Data Retrieval

Skill: Data Retrieval (IQ/Hard).
You can retrieve files and information from any computer.
Roll against skill for each attempt, with a penalty equal to the
system’s Complexity. Success lets you look at the most relevant
file or piece of information. For example, you could ask for “the
most recent budget file” or “a breakdown of how many users are
on this system.” Binary files won’t make much sense to you with-
out the Binary Translation technique, though. If you fail, you can
try again (as a repeated attempt) but at a cumulative -2 penalty
(until an hour has passed) to find that same file or datum.
• Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Astral Projection, -10%; Only while
projecting, -10%) [8]
• Doesn’t Sleep (Astral Projection, -10%; Only while pro-
jecting, -10%) [16]
The following trait requires no special modifiers to be an
Astral Projection ability.
• Protected Power (Astral Projection, -10%) [5]. No skill
needed. This is a passive ability.
In addition, the following advantages make good starting
points for those who wish to build new Astral Projection abili-
ties: Channeling; Detect; Innate Attack (with either
Accessibility, Only on the astral plane, or Cosmic and World-
Spanning); Medium; Possession; and See Invisible. Many
defensive or passive traits can also fit; use Accessibility, Only
on the astral plane (-30%) if they only apply to your astral body,
or Accessibility, Only when projecting (-10%) if they apply to
your real body as well.
At level 1, you must touch the computer or a network cable
leading to it. At level 2, you can use Data Retrieval at range,
with a -1 penalty per yard of distance. This penalty is replaced
with normal range penalties (p. B550) at level 3 and long-dis-
tance modifiers (p. B241) at level 4.
Statistics: Mind Probe (Cybernetic Only, -50%; Ergokine-
sis, -10%) [8]. Further levels add Ranged and Short-Range 1
[14], then remove Short-Range 1 [16], and then add Long-
Range 1 [26].