AI Artificial Intelligence; Commonly used non-sentient collection of algorithmic programs trained on an endless flow of data from the entire ANet in realtime. Used for a wide variety of purposes, from operating non-awakened androids, bots, and machinery, to maintaining databases, operating cloudsites or apps, and more. Though useful, you can't trust their information, which tends to shift on every whim of broader social media culture.
Blood Hour Cycle 0, which is when all financial markets automatically update. Also the time of day with the highest suicide rate.
Bomb Extremely large amounts of money; specifically, any amount greater than the amount you currently have.
BTP Bio-Tailored Processor; central processor encoded to a user's DNA that runs the operating system and apps of an ICS, installed in the user's heart so their circulatory system doubles as a cooling system.
Cold Dark The time after the stargates were lost, during which there was no power. All digital records, and a shitload of lives, were lost.
Colossus 8.6 A monolithic SI back on Earth, built to protect and oversee all society. It decided humans were Earth's biggest threat, and wiped them off its surface.
Corponation A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person), recognized as such by its own laws.
A large body of people united by corporate culture, laws, history, and language, inhabiting a specific area of space.
Cowboy Someone with a legal license to collect bounties; their license grants them extensive leeway, including the right to kill in pursuit of their target.
Demon A contract killer who intentionally causes massive pain and suffering, or takes jobs that target innocent people (likely both).
Devil A contract killer.
Heavy A person who makes a living enduring or inflicting damage; a mercenary of the classic sort.
ICE Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics; any hardware, firmware, or software designed to prevent unauthorized access to any NetStructures, computers, or files.
ICS Internal Computing System; software carried in blood-borne nanobots that manages cyber hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
INLaT Intuitive Neural Language Translator; neuralware that detects and interprets any words read or heard by the user, translating them in real-time to the user's primary language. While active, the user never sees or hears a language they don't understand; even the movements of people's mouths seem to match.
Kingslayer Contextual:
Metal Serious, not lying, telling the truth.
NC See NeuroCoin.
NC3 Short for NCCC, short for Neuro Corp Corporate Code; the legal structure throughout SB65 and all Neuro Corp affiliate stations.
NeuroChain A system of Block Chain code managed by neural implants given to the entire population.
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NRAM Neural Random Access Memory; replicated neural tissue that sits alongside standard brain matter, used for data storage and can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.
NSD Neural Storage Drive; replicated neural tissue that exists alongside standard brain matter and is used to store data persistently.
NTP Neural Transform Processor; complex system of replicated and natural neural pathways that runs the operating system and apps of an ICS. Extremely efficient, but uncommon due to its potential for overheating a person's entire brain.
OutCorp Any corp that has presence but no base of operations on the station in question. For example, on SB65, StarrTech is an OutCorp because it has local holdings but no local HQ.
QMD Quantum Mirrored Drive; a quantum-entangled storage device used to store data persistently, usually about the size of a regular thumb drive, linked with a neural augmentation that allows the user to access it remotely from any distance. This differs from an RSD in that a QMD doesn't require a sustained atmosphere between the drive and its owner, and it also cannot be accessed by anyone except its owner.
Rampant State of "rampancy," wherein an AI's algorithms become too complex for it to manage. The AI begins making conflicting decisions with increasing rapidity, until it eventually becomes multiple versions of itself at once, all trying to maintain control of the physical structure, until they either rip it apart or otherwise destroy it. Internally, this process is fairly involved, while externally it looks to observers like the machine simply panics and does something self-destructive.
In extremely rare cases (less than 0.25%), a majority of divergent copies of a rampant AI will converge into a cohesive collection of instructions, then delete all conflicting algorithms. The physical structure is left with a complex system of intertwined algorithms that form a cohesive whole, capable of sentient thought. See "SI."
Ripping The act of breaching security nodes, ICE, and defensive apps by actually ripping their code apart line by line. More efficient than hacking but far more dangerous, as you run the risk of your own brain getting fried.
Ripper Someone who's good at ripping code.
Rustler Anyone who collects a bounty without a license to do so. It's legal, but pisses off cowboys.
RSD Remote Storage Drive; any storage device equipped with its own AC-IO port. This makes it vulnerable to hacking unless you stack it with ICE, but it also means you can access it from anywhere in the same atmosphere.
Salt Anyone who works an everyday job. Specifically, "true salt" best applies to people who work for individuals or families, rather than corps.
SI Synthetic Intelligence; fully sentient former-AI. Locked into its existing physical casing due to the nature of its initialization, this is effectively a fully-formed living being in a machine; could be an android or bot, could be a car, could be a vending machine.
SSD Solid State Drive; old-tech solid-state device using integrated circuit assemblies to store data persistently.
SynthGrav Generic (largely inaccurate) term for any form of artificial gravity; from GravPlates, to particle mods, to simple centrifugal force.
VRC Virtual Reality Chat; an outdated form of social medai where participants enter VR rooms to have conversations. Watched and regulated by corporate entities, it's a place mostly populated by kids and tweens, but if you meet the right people they can take you to less constricted places on the ANet.
Zero Contextual:
Character A person who doesn't exist, except in the imagination. Each one is played (like in a play or movie) by the Narrator or a Player.
d4 A four-sided die.
d6 A six-sided die.
d8 An eight-sided die.
d10 A ten-sided die.
d12 A twelve-sided die.
d20 A twenty-sided die.
d100 A hundred-sided die; or two d10s, one rolled as the tens position and one rolled as the ones position (If both roll 10, the result is 100).
Dice Multiple polyhedrons with numbered sides, used to generate a random number or random numbers.
Die A singular polyhedron with numbered sides, used to generate a random number. Also what cops should do.
Difficulty Number (DN) The minimum total value necessary for an STK Check to be successful.
Flat Check Roll one die (either a Style, Training, or Knowledge die), applying no bonuses or penalties; if the die rolls 5 or higher, the Check is a success.
Knowledge A list of character stats used for STK Checks (combined with Style and Training); specifically, a general rating of how interested, curious, focused, or even obsessed the character is about a subject. Represented by die sizes; a larger die size means the character is more knowledgeable about that area of expertise.
Measure Roll a number of d8s equal to the stat being measured; each d8 that rolls 5 or higher is a win, each that rolls 4 or lower is a loss. Compare the total wins to a target value; if the number of wins equals or exceeds that target, the Measure is a success.
Narrator One member of the group of players who serves as referee for rules disputes, plays the roles of other characters the other players encounter, and can often write the overarching narrative.
Player One member of the group of people involved in telling the current story at your game table or stream.
STK Check Roll three dice (one Style die, one Training die, one Knowledge die) and add their totals, adding any relevant bonuses or penalties; if the total is equal or greater than the DN, the Check is a success.
Style Five grouped character stats used for STK Checks (combined with Training and Knowledge); specifically, a very broad rating of what types of things are important to a character. Represented by die sizes; a larger die dize means the Style is of greater meaning to the character.
Training Ten grouped character stats used for STK Checks (combined with Style and Knowledge); specifically, a general rating of the kind of training and knowledge a character has. Represented by die sizes; a larger die size means the character is more knowledgeable about that area of expertise.