Red Dirt - system glitch and veteran info

[powersthatbe]

If you're not playing a system glitch or a veteran character who was around for Red Dirt the first time... strictly speaking you don't have to avoid this post, but there may be spoilers for the jaunt within, so read at your own risk.

How did the network function at the time of the first jaunt here?
Unless someone used Image Projection or Sensory Livestreaming to actually make their voice audible on the network, messages on the network carried very little emotional tone or nuance - network communication was more like text messaging than voiced conversation.

What tree skills are available for halfvestigators to use?
To help make this easier on you, we’ve compiled a list of the game’s earliest skills and associated pre-Moebius rediscoveries. Keep in mind that if your halfvestigator is not one of the Unlucky Dead, they probably haven’t had much time to start making headway on these lists - but you are, of course, welcome to build your character’s skill trees as normal.

Liminal skills: Dimensional Senses, Extraliminal Phase, Extraliminal Tap, Hammerspace I, Intra-Liminal Skills, Liminal Barometer, Liminal Bubble I, Liminal Buoyancy, Liminal Energy, Liminal Generator, Liminal Magnet, Liminal Manipulation I, Liminal Power, Liminal Shock, Liminal Slick, Liminal Static, Liminal Thermostat, Portal Creation (Remote and Stationary), Room Creation I, Teleportation I-III

Psychic skills: Filter Intrusion, Image Projection I, Instant Memory Sharing, Investigator Mind Reading, Memory Sharing, Mind Palace I, Network Archive Retrieval, Network Bookmarking, Psychic Deduction, Psychic Detection I, Psychic Download, Psychic Echo, Psychic Encryption, Psychic Healing I, Psychic Hypercognition, Psychic Hypocognition, Psychic Invisibility, Psychic Mirror, Psychic Protection I, Psychic Regression, Psychic Snapshot, Psychic Synesthesia, Psychic Upload, Sensory Eavesdropping, Sensory Livestreaming

Combo skills: Psychic Computer

Hybrid skills: Liminal Thematics (available only to the Unlucky Dead)

What happens if someone uses Memory Restoration on my character?
Double-infiltrators will be bumped to ‘halfvestigator’ status. Memory Restoration works as normal on halfvestigators.

I have another question!
Poke us in the comments and we'll get back to you!

Comments

[pearlyspirit]

Are there any roles you're like double infiltrators to fill? Also more generally, how do you want us to handle icons/accounts/that nonsense???

Also, for the double infiltrators, I assume little to no of their real memories/personality shine through? for now

[powersthatbe]

Double infiltrators can infiltrate as anyone setting-appropriate you'd like. Handle icons/accounts however's easiest for you, just make a note of it on AC submissions if you use a different journal.

Not sure I follow the second question?

[pearlyspirit]

This mostly got answered on plurk- for double infiltrating, I would essentially be playing Franziska?

[powersthatbe]

For half-investigating, yes.

For double infiltrating, you're free to make up an overlay that suits either Pearl or Franziska, and the other one can be confused as hell later.

[thornsofmalkav]

Quick question: can the sheriff during the first version of this Jaunt have been played by Franziska, since Melissa wasn't there? (If not, it's cool. We have Jadis as our back-up, but we thought we should offer you the opportunity to make that decision, since Pearl is borrowing Franziska.)

[whatsina_name]

Sure that's fine!