WIP Metashield - Revision history

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	== What is the 'Metashield'? ==		== What is the 'Metashield'? ==
	The Metashield is the system that determines what your character can know at the start of every round, and is used in conjunction with the Continuity Guideline rule. Something that is "shielded" can not be known by your character unless they meet certain criteria. This also means your character can not do things based on "shielded" information.		The Metashield is the system that determines what your character can know at the start of every round, and is used in conjunction with the [[Server rules (Starlight)#Rule 14 - Continuity Guidelines\|Continuity Guideline]] rule. Something that is "shielded" can not be known by your character unless they meet certain criteria. This also means your character can not do things based on "shielded" information.

	This system is broken up into four core pillars: Unknown Information, Corporate Secrets, Secure Knowledge, and Background.		This system is broken up into four core pillars: Unknown Information, Corporate Secrets, Secure Knowledge, and Background.
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	Examples:		Examples:

	# You may never know that ~~became~~ the gamemode is Survival, there will be an escalating number of threats.		# You may never know that because the gamemode is Survival, there will be an escalating number of threats.
	# You may never know that the player Gregman69 only ever plays Security, and thus since he is an Assistant this shift he must be an Antagonist.		# You may never know that the player Gregman69 only ever plays Security, and thus since he is an Assistant this shift he must be an Antagonist.
	# You may never know that the last round was Nukies, or any other Metashielded gamemode, per Continuity Rules.		# You may never know that the last round was Nukies, or any other Metashielded gamemode, per Continuity Rules.

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Syndicate Equipment

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	==== Syndicate Equipment ====		==== Syndicate Equipment ====
	Security is aware of some specific equipment associated with the Syndicate. They are not aware of all or even most of the items within the uplink, they only have foreknowledge of Syndicate Hardsuits, and Syndicate Guns. You also know that things called 'Uplinks' exist which allow the Syndicate to access their tools, but you do not know how they work or are accessed unless you find one open.		Security is aware of some specific equipment associated with the Syndicate. They are not aware of all or even most of the items within the uplink, they only have foreknowledge of Syndicate Hardsuits, and Syndicate Guns. You also know that things called ''''Uplinks'''<nowiki/>' exist which allow the Syndicate to access their tools, but you do not know how they work or are accessed unless you find one open.

	You may use examine text to identify that something is in fact Syndicate Contraband, but this only applies if the item has a Contraband tag that explicitly tells you it is Contraband. Examining items to reveal secret uses, such as Hypopens, Exploding Pens, Energy Daggers, or Chameleon items, is not allowed.		You may use examine text to identify that something is in fact Syndicate Contraband, but this only applies if the item has a Contraband tag that explicitly tells you it is Contraband. Examining items to reveal secret uses, such as Hypopens, Exploding Pens, Energy Daggers, or Chameleon items, is not allowed.

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High Value Targets

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	==== High Value Targets ====		==== High Value Targets ====
	All items that can be targets of theft by the Syndicate are known to Security. This includes the ~~Nuke Disk~~, Captain's Gun, RD's Hardsuit, etc. While normal crew know they are somewhat valuable, they do not know that they are deliberately targeted for theft.		All items that can be targets of theft by the Syndicate are known to Security. This includes the CE's Mag Boots, Captain's Gun, RD's Hardsuit, etc. While normal crew know they are somewhat valuable, they do not know that they are deliberately targeted for theft.

