PotatoJedi
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Post by PotatoJedi on Jan 29, 2019 15:40:57 GMT
Name: Johnny Range: Touch Casting Time: 3 Rounds MP Cost: 4 Duration: sunup/sundown or until overwritten/dumped/deleted You can take a small amount of data (up to 100mb) from a computer (or device like one) and store it into your head. You must still find the data manually via whatever means you have – the spell only allows you to store data which you have direct access to. Think of it as a "cut and paste" feature on a normal computer, except you paste it into your head. It no longer exists in the previous vessel. You don't have access to it while it is in your brain. You can touch a different device and - if it has storage capacity - you can dump it in there by recasting the spell. This does not decrypt or make the data safe. While holding the data in your head you can only speak like a robot. If the GM thinks you're not, the data is corrupted. If you no longer want to keep the data or if the spell duration ends (or if you get dispelled, etc) the data is gone forever. If the data has any malware in it, the malware may also affect you (at the GM's discretion). For example: if the data has a nasty pop-up virus attached to it, you may find yourself occasionally bombarded with images of ads to buy large quantities of viagra. Edit: didn't realise you made a post. I was in the middle of typing mine
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Post by logan9a on Jan 29, 2019 15:43:56 GMT
I'd rather keep it with 'viruses' rather than malware. While I might indeed attempt to convince the PC's that 'penis enlargement can be yours', the viruses are the potentially dangerous part.
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Post by logan9a on Jan 29, 2019 15:45:17 GMT
Wow, my fucking Facebook seems to have died. Just a blank screen despite refreshing. Probably due to my Russian hacker joke. Shit.
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PotatoJedi
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Post by PotatoJedi on Jan 29, 2019 15:47:33 GMT
Looks good to me then. Maybe give an example of what kind of viruses you could potentially get? And how would you then treat it? Any special rules for those viruses?
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Post by logan9a on Jan 29, 2019 15:54:29 GMT
Great thoughts - I'm thinking mainly about magic or semi magic viruses.
Probably be a good spell for a 'healing tree' thing.
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Post by Scott on Jan 29, 2019 18:35:59 GMT
I think to make this extra spicy - if there is some sort of virus in the data, the GM may give you some sort of messed up virus. /sigh It's not a very good spell to begin with. I can't think of any situation that I wouldn't rather just cast Degauss to erase data or insert a regular USB drive to take it (or possibly both.)
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Post by logan9a on Jan 29, 2019 18:38:44 GMT
I can (I'm working on a mod currently - well, I was before I was side tracked onto spells) where it would come up but again, many spells will be highly situational.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE LIKE.
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Post by PotatoJedi on Feb 13, 2019 14:23:40 GMT
Name: Johnny Range: Touch Casting Time: 3 Rounds MP Cost: 4 Duration: sunup/sundown or until overwritten/dumped/deleted You can take a small amount of data ( up to 100mb) from a computer (or device like one) and store it into your head. You must still find the data manually via whatever means you have – the spell only allows you to store data which you have direct access to. Think of it as a "cut and paste" feature on a normal computer, except you paste it into your head. It no longer exists in the previous vessel. You don't have access to it while it is in your brain. You can touch a different device and - if it has storage capacity - you can dump it in there by recasting the spell. This does not decrypt or make the data safe. While holding the data in your head you can only speak like a robot. If the GM thinks you're not, the data is corrupted. If you no longer want to keep the data or if the spell duration ends (or if you get dispelled, etc) the data is gone forever. If there is some sort of virus in the data, the GM may give you some sort of messed up virus. If the data is magically protected (etc) this spell will automatically fail. This still looks okay to me, though I'm thinking maybe up the amount of data you can store from 100 MB to 1 GB (1000 MB). Might make it more useful.
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Post by logan9a on Feb 13, 2019 14:27:16 GMT
OK
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Post by PotatoJedi on Feb 13, 2019 14:31:40 GMT
Name: Johnny [Credit: Alex, Scott] Range: Touch Casting Time: 3 Rounds MP Cost: 4 Duration: sunup/sundown or until overwritten/dumped/deleted
You can take a small amount of data (up to 1 GB) from a computer (or device like one) and store it into your head. You must still find the data manually via whatever means you have – the spell only allows you to store data which you have direct access to. Think of it as a "cut and paste" feature on a normal computer, except you paste it into your head. It no longer exists in the previous vessel. You don't have access to it while it is in your brain. You can touch a different device and - if it has storage capacity - you can dump it in there by recasting the spell. This does not decrypt or make the data safe. While holding the data in your head you can only speak like a robot. If the GM thinks you're not, the data is corrupted. If you no longer want to keep the data or if the spell duration ends (or if you get dispelled, etc) the data is gone forever. If there is some sort of virus in the data, the GM may give you some sort of messed up virus.
If the data is magically protected (etc) this spell will automatically fail.
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Post by docfullton on Feb 13, 2019 15:01:14 GMT
need to make a memory at half to data dump afterward... or a full memory roll... if you go unconscious from combat or non natural causes the data is lost?
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Post by logan9a on Feb 13, 2019 15:07:48 GMT
I like that - if you go unconscious the data may be lost or corrupted.
Alex - isn't there a spell for putting the data in your head into a machine or storage medium some where?
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Post by PotatoJedi on Feb 13, 2019 17:26:15 GMT
Alex - isn't there a spell for putting the data in your head into a machine or storage medium some where? Not that I'm aware of, no. This is that spell. Unless you're talking about something completely different. The memory idea is pretty cool. What if we used that in order to "dump" the data back into another device instead of having to recast the spell again? Failure means you may be missing some bits. Not too sure about the whole unconscious thing. I'm trying to imagine this as a "living computer". Computers don't lose data that easily even when they are abruptly powered off (not saying that it can't happen). Unless you're in the middle of transferring data, it's generally safe. Not recommended, sure, but generally safe. The negatives are starting to pile up what with it only lasting until sunrise/sunset, potential for viruses, having to cast it twice to do a successful transfer, having to talk like a robot for the time… I think adding more drawbacks just makes it even less appealing.
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Post by logan9a on Feb 13, 2019 17:37:17 GMT
True but the more limited the spell, the better - and lower level!
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Post by Scott on Feb 26, 2019 0:11:50 GMT
A Memory roll now?
Couldn't you just look up the data, delete the data, and then roll Memory to remember it? Without paying MP for the privilege of viruses and such?
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