Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

[JackMann]

Alternately, just fudge normal ammo for weapons, and just set prices for more exotic ammunition.

[Yondalor]

Hi! I'd like to ask a question about the Deep: Can security programs detect physical intrusion? Like, if the characters are infiltrating a corporate laboratory, and they encounter a SHARC, will the program sound the alarm and attack the characters' TAPs, or is it only meant for defense against hackers?

[thurak]

Really great question!

Security programs can absolutely detect physical Intrusion.

Some domains might not have security programs active unless a hacker somehow triggers them, but once they're up and running, programs like the SHARC can "see" anyone with a TAP.

They can call in physical teams to help deal with the threat, and even attack characters through their TAP by uploading viruses or making lethal attacks ( if they have the ability to do so) just like an enemy hacker can hack a character's brain.
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Gun Metal games

[Yondalor]

Thanks, Thurak!

Your answer leads to another question: If the PCs were infiltrating a compound of some sort in the physical world, and wanted to hack into its computer system, they'd have to find the "login panel" hyper object for it, right? Now, what if the hacker was ghosting? Would the compound's domain appear as a big building similar to the real compound, and would he have to either cut his way in through the walls, or use a masking program at the front door?

If the above is true, what would happen if he decided to ghost while physically inside the building?

[thurak]

Excellent questions!

Sorry for the late response.

[Yondalor]

Thanks! That really cleared things out!

[thurak]

Great!

If you have other questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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[Banjo]

The new expanded Deep rules (which I am currently playtesting) which will be in the Companion are excellent. They give you options to increase the difficulty/details of Domains and lots of other very fun stuff

Apart from a number of typos, I am very impressed with the "addition" Deep rules.

Cheers, Chris

[Stampede]

Forgive my typos. You recieved the document in the raw, before It went through any kind of editing..

But thank you for the high compliments!
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[Banjo]

[Yondalor]

Heya! Another bunch of questions coming your way!

First, the Genetic Abnormality ability of Human 2.0. First it says you have to choose a trait, and then it says "You must spend 2 points to raise that attribute by 1 step during character creation." Which one is it? Can I choose a skill that I will never use?

Next, the Jump Bike Racer occupation has 10,000 credits at the beginning, but a Toyota Locust jump bike costs 30,000 credits. My group suggested the bike could belong to a sponsor or a racing team, but it's kind of a letdown to not be able to own a jump bike when you're playing a Racer. What do you think?
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[thurak]

[Yondalor]

Ooh, thank you! I knew I should've read my copy of Zeeks more thoroughly!
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[Wolfson]

Heh... That Hindrance made it in there because Sarah was playing a pizza delivery driver and was very annoyed that she couldn't purchase her own vehicle.
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[Sera_Lyon]

Lol, yeah, I still remember Curtis saying, "Don't worry about it, we'll work with you to come up with a payment plan you can afford." Scary, scary words comming from a used car salesman.

[USP45]

How do y'all envision what VR Domains look like and how they should be handled?

If I'm walking around in the real world and my friend is ghosting next to me, can we both see the "entrance" to the VR Domain? And then what happens to each of us as we pass through that entrance.

[thurak]

Virtual Reality domains can look like whatever you want them to look like. They don't show up in Hyper Reality, however, so if you're not ghosting you won't see them. If you're in your meat body, you won't see the entrance to the VR domain, though you can walk right through it BECAUSE you're in your meat body. That's not the case with someone who is ghosting.

Someone who is ghosting may or may not be able to go in without hacking through. It just depends on the type of domain and/or if they have the proper permissions.

If it's a domain protecting, say, a convenience store, he could ghost right in without ever having to make a hacking roll. These are public places and will likely have relaxed security at the entrance to the building and more stiff security on places where people who aren't employees normally aren't allowed, like the office.

If it's a domain protecting a military base or a corporate building, he'll absolutely have to hack in if he doesn't have proper authorization.
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[Stampede]

Heya, I wrote the expanded and extrapolated Deep Rules which will show up in the forthcoming IZ Companion, I can add abit here to this.

Many Virtual Domains; that is domains with no real world analogues, are also kept on Server farms. So as Thurak said, you won't see them in Hyperspace.

Most of the time, even when Ghosting, you won't really "see" a Virtual Domain unless you plug in the OOL for it, and directly log into it. This is basically how "Blood Throne Online" works.

While it's a Videogame, it's also a Virtual Domain. The Servers for the Game are all resting somewhere over in India. While computing storage is ubiquitous in 2088, some programs are simply so massive they require extra server space in order to function. Powerful A.I.'s are an example of this, as are Virtual Domains. Some VR Domains are rumored to be so increadibly Deep they basically mimic the real world to a degree..(Though a Hacker knowing what he's doing in such a place would be capable of pulling off all kinds of "Matrix" type stuff))

So going back to our example of Blood Throne.. Mumbai is one of those areas where a portion of the Blood Throne Servers are located. It's the actual "Physical" location the VR domain is anchored to. However, the Residents of Mumbai while walking around are Not going to see Millions of Ghosting People running around and playing Blood Throne though, that would be distracting and cause all kinds of Havoc! So the VR domain is entirely invisible, or rather self contained on those Server Farms. When you Log in from Dallas Texas you're opening up a Pipe directly into the Blood Throne server of your choice, and actually sending your Ghost into one of those Server farms.

So the only "hyperspace" presence you'll find for Blood Throne is a couple of HR tags giving you the OOL information to log onto the Virtual Domain proper.

A skilled Hacker, however, walking by the server farm on which the VR domain is located will noticed the massive amount of Data transfer going back and forth on GISP, and have an idea they just stumbled upon a VR domain.

So for example, a Military Base may contain it's own VR domain within it which is dedicated to training Soldiers. Let's say your Ronin Team has to break into the base and retrieve some pay data.

Beyond physically breaking into the place, your Hacker will most likely have to hack his way through the Military base's Deep defenses as well.. But while running around through the base, dodging soldiers and the like, you may come across a small server farm which some ultra high-tech hardware running a state of the art Virtual Domain within the base. Your team would either have to get the passcodes and OOL to log into the Virtual Domain, or the Hacker would have to do their thing and Hack past the Virtual Domain's defenses in order to take a peek inside and see what the base is hiding on that Virtual Domain.

Hope that helps!
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[USP45]

Awesome thanks a lot. That really clears it up!

[USP45]

Hey, you guys should add your stuff to this list!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Savage_Worlds_books

(sorry that wasn't really a question I guess)