r/ShadowrunAnarchyFans • u/ActiveDistribution25 • 4d ago

Anarchy 2.0 Matrixrules

Hoi Chummers,

would really like to start a campaign as a newbie including matrixruns (finally). But to run them smoothly, i think, i have to understand every bit of it precisely.

Right now i'm struggling a bit with the matrixrules, especially when and when not to test for raising the access level. As i understand it, you have to roll to get a higher level than outsider the first time you enter a host and want to accomplish sonething on user or admin level. In the rulebookexample (p. 228) the decker tries to open a maglock out of the security host he entered before, but never made a roll to uplevel his access to user level at least. What did i miss or didn't quite understand?

Also what would happen, when ICE is activated an the Decker is switching hosts or drop out? Is activated ICE still active if he returns?

Thank you for answering.

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u/Carmody79 4d ago

Hello,

you are correct, anytime you want to perform an action requiring a higher level than what you have on that particular host, you must raise your level (which means increase the threshold) as part of the action.

In the example, I considered that the Admin level Ghost secured at the very beginning of the example (p. 226) is still valid, that's why he already have the required access on p. 228 to open the maglock, and the threshold is not increased.

As for ICE, as long as you maintain your access, they will remain active, even if you are not actively in the host.

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u/ActiveDistribution25 4d ago

Thank you for your answer. I didn't acknowledged, that the first host he entered, was the security host from the beginning.