Research & Development

The Department of Research & Development involves exactly what you think it does. They provide and manufacture nearly all of the VRDF's supply and equipment, as well as constantly push the envelope of technological and magical advances.

They make their own fake manufacturing companies to fit in with specific universes — complete with fake names, logos, and histories; the most infamous of which is 'Vyronn Technological Industries', or VyroTech in short. It consists of scientists, tailors, mechanics and engineers — generally anyone who is conventionally crafty.

If you're an individual with a very particular body shape, they'll tailor your uniform and subsequently any requested outfits (yes, even the embarrassing ones). If you require modifications to your service weapon to account for specific dexterity issues, they will cover that too. It's all for free, so long as you are within the VRDF's good will.

It's quite common to find people bringing older or lower tech equipment forward to upgrade reliability, efficiency, and most commonly — decreasing the weight of heavy items. It is possible — by personal choice and/or preference — to use old antique equipment without resorting to only the newest, off the line items. Those within R&D also on occasion host science festivals, game jams, and various other creative activities.

Armored knights and troops can withstand more punishment without back problems. Desk jockeys can forever rejoice from the benefit of an infinite pen or pencil. Logistics workers can put less strain on themselves with the use of exosuits. And mages can recharge their mana with the invention of magic batteries instead of constantly scarfing down mana infused potions or food.

They also possess the most deadly troops within the entirety of the VRDF, as some technologies are not to be entrusted in specific hands.

Important multi-step production processes are split in responsibility to multiple people, who are only allowed to know that specific step and none more than that. Discretion is arguably more tight in the D.R.D. than the D.C.I.