If you're reading this, it means one of two things: You're in hotsim right now, or you've started messing with the Matrix through the middleman that is your Commlink. If you're going to survive, you all need to understand how to link up with the Matrix. That means you on the Commlink. Put it down, you won't need it any longer. Now, we'll be doing it like a standard meditation to enter the Astral Plane. You'll figure out the easiest way to do this later, but basics for now!
Close your eyes, and imagine the world of the technological. Wires and machines, floating around us, speaking to each other in tongues of electrical currents. Let the rest of the world fall away, until there is nothing but that world of wires. Now turn on your Commlink. Drink deep, Technomancer, and descend. Welcome back to the Matrix. For those of you who already were in hotsim, go on to the other pages! Plenty to learn and remember, and much of this might be old news to you by now!
Now then, hotsim is a modified way of interacting with the Matrix via Virtual Reality! Right now you are in Full VR, giving you a whole 3 Initiative Passes! Additionally, your Initiative is increased by your Response and Intuition! However, you can only gain these benefits while in Full VR, so if you try to hack while running around in a fight, you'll have your normal Initiative.
More important to keep in mind is that you cannot leave hotsim. I repeat, YOU CANNOT LEAVE HOTSIM. AVOID SUFFERING DUMPSHOCK AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, BEING RENDERED COMATOSE OR EVEN KILLED IS MORE THAN POSSIBLE. Remember always that you will have to withstand Five Physical Damage instead of Stun. This is to be kept in mind if you get into a fight with a different technomancer as well, FORCING DUMPSHOCK ON THEM WILL ALWAYS BE LETHAL. Do with that information what you will.
Now, with that out of the way, let's get you acquainted with, well, you! You've probably noticed by now that you don't look like you used to when you entered the Matrix with your Commlink. It's time you learned about your
No, but seriously. Your Persona is how you look while using the Matrix. Since you are now your Commlink, you are also your Persona. Feel free to edit this to suit your tastes. Now then. Here is everything you need to know about your Persona's stats. Usually these would be relegated to your Comms, but again, you are your Comms!
Ok, don't panic! I've hacked into your systems, I can see the look of confusion in your eyes. Sensors? Visor? Hard to tell when I'm looking through your eyes. Let's go over what all this means.
Alright, got all that? Good! Now, get back to the home page, We Ain't Done Yet!