Computer Operations

This is the study of how to handle computers and other computer-operated devices (digital cameras, mp3 players, pdas). The character can handle operating systems, databases, and common operations over the internet. At the highest levels, he knows how to hack into existing software and connected devices. The character also has some understanding of computer networks on a software level and can possibly track and modify packets given enough skill. This skill can be combined with Visual Arts to produce computer graphics, or with Mathematics to plot graphs and statistics; there are many uses for this skill in this manner.

This skill does not exist in the past. In the future, the character could use alien systems but at a high difficulty (especially if he cannot read the language).

Talents
• Connectable Media
• Scripting
• Databases
• Operating Systems
• Hacking

Bonuses
• +1 Intelligence. Uses unknown programs without difficulty (and half penalties if a foreign language).
• +1 Intelligence. +1 to Pace on any successful skill roll involving this skill or when combined with another.
• +1 Fortitude. The character can ignore Deprivation for 5 more hours (under Fortitude checks).

Expert Performance
• Once into a system, all further hacking rolls are at +X/2 for this skill.