| From: | "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Security Systems Additions |
| Date: | Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:26:13 +0100 |
> How do wee designate type faces, special characters, and the like that
> is not available in the ASCII character set? Or would you like a finished
> version (with all changes) sent to you as a file?
I intend to use the Francis.ttf font (available from Paolo's page) for
the main text, and a font called Avantgarde BK for the decker comments.
Apart from that, if you want special fonts used, I think you should
indicate so in the text by adding a note (which I will delete -- it's a
bit silly to have an article in which it says "The next paragraph should
be in a bold 12 pt Arial font." :)
Special characters are a bit harder. Use Y for nuyen (I'll replace it by
the yen symbol), but for any other special characters you'll have to make
clear to me what you mean.
If you've got a finished version in some or another word processor format
(except for WP 6), you can email it to me so I can load it into Word
directly. Remember to post a text version on the list here as well, so
everbody can see your submission, and don't send anything to me directly
until you've finished the article completely.
> All That is Old is Not Obsolete
[snip]
> Electronic locking systems come in two major types, those that use a
> electronically controlled solenoid to operate a mechanical bolt and those that
> use electromagnetic force to secure a door. Either type can be controlled either
> from a remote location or at the door's location. Keypads, Mag-Locks and Pass
> Cards are commonly used to provide local control.
>
> >>>>>[Electromagnetic force...how effective can that be, especially
when the
> power goes off]<<<<<
> -- Boomer
>
> >>>>>[Very effective, I have seen a door that was blown open with
explosives and
> the electromagnetic lock was still functioning, the battery back up worked that
> well]<<<<<
> -- Shadowrider
Maybe you could add that there's another way for electromagnetic locks to
work: let a spring automatically close the lock as soon as the magnet
stops working, or have gravity-operated pins fall into the both top of the
door and into the floor. Cut off the power, and the lock slams shut.
> Possibly the most secure and flexible access control system for small to
> medium sized companies is the Card Access System. Systems use a credit card
> sized plastic card encoded with a discrete identification code. This code
> consists of two parts an installation or facility code common to all cards for
> that particular plant or facility and a individual number unique to that
> particular card. Normally this coding is magnetic in nature but in some cases
> bar-code technology is also used.
Or it culd be a chip embedded in the card. Phone cards use that today, so
access cards (no, not the credit card of that name :) could just as
easily.
> ================
> GAMEMASTER INFORMATION
> ================
Add that all these skills are Special Skills. It's quite obvious, but
maybe not obvious enough.
> [This skill is located on the Skill Web off the main Quickness stem separated by
> 2 circles from the main stem.]
Maybe you could better say that "A character may substitute his Quickness
for this skill, but must add a +4 modifier to all target numbers."
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