 Enhanced Perception and Hacking, Does it add to Matrix Perception Tests? |
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 Jul 19 2006, 11:19 AM
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Shooting Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,965 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 2,032  |
Fairly self-explanatory. I was just going to ask the question, but then I figured I could make it a poll so why not?
Essentially: I think there are already adept powers that can enhance hacking ability, such as Improved Ability on technical skills. I was just wondering how far the AdeptHacker concept could go. |
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Jul 19 2006, 12:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 984 Joined: 15-June 06 Member No.: 8,717 |
Enhanced Perception, no.
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Jul 19 2006, 01:13 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
The matrix is based off of your mind and how it interacts with a computer. This means everyone on the matrix sees the matrix the same way regardless of their natural abilities. You can't see thermo in the matrix, you can't see lowlight. You can only see the matrix.
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Jul 19 2006, 02:15 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
The enhanced perception power only adds to tests made using the perception skill. Thus it dose not add to matrix perception, astral perception or checks to realize that the person your badmouthing is standing behind you.
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Jul 19 2006, 03:14 PM
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Mystery Archaeologist Group: Members Posts: 2,906 Joined: 19-September 05 From: The apple tree Member No.: 7,760 |
the enhanced perception power does add to astral perception. Check it out on p187 of th BBB.
I wouldn't allow it to count on Matrix perception as this doesn't really on your own finely honed senses. |
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Jul 19 2006, 03:44 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 22-March 05 From: Milwaukee Member No.: 7,210 |
I read the Enhanced Perception power as adding dice to all perception tests and not just perception tests using the perception skill. So I would allow the Enhanced Perception power to add to all perception tests, visual, hearing (bad mouthing behind you), magical, rigging, or matrix.
I don't believe the power enhances any single sense, but rather all your senses, and not just physically but also your ability to find details or pick out what is important. Its a magical power and I don't think it really needs a technical description... its magic. |
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Jul 19 2006, 03:55 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,266 Joined: 3-June 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,638 |
I'm not averse to adding enhanced perception to astral tests, but matrix perception is more a factor of how effective your commlink is at displaying information and scanning matrix objects. Consequently your magically enhanced sense of things around the real you shouldn't really be applicable to detecting virtual entities within the matrix.
This sits quite well with my view of magic not getting on terribly well with tech. |
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Jul 19 2006, 06:54 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
I'd let it handle any physical perception check and the astral ones (as it's pretty obviously written to enhance them, too), but not Matrix-based ones.
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Jul 19 2006, 09:26 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
well, just because the Matrix displays the same way for everyone doesn't mean everyone will see it the same way. if enhanced perception makes your eyes and ears better, sure, that won't help in the Matrix. but if it makes your brain more able to pick out important details, it should.
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Jul 20 2006, 03:09 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,965 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 2,032 |
Fair enough, quite a few reolies and votes. One way I figured it would work is if it affected your ability to understand what you saw rather than representing actually having finer eyesight. I guess that Adept Hackers will just have to settle for +2 dice on computer tests in general.
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Jul 20 2006, 03:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 18-July 06 From: Charleston, SC Member No.: 8,911 |
Physical/Astral uses
Perception + Intuition Matrix replaces the attribute with program (intuition with analyze) and computer skill makes up the difference. Your better off taking the code-something trait for +2 one type of matrix action (perception tests). Also techno's get a free +2 to MP |
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