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post Dec 16 2005, 05:12 AM
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I was curious how difficult it would be for a character to survive without the ability to read. I was asking a few of my players regarding the situation and they told me that most communication is through the use of graphical icons, audio, video, and media in general. How far could someone go with the inability to read?
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- Akimbo   Illiterate Characters   Dec 16 2005, 05:12 AM
- - Liper   it's actually acceptable, it's referenced ...   Dec 16 2005, 05:16 AM
- - FrankTrollman   L - O - L spells "LOL". -Frank   Dec 16 2005, 05:19 AM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (Liper @ Dec 16 2005, 12:16 AM) it...   Dec 16 2005, 05:29 AM
- - Cold-Dragon   You apparently haven't been put up to snuff ab...   Dec 16 2005, 05:47 AM
- - eidolon   Actually, I'm quite familiar with the Matrix. ...   Dec 16 2005, 06:01 AM
- - SL James   Yeah, I agree that it's a really stupid piece ...   Dec 16 2005, 06:27 AM
- - Cold-Dragon   Hmmm, here's a thought - Reality filters? Peop...   Dec 16 2005, 07:22 AM
- - Athenor   QUOTE Actually, I'm quite familiar with the Ma...   Dec 16 2005, 02:09 PM
- - hyzmarca   It is possible to get by today without being liter...   Dec 16 2005, 02:31 PM
- - nezumi   While I do believe you could have an audio contrac...   Dec 16 2005, 02:49 PM
- - Azralon   The majority of the population is reportedly SINle...   Dec 16 2005, 02:51 PM
- - Athenor   Yeah.. ignoring the SINless thing, which is the tr...   Dec 16 2005, 03:35 PM
- - Crusher Bob   Sigh, you don't need to be able to read to rid...   Dec 16 2005, 04:18 PM
- - Akimbo   QUOTE (Cold-Dragon) The main reason anyone probabl...   Dec 16 2005, 04:55 PM
- - Azralon   My 3-year-old daughter knows her alphabet but can...   Dec 16 2005, 05:00 PM
- - Akimbo   QUOTE (Azralon) she's already picked out which...   Dec 16 2005, 05:01 PM
- - Jaid   QUOTE (Azralon) My 3-year-old daughter knows her a...   Dec 16 2005, 11:04 PM
- - TheHappyAnarchist   Read the wireless world in SR4 again. You get up ...   Dec 17 2005, 12:03 AM
- - SL James   I weep for you all, because you have no idea what ...   Dec 17 2005, 02:11 AM
- - FlakJacket   Then enlighten the huddled ignorant masses o great...   Dec 17 2005, 02:27 AM
- - Liper   The masses have very little use for the actual ski...   Dec 17 2005, 07:43 AM
- - Mr.Platinum   Icons, for those dumb asses who can't read. ...   Dec 17 2005, 12:10 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Liper) The masses have very little use for ...   Dec 17 2005, 12:53 PM
- - Athenor   QUOTE (Mr.Platinum @ Dec 17 2005, 06:10 AM) I...   Dec 17 2005, 03:39 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (SL James) I weep for you all, because you h...   Dec 17 2005, 06:44 PM
- - Liper   QUOTE There's also the "shame" facto...   Dec 18 2005, 01:54 AM
- - nezumi   Firstly, I am speaking from the perspective of SR3...   Dec 19 2005, 04:09 PM
- - Azralon   QUOTE (Jaid) your 3 year old daughter has a mother...   Dec 19 2005, 04:42 PM
- - mintcar   In my point of view the world of Shadowrun has jus...   Dec 19 2005, 05:26 PM
- - eidolon   QUOTE (Liper) QUOTE There's also the "sha...   Dec 20 2005, 12:51 AM


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