:digital_gremlin()
A virus that causes the target to suffer from a specific malfunction that the user chooses at time of infection.
A virus that causes the unit to suffer from a new Quirk or Malfunction from a list of options.
- Acquisition Cost: 4 XP | 40,000 Dollars | 400 Credits
- Digital Noise Generated: 2
- CODA Cost: 4
- Requirements: Network Connection
- Subroutine Traits: Implant Virus
- Range: 100 Meters / Network
- Target: An uninfected digital device, cybernetically enhanced individual or robot.
Turn Portion: Action
Effect: The Target must Roll an Intellect Saving Throw. The DC is equal to your Subroutine Save DC.
Failure: If the Target Fails the Saving Throw they are infected with the “digital_gremlin” Virus, which has the following effects.
- The target suffers from one of the following Malfunctions until they are no longer infected with this virus(choose one).
| Malfunction Name | Effects |
|---|---|
| Glitchy | Each time you Roll a Natural 20 on a d20 roll, you Collect 1 Fate Die. Any time after that Roll the Narrator may have you make any d20 Roll with that Fate Die Added. Fate dice collected in this way expire at the end of each gaming session. |
| Color Blindness | You cannot distinguish colors whatsoever, you can only see light values in grayscale. You suffer a misc. -2 penalty to Investigate Skill Rolls. |
| Broken Vocabulator | You cannot speak any spoken language. You can still converse in Writing, Sign Languages, Bit and recorded sound effects. |
| Loud Servos | Your servos have begun to generate excess noise; As a result, you suffer a misc. -2 penalty to Stealth Skill Rolls. |
| Spatial Logic Discombobulation | Your spatial logic algorithms have accrued a persistent miscalculation, causing you to suffer a misc. -2 penalty to DEX Saving Throws. |
| Locomotion Sequence Miscalibration | Your primary mode of locomotion has become miscalibrated, causing you to suffer a misc. -2 penalty to your fastest Movement Speed. |
| Conversational Logic Breakdown | Your programming surrounding conversation has become partially corrupted. You can no longer understand implied ideas, euphemisms, turns of phrase, humor or sarcasm. You can only interpret speech as literally as possible and can only speak as literally as possible. |
| Vocabulary Library Leak | Your vocabulary library is leaking, causing you to lose the definitions to many basic words. Each time you hear a word with 4 or more syllables you must Roll an Intellect Saving Throw(DC 10) to attempt to recall the meaning of the word. If you fail the Saving Throw, you cannot understand the meaning of that word. |
| Reading Comprehension Total System Failure | Your logic centers that allow you to recognize words and writing have become corrupted, causing you to lose the ability to Read or Write in any language. You can still speak and understand languages you know. |
| Memory Leak | You are rapidly losing memory, making system upkeep more difficult. Each time perform an Action you Lose 1 Brainstorm, Willpower or Panache. |
Success: If the Target Succeeds on the Saving Throw they are unaffected and uninfected. The user’s Turn Portion and CODA are still spent.
Overpower: Spend 1 additional CODA to:
- Add +2 to the Save DC for this instance of the Subroutine.
- Add +25 Meters to this instance of the Subroutine’s Range.
- Spend 3 Additional CODA to add 1 additional Malfunction to the target of this virus.
You can overpower as many times and in as many ways as you can afford to do so.
