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| * After your first OSLRP event, you can re-spend all your character points for free. | * After your first OSLRP event, you can re-spend all your character points for free. | ||
| * If you have ranks of Reputation, you can make a single request for information from the relevant Faction authority or MegaCorp. | * If you have ranks of Reputation, you can make a single request for information from the relevant Faction authority or MegaCorp. | ||
| + | * If you know the name of certain off-screen NPCs you can send a message to them for 10EC. | ||
| * If you have the Scientist Skill, you can perform Research. | * If you have the Scientist Skill, you can perform Research. | ||
| * If you have the Engineer Skill, you can maintain or modify equipment. | * If you have the Engineer Skill, you can maintain or modify equipment. | ||
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| Characters with [[Reputation_Skills|Reputation]] (either purchased or earned) can use one of their Reputations to make a request for information from the associated Faction or MegaCorp authorities. The response will usually come in your character pack at the next event you attend, but may be delivered by an NPC or plot character. Note that the quality and type of information you receive will be informed by how many ranks of Reputation you have with the relevant group, as well as any other Reputations you have. Higher Reputation is more likely to give you more useful and accurate information. Some requests may not produce a useful answer, usually because the group you are asking does not have the required knowledge. | Characters with [[Reputation_Skills|Reputation]] (either purchased or earned) can use one of their Reputations to make a request for information from the associated Faction or MegaCorp authorities. The response will usually come in your character pack at the next event you attend, but may be delivered by an NPC or plot character. Note that the quality and type of information you receive will be informed by how many ranks of Reputation you have with the relevant group, as well as any other Reputations you have. Higher Reputation is more likely to give you more useful and accurate information. Some requests may not produce a useful answer, usually because the group you are asking does not have the required knowledge. | ||
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| + | ==== Contacting Named NPCs ==== | ||
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| + | The [[Spacer Collective]] offers a messaging service to send messages across the Orion Sphere to named contacts. You can use this facility to send a message to an NPC contact whose name you know. Each message you send using this method costs 10 Energy Chits, and does not guarantee a response. Longer messages may cost additional Energy Chits, so shorter messages are encouraged. | ||
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| + | Sending messages in this way is one of the primary means of engaging with political powers that normally operate above the abstraction layer of the game, and can also be done in uptime at events. | ||
| ==== Engineering ==== | ==== Engineering ==== | ||
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| Some Devices expire over time. Ones that will have expired before the next event will be marked on your downtime email as [Expiring], while ones that have already expired will be marked [Expired]. Once an item has expired, its powers and abilities cannot be used. An Engineer can use one of their engineering slots to Maintain an expired item, extending its duration for another 4 events from the next event. Expired items remain valid and possible to maintain for 4 events after their original Expiry - items that are about to become invalid are marked [Final Expiring], and if they are not maintained they will be deleted. | Some Devices expire over time. Ones that will have expired before the next event will be marked on your downtime email as [Expiring], while ones that have already expired will be marked [Expired]. Once an item has expired, its powers and abilities cannot be used. An Engineer can use one of their engineering slots to Maintain an expired item, extending its duration for another 4 events from the next event. Expired items remain valid and possible to maintain for 4 events after their original Expiry - items that are about to become invalid are marked [Final Expiring], and if they are not maintained they will be deleted. | ||
| - | Many game items can be modified to improve their abilities. If you want to add Mods, you should indicate this on your form, noting which item and the Mod you wish to apply to it. You must know a Mod in order to apply it - if you have unused Mod slots and you attempt to apply a Mod that you do not know, that Mod will be added to the list of your known Mods, consuming a slot in the process. If you purchase any equipment from the equipment list you can use your Engineer Work slots to Mod or Maintain it in the same downtime period. | + | Many game items can be modified to improve their abilities. If you want to add [[Mods]], you should indicate this on your form, noting which item and the Mod you wish to apply to it. You must know a Mod in order to apply it - if you have unused Mod slots and you attempt to apply a Mod that you do not know, that Mod will be added to the list of your known Mods, consuming a slot in the process. If you purchase any equipment from the [[Downtime Equipment List]] you can use your Engineer Work slots to Mod or Maintain it in the same downtime period. |
| Engineering Work always costs [[Game_Items#currency|Energy Chits]] - if you intend to do some Engineering Work, it is a good idea to put some Chits in your downtime submission bag along with the items. If you have an account with [[Galactic Continental]] or the [[Clearance Organisation]], Energy Chits will first be taken from your downtime submission pack, and then any excess taken from your Account. If you do not have enough Chits to perform a requested task, it will not be performed. | Engineering Work always costs [[Game_Items#currency|Energy Chits]] - if you intend to do some Engineering Work, it is a good idea to put some Chits in your downtime submission bag along with the items. If you have an account with [[Galactic Continental]] or the [[Clearance Organisation]], Energy Chits will first be taken from your downtime submission pack, and then any excess taken from your Account. If you do not have enough Chits to perform a requested task, it will not be performed. | ||
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| There is also a field at the end of the downtime form for additional information. If you have any other Downtime-relevant information, such as updates to your character concept/bio, moving to a new Group, changing your character’s name, long-term Conditions you acquired during the event, etc - please note it down here. | There is also a field at the end of the downtime form for additional information. If you have any other Downtime-relevant information, such as updates to your character concept/bio, moving to a new Group, changing your character’s name, long-term Conditions you acquired during the event, etc - please note it down here. | ||
| - | You can also use this field to purchase new items from the Equipment List page. Indicate any items you wish to purchase in this field. Note that the Equipment List contains only the most common items - less common or available items can be purchased from the relevant NPCs at events. | + | You can also use this field to purchase new items from the [[Downtime Equipment List]] page. Indicate any items you wish to purchase in this field. Note that the Equipment List contains only the most common items - less common or available items can be purchased from the relevant NPCs at events. |
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