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|available = FFE, RPGnet | |available = FFE, RPGnet | ||
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|edition = 1st | |edition = 1st | ||
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|format = Novel (Hardback) (PDF) | |format = Novel (Hardback) (PDF) | ||
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|language = English | |language = English | ||
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===Wafer-tech & Skillsets=== | ===Wafer-tech & Skillsets=== | ||
− | [[Wafer]]s are an electronic storage medium by which the personality of a [[sophont]] may be stored and preserved. A [[sophont]] with an external [[computer-brain interface]], a jack, can insert a | + | [[Wafer]]s are an electronic storage medium by which the personality of a [[sophont]] may be stored and preserved. A [[sophont]] with an external [[computer-brain interface]], a jack, can insert a wafer and assume the personality stored on the wafer. Unfortunately, the body that stored the original personality cannot survive the transfer process from a living [[sophont]] mind to a stored personality. It is a lethal, mortal life-ending process. The mind lives on in the wafer as a sort of [[infomorph]]. |
− | A [[skillset]] is similar to a wafer but far more limited. | + | A [[skillset]] is similar to a wafer but far more limited. Skillsets only store learned skills, not entire [[sophont]] minds. Skillsets are very useful under limited scenarios, but long-term usage leads to brain deterioration. |
− | Both [[technologies]] remain in use throughout the [[Third Imperium]], but not under widespread, commonplace usage. Neither [[technology]] is permanent or long-lasting. Wafer personalities and | + | Both [[technologies]] remain in use throughout the [[Third Imperium]], but not under widespread, commonplace usage. Neither [[technology]] is permanent or long-lasting. Wafer personalities and skillset abilities rarely last for more than thirty days. Both [[technologies]] temporarily overwrite and replace part or the whole of the host mind. Some details of the ''wafer-mind supplementation process'' are still not well understood. |
− | === The Five | + | === The Five Wafer Types === |
− | There are five kinds of | + | There are five kinds of [[wafer]]: each with its own attributes and benefits: (pg. 177) |
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|+ The Five Wafer Types | |+ The Five Wafer Types |