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Telecommunication
see p. B91
　A new variety is applicable to computers, robots, and vehicles:

　Cable Jack: You can send and receive information through a conductive or fiber-optic cable.
This allows direct, unjammable communication with any other computer with a similar jack; wired remote control of a vehicle with Compartmentalized Mind (Controls); or plugging into an external device that provides longer-range telecommunication.
Includes a cable up to 10 yards long. 5 points

　Cyborgs, robots, and vehicles with communicators --and supers who can project modulated energy --might have any form of 「遠隔通信」.
「転送」 is intended mostly for individuals with supernatural powers, however. Note that there’s no “unseen subject” penalty to use 「転送」 on one’s own Compartmentalized Mind (p. B43) or to contact oneself across time (see Time-Spanning, p. 109).
New forms of 「遠隔通信」 invented by the GM should cost from 5 to 25 points. Far-fetched capabilities similar to 「転送」 might cost more.
Some examples:

Directional Sound:
　You communicate using a laser-thin sound beam.
Base range is 100 yards in a direct line of sight. Jamming and eavesdropping require specialized equipment --and even then, the short range and line-ofsight requirement give -5 to attempts.
Obscurants (e.g., fog and smoke) and electrical “noise” have no effect. You can only communicate with those who have this advantage or a directional- sound communicator. 5 points.

Gravity-Ripple Comm:
　You communicate using gravity waves. Base range is 1,000 miles. Your signal is omnidirectional, and as with 「電波」, eavesdroppers must roll against 電子機器操作 (通信機) to listen in. Jamming is impossible --although intense gravity sources (neutron stars, pulsars, black holes, etc.) can disrupt your signal.
Gravity waves reach underwater and penetrate solid objects at no penalty.
You can only communicate with people who have this advantage or a gravity- ripple communicator. 20 points.

Neutrino Comm:
　You communicate using a modulated beam of neutrinos (or similar particles). Base range is 1,000 miles in a straight line.
The beam is impossible to jam or intercept, and functions in any environment --it can reach underwater or penetrate solid objects at no penalty, and isn’t blocked by the horizon. You can only communicate with people who have this advantage or a neutrino communicator. 25 points.

Sonar Comm:
　You communicate using modulated sonar. Base range is three miles underwater. The signal is omnidirectional, and anyone with this advantage or equivalent equipment can hear you. The only way to jam this ability continuously is with powerful, specialized equipment --although
explosions can cause transient interference.
In air, Sonar Comm has a range of 50 yards multiplied by air pressure in atm. It doesn’t work at all in vacuum. At the GM’s option, Sonar Comm is equivalent to 「超音波会話」. 10 points.

Not every special modifier in the Basic Set suits all of these traits.
Broadcast and Short Wave are inappropriate for all four. Video is only realistic for Gravity-Ripple Comm and Neutrino Comm. Racial, Telepathic, and Universal might apply to any of them, if the GM permits. Receive Only, Send Only, and Vague are always acceptable.

■代替案（Alternatives）
　For alternative verbal communication, consider 「水中会話」 (p. B87), 「低周波会話」 (p. B89), and 「超音波会話」 (p. B94). Those who can sense but not understand the signals used by 「遠隔通信」 have 探知 (p. 47). Note that 「転送」 allows one to transmit thoughts, but unless the subject has 「転送」 himself, the only way to receive his thoughts is with 「読心」 (p. 61).

■追加特別増強（New Special Enhancement）s
Burst:
　Not available for Directional Sound or Sonar Comm. You transmit a high-speed “blip” that conveys information much faster than you could speak or draw. +30% for 10× normal speed, +60% for 100×, +90% for 1,000×, and so on. Each factor of 10 gives -1 to attempts to intercept the transmission.LITIES 81

FTL:
　Your signal travels faster than the speed of light, letting you communicate with little or no “light lag.” The GM decides what kinds of 「遠隔通信」 can have this modifier and what it represents in each case: a beam of FTL energy for 「電波」 or Gravity-Ripple Comm, a stream of FTL particles for Neutrino Comm, etc. A “hyperspace tunnel” that carries ordinary signals might suit any kind of 「遠隔通信」.
Recommended signal speed is 0.1 parsec/ day, to a maximum range in parsecs equal to 1/5,000 ordinary range in miles, but the GM can adjust this to suit the setting. Only individuals with the same ability or equivalent technology can receive the FTL signal.+120%.

Secure:
　Your signal employs security measures that make it difficult to interpret if intercepted. Eavesdroppers must win a Quick Contest of IQ (if using 「遠隔通信」) or 電子機器操作 (if using technology) against your IQ to understand the content of the transmission. If they lose, they get garbage. +20%.

Sensie:
　You can transmit your sensory impressions in real time. This is possible for any form of 「遠隔通信」 save Directional Sound or Sonar Comm --but with anything other than 「転送」, the recipient needs a specially equipped receiver to get the “full experience.” +80%.

■パワーアップ（Powering Up）
　「遠隔通信」 that uses realistic energy or particles is appropriate for elemental Electricity, Gravity, Light, Radiation, and Sound/Vibration powers. Electromagnetic and acoustic forms of 「遠隔通信」 are also reasonable for psionic Electrokinesis and 「サイコキネシス」, respectively.
「転送」 mainly suits paranormal powers --Telepathy in particular.
才能 adds to all IQ rolls to establish contact, to intercept or comprehend a signal, or to prevent interception or jamming.