comStar Firewall alert - PhaseThrough

B A R S C I L W ESS
3 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 5.0
Skills: Computer 4, Data Search 3, Hardware 3, Software 3,
Cybercombat 4, Electronic Warfare 3, Hacking 2, Con 2, Etiquette
3, Perception 2, Pilot Aircraft 3, Pilot Ground Craft 3, Gunnery 3
Cyberware: Commlink, sim module, datajack, control rig
Commlink: System 4, Response 3, Firewall 4, Signal 4
Programs: Analyze 4, Armor 4, Attack 3, Blackout 3, Bio-
Feedback Filter 4, Browse 3, Command 3, ECCM 3, Edit 2,
Encrypt 4, Medic 3, Scan 3, Track 4
Matrix Initiative: 7
Matrix IP: 2
Matrix Condition Monitor: 10
Security consultant (professional rating 4)
Security consultants are experts in their field. Some manage the
defense of large or sensitive nodes. Others travel from facility to facility,
bringing the security procedures up to speed during each visit.
B A R S C I L W ESS
3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4.8
Skills: Electronics Skill Group 4, Cracking Skill Group 4, Con
3, Etiquette 3, Perception 4, Pilot Aircraft 3, Pilot Ground Craft
4, Gunnery 4
Cyberware: Commlink, sim module (w/ hot-sim), control rig,
datajack
Commlink: System 5, Response 4, Firewall 5, Signal 4
Programs: Analyze 5, Armor 4, Attack 4, Blackout 4, Bio-
Feedback Filter 5, Browse 3, Command 4, ECCM 4, Edit 2,
Encrypt 4, Medic 3, Scan 4, Track 4
Matrix Initiative: 9
Matrix IP: 3
Matrix Condition Monitor: 11
risk Management engineer (professional rating 5)
“Risk management engineer” is a corporate euphemism for
a digital operative: loyal to the corporation, dedicated to their
jobs, and cold as the machines they use. They can protect a target
electronically and physically, or completely erase it from the world
and the Matrix.
B A R S C I L W ESS
3 3 3 2 4 5 4 5 3.9
Skills: Electronics Skill Group 5, Cracking Skill Group 5, Con
4, Etiquette 3, Perception 4, Pilot Aircraft 4, Pilot Ground Craft
5, Gunnery 5
Cyberware: Commlink, sim module (w/ hot-sim), control rig,
datajack, encephalon (Rating 1), math SPU
Commlink: System 5, Response 5, Firewall 5, Signal 4
Programs: Analyze 5, Armor 5, Attack 5, Black Hammer 4,
Blackout 4, Bio-Feedback Filter 5, Browse 3, Command 4, ECCM
4, Edit 2, Encrypt 5, Exploit 5, Medic 3, Scan 5, Track 5
Matrix Initiative: 11
Matrix IP: 3
Matrix Condition Monitor: 12
Matrix Support Specialist (professional rating 6)
In the Unwired Age, electronic security keeps soldiers alive
just as much as armor does. These military Matrix specialists cover
military operations from the lowliest commando squad all the
Unwired
way up to the largest division. They are prepared to lay down their
icons and their lives to complete their mission.
B A R S C I L W ESS
4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 2.65
Skills: Electronics Skill Group 5, Cybercombat 6, Electronic
Warfare 6, Hacking 5, Con 4, Etiquette 3, Perception 4, Pilot
Aircraft 5, Pilot Ground Craft 5, Gunnery 5
Cyberware: Commlink, sim module (w/ hot-sim), control rig,
datajack, encephalon (Rating 1), math SPU, simsense booster
Commlink: System 6, Response 6, Firewall 6, Signal 5
Programs: Analyze 6, Armor 6, Attack 6, Black Hammer 5,
Blackout 5, Bio-Feedback Filter 6, Browse 3, Command 5, ECCM
5, Edit 2, Encrypt 6, Exploit 6, Medic 5, Scan 6, Sniffer 5, Spoof
4, Stealth 5, Track 6
Matrix Initiative: 12
Matrix IP: 4
Matrix Condition Monitor: 11
intrUSion coUnterMeaSUreS
Intrusion Countermeasures, or IC (pronounced: “ice”) also
helps protect systems from intrusion. Technically, an IC program
is just an agent that is designated for security work, much
the same way that “black IC” is just IC that carries one of the
Scripting
A script can take the form of an actual script,
a list of conditions and actions that the IC runs
through when acting. For example, a script for the
MCT Bloodhound might look like this:
1. Is there an active alert?
a. If yes, then go to 2.
b. If no, then go to 5.
2. Has the intruder already been Tracked successfully?
a. If yes, then stand down.
b. If no, then go to 3.
3. Perform a Track on the intruder. Go to 4.
4. Does the Track finish successfully?
a. If yes, notify spider of intruder’s location and
access ID. End action for this Initiative Pass.
b. If no, end action for this Initiative Pass.
5. Perform Matrix Perception Test on the icon
that has been Analyzed least recently. Go to 6.
6. Is the Analyzed icon an intruder?
a. If yes, initiate an active alert and End action
for this Initiative Pass.
b. If no, end action for this Initiative Pass.
This format is longer and more involved than a
brief description, but reflects the IC’s limited decision-making
abilities. When using this method
of scripting, remember to make sure that every
numbered entry can be reached from another (except
the first, which is where the IC starts), and
that every entry either leads to another entry or
ends the IC’s turn in the Initiative Pass.
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