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Ver. 1.3.1

Smartphone

Phone

This middle-of-the-road cell phone is recommended for most adventurers to stay in touch and keep records of what they find. It includes basic calling and texting, a standard-definition photo and video camera with LED light, internet, and multimedia messaging.

This is the standard smartphone that all characters have in their starting equipment.

Security: The smartphone is secured by a 4-digit PIN, and can be configured to erase itself after too many incorrect attempts (Crack DR 20.)


Item Information
Inventory Slot Phone
Weight 0 (Negligible)
Value (Estimate) 10,000 CR
Rarity Common

Check Date & Time

You check the current date and time.

Service: None

Discharge: 0%


View Saved Content

You view an already-saved contact, photo, video, or message.

Service: None

Discharge: 0%


Send a Text

You send a text message up to 20 words long to anyone in your contacts list.

Service: Limited

Discharge: 2%


Call

You place or answer a call with anyone in your contacts list.

Service: Limited

Discharge: 3% per minute


Take a Photo

You take a photo of something in your environment using your phone camera. You choose whether or not to use the flash.

Service: None

Discharge: 1%

The phone camera doesn't have an optical zoom. Photos taken with it are clear enough to make out objects and faces up to 10 feet away, and writing up to 4 feet away. In dim light, these distances are halved. In darkness, you must use the flash or nothing in the photo will be recognizable.


Record a Video

You record a video of something in your environment. You choose whether or not to use the camera light.

Sound is captured on the video as the person recording heard it. The video can be any length as long as your battery lasts.

Service: None

Discharge: 2% per minute

The phone camera doesn't have an optical zoom. Videos are clear enough to make out objects and faces up to 10 feet away, and writing up to 4 feet away. In dim light, these distances are halved. In darkness, you must use the light or nothing in the video will be recognizable.


Send a Multimedia Message

You send one photo or up to 30 seconds of audio or video to anyone in your contacts list.

Service: Full

Discharge: 4%

Media messages that fail to send due to poor service will send automatically the next time you have service.


Record Audio

You record audio from your environment. The sound will be recorded as a person would have heard it at that location. You can begin a recording and then put your phone away or leave it hidden somewhere, and return to it later. The recording can be as long as you have the battery power for.

Service: None

Discharge: 1% per minute


Research Online

You spend at least 5 minutes researching a topic online via smartphone or computer to gather information. Make a Research (Technology) check. The difficulty of each piece of information is set by the GM. Any information you find may be saved to your phone so you don't have to look it up again later.

Service: Full

Discharge: 3%

Success: You find some useful information on what you're looking for.
Failure: You can't find anything relevant.
Critical Failure: You find information that is inaccurate.

Flashlight

Your phone's built-in LED produces dim light up to 10 feet ahead. You move while holding it out.

Service: None

Discharge: 2% per minute