@ASavageWorldsGM2024KeepHackingSimple

Notes on running hacking scenarios or actions with the Savage Worlds setting. Took these to extrapolate ideas for roleplaying a hacker in general, since that is what I am doing in Blades Cyberpunk...! 💗

Reference: ASavageWorldsGM (2024). TT Ep 179 Keep Hacking Simple in Savage Worlds

• 3 steps to hacking
  • gain access to the system
  • retrieve info on the system or execute program
  • exit the system (cover your tracks)
• gain access to the system
  • Knowing more about the system itself and practices relating to the system — cleaning data once a month, where the server is located, etc
  • networking to gather information — social engineering, intimidate to get password
• retrieve info
  • For actually getting the info, possibly use research or similar to go through the info and find what you need
• execute program
  • not mentioned in video: but it would make sense to make the program or executable prior to doing the hacking. Or maybe you get the info then make a program after based on what you got.
• exit the system
  • erase logs, reset passwords, etc. Hide the fact that you were ever in the system
  • prevents future consequences (e.g. your actions aren't traced back to you)