[Diaspora] Criminals - picking locks, pockets and sleight of hand

[David Dunham]

On 21 Mar 2010, at 20:47, diaspora-request at phreeow.net wrote:
>  see Computer (and maybe
> Communications) is what you use to rig the keypad and biometrics. But what
> skill is used to lockpicking and hotwiring? Repair?

Hmm, now I don't remember what we used (other than the aspect "I can break into that") but Repair makes sense.

> Related to that, what skills would represent an up and coming crime lord in
> a cluster?


Profession: Crime Lord is always a possibility. But Intimidation, Brokerage, even Bureaucracy can be factors.

Our table's biggest problem is using technology to find stuff out. What represents the ability to learn information from a planetary network? (Computer is a defensive ability, and hacking -- Communications -- shouldn't be necessary.) Is sensor use always Alertness? This comes up about every session.

David Dunham   
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