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Thanks for the suggestions and the thanks folks =)

I mean it's still on other players to keep track of which names they know, but this would cut down on accidental meta-ing.

I suggest a comprehensive guide on where it is appropiate to install security tech. I've gotten many conflicting accounts from GM's across the years and a help file for this would help a great deal.

I'll try and find out some definite answers and see if I can make a Help File about it.

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Help file says you can specify something like martial arts but I don't think this is the case. I think this works with held items only.

I suggest we update the Melee section to say something like:

Melee

Ability to cause harm or disable an opponent in unarmed close combat using items or weapons (non-ranged) not covered by a more specific skill; example weapons include pipes, hatchets, bats and batons.

help sic-encryption

Current Text:

'ce+ ':

Adds a with the provided to your list of stored encryption keys. Keys must be 64 characters in length and composed of A-Za-z0-9+/ and no characters can be repeated. You'll generally use this when someone else gives you a key they have generated. Using this command incurs a cost which goes up for each additional key you add.

Edit Text:

(append the following to the end) Using this command WITHOUT a value will generate a new key. Generating a new key will incur a 1000 chy charge.

It also might make sense to move the following text so that follows directly after the 'ce+' command and before the 'ce-' command

After you generate a key, you'll most likely want to share that key with others. Your keyname/key pairs are displayed when you type 'chelp'. Share the keyname and key with your associates through alternative means (cell, radio, mail, in-person) and they can then add them via the 'ce+' command. SENDING YOUR KEY TO SOMEONE OVER THE SIC WILL RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.

I've also thought for a while there's an argument to be made for making the decking skill help files at least -slightly- more clear with regards to their IC functions. Cracking is straightforward but the other two aren't. There are IC 'guides' that may not always be quickly stumbled upon by a true newbie, and it's just always felt a bit unfortunate to saddle a new player with this kind of confusion (we all see how many questions we get / confusion there is with far more straightforward skill/stat archetypes from new players ). Just something to chew on.

This is the important part.... (Is missing the closing > after keyname )

Maybe edit the skill files, like 'help Martial', for example, to... I understand they're supposed to be vague, but perhaps putting at least one keyword (Not highlighted or otherwise obviously noticeable, just... 'there') that either is a command usable by someone with the skill, or refers to another help file for more information in each skill description? Just where it's possible while looking like a non-forced sentence.

For example, 'help Stealth' could simply have 'move' be replaced with 'sneak' and look the same while being more helpful. Thievery has two such words that lead to the same place ('Pickpocket' and 'Steal'). Disguise... doesn't even go to the vague help file. It redirects to a quite useful one and it's a skill name, otherwise I'd recommend replacing 'conceal' with 'shroud,' which currently leads to the same help file 'disguise' does.

Below are some other examples. I haven't played with any of the skills yet, other than two... maybe three, so there may already be help file keywords or actual commands that can be used that I simply don't know and therefore can't recommend.

The ones below either don't seem to have help file keywords or have words I'd like to know more about in their descriptions. All I'm doing is pointing out words that might be useful to route to help files, but... if things already exist (As is the case of Stealth with 'Sneak'), minor rewording would do wonders for making them more accessible.

Forensics ('Investigate' or 'Evidence'?)

Cracking ('Matrix' explains what the thing mentioned is, which is useful, but nothing about the skill)

Systems ('Operating Systems', 'Networking', and/or 'Deck'?)

Programming ('Software' or 'Software Design'?)

Trading ('Haggling' or 'Bartering'?)

Piloting ('Aerial' or 'Mech'?)

Rigging ('Robotics', 'Drones' or 'Drone'?)

Aero Tech ('Plane', 'Aerodyne', 'Gyro', 'Aerial', 'Repair', or 'Maintenance'?)

Auto Tech ('Repair', or 'Maintenance'?)

Electro Tech ('Electronic Systems'?)

Munitions ('Ammunition' or 'Ammo'?)

Secure Tech ('Locks', 'Encryption Devices', or 'Number Generators'?)

Dodge ('Evade'?)

Medical ('Heal'?)

Heavy Weapon ('Rocket Launcher' or 'Machine Gun'?)

Long Blade ('Bladed'?)

Short Blade ('Bladed'?)

- Heavy Weapon, Long & Short Blade: They might be self-explanatory... if there isn't anything 'special' about them beyond improving ability to wield the respective weapon(s), maybe there's nothing to add.

Melee ('Disable'?)

Brawling ('Disable'?)

Martial Arts ('Tactical' or 'Disable'?)

- Brawling & Martial Arts: Adding 'style' and/or 'stance' into both descriptions would be helpful, too. 'Style' suggests the 'Combat' help file and if 'Stance' were added to 'Combat', that'd be a way to access that one (Incidentally... why isn't it there? It's a combat-only thing).

- Melee, Brawling, & Martial Arts: Does 'Disable' simply mean 'Disarm'? If so, could just redirect 'Disable' to 'Disarm' or change 'Disable' in each description to 'Disarm'.

Rifle ('Gun'?)

- 'Pistol' brings up an extremely useful help file about... pistols. It redirects to 'Guns'. 'Rifle' doesn't, nor does it include the keyword in the description. Maybe it's a no-brainer for most or maybe there's a reliance on having already run across it from 'Pistol,' but... Melee/Martial Arts/Brawling all have 'Combat' listed... just a thought.

And that's all the skills far as I could see. The rest either have (Really good) keywords or lead to a file that suggests another that helps tremendously.

Thanks!