	== Backgrounds ==		== Backgrounds ==

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 '''<u>Corporate Secrets</u>''' are only known by high value members of the corporation. These are; All of Command, the Station AI, NanoTrasen Representative, Blue Shield Officer, Magistrate, and all Central Command roles such as ERT, OPs, CBURN, etc. '''Corporate Secrets''' must be kept secret until it is absolutely necessary to reveal them, even if it means endangering a small percentage of the Crew to do so.
-'''<u>Secure Knowledge</u>''' is only known by members of Security, and everyone who knows '''Corporate Secrets'''. This includes the Brig Medic, Warden, Security Cadets- all Security jobs. '''Secure Knowledge''' should be kept secret until necessary, but may be revealed in order to preserve Crew lives.
+'''<u>Secure Knowledge</u>''' is only known by members of Security, Internal Affairs Agents, and everyone who knows '''Corporate Secrets'''. This includes the Brig Medic, Warden, Security Cadets- all Security jobs. '''Secure Knowledge''' should be kept secret until necessary, but may be revealed in order to preserve Crew lives.
-'''<u>Background</u>''' is a system that allows any characters to know specific pieces of ordinarily Metashielded knowledge. Every character may only have one '''Background''', which is picked during Character Creation as a Trait and can not be changed mid-round or frequently at all. Your '''Background''' should reflect the life your character has lives, and act in complement to their characterization and backstory.
+'''<u>Background</u>''' is a system that allows any characters to know specific pieces of ordinarily Metashielded knowledge. Every character may only have one '''Background''', which is picked during Character Creation as a Trait and can not be changed mid-round or frequently at all. Your '''Background''' should reflect the life your character has lived, and act in complement to their characterization and backstory.
 Additionally, there are some pieces of information that exist as rumors or as pieces of pop culture and media that are not believed to be real by most people. These pieces of information will be listed near the bottom of the page, as additive worldbuilding information.
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 ==== Former Soldier ====
-As a former member of a Mercenary Company, the NTAF, or a Sector Militia, you have passing familiarity with all firearms. While you may not know who uses them or that their typical users are even real, such as Nuclear Operatives with the China Lake, you do know that the gun itself exists. You may pick and choose how far this knowledge goes, and choose to simply know nothing about certain guns.
+As a former member of a Mercenary Company, the NanoTrasen Defense Fleet, or a Sector Militia, you have passing familiarity with all firearms. While you may not know who uses them or that their typical users are even real, such as Nuclear Operatives with the China Lake, you do know that the gun itself exists. You may pick and choose how far this knowledge goes, and choose to simply know nothing about certain guns.
 ==== Romerol Disaster Survivor ====
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 ==== Petty Criminal ====
 While reformed, more or less, you used to get involved in the types of crowds and businesses you really shouldn't have. Because of these connections, you are aware of what items on the station are likely to be worth a lot, and that they are probably targeted by the Syndicate and other Thieves. You know what all the Steal Objective Targets are.

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	Additionally, there are some pieces of information that exist as rumors or as pieces of pop culture and media that are not believed to be real by most people. These pieces of information will be listed near the bottom of the page, as additive worldbuilding information.		Additionally, there are some pieces of information that exist as rumors or as pieces of pop culture and media that are not believed to be real by most people. These pieces of information will be listed near the bottom of the page, as additive worldbuilding information.

			=== Common Sense Clause ===
			It should not need stated, but it will be anyway: If your role is a piece of Metashielded information, or lets you purchase Metashielded items, you know that you exist, and you know that anything you can purchase also exists. If you are told a piece of Metashielded information, you are now aware of that information for the duration of the shift. If you witness something, you know about it to the extent that you witnessed it.

			Examples:

			# Abductors know that Abductors are real.
			# Thieves know how to use their Chameleon items, and their other tools with secret uses.
			# Traitors know that everything in the Uplink exists and how to use it.
			# Traitors and Thieves know that their steal objective targets exist.
			# Nuclear Operatives know that Nukies are real.
			# NTSF Decimus Task Force members know that Code Epsilon exists.
			# If you as a Janitor watch someone in a Blood-Red Hardsuit murder someone with an Energy Sword, you now know that those things exist.
			# If you as a Chemist are told by the Chief Medical Officer about Romerol and are told how to make Ambuzol, you now know that Romerol is real and how to make Ambuzol.

			'''Traitors''' do '''not''' know that Nuclear Operatives are real, nor do they gain any Metashielded information beyond what the Common Sense Clause implies.

			'''Nuclear Operatives''' may know any '''Secure Knowledge''', and are specifically '''allowed''' to know that NTSF Decimus Squad and Code Epsilon are real.

	== Unknown Information ==		== Unknown Information ==

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	==== Abducted ====		==== Abducted ====
	You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They have a fork-sword that makes you fall asleep, and they teleported you to a shuttle, and made you lay eggs! No, not alien eggs, chicken eggs! Why won't anyone believe you!?		You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They have a fork-sword that makes you fall asleep, and they teleported you to a shuttle, and made you lay eggs! No, not alien eggs, chicken eggs! Why won't anyone believe you!? - You may choose which gland you had, but the goal is crazy alien story tone.

	==== Petty Criminal ====		==== Petty Criminal ====
	While reformed, more or less, you used to get involved in the types of crowds and businesses you really shouldn't have. Because of these connections, you are aware of what items on the station are likely to be worth a lot, and that they are probably targeted by the Syndicate and other Thieves. You know what all the Steal Objective Targets are.		While reformed, more or less, you used to get involved in the types of crowds and businesses you really shouldn't have. Because of these connections, you are aware of what items on the station are likely to be worth a lot, and that they are probably targeted by the Syndicate and other Thieves. You know what all the Steal Objective Targets are.

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Secure Knowledge

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	==== Syndicate Equipment ====		==== Syndicate Equipment ====
	Security is aware of some specific equipment associated with the Syndicate. They are not aware of all or even most of the items within the uplink, they only have foreknowledge of Syndicate Hardsuits, and Syndicate Guns.		Security is aware of some specific equipment associated with the Syndicate. They are not aware of all or even most of the items within the uplink, they only have foreknowledge of Syndicate Hardsuits, and Syndicate Guns. You also know that things called 'Uplinks' exist which allow the Syndicate to access their tools, but you do not know how they work or are accessed unless you find one open.

