 Empathy software plus optimization, am I going to far? |
 May 4 2011, 09:46 PM
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QUOTE "Empathy software is designed for use with standard video/trideo cameras, carefully analyzing the behavioral patterns of the subject to ascertain mood, interest, and so on. Empathy soft ware can be used to make a Judge Intentions Test (see p. 130, SR4) for emotional status using its rating as the dice pool. It does not detect falsehoods; that’s the realm of lie detection soft ware. Empathy soft ware can be discreetly used in real time during negotiations or social interactions, adding its rating as a dice pool bonus to the character’s Social skill tests." QUOTE Optimization This modification optimizes the device’s processor and components to enhance one particular program, applying a +1 dice pool modifier for all tests using that software. Each device may only be optimized once. So my semi muchikin question is can I optimize my comm link for empathy software to get an extra die for my social skills? I never have a commlink capable of running rating 5 or 6 software, but I keep getting drafted to be my tables face I'm looking for a way to increase my social skill pools. |
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Chance359 Empathy software plus optimization May 4 2011, 09:46 PM
KCKitsune QUOTE (Chance359 @ May 4 2011, 05:46 PM) ... May 4 2011, 09:56 PM longbowrocks Add ergonomic to make running easier? Did you say ... May 4 2011, 09:58 PM DWC Getting the commlink optimization for Empathy is p... May 4 2011, 10:08 PM Chance359 I know how much GM feels about empathy software so... May 4 2011, 10:11 PM
KCKitsune QUOTE (Chance359 @ May 4 2011, 05:11 PM) ... May 4 2011, 10:39 PM CanRay QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 4 2011, 05:39 PM) ... May 4 2011, 10:45 PM Udoshi QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 4 2011, 03:39 PM) ... May 4 2011, 11:03 PM Whipstitch QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 4 2011, 05:39 PM) ... May 5 2011, 02:56 AM noonesshowmonkey QUOTE (Whipstitch @ May 4 2011, 10:56 PM)... May 5 2011, 03:01 AM Udoshi The Commlink Mod does work.
however, program mods... May 4 2011, 10:35 PM Chance359 My GM and I have agreed that with cybereye's b... May 4 2011, 11:02 PM DWC Sensor software also doesn't have an entry for... May 4 2011, 11:12 PM Udoshi QUOTE (DWC @ May 4 2011, 04:12 PM) Sensor... May 4 2011, 11:44 PM Yerameyahu For many people, it's a waste of that one Comm... May 5 2011, 12:36 AM KarmaInferno QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 4 2011, 07:36 PM)... May 5 2011, 02:11 PM Yerameyahu There've been lots of threads about 'fixin... May 5 2011, 03:01 AM Whipstitch QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 4 2011, 09:01 PM)... May 5 2011, 03:20 AM CanRay There's also the fact that it's damned har... May 5 2011, 03:06 AM Fortinbras QUOTE (CanRay @ May 4 2011, 10:06 PM) The... May 5 2011, 03:55 PM Yerameyahu That's a pretty coarse way of dealing with it,... May 5 2011, 03:07 AM Irion Allow it only to read emotions. Square and fair.
(... May 5 2011, 11:36 AM Chance359 I should have mentioned that this would be used in... May 5 2011, 01:36 PM Yerameyahu Ha! Yeah. The way you mentioned GM feelings co... May 5 2011, 01:41 PM Yerameyahu They're *not* cheap, if you're running any... May 5 2011, 03:45 PM Yerameyahu That's probably not a valid point in 2070, tho... May 5 2011, 03:57 PM Fortinbras Not to mention the fact that globalization means e... May 5 2011, 04:03 PM Yerameyahu If that's the angle you want, you should make ... May 5 2011, 04:24 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 5 2011, 09:24 AM)... May 5 2011, 04:31 PM noonesshowmonkey I'll point out a really handy feature of my ho... May 5 2011, 04:25 PM Fortinbras I have no problem with the rules as they are. None... May 5 2011, 04:34 PM James McMurray I'm on the side of "no problems with the ... May 5 2011, 04:38 PM Makki Reading the Optimization text in UW p198, I can op... May 5 2011, 05:02 PM Fortinbras QUOTE (Makki @ May 5 2011, 12:02 PM) Read... May 5 2011, 05:40 PM James McMurray QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 5 2011, 12:40 PM)... May 5 2011, 06:23 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (James McMurray @ May 5 2011, 11:23... May 5 2011, 06:29 PM Fortinbras QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ May 5 2011, 01... May 5 2011, 06:40 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 5 2011, 12:40 PM)... May 5 2011, 07:41 PM Yerameyahu If the GM approves, sure. I doubt you want to opti... May 5 2011, 05:05 PM TheWanderingJewels Speaking of Engineering Empathy...
