Computers
Characteristic: Intellect
See:
p. 107
Devices everywhere are linked together and coordinated by computers and droid brains. Those talented with computers can sometimes exploit these resources, or they might know how best to avoid those systems under computer control. Even using the HoloNet for communications or entertainment requires the use of computers — particularly if there are forces interfering with the system.
This skill also governs the repair of a damaged computer system, defensive actions against an intruding slicer, and routine maintenance necessary to keep the software on a computer or droid running effectively.
- • Attempts to open a locked door, control an elevator, or bypass a security system make use of the Computers skill.
- • Searching through a subject's records, particularly if those notes are encrypted, makes use of Computers to overcome any security measures and interpret the material's organizational structure and any external links.
- • Investigating what actions a slicer might have taken against a computer system requires the Computers skill to identify the files that have been accessed or altered.
- • Efforts to alter a droid's programming or gain access to its memories require the acting character to make a Computers check.
- • Characters must make a Computers check to recover data from a system that has suffered physical damage.
- • Repairs, mods, and crafting involving technically advanced weapons, armor, and other equipment might be done with a Computers check, instead of a Mechanics check.