Indispensable, What's the new Etiquette? Options

[FrankTrollman]

If you are unwilling or unable to stay out of line of sight entirely, you need to use Shadowing. So Shadowing comes into play any time you are fading into a crowd, most of the time you are following people, and pretty much all the time you are trying to escape observance while in a vehicle of any kind.

-Frank

[Moon-Hawk]

If you are unwilling or unable to stay out of line of sight entirely, you need to use Shadowing. So Shadowing comes into play any time you are fading into a crowd, most of the time you are following people, and pretty much all the time you are trying to escape observance while in a vehicle of any kind.

-Frank

Would it be fair to say, then, that Infiltration is for hiding, and Shadowing is for blending in, as a good rule-of-thumb distinction?

[Aaron]

So.....Johnsons never, ever need Negotiation, right? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Well, there's a difference between negotiating a payment and giving details for a job.

[Aaron]

Would it be fair to say, then, that Infiltration is for hiding, and Shadowing is for blending in, as a good rule-of-thumb distinction?

I'd say less blending in and more not being noticed. The distinction is minor, admittedly.

[Mr. Unpronouncea...]

Talking about skill overlaping.... how about infiltration and shadowing?

I am eager to see your take on these...

Cheers,

Max

Infiltration = is someone there? (i.e. sneaking, getting past motion detection scanners, etc. Not a skill for crowded areas or quick movement.

Shadowing = is someone following me/him? (i.e. urban tracking, getting close enough to overhear a conversation without appearing to be listening in, etc. A very useful skill for bodyguards)

[nathanross]

Would it be fair to say, then, that Infiltration is for hiding, and Shadowing is for blending in, as a good rule-of-thumb distinction?

This is generally how I look at it. Shadowing is the skill of being inconspicuous, while infiltration is moving with a low profile and not much noise.

[Ravor]

Seems like someone has trust issues...
This is like saying "don't trust the mage to handle magic for you", "don't trust the sammy to handle combat for you" or "don't trust the face to handle talking for you"...
You should trust your Decker to handle this for you...

In a world where it is rather trival for both magic and tech to rewrite anyone's memories everyone should have trust issues. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif)

Mages and Magic: If you are capable of slinging mojo yourself then you shouldn't trust another Mage to handle your spell defenses. Mundanes are just Shit-Out-of-Luck one this one though.

Sammies and Combat: You should NEVER allow anyone else to perform routine cleaning on your firearms, and always load your own clips.

Faces and Talking: Never allow your Face to meet with the Johnson or Fixer alone, do you really know what kind of cut he is taking off of the top? And always make sure you have enough 'softs to be able to understand whatever langauge is being spoken, perferably without the rest of the team knowing that you can understand them.