You are an expert at the subversion of cybersecurity and computer technology in general. Very few people seem to know their way around computer systems like you do. Your talents are in high demand, either to break into highly secure systems or to prevent others from doing so.
- Skill Proficiencies: Investigation, Insight
- Tool Proficiencies: Electronics tool kit, hacking tools
- Equipment: Hacking tools, a geeky toy (typically related to Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek or Star Wars), a set of common casual clothes and a credit card.
Feature: Computer Expert
You are intimately familiar with the latest computer technologies and security techniques. When you attempt to locate information online, if you do not find that information, you often uncover where and from whom you can obtain it. Usually, this information comes from a corporation, university, or a researcher or other learned person or creature. Your GM might rule that the knowledge you seek is secreted away offline or on a closed system, or that it simply cannot be found. Unearthing the internet’s deepest secrets can require an adventure or even a whole campaign.
Suggested Characteristics
You are a product of the hacker culture, and enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming and circumventing limitations of systems to achieve novel and clever outcomes. You tend to engage in such activities in a spirit of playfulness and exploration. Yours is the pursuit of excellence, as you explore the limits of what is possible, thereby doing something exciting and meaningful.
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I am playful and clever, taking the serious humorously and humor seriously.
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2
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I am very rational, eschewing emotions for logic.
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3
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I believe all information should be free and openly available to everyone.
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4
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I have a strong distaste for authority.
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5
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I have yet to encounter a computer system I couldn't hack, so I'm always looking for a tougher challenge.
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6
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I revel in geek culture, and enjoy being a nerd.
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7
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I see beauty and artistry in technology.
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8
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I think we should all be judged by the competency of our work, not by bogus criteria such as degrees, age or position.
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Ideal |
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Anarchy. Laws don't apply to me; they were made to be broken. (Chaotic)
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2
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Community. I like to give back to the community that supports me, such as creating new software and releasing it as open source. (Good)
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3
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Excellence. I'm always striving to do my best, to be the best. (Any)
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4
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Greed. I'm in it for only one thing - what's in it for me? (Evil)
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5
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Loyal. I would do anything for my friends. (Neutral)
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6
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Protection. It is my responsibility to protect my systems and the rest of the world from "black hat" hackers. (Law)
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Bond |
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1
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I have a weekly gaming group who are closer to me than my own family.
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2
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I run a popular online blog that specializes in the fringe element of society, like cryptids and conspiracies.
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3
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I was caught while hacking the wrong system, and I served my sentence by performing counter-intrusion work for the government.
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4
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I'm always on the lookout for the latest technologies and computer gadgets.
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5
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My mentor is very important to me, and I try to stay in touch with them regularly.
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6
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Someone I once respected used a computer virus that I created to steal a lot of data and put the blame on me. I have sworn to find them and clear my name.
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Flaw |
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I am afraid of spiders, cockroaches or anything that even remotely resembles an insect.
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2
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I am intolerant and contemptuous of those who cannot or choose not to use technology.
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3
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I get sick any time I travel.
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4
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I just don't know when to shut up, and it often gets me in trouble.
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5
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I recently downloaded some top secret research & development files, and now I'm being hunted.
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6
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I'm such a geek, even the geeks think I'm a geek.
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