Hacking to Kill..., Family fun with virtual space Options

[Yerameyahu]

Plus, it'd be boring and lame if you couldn't hack anything. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) High-level security is harder, that's all. You're the GM, make it harder.

[Nyost Akasuke]

Even in Darkness, a mage can switch to Astral Perception and still cast a spell at you, assuming that they still had LOS otherwise... so that will really not work...

Keep the Faith

Really? Neato. I always thought that Astral Perception was a ''Sixth Sense'' that didn't necessarily qualify as sight, sound, etc.
But I guess that's kinda cool.

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

The problem with everyone switching off their commlink all the time is the way it is portrayed in shadowrun. Peoples commlinks are their lives. Switch it off and they lose AR, they can't call their mates, or play minesweeper. They can't recieve the information as to when their shift is over, or check the time. They can lower their signal, yes, but most people WANT to stay connected to some kind of network, and as soon as that is the case, you have a route to hack through.

Just because you have a comlink active, it does not mean that your cyberware is hooked into the PAN...

Just Sayin'

Keep the Faith

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

Really? Neato. I always thought that Astral Perception was a ''Sixth Sense'' that didn't necessarily qualify as sight, sound, etc.
But I guess that's kinda cool.

Indeed...

Keep the Faith

[Draco18s]

The problem with everyone switching off their commlink all the time is the way it is portrayed in shadowrun. Peoples commlinks are their lives. Switch it off and they lose AR, they can't call their mates, or play minesweeper. They can't recieve the information as to when their shift is over, or check the time. They can lower their signal, yes, but most people WANT to stay connected to some kind of network, and as soon as that is the case, you have a route to hack through.

My cyberarm lets me play AR solitaire? My cyberlung lets me check the time?

You're thinking about the wrong switch.

[Yerameyahu]

We've already covered this: so turn it off. That doesn't mean all cyber, and it doesn't mean you can't hack people. It's the whole point of cyberpunk. There will be people who don't secure their gear, and people who do.

[Possession Mage]

I agree, sorry, i missed the part about cyberware at that point. Thought it had moved on somewhat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Draco18s]

I agree, sorry, i missed the part about cyberware at that point. Thought it had moved on somewhat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

The problem when it comes to comlinks is that there is no "secure" setting. You're either hackable in a fraction of a second or you're hackable in 10 seconds. Its far easier to hack something than it is to secure it from hacking which really moves hacking from the "dramatic conflict" section of a game to the "routine annoyance" category.*

*I'd come up with a comparison to That Other Game, but "checking for traps" doesn't really have dramatics to it. If the door isn't trapped the players are surprised (and have a Timber Rogue open it anyway). The closes I could come is:

"I check the room for traps"
You don't find any.
"I enter the room"
You get hit by the trap on the ceiling, which you didn't check.
"..."
Next room:
"I check all surfaces in the room for traps. That means the ceiling. And I do this for every room I enter every time, and it goes without saying, because that was cheap."

[Senjin24]

wireless has its bennies and i can see people running around with it turned on most of the time. but if your going to break into a secret headquarters or do something else illegal its nice to have the option to turn it off to.