Cyberserpent

Routine

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Type	Defensive Routine

Responses to Functions

Function	Message	U	Result
Offense 1-2	You batter the serpent, but can't bring it down. It launches a brutal counterattack crashing out your session.	Disconnect
Offense 1-2, with Hardening	You batter the serpent, but can't bring it down. It launches a brutal counterattack, but your hardening soaks the attack.	0	Lose 1 hardening
Offense ≥ 3	The serpent lunges at your avatar as you bring it down, dragging your session into the depths with it.	Disconnect
Offense ≥ 3 with Hardening	The serpent lunges at your avatar as you bring it down, but your hardening soaks the attack.	0	Gain 2 XP, removes routine, lose 1 Hardening
Offense = 3, with low Incognito*, with Hardening	You launch a full-on attack on the serpent, but it seems to see it coming, looping around the back of the pillar for cover. You batter the serpent, but can't bring it down. It launches a brutal counterattack, but your hardening soaks the attack.	0	Lose 1 hardening
Offense ≥ 4, with low Incognito*, with Hardening	You launch a full-on attack on the serpent, but it seems to see it coming, looping around the back of the pillar for cover. The serpent lunges at your avatar as you bring it down, but your hardening soaks the attack.	0	Gain 2 XP, removes routine, lose 1 Hardening
Defense ≥ 1 then Offense ≥ 3	You gird your avatar for war, protecting it from the serpent's counterattack as you break the system down.	0	Gain 3 XP (removes routine)
View ≥ 1	You scan the serpent's data. The entire thing is a work of art: all smooth lines and resilient code. And the way it's hidden here… you'd be surprised if anyone who wasn't looking would notice it.	?
Command, Defense  Other	The serpent watches your commands detachedly.	0

• *If the serpent sees you coming (increased chance at low Incognito?), it effectively requires 1 extra Attack to bring it down.
• Offense + anything = Offense
• View + Command = View
• Offense then Defense = Just Offense

Sources

Gothic Ruins Net and related sites