Expanded Worlds
Motive: Understand computers
Health: 12
Damage Inflicted: Moderate wound (4 points)
Movement: Short
Modifications: Tasks relating to knowledge of, programming, and repairing computers as level 7.
Combat: Hackers use whatever weapons are on hand, but if they have time to prepare, can set up computer-moderated cameras for surveillance, doors with auto-locks, semiautonomous drones, and other networked devices to delay and even trap foes.
Interaction: Some hackers can’t contain a disdainful attitude toward those who haven’t dedicated themselves to understanding computers.
Use: While trying to solve a case, the PCs discover that someone really good with computers has been erasing logs, caches, and databases to prevent their success.
Loot: Some hackers have online accounts filled with digital currency such as bitcoin.
GM Intrusion: The hacker launches a level 2 (Speed defense as level 4 due to size) micro semi-autonomous drone at the character, which bedevils the character, increasing the difficulty of all tasks by one step until the drone is disabled.