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So, the Exocortex Mechanic gains an advanced artificial intelligence which aids them in combat and (presumably) hacking. It can hack just as well as you, too.
Instead of combat tracking, your exocortex can access another computer system within 20 feet, allowing it to attempt a Computers check against that computer each round, using your skill bonus. This counts as a standard action for the purpose of the Computers skill. [...] If the task requires multiple actions (or even rounds) to accomplish, you can spend your actions to work in concert with your exocortex, counting both your action and the exocortex’s effective standard action toward the total time required.
There's a few uses of the Computers skill which take several rounds, such as "Hack System" and "Gain Root Access". So, the intention seems to be that your Exocortex can do these tasks and hack a computer for you or that you can even cooperate with it on that.
Unfortunately, it actually can't. Because here's what the rules have to say about that.
Hacking a computer system typically takes one full action per tier of the computer system.
Emphasis mine.
Hacking a computer or gaining root access requires several full actions. The Exocortex can never take full actions, only what counts as a standard action. And the Pathfinder rule that standard actions are roughly half a full action (Start/Complete Full-Round Action) doesn't exist in Starfinder.Can the Exocortex use the "Hack System" and "Gain Root Access" tasks? If so, how should its standard actions count towards the full actions required?
I'm pretty sure the intention is "Yes" and "Fully", but this isn't actually stated anywhere, from what I can find. Is there something I overlooked? I'd love to get a clarification on this.
Who would you like to clarify this? There is already an active thread that is discussing this and you opened a new one. You asking someone specific?
Who would you like to clarify this? There is already an active thread that is discussing this and you opened a new one. You asking someone specific?
Well, the question of the other thread is "What actions can the exocortex use?" which has been answered, from what I can tell. This is related, yes, but fundamentally a different question. Tasks and actions are not the same thing. Furthermore, the assumption in the other thread seems to be that hacking requires a number of standard actions which makes me think that I've missed something crucial in how hacking works.
Either way, I didn't want to derail the other thread. The guidelines state that every new thread be focused on a specific rules question.| 2 people marked this as a favorite. |
WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS YET!?