I was going to do an 'information sheet' for each of the PCs... less game information (ie, not going to list aptitudes or skills', but more the Eclipse Phase style facebook information.
I figure that the higher a rep the person has, the more information is available... but my question, barring the players purposely obscuring information... what type of data would the standard muse get upon a round or two of mesh searching on a given individual?
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Mesh information on PCs
Fri, 2014-06-20 00:33
#1
FuzzySadist
Mesh information on PCs
Fri, 2014-06-20 05:58
#2
Xagroth
Like a bussines card
When a Muse looks for somebody without digging into any specific rep list, the only thing it's going to be avaiable is first, whatever the "IFF transponder" the guy has (akin to having a business card always avaiable for everybody to see), and second, other people's comments and details of the guy. Then, you can keep looking into the factions rep list, but that is already detailed in the core book.
In essence, you can give the players information without much of a value when they do this. like looking into a seller in E-bay, merged with a public Facebook profile: username, a history, some friends and interactions, and other people's valorations (the guy's standing wherever he is).
Also, you can fairly assume that any wanted warrants can be seen publicly (assuming you have the right ID of the guy! If he is playing with a different identity, then...) if the players look them.
So what information can a seasoned player get from the "no roll, avaiable to all" information about somebody? If they are good, have the knowledge or interest about tradecraft, espionage, or how to create new identities, they can have a chance to know if they are talking with a recently made new ID or a long-known one (and they can even discover if that ID is a false one or not, but that will take more rolls), and a net of associates.
Pretty much what you can find when you google the name of somebody ^^
Fri, 2014-06-20 07:25
#3
Lorsa
The first initial search will
The first initial search will probably give the person's own mesh profile, that is, what they want others to see. For some people this might be a lot whereas others are more sparse.
Common things will probably include but not be limited to; Age, Ego type (if AGI/uplift), Gender identity, Morph type (including a picture), Name, Mesh handle (if different from name), Place of residence (habitat or even adress), Employment status, + whatever the person feel like including.
Some people probably use their public mesh profile as a "dating site", some to find work or sell their art whereas others might use it to spread a political agenda.
One thing that is most likely always there is the various rep scores / levels and some links for how to contact the individual.
Further inspection and closer search might reveal friends, regular hangouts, history (both on and off the mesh) and whatever else that could be tracked.
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