Trying to figure out Matrix, and have a few questions on it.
If I log onto a server and there are no other users on it, how can I come across an access ID to spoof with without hacking? If there is a user I can make rolls on him, but was uncertain without another presence what I should be doing.
A Technomancer can or cannot run all their complex forms without concern for their Response?
When I log onto a node, I make (or the GM makes) a Matrix Perception test for me to understand what is around me. So if I logged onto a node that looked like a blue collar bar I would understand that the icon for the bar itself was representative of the firewall within the location? That a bouncer at the door was a rep of the local IC, though I might not know what kind? The dog that I could hear in the back would be a Sniffer or Track program looking for unauthorized users?
If this is a node that I am supposed to be on I will only need to start hiding when I do something I am not supposed to do. So I could walk around the node and inspect all of the Icons to my hearts content without a worry (as long as there is not a user taking note of me). However, when I start Hacking or Spoofing I begin to risk drawing the attention of IC which would be them rolling against my Stealth rating. If I'm on a node that I am not supposed to be on, do they start those rolls immediately?
If someone is running in Hidden mode for their PAN, when I find it can I log onto it or would I need an account? Without being on that node how would I be able to hack up an account?
Thanks, I know I have some more, but this is what I can think of while I am unable to sleep.