Magic effects on character in VR, What is perceived source of magical effect on body of VR matrix user Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

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I am looking for some thoughts on what psychological effect is reasonable for things like the Fear SR4A295 critter power on someone that is either in VR, or jumped in as a rigger. That is when the power is directed at the meat body of the character. What / where will the target perceive as the source of the fear, and where would/could they run to 'apparent safety'?

If the target is a jumped in rigger, the Fear could apply to their drone self/body, and cause them to run away while still jumped in, but what if the rigger is in a vehicle, and the source of the fear is in the same vehicle?

Options I see:

• Fear the matrix itself: log out, jack out is safety
• Fear the current location / node in the matrix: run somewhere else in the matrix
• Fear the user commlink node in the matrix (physically closed to the Fear source)
• Fear the physical source of the Fear: jackout then physically run away

SR4 context currently, but similar could apply to other rule sets.