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 Jul 17 2007, 03:07 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 26-May 06 Member No.: 8,607  |
As my campaign is set in Denver, my PCs often cross frontiers...how would you deal with non cyberware forbidden items like maglock passkey or anything else?
They can hide it in the car, but any scanner could see it, couldn't it? |
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Jul 17 2007, 03:40 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Unless looking specifically for a device most people scanning are just going to see "small electronic device" not "maglock passkey." If they're suspicious of you they may ask what it is, but probably not.
If you do need to hide it a small box with a short range (signal 0) jammer would work. It's up to the GM to decide whether a jammer creates a noticable hole in a scanner's field or just a dead zone where nothing being scanned for can be seen. I'd probably give the guy running the scanner some sort of opposed test vs. the jammer (maybe jammer rating x 2 vs. Logic + Scanner rating?) |
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Jul 17 2007, 06:18 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 28-June 07 Member No.: 12,075 |
...or you just stuff it in a box full of hand-held game consoles and other random electronic kitsch. Sort of hiding it in plain sight, if you will.
I tend to regard it as not dangerous unless you are seen using it, or it is found during a search for something else - but if it is found, oh boy are you in trouble. |
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Jul 17 2007, 07:34 PM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
Make up some on the fly tests. I'd say Intuition + Electronics for something like this. Add in bonus pool for jammers or other things the character might try. Make the number of hits the target threashold for the scanner to find the item.
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Jul 17 2007, 07:42 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Or have an electronics kit with you and keep it in two or three pieces (depending on how fast you need it). Even if they're looking specifically for a Maglock Passkey they're not going to be looking for one that's currently in pieces.
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Jul 17 2007, 07:43 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
Palming.
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Jul 17 2007, 08:23 PM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
Palming specifies small objects. Being as the rules are pretty fluid on checks, I'd say whatever sounds logical for the check should be allowed. Oh, and some kknowledge in smuggling could be used to add extra dice to the pools beforehand |
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Jul 18 2007, 04:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 28-May 03 From: Orlando Member No.: 4,644 |
Just how big is a maglock passkey? My ID badge for all the E-Doors at the office is about the size of a playing card. I sure someone with large hands could palm it quite easily.
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Jul 18 2007, 01:10 PM
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MechRigger Delux Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,151 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Hanger 18, WPAFB Member No.: 1,657 |
True.. I was thinking more of the "something elses" than the passkey. Like, a drone, or shotgun under the seat. I'm thinking Palming isn't going to cover that.
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Jul 18 2007, 02:33 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
The maglock passkey isn't just the card, it's the card plus a little computer to program it with. It might still be palmable depending on the GM, but isn't as obvious a decision as just a regular keycard. |
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Jul 18 2007, 06:06 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
I disagree James. Head over to page 326. Theres 3 little pictures of stuff there, next to the maglock passkey description. I'd say the leftmost object, is the maglock sequencer, because it is used to defeat keypad locks. The bottom object with the skull on it is the passkey, and the upper object is an autopicker. Therefore, passkeys are the size of regular maglock passcards.
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Jul 18 2007, 07:25 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Thanks for the pic! I stand corrected.
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