Voidrunner Hacking in the Voidrunner’s Codex

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lichmaster

Hero

• May 11, 2024

• #2

This is awesome! Can't wait for the kickstarter to launch!

 

W'rkncacnter

Hero

• May 11, 2024

• #3

maybe it's just me, but i feel like the flowchart makes this process look MORE intimidating then it actually is

 

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doctorhook

Legend

• May 11, 2024

• #4

I love it! Very clear and easy to follow

 

Reynard

Legend

Supporter

• May 11, 2024

• #5

I like the flowchart.

Interesting choice to use hacking tools rather than a computer skill.

 

Micah Sweet

Level Up & OSR Enthusiast

• May 11, 2024

• #6

Reynard said:

I like the flowchart.

Interesting choice to use hacking tools rather than a computer skill.

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I like the emphasis on tool use. The base 5e ruleset really doesn't give enough love to tools, so I'm glad Level Up has been changing that.

 

Reynard

Legend

Supporter

• May 11, 2024

• #7

Micah Sweet said:

I like the emphasis on tool use. The base 5e ruleset really doesn't give enough love to tools, so I'm glad Level Up has been changing that.

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It's one of those things I go back and forth on in my head. My knee-jerk reaction is "you know how to do things, not just use tools" but then I think about how tool use is deeply attached to skill and knowledge. Like, hacking means knowing how computers and their security systems work, but also how to employ hardware and software to successfully hack. No matter how good a hacker you are, you can't do it without some sort of computer.

So it's weird.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• May 11, 2024

• #8

Reynard said:

I like the flowchart.

Interesting choice to use hacking tools rather than a computer skill.

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Computers are also a tool type. Just like there are different artisans tools etc there are various computer related or engineering tools.

 

Reynard

Legend

Supporter

• May 11, 2024

• #9

Morrus said:

Computers are also a tool type. Just like there are different artisans tools etc there are various computer related or engineering tools.

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Sure, but at the same time computer use seems like a thing that is broader than just hacking so I might have done Tech: Computers (Int) and hacking a trained only use of the skill. But I guess 5E doesn't really do "trained only" skill uses.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• May 11, 2024

• #10

Reynard said:

Sure, but at the same time computer use seems like a thing that is broader than just hacking so I might have done Tech: Computers (Int) and hacking a trained only use of the skill. But I guess 5E doesn't really do "trained only" skill uses.

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I think you’re discussing a different game.