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Hack is a function of a Space ship. Space Ships and other functions can be found [[Space_Ships#Ship_Functions|here]]. This allows for cyber warfare between ships.
Hack is a function of a Space ship. Space Ships and other functions can be found [[Space_Ships#Ship_Functions|here]]. This allows for cyber warfare between ships. This can be preformed by either the Science or Sensor Officer. However both cannot be hacking at the same time. If both attempt to Hack one will have to assist the other. The Chief Engineer can also perform Counter Hacking duties which is regulated to defending against hacking attempts only.


== Description ==
== Description ==


Hack into the systems of a target ship to disrupt that ships systems or crew members. This can lead to damage to systems, systems acting weird, or consoles exploding hurting the crew.
Hack into the systems of a target ship to disrupt that ships systems or crew members. This can lead to damage to systems, systems acting weird, or consoles exploding hurting the crew.  


: '''Associated Ship Attribute''': Electronics
Hacking uses the ships Computers and Communications systems (Electronics and Sensors) to attempt to gain access to an enemy ship’s systems. Hacking is similar to Grappling in that it occurs over multiple turns and has stages. There are 3 stages.
: '''Roll''': d20 + Electronics Mod + Class Level
# Attempting to gain access: The DC is 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target Sensors Mod + Misc Mods Miscellaneous mods come from additional ship improvements that help counter cyber warfare. You can add your own Electronics and Sensor mod to the d20 roll. If successful then you are in. If you fail by more then 5 then the enemy ship knows you attempted to hack them and you have to take disadvantage on further attempts until the end of combat. Disadvantages can stake up and once you have 3 disadvantages you cannot try again.
: '''Price''': Based on the class level of the mod. Base price is $350,000. Each +1 adds an additional + $300,000 with a max of +5.
# Information Gathering or System Disruption: Once you are 'in' any previous disadvantages earned from attempting to gain access are ignored. However, a failure of more then 5 automatically provides a disadvantage that stays until the hacker is removed from the system. A failure that is less then 5 simply alerts the target ship that a hacker is present in the system.
## To Gather information the DC is 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Misc Mods. The hacker can add their ship's Electronics mod to the d20 roll but the hacker doesn't get the ship's Sensor mod for hacking unless it is to Gain access. This provides detailed information about a specific part of the ship. This is similar to a deep scan. A valid target of the Gather Information is any of the 6 core system attributes which provides information on that particular system and any sub-system, bay, or hard point that is associated with it. Structure provides a generic summary of the ship hull size, configuration, layout what bays/hard points are being used and its occupants. Any hard point or bay that isn't directly associated with one of the 6 Core System attributes is revealed when Gathering Information on the ship Structure. Once a System's information has been obtained that system and its associated components are vulnerable to direct system harm via hacking.
## To disruption a ship system the Hacker must pick a target. All Hard points and Bays are valid systems. The DC for System Disruption is DC 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target System Mod + Misc Mods. Target System mod is the Masterwork level of the Bay or Hard point. The disruption lasts for only 1 turn at appears to come from part of the battle. A Chief Engineer can during the response phase of combat attempt to reverse the disruption. The disruption simple disables the system making it unable to be used for one round. If a hacker attempts to target a system that has already be disrupted in the past they gain disadvantage for each time the target has been disrupted.
# System Harm:  In order to harm a system, ie: disrupt it in such a way that causes damage, the hacker must have first gathered information on it. The DC is DC 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target System Mod + Misc Mods. A failure of more then 5 automatically provides a disadvantage that stays until the hacker is removed from the system. A success of 5 or more, or a critical success causes damage and the target ship is unaware of the hack. However, roll that is within 5 of the DC results in detection.  


'''Hacking Combat Rules''':
For every round that a Hacker is in the target system the target systems DC gains a miscellaneous +1.


Hacking another ship takes time. When hacking a component the system they are really hacking is one of the 6 Core System Attributes and a Hacker can only hack one system at a time. By hacking one of the 6 Core System attributes the hacker can disrupt systems associated with that Core Attribute like Ship Functions or Officer Console.
== Special Hacking Options ==


Hacking acts similar to Grappling. There are steps that have to happen before a Hacker can deal damage. The Hacker has to first breach there security and gain access. Then the next turn the hacker must identify and target a weak system. The hacker has the option the following options.
;Counter Hacking:  Once an enemy ship is alerted of the presence of a hacker or hacking attempt they can attempt to find and expel the hacker. The DC to expel a hacker is an opposing roll against the hacker's last roll. If the crew is not aware of an attempt they cannot preform a counter hacking roll.
 
# Deal damage to that Core System Attribute (1d4 + (1 for ever 5 they exceed the DC)
# Cause a console associated with that system to explode dealing damage to a crew member (Xd6, X = 1/4th the character level)
# Temporarily disable functionality of that system. E.I the ship has Grappled you.. disable there grappling, or disable there shields.
 
