complex forms detail (Complex Forms)

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            Complex Forms — Technomancer Reference           
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Complex forms are Resonance constructs a technomancer threads to
manipulate the Matrix directly. Each is threaded at a level (L)
chosen by the technomancer; fade values are formulas relative to L.
Fade is resisted with Resonance + Willpower.

Legend:
  Tgt = target  ·  Dur = duration  ·  Fade = L ± modifier
  I = Immediate  ·  S = Sustained  ·  P = Permanent

--- SR5 CORE (p. 252-253) ---

Cleaner
  Tgt: Persona   Dur: P   Fade: L+1
  Reduces the target's Overwatch Score by 1 per hit.

Diffusion of [Attack/Sleaze/DP/Firewall]
  Tgt: Device    Dur: S   Fade: L+1
  Reduces one specific Matrix attribute of the target by net hits.

Editor
  Tgt: File      Dur: P   Fade: L+2
  Infuses a file with Resonance; net hits = content manipulations allowed.

Infusion of [Attack/Sleaze/DP/Firewall]
  Tgt: Device    Dur: S   Fade: L+1
  Boosts one Matrix attribute of the target by hits (up to 2x rating).

Pulse Storm
  Tgt: Persona   Dur: I   Fade: L
  Surrounds target with disruptive Resonance; +1 Noise per net hit.

Puppeteer
  Tgt: Device    Dur: I   Fade: L+4
  Forces the device to immediately perform a chosen Matrix action.

Resonance Channel
  Tgt: Device    Dur: S   Fade: L-1
  Reduces physical-distance noise penalty by 1 per net hit.

Resonance Spike
  Tgt: Device    Dur: I   Fade: L
  Inflicts 1 box of unresisted Matrix damage per net hit.

Resonance Veil
  Tgt: Device    Dur: S   Fade: L-1
  Creates a Matrix illusion; Perception threshold = your net hits.

Static Bomb
  Tgt: Self      Dur: I   Fade: L+2
  Drops you from the radar of all icons that spotted you
  (unless they have a mark on you).

Static Veil
  Tgt: Persona   Dur: S   Fade: L-1
  Pauses the automatic time-based Overwatch Score increase while sustained.

Stitches
  Tgt: Sprite    Dur: P   Fade: L-2
  Heals 1 box of Matrix damage on a sprite per hit.

Tattletale
  Tgt: Persona   Dur: P   Fade: L-2
  Adds +1 Overwatch Score per hit to the target.

Transcendent Grid
  Tgt: Self      Dur: I   Fade: L-3
  No dice-pool penalty for cross-grid actions for 1 minute per hit.

--- DATA TRAILS (p. 58-70) ---

IC Tray
  Tgt: Host      Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Scans a host and lists the IC it is equipped to deploy, up to net hits.

Misread Marks
  Tgt: IC        Dur: P   Fade: L+2
  Tricks an IC into targeting your marks as its intended targets
  for a number of actions equal to hits.

Redundancy
  Tgt: Device    Dur: S   Fade: L
  Adds temporary boxes to a device's Matrix Damage Track equal to hits.

Derezz        (Data Trails p. 58 — see book for full mechanics)
Data Mask     (Data Trails p. 58 — see book for full mechanics)

--- KILL CODE (p. 94-96) ---

Arc Feedback
  Tgt: Icon      Dur: S   Fade: L-2
  Reflects unresisted Matrix damage back to attacker at 1 per 2 inflicted.

Bootleg Program
  Tgt: Device    Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Copies one program running on the target device for combat turns
  equal to net hits.

Host Emulator
  Tgt: Self      Dur: S   Fade: L-2
  Masks your persona to appear as host architecture.

Mirrored Persona
  Tgt: Self      Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Creates a decoy proxy persona to distract Matrix opposition.

Pinch
  Tgt: Self      Dur: S   Fade: L+2
  If forcibly removed from the Matrix while sustaining, deals unresisted
  Matrix damage equal to the Level to all icons you have marks on.

Primed Charge
  Tgt: Self      Dur: I   Fade: L
  Your next Matrix action gets a dice-pool bonus equal to threading hits.

Resonance Bind
  Tgt: Persona   Dur: S   Fade: L-2
  Reduces target's Initiative Score by 2 per net hit initially, and
  drains the same amount at the start of each combat turn while sustained.

Resonance Cache
  Tgt: IC        Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Locks a single IC program away in a Resonance fold for combat turns
  equal to the form's Level.

Search History
  Tgt: Device    Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Provides the target device's Matrix history back N days = net hits.

Weaken Data Bomb
  Tgt: File      Dur: I   Fade: L-2
  Lowers a Data Bomb's rating attached to a file by net hits (min 1).

Weaken Encryption
  Tgt: File      Dur: I   Fade: L-3
  Lowers a file's base Protection rating by net hits.

--- KILL CODE — STREAM-SPECIFIC FORMS ---

These are gated on the technomancer's Stream (p. 90-134).

Overdrive                    (Cyberadept — Kill Code p. 90)
  Tgt: Cyberware  Dur: S   Fade: L+1
  Pushes cyberware past its limits by +(net hits / 2) to its effective
  rating; the cyberware takes Matrix damage when the form is dropped.

Hyperthreading               (Sourceror — Kill Code p. 91)
  Tgt: Complex form   Dur: varies   Fade: highest FV + 1 per extra form
  Merges multiple complex forms with the same target and level into a
  single threading action and result.

Forced Heuristics            (Morphinae — Dissonant, Kill Code p. 133)
  Tgt: Host or IC  Dur: S   Fade: L+1
  Feeds target an unsolvable algorithm, reducing one of its Matrix
  attributes by 1 per net hit.

Causal Nexus                 (Apophenians — Dissonant, Kill Code p. 133)
  Tgt: Device    Dur: P   Fade: L
  Initiates a chain reaction; reduces the number of 1s the target
  needs to roll a glitch by net hits.

Dissonance Spike             (Erisians — Dissonant, Kill Code p. 134)
  Tgt: Device    Dur: I   Fade: L+6
  Unleashes a highly destructive dissonant attack.

LOTO                         (Machinist — Kill Code p. 90 — see book)
Sprite Pet                   (Technoshaman — Kill Code p. 91 — see book)

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To thread a form:  +thread <form>=<level>
See also: help sprites, help +thread, help +resonance

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