[Lucean]

And playing in older additions automatically means owning and knowing each tiny splat book? Going by the size of Sim Dreams and Nightmares seems like it's digital only. Being only part-time GM focuses my interest mainly on sources with additional player options so until some time ago I didn't even know about the plethora of optional books that existed, let alone having the time/nterest to work myself through them.

[Herr Brackhaus]

I've always enjoyed the idea of using a BTL as a murder weapon. Let's say a team gets a wetwork assignment, but the job can't actually look like a murder. The players would have to find out if the mark has a hot-sim enabled commlink, and if he doesn't they'd have to swap his commlink for one that does or modify his existing one. They would then replace the most commonly used sim-enabled program with a trip or mood snuff BTL with the intensity turned up to 11. Then, profit!

This becomes even easier in 4th and 5th edition where BTLs are available as direct download, which could presumably just be copied using the Edit File action. With a mark on the persona of the target, you might even be able to instruct one of his other devices to copy the file for you, making it look like he copied the file himself for all intents and purposes since he is now the owner of the file.

Here's a mechanical question related to direct downloads. The SR5 rulebook states that the normal simsense chips and the direct input chips both come with a security feature that erases the chip after a single use, and details how this can be disabled. Is it safe to assume that the download has a similar feature, and if so, can this be disabled in a similar way? Personally, I'd allow the same test as for chips, but using Software instead of Hardware. This seems like a fair compromise to me, given that it actually makes the Software skill more useful

[Sithlis]

Here's a mechanical question related to direct downloads. The SR5 rulebook states that the normal simsense chips and the direct input chips both come with a security feature that erases the chip after a single use, and details how this can be disabled. Is it safe to assume that the download has a similar feature, and if so, can this be disabled in a similar way? Personally, I'd allow the same test as for chips, but using Software instead of Hardware. This seems like a fair compromise to me, given that it actually makes the Software skill more useful

I don't see how this could be a problem honestly.  I just assume that either way it would rather hard to do.  Them BTL dealers gotta get they money yo.[/size]

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

And playing in older additions automatically means owning and knowing each tiny splat book? Going by the size of Sim Dreams and Nightmares seems like it's digital only. Being only part-time GM focuses my interest mainly on sources with additional player options so until some time ago I didn't even know about the plethora of optional books that existed, let alone having the time/nterest to work myself through them.

Honestly, I really don't understand how - or rather, why - you would then question someone who's known to have pretty extensive knowledge of those 'tiny splat books', who is providing you information.  Instead, perhaps an 'oh, what's that in?' would be appropriate, instead?  Then I can provide an answer, vague as it might be, and in this case was ...

[ScytheKnight]

Honestly, I really don't understand how - or rather, why - you would then question someone who's known to have pretty extensive knowledge of those 'tiny splat books', who is providing you information.  Instead, perhaps an 'oh, what's that in?' would be appropriate, instead?  Then I can provide an answer, vague as it might be, and in this case was ...

It was more the "ohh well duh you're only using the core books not, this, this and this side book that only has limited splat info.".

Remember, people can't read tone over the internet.

[Marcus]

Selling these BTL is so Easy!

Somewhere I think it was ether 3rd of 4th, they had a discussion about the programs used to generate BTLs, which I think was basically like modern video/music editing software, with like mutisensory tracks add on, which were then boosted to BTL levels. I think it was related to brainwashing or something a long those lines, or maybe it was just in a mission.

If you can find that whatever that was you could look at the program without actually hotsimming it.