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more successes to uncover. Depending on the quality of
the libraries or databases available, the Storyteller may Computer
grant a +1 or higher modifier to task rolls. The photo was a grainy digital reproduction, but the
faces of the uniformed men were clear enough to be recogniz-
Roll Results able. Carla pointed a trembling finger at one of them.
Dramatic Failure: Your character obtains flawed or “That’s Mr. Denisov. Oh my God, where did you get this?”
inaccurate information that leads him to draw incorrect
conclusions about the subject. As grim as the situation was, Robert couldn’t help but
Failure: Your character makes no progress in locat- smile. “There’s a newsgroup dedicated to supernatural
ing the information he’s after. research conducted by the Soviets during World War II. You
Success: Your character makes progress in his search can find damn near anything on the net if you know where
for information. to look.”
Exceptional Success: Your character is well on his Characters possessing this Skill have the necessary
way to discovering the elusive information he’s after. If training or experience to operate a computer. At high lev-
the roll provides enough successes to push the total well els (3 or more), a character can create his own computer
above the amount necessary to complete the task (by five programs. People with high levels in this Skill are famil-
or more), he gains additional information pertinent to his iar with a variety of programming languages and operat-
research, providing greater detail and insight into the sub- ing systems.
ject. Note that dots in Computer do not apply to manu-
Suggested Equipment: Library card (+1), Internet ally fixing or building machines, only to operating them.
connection (+1), access to a university library (+2), ac- Construction and repair is the province of the Crafts Skill
cess to government databases (+3) (see below).
Possible Penalties: Unusual topic (-1), obscure topic Possessed by: Businesspeople, professors, program-
(-2), limited library or database (-2) mers, students, sysadmins
Specialties: Artificial Intelligence, Data Retrieval,
Graphics, Hacking, Internet

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