalent AR (Maximum of 16). While armored in any way, the character's hardened skin and jagged (optional) plating grants him a +1D4 damage bonus to his melee attacks. The character can vary this number on an action by action basis, and may even use this as a defensive manoevre (Roll to parry at +4. Success means the character's AR is up).
The character gains a bonus SDC equal to twice the attribute point's surrendered. If these are whittled away, the character can simply return to normal, and then regrow it.