Engineering Field - Info-jack Riggers

[berserkx33]

Info-jack Riggers



(For more information about Engineering Fields and related rules, consult the following thread: Engineering Field)

Information is an important part of any field, and getting more information is never a bad thing. Info-jack Riggers are the best at getting and transmitting info. You couldn't trust anyone to get ahold of secrets more than the social, digital and info engineers of the Info-jack Riggers.

Gadgets from this field are applied to Cybernetics, Comunication, Record and Playback Devices.

Tier 1 - Amateur

1* Command: Jack In
This Gadget activates when you connect to any digital device.

2* Function: Interface, 5 Charges
When connected to any digital device, you can directly roll your Tech Use + Intelligence scores instead of any specific associated handling skills.
In case of a fail, you have to spend a charge, otherwise you can keep in control.

Tier 2 - DIY

2* Function: Infobases, 3 Charges
When activated, you can replace any single Information based Skill or Background with your Tech Use + Intelligence roll.

1* Function: Video Controller, 3 Charges
When activated, you get +0k1 to any sense related action.

Tier 3 - Enthusiast

2* Command: Direct Message
This Gadget activates when you start a Social Roll.

2* Function: Social Networking, 3 Charges
When activated, choose a target, gain +0k1 on any Social Roll against that target for the next 5 turns.

Tier 4 - Experienced

1* Function: Hacker Shades, 3 Charges
When activated, you can "mentally" enter cyber-space. When in cyber-space you can "physically" interact with information, with tests based on Tech Use + Intelligence. Be cautious though, Daemons exist in Cyber-space, just as much as other Info-jack Riggers, and they might become a random encounter inside Cyber-space where you have to roll to prevent being mentally hacked or temporarily lose 1 resolve point for each failure. Each difficulty level to a test when using this Gadget increases the likelyhood of a random encounter +2k1, if the SM rolls above your Tech Use times 10, they can start a random encounter. Each short rest gives you 1 resolve back that was lost in this manner. A long rest recovers all.

2* Function: Full Scan, 5 Charges
When activated, do a Perception Test and add your Tech Use score to the kept dices.

Tier 5 - Expert

3* Function: Augmented Reality, 2 Charges
Can project digital content on reality as holograms (Similar in effect to Illusion Spells, replace the test scores for Tech Use + Intelligence). Each charge "recasts" the effect if necessary. Otherwise each charge lasts 5 turns. 

[Traskus]

Gadgets from this field are applied to Cybernetics, Comunication, Record and Playback Devices.

About as good as we can ask for, I guess.

1.

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1* Command: Jack In
This Gadget activates when you connect to any digital device.

Define "connect." When you activate it? Connect it to another device? Connect it to your own body? Connect it to the internet?

2* Function: Interface, 5 Charges
When connected to any digital device, you can directly roll your Tech Use + Intelligence scores instead of any specific associated handling skills.

Handling skills for what? Specify what you want this to replace.

In case of a fail, you have to spend a charge, otherwise you can keep in control.

Okay if you fail you spend two charges instead of one. "Otherwise you can keep in control" is a pointless sentence because if you succeed then you succeeded.

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2* Function: Infobases, 3 Charges
When activated, you can replace any single Information based Skill or Background with your Tech Use + Intelligence roll.

This is redundant with interface until they are made less vague. I understand this to be a "lore" roll replacement. You need to specify which skills this can replace.

3.

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2* Command: Direct Message
This Gadget activates when you start a Social Roll.

*Make a social roll or *social combat starts.

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1* Function: Hacker Shades, 3 Charges

You are creating an entire subsystem. I recommend removing this entirely.

When activated, you can "mentally" enter cyber-space. When in cyber-space you can "physically" interact with information, with tests based on Tech Use + Intelligence.

What does this get you?

Be cautious though, Daemons exist in Cyber-space, just as much as other Info-jack Riggers, and they might become a random encounter inside Cyber-space

Already too complicated. I'd say "make a cyberspace system" but you have to slow your roll as it is.

Each difficulty level to a test when using this Gadget increases the likelyhood of a random encounter +2k1

What?
*likelihood

if the SM rolls above your Tech Use times 10

I assume you mean dots. Otherwise there is no danger. Even then TN 50 is a tall order.

they can start a random encounter.

Just let SMs do that anyway.

Each short rest gives you 1 resolve back that was lost in this manner. A long rest recovers all.

Too D&D-esque. DtD already has a resolve recovery mechanic that suffices.

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When activated, do a Perception Test and add your Tech Use score to the kept dices.

*dice

Can project digital content on reality as holograms (Similar in effect to Illusion Spells, replace the test scores for Tech Use + Intelligence).

Which illusion spells? Pick one to replicate. I suggest as a spell-like ability.
*You can project

Each charge "recasts" the effect if necessary. Otherwise each charge lasts 5 turns.

Why explain the purpose of charges to repeat gadget effects?

[DatsVatSheSaid]

Both Hacker Shades and Augmented Reality dont actually function, Hacker Shades basically might as well say "SM,hit me with extra encounters my dood" for negligible fluff benefits and Augmented Reality says "Illusion Spells" but it needs to be an actual spell. Unless it's just "chose a spell", which is just wack since this means you can be a better illusionist than illusionists.

[berserkx33]

Jun 27, 2019 22:37:57 GMT -6 DatsVatSheSaid said:

Both Hacker Shades and Augmented Reality dont actually function, Hacker Shades basically might as well say "SM,hit me with extra encounters my dood" for negligible fluff benefits and Augmented Reality says "Illusion Spells" but it needs to be an actual spell. Unless it's just "chose a spell", which is just wack since this means you can be a better illusionist than illusionists.

Yup. That is why I'm remaking them completely. It really didn't work and this is like, the field that broke the camel's back for me, making me decide that I really needed to rethink how stuff worked.

[DatsVatSheSaid]

Neat, cool. I'm dats BTW... And I'm going to be very critical sonuvabitch.

Thank you for responding and good day.