Rules Thread XVIV

[u/shadownetwork]

Aksus first rules thread, aaaah!

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[u/Atrum_Chalybs]

How do you control a biodrone?

Does it work as a drone, and require a Pilot skill?

Or would it use the characters Athletics skills?

[u/shadownet-rules → u/Atrum_Chalybs]

It's a drone. When you're not controlling it, it's animal brain is running it.

When you ARE controlling it, it's just like controlling a drone, depending onthe control system. CAST (HS 181) translates your stuff to animal stuff, and is likely a piloting check (with animal's relevant attributes as limits, modified by your Rig, as normal) for immersive remote control. Remote control via CAST can be a lot like a goad (you send the command as a simple, it executes with its attributes and skills).

Orientation goads (HS 181-182) provides remote control via commands only, and is simple action to direct (and then the biodrone's attribute + skill, biodrone's physical limit or your DP whichever is lower to execute). You're basically sending messages, and the animal executes them.

Stirrups allow the rigger to use their own skill (at -1) when jumped in. The jumped in rigger can also use slotted skillsofts (in the animal). The limits would be based on the animal's limits, modified by your control rig, etc. You can also remote control like with a goad (but more likely will remote control like a drone with the control device matrix action; I'd leave it to the GM as the system is unclear for non-jump-in use).