A figure huddles in the corner of a filthy room littered with empty noodle pouches and energy drink bottles. The moldy,sagging ceiling drips into a series of overflowing buckets,water pooling before it leaks down into the room below. A dog shouldn’t be made to live in such squalor. The figure doesn't seem to mind.After all, they're in the middle of grabbing a list of some mid-level manager’s account credentials after he was stupid enough to leave it in plaintext in a barely hidden file in some directory labeled ‘Documentation’. Their immaculate avatar,a gleaming humanoid figure made of color shifting crystals,takes hold of the golden key to a treasure trove and holds it high.The huddling figure, its head held upright by a cable running from a port in the back of their neck to a wall socket,lets a thin smile cross their face.
Created by: u/Newtonyd
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, [Tooltip Not Found]
Note: You will need to manually enter Technology skill proficiency.
- Tool Proficiencies: Hacking Tools and one type of gaming set
Note: You will need to manually enter Hacking Tools proficiency.
- Languages: None
- Equipment: A smartphone, a data drive, a universal cable, a wireless transceiver, a set of augmented reality gear (sunglasses, goggles, or contact lenses), a set of common clothes, and a credit stick with 500c
Hackers are divided up into several different types,depending on what lines you’re willing to cross. A white hat hacker is often a paid corporate employee or a contractor. A black hat hacker is a criminal who uses their talents for personal or political gain. A grey hat hacker is somewhere in between, often breaking into systems only to show a corporation the flaws in their security, or to show off. You can select your hacker type from the table below or roll to select it randomly.
| d4 | Hacker Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | White Hat |
| 2 | Black Het |
| 3 | Grey Hat |
| 4 | Amateur |
You know the hacker lingo and slang, and you fit right into hacker culture. You know a well-informed hacker group that you can contact for help, though it might not be cheap. You also know online marketplaces where you can buy and sell valuable and potentially illegal data.
Suggested Characteristics
Hackers tend to be detached from the real world, preferring the internet, where they are free to exercise their talents and enjoy surfing the infinite ocean of data. They seem odd or quirky to others who aren’t as fluent in internet culture.However, they are often driven by certain motivations to work with others and venture outside of their bubble.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | The meat world sucks, I only feel at home when I'm online. |
| 2 | People who can’t protect their systems deserve what I do to them. |
| 3 | I can’t stand being lonely, it drives me crazy. |
| 4 | I'm endlessly curious, and I’ll dig deep to uncover the truth. |
| 5 | I’m a smooth operator, and I keep cool under pressure. |
| 6 | I’m very excitable and full of energy. |
| 7 | People say I’m easily spooked, but I just like to stay on my toes. |
| 8 | I’ve been told I’m emotionally numb, whatever that means. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hope. I can’t help but take on charity cases if it feels right. (Good) |
| 2 | Community. Hackers have a code, and for good reason. (Lawful) |
| 3 | Troll. It’s fun to **** with people who take things too serious. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Cold. People are unreliable and expendable. (Evil) |
| 5 | Binary. There are people in my world, and people outside it. (Neutral) |
| 6 | Equalizer. Someone needs to hold the elite and powerful accountable. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m going to be the best, and the whole world will know me. |
| 2 | During a job, I discovered something I really shouldn’t have, and now I’m in danger. |
| 3 | A hacker friend of mine wasn’t who they claimed to be, and I feel betrayed. |
| 4 | I befriended a rogue AI on the internet, and it has some interesting requests. |
| 5 | My family doesn't know what I do, and it needs to stay that way. |
| 6 | I’ve decided to spend more time outside of my comfort zone. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m so cautious that I miss a lot of opportunities. |
| 2 | I’m addicted to consuming certain media. |
| 3 | I get anxious and jittery if I’m away from the internet for too long. |
| 4 | I get extremely competitive, past the point of reason |
| 5 | I make overly complicated plans which tend to fall apart. |
| 6 | Nobody gets my references and jokes. |
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