Spycraft: Project Duct Tape [OOC][Vacancy]

[Douane]

1. I have to admit that I have a different view on this. As per Spycraft, the "Cryptography skill" is used for creating and cracking encryption. Since the morse is commonly used (for example, at sea) neither of these fit in my opinion. (I'll admit that having a brother who's an expert on crypthography might give me a somewhat skewed perception.) But it's your game and your rules, so no problem!


2. Outrageous!

[Reason for asking: I would like to improve my PC's knife a bit.]


3. Doing a little bit of research on the SAS and british army bases (and his custom gadget) changed my view of the PC somewhat so he suddenly doesn't seem that "wise" anymore.
[And I don't want to increase his Con which I kept low on purpose due to the various injuries he already suffered.]


Thanks,

Folkert

 

[Tanstaafl]

1. I think I'll keep Morse in the Cryptography section - it would be a simple code to crack & (as the skill description states) once you know it you can write or read this code with ease - My grandfather is an amature HAM radio operator & I've seen his old Morse code equipment; a little bit more like language than a typical encryption, but still a 'code' that needs to be memorized. Also, the language-depandant features of this code make it more like a Spycraft cryptogram than a language...

very good question, one that I hadn't thought of.

 

[Douane]

Also, the language-depandant features of this code make it more like a Spycraft cryptogram than a language...

May I ask where you did get this from? The morse-code should be international, not dependant on single languages, since that would defeat it's purpose.

About learning it: It takes some [but not that much] training indeed. The army would have required me to learn it, if I hadn't already been proficient in it. [My father taught me to when I was 10.]


[Disclaimer: No argueing about game-rules here. Like I said, I'll accept your ruling with no problem.]


Folkert

 

[Tanstaafl]

The form that my Grandfather uses has a sound combination for each letter... which makes it language dependant. I wasn't aware of an international version; haven’t studied Morse code since I was about 12 and my Grandpa stopped being able to talk me into stuff.

I have no problem with you trying to change my mind; contrary to popular belief GCs aren't omniscient.

 

[Douane]

Ah, I misunderstood. Sorry!

Morse-code uses dots and dashes for each letter, so, of course, when you puzzle them together, you'll get a message in the language it was sent in (provided the language uses latin letters)and still need to understand that language. O.K. , like I admitted, my perception was skewered. At sea, the standard used is english and in the army it was just german and english. Never thought of further implications.

I thought of it as a language, because in my thinking, once you learned it, it could be used to communicate. [Of course in the(game-)standard language english.]


BTW, I put in the disclaimer, because after re-reading my message, it kinda came across like whining for the language option. Which it wasn't meant to, just some (anecdotal) talk about Morse code itself.


Folkert

 

[Douane]

Tanstaafl,

I'm a bit stumped by the IC thread. (Probably because my mind's working overdrive on my European Convention paper.)

Should we post something on how the PC spend the time till the meeting?


Folkert

 

[Tanstaafl]

I'm giving everyone time to do IC RPing if they so desire, also still waiting to hear from GWolf (not sure if he's still interested in this game), and finally giving everyone a little time to make any adjustments they wish to their PCs. Sometime on monday or tuesday I'll post an update in game (so if no one has done more RP stuff we'll move on to the mission briefing at that time).

Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Douane]

Thanks Tanstaafl!

I was just asking, because I'm sitting here trying to come ip with some clever and witty IC post and all I can think about are the euopean council, the council of ministers and so on. (While waiting for the download of another set of documents on this to finish.)

Believe me, the time to work on the PC's is really appreciated by me. (I've never been able to just write a character down and that's it.) In fact, I've just changed my language selection because consultation of an atlas concerning Conrad's travels yielded some languages like Lao and Burmese he really should have learned. (Now I'm debating the STR issue with myself.)


Folkert

 

[Tanstaafl]

I've never been able to just write a character down and that's it.

Yeah, I know how that goes; I've got a new table-top D&D game starting in about two weeks & I'm on version 12 of my character. I think I'm done now... maybe...

 

[Tanstaafl]

PBartender has just informed me that he's interested in joining this game... if there are no objections look for his character to appear in the Rogue's Gallery and IC Thread in a day or two.