The following are descrambled TV Programs, which are available when resting at home with a [[Descrambled TV]]]. See also Common TV Programs and Static TV Programs.
The TV results always begin:
The TV warms you with its soothing glow as you rest in front of it, flipping through channels.
And then one of the common tv programs or one of the following:
You flip past an infomercial for a new line of pep pills. When you get up to get the mail a minute later, there's a sample packet of them. Whether it's coincidence or a marketing blitz, it's still kind of creepy.
You found: 2-4 pep pills
One of:
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by staying up all night through force of will and caffeine powder. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Caffeine Powder - Reduce a cup of horrible black coffee into pure caffeine. You need the strong stuff, not just any coffee will do.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world after surviving for weeks stranded on a desert island making food out of seaweed. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Agar Powder - Reduce a clump of damp seaweed into agar powder.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by garroting an evil dictator with some roughly patched electrical cable. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Thick Cabling - Twine two frayed cables into one thick functional cable.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by making liquid nitro out of some sticks of dynamite to blow up a bridge. Which probably would have been easier with just the dynamite.
The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new chemistry recipe: Nitro - Process two sticks of dynamite into one vial of pure Nitro.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world after getting shot in the chest and making an electronic gadget to monitor his vital signs. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Biomonitor Circuit - Connect two frayed cables to a signal analysis circuit for a basic life-monitoring system.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by building an autotargeting turret to mow down his captors. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Targeting Circuit - Combine two optical sensors and a signal analysis circuit into a primitive targeting system.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by breaking a code using nothing but home electronics. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Signal Analysis Circuit - Reconstruct four circuit fragments into a simple circuit.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world after burning through his handcuffs with homemade sulfuric acid. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Powerful Acid - Convert a pile of sulfur into a flask of dangerous, but effective, acid.
You watch a rerun of an ancient TV show where a guy saves the world by stunning his captors with a series of tiny capacitors and running away. The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but you think the science might be sound.
You've learned a new quest recipe: Capacitor Array - Set up four microcapacitors to hold far more charge.
You try to watch some TV but a bizarre animated commercial comes on with a chirping, infectious jingle. You're not even sure what else you tried to watch, but now you'll never, ever be able to forget the phone number for Happy Dragon Asian Delivery.
You've gained a new contact: Happy Dragon (No effect if you already have the contact?)
(Normally:)
All you can find to watch is a program preaching the virtues of the 'Blind Legion' a cult that's been canvasing this area for years. Eventually, you can't stand their prattling anymore, flip it off like normal, and go about your day.(Or, you have consumed orange juice sample on the previous day:)
All you can find to watch is a program preaching the virtues of the 'Blind Legion' a cult that's been canvasing this area for years. Something clicks this time, though.You give them a call and they send you a free book. The moment you hang up, you wonder what could possibly have possessed you to do that.
You found: Walk With the Blind
(Or, you have read enough legion tracts:)
Hey, there's a program on the Blind Legion and they're giving away free copies of their book. That'll be way easier than piecing everything together from pamphlets. You give them a call and get your free copy.You found: Walk With the Blind
(Or, you already have a copy of Walk With the Blind:)
There's a program on the Blind Legion, but you already have their book, so there's not a lot to learn.(Or, you have a copy of Walk With the Blind equipped:)
You stumble back on to the informercial for the 'Blind Legion' and their activities. You follow along with your copy of Walk With The Blind.By the time they're done, you feel a bit better about the world. Maybe peace is possible if we just try hard enough.
The news flickers on. You watch a series of exposes about increasing crime rates and terrible diseases before you finally flip the TV off.
Well, if that's not going to make you high strung, nothing is.
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've learned a new Skill: Programmed Terror (after watching it 20-40 times??)
(With zero or one turns of Etheric)
You catch an interesting show focused on debunking and unmasking silly myths of various sorts. The world makes a lot more sense.You've gained 10 duration of Unbeliever.
(Lose all energy of Among Fools)
(With two or more turns of Etheric)
You catch an interesting show focused on debunking and unmasking silly myths of various sorts. You laugh heartily at their foolishness.You've gained 10 duration of Among Fools.
(Lose all energy of Unbeliever)
Ooh, a rerun of the Corp Fencing Championships.
You watch the finalists from Midgard and Zaibatsu whittle each other away with flashing blades and stunning footwork.
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
(Or if you have a sword weapon equipped:)
You follow along and see if you can pick up some of their moves.(Otherwise, if you have any sword techniques in your active deck:)
You watch their moves intently and see if you can piece together their decisions.You've earned 2 XP in Perception
You've earned 2 XP in Reflexes
For once there are actually enough good shows on that you have to choose. Flipping back and forth at opportune moments, you manage to catch the best part of two shows.
Sadly, for most people this would be the highlight of their entire week.
You've gained 2 XP in <random stat(s)>
(Or, with a horse skull equipped:)
For once there are actually enough good shows on that you have to choose. One of them's a Horror Western, though, so it's no contest.Then, one of the following:
If you've seen one "prospectors disturb a burial ground and unleash an ancient evil" Horror Western, you've seen them all, but the thing they unleash in this one is terrifying. Watching the thing's claws move under the prospector's skin as it peels them to wear like a suit isn't going to help you sleep tonight.You've gained 2 XP in <random stat(s)>
Or:
It starts out pretty slow, with cattle disappearing… then children… then dancing girls… then prospectors… then finally the sheriff. They do a good job keeping the threat offscreen, just hinting at shadowy shapes and showing the mangled remains of its kills.It's a little disappointing in the end when the mysterious threat turns out to be a dinosaur, which is really just kind of confusing, but you tough it out.
You've gained 3 XP in <random stat(s)>
Or:
It's one of the Slender Jack series, but you're not sure which one. Like all of them, it ends up with the vampire gunslinger Slender Jack working as a gun-for-hire, paid in blood.It's said that the actor who played Slender Jack did all his own stunts… right down to drinking blood.
You've gained 3 XP in <random stat(s)>Or:
It's pretty scary, but at the end of the day, you're not allowed to have "Wendigo" in the name of your Horror Western if no Wendigos show up. It doesn't matter how much cannibalism you have, it's just false advertising.You've gained 2 XP in <random stat(s)>
Or:
This one has a lot of scenes of people getting shot, then walking around. For a while, you give it a pass as terrible B-movie editing.But it turns out they've actually been rising from the grave. All the "bad editing" and "bad acting" click in that moment to become retroactively terrifying.
You've gained 3 XP in <random stat(s)>