The DC of hacking a target system is DC10 + System Modifier + Misc Modifiers.
The DC of 'Identify and Target a Weak System' is dependent on the Option taken. Deal Damage to the Core System Attribute is the same as Breaching security. To cause a console to explode is DC10 + System Modifier + Console Operators Wisdom Mod + Misc Modifiers. To temporarily disable a function of the ship like shields, targeting, grapple is DC14 + System Modifier + Misc Modifiers
 
Each step and each action can be noticed by computer security systems or the crew of the enemy ship. The Hacking options themselves all have much higher chance of being caught while the hacker simply gaining access to the system has a high difficulty for the target crew to notice.
 
To 'Breach Security' the crew cannot roll to see. Only the Science Officers and Comms Officer's passive perception is used to determine if they notice anything. Preforming an action against the ship will be visible to the Science, Comms and any Officer positions that where effected if there Passive perception is high enough. The Officer effected gets a +4 bonus to passive perception. If the action is to temporarily disable functionality of the system the Science Officer and/or Comms Officer get to roll Perception to see if they notice the hack. If the hack is to deal damage to the Core System Attribute then the 'Effected Officer' is the Engineer and if they choose they can roll Perception if not there passive perception still takes effect along with the Science and Comms Officers.
 
The Perception check goes against the hackers roll. It is determined by: Hacking Roll - Misc Modifier. For example a ship with Eng Score of 16 and a ship security system that adds +3 has it's Engines hacked. The hacker has to roll a 16 or better. They roll a 17. The crew of the ship's passive perception will have to beat a 17 - 3 or 14 in order to notice the hack.
 
Special Counter Hacking and Security Accessories can be installed to help hack and detect and defend against hacks. Rules for these devices are explained on a per device biases.

Revision as of 05:54, 16 October 2018

Hack is a function of a Space ship. Space Ships and other functions can be found here. This allows for cyber warfare between ships. This can be preformed by either the Science or Sensor Officer. However both cannot be hacking at the same time. If both attempt to Hack one will have to assist the other. The Chief Engineer can also perform Counter Hacking duties which is regulated to defending against hacking attempts only.

Description

Hack into the systems of a target ship to disrupt that ships systems or crew members. This can lead to damage to systems, systems acting weird, or consoles exploding hurting the crew.

Hacking uses the ships Computers and Communications systems (Electronics and Sensors) to attempt to gain access to an enemy ship’s systems. Hacking is similar to Grappling in that it occurs over multiple turns and has stages. There are 3 stages.

  1. Attempting to gain access: The DC is 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target Sensors Mod + Misc Mods Miscellaneous mods come from additional ship improvements that help counter cyber warfare. You can add your own Electronics and Sensor mod to the d20 roll. If successful then you are in. If you fail by more then 5 then the enemy ship knows you attempted to hack them and you have to take disadvantage on further attempts until the end of combat. Disadvantages can stake up and once you have 3 disadvantages you cannot try again.
  2. Information Gathering or System Disruption: Once you are 'in' any previous disadvantages earned from attempting to gain access are ignored. However, a failure of more then 5 automatically provides a disadvantage that stays until the hacker is removed from the system. A failure that is less then 5 simply alerts the target ship that a hacker is present in the system.
    1. To Gather information the DC is 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Misc Mods. The hacker can add their ship's Electronics mod to the d20 roll but the hacker doesn't get the ship's Sensor mod for hacking unless it is to Gain access. This provides detailed information about a specific part of the ship. This is similar to a deep scan. A valid target of the Gather Information is any of the 6 core system attributes which provides information on that particular system and any sub-system, bay, or hard point that is associated with it. Structure provides a generic summary of the ship hull size, configuration, layout what bays/hard points are being used and its occupants. Any hard point or bay that isn't directly associated with one of the 6 Core System attributes is revealed when Gathering Information on the ship Structure. Once a System's information has been obtained that system and its associated components are vulnerable to direct system harm via hacking.
    2. To disruption a ship system the Hacker must pick a target. All Hard points and Bays are valid systems. The DC for System Disruption is DC 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target System Mod + Misc Mods. Target System mod is the Masterwork level of the Bay or Hard point. The disruption lasts for only 1 turn at appears to come from part of the battle. A Chief Engineer can during the response phase of combat attempt to reverse the disruption. The disruption simple disables the system making it unable to be used for one round. If a hacker attempts to target a system that has already be disrupted in the past they gain disadvantage for each time the target has been disrupted.
  3. System Harm: In order to harm a system, ie: disrupt it in such a way that causes damage, the hacker must have first gathered information on it. The DC is DC 10 + Target Electronics Mod + Target System Mod + Misc Mods. A failure of more then 5 automatically provides a disadvantage that stays until the hacker is removed from the system. A success of 5 or more, or a critical success causes damage and the target ship is unaware of the hack. However, roll that is within 5 of the DC results in detection.

For every round that a Hacker is in the target system the target systems DC gains a miscellaneous +1.

Special Hacking Options

Counter Hacking
Once an enemy ship is alerted of the presence of a hacker or hacking attempt they can attempt to find and expel the hacker. The DC to expel a hacker is an opposing roll against the hacker's last roll. If the crew is not aware of an attempt they cannot preform a counter hacking roll.
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