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Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

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Thu, 2011-03-17 00:30

fellowhoodlum fellowhoodlum's picture

Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

(Did a forum search but could not find relevant info) (Also looked up rulebook on Task Actions) With any one of the multi-tasking enhancements that give extra Mesh/Mental Actions, can one take multiple simultaneous InfoSec Task Actions to hack/bypass a system? I.e., when equipped with the Multi-Tasking cyberware, could one PC make three (one plus two from Multi-Tasking) Intrusion tests at the same time? (This assumes what necessary hardware is in place as well)

Thu, 2011-03-17 00:36

Yerameyahu Yerameyahu's picture

Re: Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

I say go for it. Less abusive than doing one Intrusion at triple speed. :)

Thu, 2011-03-17 00:55

CodeBreaker CodeBreaker's picture

Re: Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

RAW, it is very ambiguous. In almost every game I have played in so far we have ruled that as long as a single complex action is spent on a task action per phase/turn (It depends which GM I am playing with, I prefer /phase) then that person can be considered to be going all at it. They do however get hit with a modifier depending on how distracted they might be. Holding an engaging conversation with someone while hacking through their inserts gets you a -10 modifier, holding your own in an engaging gunfight gets you a -30. Makes Psi Hackers even more fun, running multiple Instinct driven, Filter protected hacking attempts means you can actually combat hack while still being useful.

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Tue, 2011-05-03 01:36

RobBoyle

Re: Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

fellowhoodlum wrote:
With any one of the multi-tasking enhancements that give extra Mesh/Mental Actions, can one take multiple simultaneous InfoSec Task Actions to hack/bypass a system? I.e., when equipped with the Multi-Tasking cyberware, could one PC make three (one plus two from Multi-Tasking) Intrusion tests at the same time? (This assumes what necessary hardware is in place as well)

Yes, this is one of the advantages of augmentations that give extra mental actions.

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Rob Boyle :: Posthuman Studios

Tue, 2011-05-03 04:04

Smokeskin

Re: Multiple Task Actions with Multitasking

Yerameyahu wrote:
I say go for it. Less abusive than doing one Intrusion at triple speed. :)

One Intrusion at triple speed would also raise the question if the character's input is the limiting factor in hacking - I imagine most of the time being taken up by software number crunching, response delays etc.