	You may use examine text to identify that something is in fact Syndicate Contraband, but this only applies if the item has a Contraband tag that explicitly tells you it is Contraband. Examining items to reveal secret uses, such as Hypopens, Exploding Pens, Energy Daggers, or Chameleon items, is not allowed.		You may use examine text to identify that something is in fact Syndicate Contraband, but this only applies if the item has a Contraband tag that explicitly tells you it is Contraband. Examining items to reveal secret uses, such as Hypopens, Exploding Pens, Energy Daggers, or Chameleon items, is not allowed.

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	==== Vampires ====		==== Vampires ====
	The fact that Vampires are real is unknown to the general public. While not inherently illegal, Vampires sometimes have an agenda onboard a Station and should be kept under extra scrutiny if they reveal themselves.		The fact that Vampires are real is unknown to the general public. While not inherently illegal, Vampires sometimes have an agenda onboard a Station and should be kept under extra scrutiny if they reveal themselves.

			==== Wizards ====
			The Wizard Federation is very outspoken about their so-called 'magic', but most consider them to be nutjobs roleplaying in space. Whether that they do is actually 'magic' or not, they are a danger and Security has been briefed on them. Security knows they may have access to strange abilities, but they do not know the extent of the Wizard's capabilities.

	==== Syndicate Equipment ====		==== Syndicate Equipment ====
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	# You can know, on examining a Camera Bug, that it is Syndicate Contraband, because the game tells you it is.		# You can know, on examining a Camera Bug, that it is Syndicate Contraband, because the game tells you it is.
	# You may not know, on examining a Hypopen, that it is a Hypopen just because the game tells you it has fluid storage.		# You may not know, on examining a Hypopen, that it is a Hypopen just because the game tells you it has fluid storage.

			==== High Value Targets ====
			All items that can be targets of theft by the Syndicate are known to Security. This includes the Nuke Disk, Captain's Gun, RD's Hardsuit, etc. While normal crew know they are somewhat valuable, they do not know that they are deliberately targeted for theft.

	== Backgrounds ==		== Backgrounds ==
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	==== Abducted ====		==== Abducted ====
	You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They have a fork-sword that makes you fall asleep, and they teleported you to a shuttle, and made you lay eggs! No, not alien eggs, chicken eggs! Why won't anyone believe you!?		You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They have a fork-sword that makes you fall asleep, and they teleported you to a shuttle, and made you lay eggs! No, not alien eggs, chicken eggs! Why won't anyone believe you!?

			==== Petty Criminal ====
			While reformed, more or less, you used to get involved in the types of crowds and businesses you really shouldn't have. Because of these connections, you are aware of what items on the station are likely to be worth a lot, and that they are probably targeted by the Syndicate and other Thieves. You know what all the Steal Objective Targets are.

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	==== Former Soldier ====		==== Former Soldier ====
	As a former member of a Mercenary Company, the NTAF, or a Sector Militia, you have passing familiarity with all firearms. While you may not know who uses them or that their typical users are even real, such as Nuclear Operatives with the China Lake, you do know that the gun itself exists. You may pick and choose how far this knowledge goes, and choose to simply know nothing about certain guns.		As a former member of a Mercenary Company, the NTAF, or a Sector Militia, you have passing familiarity with all firearms. While you may not know who uses them or that their typical users are even real, such as Nuclear Operatives with the China Lake, you do know that the gun itself exists. You may pick and choose how far this knowledge goes, and choose to simply know nothing about certain guns.

			==== Romerol Disaster Survivor ====
			You are one of a few survivors of a Romerol outbreak, from before the implementation of the [[PSO Cloning System]]. You know that the undead are real, and some of how they behave. Of course nobody would ever believe you if you told them.

			==== Xenos Disaster Survivor ====
			You are one of a few survivors from a Xenos attack. You know what types of Xenos there are, and how they operate in general terms. Most people have never even seen a real Xenos, and surviving an encounter is rare. You have seen horrible things that very few others have.

			==== Deific Encounter ====
			You have experienced something that you are certain was a miracle. Something that could only have been an act of a God.

			==== Magical Encounter ====
			You survived an encounter with something that you can only describe as magic. Something you can not explain rationally. Maybe those Wizard Federation people are only ''partially'' insane.

			==== Abducted ====
			You were once the unfortunate recipient of a probing. The Grays are real! They have a fork-sword that makes you fall asleep, and they teleported you to a shuttle, and made you lay eggs! No, not alien eggs, chicken eggs! Why won't anyone believe you!?