http://af.reut... May 5 2011, 06:32 PM Yerameyahu I'd say that System/Pilot and Firewall aren... May 5 2011, 06:32 PM Yerameyahu Because that's a mess. It's much better to... May 5 2011, 06:44 PM Fortinbras While I agree, I would like to arm myself against ... May 5 2011, 06:50 PM KCKitsune QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 5 2011, 02:50 PM)... May 5 2011, 07:57 PM Yerameyahu I'd say yes, because then they're a runnin... May 5 2011, 07:02 PM Yerameyahu In certain aspects, they literally are firmware. A... May 5 2011, 07:59 PM KCKitsune I am a very big fan of clusters. Get a 'Runne... May 5 2011, 08:15 PM Yerameyahu I consider all of that to be munchkinly crap, thou... May 5 2011, 08:35 PM Dez384 QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 5 2011, 04:35 PM)... May 5 2011, 09:36 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dez384 @ May 5 2011, 02:36 PM) The... May 5 2011, 10:29 PM Yerameyahu Nah, it's all slaved behind the super-comm. Hm... May 5 2011, 09:46 PM Fortinbras QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 5 2011, 04:46 PM)... May 6 2011, 03:59 AM Yerameyahu Well… you should never get there anyway, so it... May 5 2011, 10:40 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 5 2011, 03:40 PM)... May 5 2011, 10:45 PM Yerameyahu No, no. The cyberware is all clustered, and *that*... May 6 2011, 04:16 AM longbowrocks I feel like I'm misunderstanding something her... May 6 2011, 04:26 AM Fortinbras Okay, I see what you're talking about.
Dependi... May 6 2011, 04:28 AM Yerameyahu I guess. You're assuming they get through the ... May 6 2011, 04:35 AM longbowrocks Ah, nevermind. I read your earlier comment and tho... May 6 2011, 04:39 AM Yerameyahu I think it shouldn't be allowed, but the clust... May 6 2011, 04:44 AM Fortinbras Gate link, schmate link. Spoof that sucker's A... May 6 2011, 04:44 AM Yerameyahu I'm really not sure what you're suggesting... May 6 2011, 04:48 AM Fortinbras Sorry, I'll try and be clearer.
If you have th... May 6 2011, 04:56 AM Yerameyahu Right, but I wouldn't call that "control ... May 6 2011, 05:01 AM Fortinbras QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 6 2011, 12:01 AM)... May 6 2011, 05:13 AM Yerameyahu Oh, I get you. I couldn't imagine why the hack... May 6 2011, 05:21 AM Dez384 Just crash the cluster than spoofing a command to ... May 6 2011, 05:35 AM Yerameyahu Yeah, that's Fortinbras's suggestion. It... May 6 2011, 05:39 AM Fortinbras While I agree that clustering is wonky at best and... May 6 2011, 05:40 AM Yerameyahu Yeah, and I *do* appreciate the 'screw you... May 6 2011, 05:44 AM KarmaInferno You could only spoof the 'ware itself if it ha... May 6 2011, 05:48 AM Fortinbras Is a datajack a device for the purposes of running... May 6 2011, 06:05 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 6 2011, 12:05 AM)... May 6 2011, 01:19 PM PoliteMan *shrug* Clustering a bunch of Alphaware to get som... May 6 2011, 08:00 AM Fortinbras If you are giving your players deltaware at charge... May 6 2011, 09:07 AM Daishi I lean against letting the Optimization bonus coun... May 6 2011, 12:02 PM Makki isn't a Credstick device rating 6? I could jus... May 6 2011, 01:28 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Makki @ May 6 2011, 07:28 AM) isn... May 6 2011, 01:35 PM Yerameyahu QUOTE Is a datajack a device for the purposes of r... May 6 2011, 02:04 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 6 2011, 08:04 AM)... May 6 2011, 02:14 PM KCKitsune QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 6 2011, 10:04 AM)... May 6 2011, 02:45 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 6 2011, 08:45 AM) ... May 6 2011, 02:57 PM KCKitsune QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ May 6 2011, 10... May 6 2011, 03:02 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (KCKitsune @ May 6 2011, 09:02 AM) ... May 6 2011, 03:14 PM KCKitsune If you slave the cluster to the cyber commlink the... May 6 2011, 02:11 PM Yerameyahu Anyway. Back to Empathy software: to run it at hi... May 6 2011, 02:18 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 6 2011, 08:18 AM)... May 6 2011, 02:32 PM Yerameyahu Only if they CF or thread the dozen+ programs I... May 6 2011, 02:42 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ May 6 2011, 08:42 AM)... May 6 2011, 02:53 PM Yerameyahu I agree, Signal 0's plenty for a credstick, bu... May 6 2011, 07:20 PM Fortinbras QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ May 6 2011, 08... May 6 2011, 07:22 PM Yerameyahu A 90% pirate discount is pretty massive, and you... May 6 2011, 07:49 PM Fortinbras Except folk like KC say that's the point of cl... May 6 2011, 08:16 PM Mardrax QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 6 2011, 10:16 PM)... May 8 2011, 02:04 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Mardrax @ May 8 2011, 08:04 AM) Su... May 8 2011, 02:49 PM Yerameyahu I agree: cyberware aren't devices in that sens... May 6 2011, 08:32 PM Dez384 So teeth compartments are listed as cyberware, whi... May 6 2011, 10:38 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Dez384 @ May 6 2011, 04:38 PM) So ... May 6 2011, 11:13 PM longbowrocks But if you start clustering those, you'll have... May 6 2011, 11:27 PM Mäx QUOTE (Chance359 @ May 5 2011, 12:46 AM) ... May 8 2011, 09:28 AM  |
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