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 Jul 11 2010, 05:19 PM
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I was talking to my players and brought up the key problem with hackers from this thread Here. A solution that we thought of was to have everyone take some gear that allows them to hack into the matrix.
While they are not throwing 20 dice, they do get to perform basic functions. In addition, this encourages team work as the team hacker can create back doors, weaken security, and help the party through the matrix to the point where they are successful. By treating the matrix as another battleground of a combat encounter, everyone gets to be in the spot light. Mechanically, once the team hacker has crippled the net security, throwing a few dice or using an agent basically gives the team more actions on the net. Instead of 3 to 5 IP you have about 6 to 11 IPs... Just like the Street Sams and Adepts, who dominate combat while everyone sits on their hands, support the non-combat people. What I plan on this to do is give those non-combat characters a weapon capable of full-auto or drones. This allows the other players to participate in something and contribute even though they are not throwing 20 dice... What do you guys think of this? |
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Androcomputus Group Hacking Jul 11 2010, 05:19 PM
Wasabi My players hangups with the Matrix have always bee... Jul 11 2010, 05:22 PM Yerameyahu I thought everyone *did* have some gear that lets ... Jul 11 2010, 05:38 PM Androcomputus My group and I are new to the game so we brought m... Jul 11 2010, 05:54 PM Ascalaphus The big issue is if someone who's already insi... Jul 11 2010, 05:55 PM
Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Jul 11 2010, 10:55 AM... Jul 12 2010, 02:21 AM Yerameyahu Multiple attackers definitely distracts defenders ... Jul 11 2010, 06:00 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 11 2010, 08:00 PM... Jul 11 2010, 06:03 PM Ascalaphus QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jul 11 2010, 08:03 PM)... Jul 11 2010, 07:08 PM Androcomputus That is what I was thinking, in addition after the... Jul 11 2010, 06:01 PM Lanlaorn More like scarred for life, that movie is an embar... Jul 11 2010, 07:17 PM Mäx QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 11 2010, 09:17 PM) ... Jul 12 2010, 08:51 AM tete QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 11 2010, 08:17 PM) ... Jul 12 2010, 09:42 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (tete @ Jul 12 2010, 11:42 PM) I di... Jul 13 2010, 05:00 PM biccat QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 11 2010, 08:17 PM) ... Jul 13 2010, 12:13 AM hobgoblin funny thing is, such elements like the cookie mons... Jul 11 2010, 07:23 PM Androcomputus Looked up the Phrase, "Hack the Gibson".... Jul 12 2010, 12:14 AM Yerameyahu See also 'Burning Chrome'. Required knowle... Jul 12 2010, 12:16 AM Lanlaorn The works of William Gibson are excellent but just... Jul 12 2010, 02:41 AM Yerameyahu Psh. It's a *classically* bad movie. That... Jul 12 2010, 02:43 AM Martin_DeVries_Institute Yes. Hackers (and Johnny Mnemonic, while we'r... Jul 12 2010, 04:42 AM Lanlaorn Johnny Mnemonic is such a shame, too. The premise ... Jul 12 2010, 05:34 AM Martin_DeVries_Institute QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 11 2010, 10:34 PM) ... Jul 12 2010, 05:52 AM Simon Kerimov "I keep telling the goons, 'Look guys, yo... Jul 12 2010, 05:38 AM Lanlaorn QUOTE Only those that take think ment as entertaim... Jul 12 2010, 01:13 PM hobgoblin heh, i always considered the overly dramatic villa... Jul 12 2010, 02:07 PM Yerameyahu If you can't enjoy that kind of movie, it... Jul 12 2010, 03:08 PM Lanlaorn Well I can enjoy them, like I said "So Bad It... Jul 12 2010, 03:18 PM SkepticInc QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 12 2010, 03:18 PM) ... Jul 12 2010, 03:47 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Lanlaorn @ Jul 12 2010, 09:18 AM) ... Jul 13 2010, 12:24 AM Yerameyahu But, if you can enjoy it, you can defend it. As in... Jul 12 2010, 03:22 PM Lanlaorn Well I'm not sure anyone who says it's goo... Jul 12 2010, 03:28 PM Yerameyahu Back to the thread, you should also get creative w... Jul 12 2010, 03:32 PM Androcomputus The idea of having people grab their com-links and... Jul 12 2010, 07:32 PM Yerameyahu Exactly, sounds great, as long as that's what ... Jul 12 2010, 07:34 PM yukami if the GM or the team hacker doesn't have some... Jul 13 2010, 02:15 AM hobgoblin QUOTE (yukami @ Jul 13 2010, 04:15 AM) an... Jul 13 2010, 05:03 PM Yerameyahu I always assumed that RISC machine was a custom jo... Jul 13 2010, 07:45 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jul 13 2010, 09:45 PM... Jul 13 2010, 09:20 PM Yerameyahu I know what RISC is. I meant that, while Macs of ... Jul 13 2010, 09:22 PM hobgoblin i dont think linux was much of a topic back then. Jul 13 2010, 10:43 PM Yerameyahu That's why I said '-style'. That is, a... Jul 14 2010, 03:02 AM deek I think it is a good call to get the whole party i... Jul 14 2010, 03:06 PM SkepticInc AR is part of the Matrix, and a sufficiently wired... Jul 14 2010, 03:15 PM deek That's a good example of marrying objectives t... Jul 14 2010, 06:07 PM Emy I'd slap a skinlink on the retrans unit as wel... Jul 14 2010, 06:09 PM SkepticInc I do like finding ways for Meat/Magic/Matrix to al... Jul 14 2010, 08:21 PM  |
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