| From: | "J. Earl Williams" <IH46@****.BITNET> |
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| Subject: | Reflexes, Allies, etc. |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Oct 92 08:55:58 MST |
> was that he was directly contradicting the SR1 rules... but now i understand..
> So it seems that at least two people out there think that computers
> does not require enough motor reflexes to work as a recorder... ok, so going
> by that definition the only skills that you could get a reflex recorder for
> would be under the 'main group' of ACTIVE skills (flare, etc. I'm capitolizing
> this because it is a main group of skills, not because of anything you did)
> ... but only skills under the sub-groups of combat skills, physical skills, an
> vehicle skills, and possibly some special skills(depending on your GM), right?
Okay, a good reason that COMPUTER, NOT COMPUTER THEORY could be done by
a reflex recorder: when you logon, how long does it take you? With me,
since I logon often, I have it down to a science. I wind up typing the
password and such at lightspeed, and I screw up if I think about what
I'm doing. Granted, all computer stuff wouldn't be able to be done that
way, but a lot of it can. I am talking about TYPING, not programming.
That's why only the Computer skill would work. Like the rules said
(oooh...:)
>
> Ok, does anyone out there think that any of the technical skills might
> work with reflex recorders? such as Biotech or electronics? I would only wan
> to hear arguments for why they might work as a recorder, since the argument p
> forth by flare and his friend has already stated the against.
>
Some of the simple things can almost be done by memory. Biotech I have
a problem with, since you are dealing with different circumstances each
time, unlike my logging in. You can DO surgery by reflex, but if any
complications set in then you'd be f*cked. Some electronics can be done
by memory, but it would almost have to be ultra-specialized (i.e. I can
fix the Sony datajack model hr4280, but nothing else. Think REPETITIVE
actions.
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J. Earl Williams
Up the Brotherhood!
