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Xahn Borealis
post Apr 23 2010, 05:00 PM
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I'm coming up with a Macguffin for a campaign, which is the bioware equivalent of a skillwire. The way I see it, high-level corpers love bioware because it's expensive and not as obvious, and would want something like a skillwire without getting cybered. (It IS a lot of Essence) So, in step Innatech (made up corp), with the Skillworm! I thought a symbiont would be a good idea, but I don't understand the difference between Leech Ectosymbionts and Endosymbionts. I'm guessing the latter is internal while leeches are external?

So here's what I'm asking for. A bit of fluff on how it works, or where it would be implanted. I'm thinking it should only be available for individual skills, so you'd have a Pistols Skillworm, or a Con Skillworm. I'm just not sure what rating you should get the skill at. I was also thinking Prices, Availability and Essence Costs of 50,000¥, 24 and 0.5, respectively.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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- Xahn Borealis   Innatech Skillworm   Apr 23 2010, 05:00 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   If you go the symbionte route, stat it like all sy...   Apr 23 2010, 05:33 PM
- - Stahlseele   Hmm, one Symbiont per Skill? Also, at what level ...   Apr 23 2010, 05:36 PM
|- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 23 2010, 06:36 PM...   Apr 23 2010, 05:41 PM
||- - Stahlseele   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2010, 07:41...   Apr 23 2010, 05:43 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 23 2010, 05:36 PM...   Apr 23 2010, 05:43 PM
|- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 23 2010, 06:43 PM) More ...   Apr 23 2010, 05:57 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2010, 06:41...   Apr 23 2010, 05:43 PM
- - Xahn Borealis   I think that because skillsofts aren't permane...   Apr 23 2010, 05:45 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Normal symbiontes already can be "activated...   Apr 23 2010, 05:51 PM
- - Eratosthenes   This is a really good idea. Perhaps the symbiote...   Apr 23 2010, 05:55 PM
- - Stahlseele   Basically by being a specialized outboard brain wh...   Apr 23 2010, 05:59 PM
- - Xahn Borealis   Or, with a thought, switch muscle control over to ...   Apr 23 2010, 06:06 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Nah – that's for the early parasitic stage. In...   Apr 23 2010, 06:08 PM
- - Xahn Borealis   Here's what I've got so far. In my campaig...   Apr 23 2010, 07:27 PM
|- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2010, 08:27...   Apr 23 2010, 07:49 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   Wait. How does a clone possibly have a skill (eve...   Apr 23 2010, 07:51 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   This was my suggestion in the other thread you cre...   Apr 23 2010, 08:08 PM
- - Manunancy   Same here - skills have very little genetics invol...   Apr 23 2010, 08:13 PM
|- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Manunancy @ Apr 23 2010, 09:13 PM)...   Apr 23 2010, 08:18 PM
- - Eratosthenes   I don't see how modifying someone's genes ...   Apr 23 2010, 08:18 PM
- - Manunancy   Considering that the things is supposed to be mark...   Apr 23 2010, 08:39 PM
|- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Manunancy @ Apr 23 2010, 09:39 PM)...   Apr 23 2010, 08:49 PM
- - Dr. Funkenstein   I don't see why anyone would be stupid enough ...   Apr 23 2010, 08:48 PM
- - Xahn Borealis   Okay lot of issues here. I'll try and deal wit...   Apr 23 2010, 09:26 PM
|- - Mongoose   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2010, 09:26...   Apr 23 2010, 10:35 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   No, not learning – Edge. As it is written right no...   Apr 23 2010, 09:31 PM
|- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Apr 23 2010, 10...   Apr 24 2010, 11:39 AM
- - Dumori   If say skill worm where made as a combo of a symbi...   Apr 23 2010, 09:55 PM
- - Stahlseele   Aside from the squick-factor, you only get problem...   Apr 24 2010, 11:45 AM
|- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 24 2010, 12:45 PM...   Apr 24 2010, 01:02 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 24 2010, 11:45 AM...   Apr 24 2010, 01:23 PM
|- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (D2F @ Apr 24 2010, 02:23 PM) ... P...   Apr 24 2010, 06:36 PM
|- - D2F   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 24 2010, 07:36...   Apr 24 2010, 06:39 PM
- - Stahlseele   This would be the case with all neural bioware too...   Apr 24 2010, 01:18 PM
- - Drats   QUOTE (Xahn Borealis @ Apr 23 2010, 05:00...   Apr 24 2010, 10:51 PM
- - Xahn Borealis   QUOTE (Drats @ Apr 24 2010, 11:51 PM) I...   Apr 25 2010, 12:10 AM


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