From:	Angelkiller 404 angelkiller404@**********.com
Subject:	Otaku questions
Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:41:15 -0400

>> So I jacked all
>> the Physical Attributes down to one, boosted Intelligence and
>> Willpower to 7, then spent the extra 2 points on Willpower and
>> Charisma. Now Ally (my otaku) had all Physical Attributes of 1, a
7
>> for Charisma and Intelligence, and a 8 for Willpower. Is this
right?
>> If I made the otaku a dwarf, do racial modifiers still apply, even
if
>> I take the base attributes down to one?
>
>Yes. But be warned of some races that have mental negative
modifiers.


That's true, but Ally's a human, null sheen. What's really freaking
me out is that she has 35 points for Knowledge Skills, and I can make
that go up to 40, maximum. That's just sick.

>> What do otaku use for Hacking Pool? Do they even get a hacking
pool?
>
>It should be noted that though they don't use "Operational
Utilities", they
>still use "Combat Utilities", and I also believe they use "Special
Utilities"
>(like Track). I could be wrong on the last part. Also, though they
do use
>their channels in exchange for what would be their utilities, IF an
Otaku is
>using a cyberdeck, they don't get their channels in the normal sense
and use
>the utilities.


OK, I knew about that part, the tough part is calculating the sizes of
the complex forms. Now for the options attached to Defense, Special,
and Offensive Utilities. It says something about the level of the
option, but targetting doesn't have a level, just a straight modifier.
What about one-shot complex forms? Are these allowed?

>What?!? Yes, I have an Otaku character and yes he uses normal
cyberdecks and
>the like. It makes wandering around and performing multiple actions
all that
>much easier. It also means that the "Matrix Signature" is often
misleading
>when dealing with other, more annoying, opponents.
>
>Besides, he's also applied things like "DINAB" to the MPCP chips on
some of
>the cyberdecks, turning *them* into Frames.


Oooo....I might just try that. Nothing like making an MPCP-12 deck
with a DINAB option to see a young otaku through puberty...

Actually, I didn't know you *could* put DINAB on an MPCP.

>> How many complex forms can an otaku start off with, max?
>
>Uhm,,,,ermm....as many as they can afford or build/design?


Well, I mean, as a guideline. Does the GM have to watch the PC roll
out as many Complex Forms as he can, or is there a straight value?
The errata says a base Computer (Software) x 50Mp of Complex Forms.
What do they mean by "base?" Can the player still roll for more
complex forms or what?

Yeah, you can tell I'm new to the world of the otaku...