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Gothic Rose
post Jan 6 2006, 06:19 PM
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QUOTE
A skillsoft program is a programmed/recorded skill—
as in, a person’s knowledge and memory (including “muscle
memory”). When used in conjunction with the proper
hardware or cyberware, skillsofts allow users to know and
do things they never otherwise learned. When a skill test is
called for, the character may use the skillsoft rating in place
of an appropriate skill. If the character already possesses the
skill, use whichever rating is higher. (SR4 P. 320)


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The character is treated as having a skill level of “unaware” for
that particular skill (see the Skill Ratings Table, beginning on p.
108 for more information). In some cases, a Success Test may be required
to perform certain tasks that most people take for granted.
Characters may not possess that skill, nor may they default on it. (SR4 P. 82)


I just realized that there is nothing forbidding someone from taking the Incompetent Negative Quality, and, using a skillwire system and an Activesoft, having that skill anyways. Sure, you can't spend edge on it, but that's 5 bonus points for sacrificing...well...nothing.

Thoughts?
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- Gothic Rose   Skillsoft Incompetence   Jan 6 2006, 06:19 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   Well, if you replace the word "nothing" ...   Jan 6 2006, 06:24 PM
- - Gothic Rose   QUOTE (Moon-Hawk) Well, if you replace the word ...   Jan 6 2006, 06:25 PM
- - Azralon   If you take Incomp: Unarmed (+5 BP) and then buy S...   Jan 6 2006, 06:30 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   I absolutely agree. Especially that skillwires ar...   Jan 6 2006, 06:35 PM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (Azralon) If you take Incomp: Unarmed (+5 BP...   Jan 6 2006, 06:36 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   From an IC PoV, using skillwires for things you ca...   Jan 6 2006, 06:39 PM
- - Moon-Hawk   I didn't think about taking incompetance multi...   Jan 6 2006, 06:43 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Incompetence is a crippling flaw in SR4... those m...   Jan 6 2006, 06:46 PM
- - Mr. Unpronounceable   QUOTE (Azralon) If you take Incomp: Unarmed (+5 BP...   Jan 6 2006, 06:47 PM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) Incompetence is a cripp...   Jan 6 2006, 06:56 PM
- - ElFenrir   It would just suck if the person lost their softs ...   Jan 6 2006, 07:11 PM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (ElFenrir) It would just suck if the person ...   Jan 6 2006, 07:17 PM
- - emo samurai   What about a mage who's incompetent at hacking...   Jan 6 2006, 07:26 PM
- - mintcar   Qualities are by their very nature extremely easy ...   Jan 6 2006, 08:09 PM
- - PlatonicPimp   In my campaign I forbade incompetence for any of t...   Jan 6 2006, 08:26 PM
- - Grinder   QUOTE (Azralon) If you take Incomp: Unarmed (+5 BP...   Jan 6 2006, 09:17 PM
- - Space Ghost   If someone wants to take incompetence 7 times at c...   Jan 6 2006, 09:18 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Kerberos @ Jan 6 2006, 08:56 PM) That ...   Jan 6 2006, 09:26 PM
- - mfb   it could be argued that, since the character isn...   Jan 6 2006, 09:34 PM
- - Space Ghost   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Kerberos @ ...   Jan 6 2006, 09:50 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   True, but negative notority eats dice when intimid...   Jan 6 2006, 09:55 PM
- - Space Ghost   If they know who you are, yeah. i suppose i hadn...   Jan 6 2006, 10:45 PM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 6 2006, 04:55...   Jan 6 2006, 11:03 PM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   QUOTE (Kerberos) Yeah, the notority rules are biza...   Jan 7 2006, 01:09 AM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) QUOTE (Kerberos @ ...   Jan 7 2006, 09:09 AM
- - Rotbart van Dainig   Street cred itself - it accumulates far too quickl...   Jan 7 2006, 01:28 PM
- - elbows   The reputation rules are a neat idea, but the actu...   Jan 7 2006, 01:51 PM
- - Kerberos   QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig) Street cred itself - it...   Jan 7 2006, 03:48 PM
- - BlackHat   QUOTE If you take Incomp: Unarmed (+5 BP) and the...   Jan 7 2006, 05:31 PM

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