I believe it comes from watching the news program a bunch. I got a message earlier today when I watched it along the lines of "if this doesn't make you jumpy, i don't know what will"(not the exact text) and then another one saying
"You watch a bit of news and find yourself becoming more and more jumpy. It's a scary world out there." I assume it's the counter for this skill building up or somesuch
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I burned through a full day's worth of energy, food and body (85 energy in total) resting and got first message a total of 5 times, the second one, 4 times, and no skill.
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 watch a bit of news and find yourself becoming more and more jumpy. It's a scary world out there.
I've got it while resting in Southside a while ago. Due to lag I clicked on "Continue on" before I saw the resulting message, so I don't know which one gave me the skill. I'm pretty sure that I've rested less than 5 times at Southside at that day before I've got it since I was only PvPing there.
Spend anther ~40 energy, got the "increasing crime rates and terrible diseases" message another three times and no skill. This was all with just a descrambled TV equipped. On a hunch, I installed an antique plasma TV also, and got it my very next turn. Could be coincidence, or could require the antique kind of TV, or maybe both installed?
The TV warms you with its soothing glow as you rest in front of it, flipping through channels.
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 learned a new Skill: Programmed Terror
You've earned 2 XP in Perception
Huh it seems i automagicaly gained this skill and i dont even know when:)
At the time I've got it I didn't have the antique plasma TV in my housing. I never used it since I've got the Core Formatter which I've got before that skill.
I got the skill resting in Southside with my First Aid equipment. I had the Chemistry Lab, Descrambled TV and Dropping Skeleton (which I had put in earlier that day) installed at my home.
I also had the Fae Sight effect (and Halloween Spirit and No Pain), which potentially might be a factor. Does anyone remember, if you were etheric when you got this?
I think I have found an element needed possibly to get this skill.
4 days of resting (as can be heard on the podcast), nada, no skill.
My first rest of the day (been doing nothing for a few days, and then some crafting the days before today) and bam, programmed terror.
I got myself some Ocean Sight and then drank 3 cups of horrible black coffee before resting in front of my descrambled tv.
Fits well with the "high-strung".
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