Vic Rasmussen/Notes

Public Notes

These notes are set publicly on the MUSH and can be viewed by typing +note/read Vic/<note name>. Any notes not under this header are private and can only be seen by asking Vic to prove them to you on the MUSH.

Appearance

Vic's Appearance attribute is rated at 4 with "Alluring" as its specialty.

Shadow

Vic's shadow will occasionally look... odd. Feel free to OOCly ask about it. This does have some specific triggers that make it more likely to be occurring and if you wish you can ask her to prove another note that explains it in more details.

Awakened Status

These notes are related to Vic's status as a mage.

Avatar

Vic/Wordsworth

see also Ancient Egyptian and Chinese below.

Digital Web Icon

Before you appears an icon in the form of a metaphorical Amazon. She gives the sense of extraordinary height, easily over six and a quarter feet if this was the real world, and possessing an extremely well proportioned and fit female form. Calling her statuesque, while it could seem to be a cliche, is made all the more appropriate by her skin having the color and texture of pristine white stone as if she was a sculpture brought to life. Her eyes, when not closed with their alabaster lids, are the inky depths of deep space with twin spiral galaxies located where the iris and pupils of human eyes would be. Long locks of hair flow down past her hips, looking as if they would be sat upon were they not moving with otherwise unfelt air currents; the hair, which seems as if would be dark normally, glows with green flickering light as sequences of 1s and 0s stream outward from the hair's central point at the crown of her head.

There is no obvious metadata present on or about the icon with the exception of these two automatic query responses:

Name	an3ris
Icon Name	Galatea GalaxSee

OOC: Appearance 5, Intimidation 3

Echoes

Vic's shadow often flickers like electronic "snow" (visual noise) on a untuned television; this effect can occur randomly but is triggered by extreme emotions also. It occurs more frequently if she has recently used magic of any sort.

Paradigm

Vic sees magic as the cheat code to the universe. Everything is information and information can be manipulated by those with the know-how. As such, magical effects begin with understanding, they progress though planning and formulation, then they conclude with a well-executed action or set of actions; basically like programming a computer to take a specific set of actions.

Foci

Each of the following are a separate trait. The actual names are noted under the wiki headers.

Standard Foci

MAGE-FOCI-STND is the name of this +note.

Vic's standard foci consist of the following:

• Electronic Devices: Computers, PDAs, calculators, smartphones and other smart devices are standard foci for Vic's magic.
• Language: Word choice, word puzzles, etc. whether spoken, sung, typed or written, Vic can use words to shape magical effects.
• Mathematics: Mathematical formulas can help Vic focus her mind and prepare for the channeling of magical energies.
• Music: Listening to, performed (no matter that she's not really good at it) or dancing to it, Vic can use music as a focus for her magic.
• Programming: Whether written on paper or electronically, Vic can use the preparation of a program to guide or supplement the effects she intends to enact.
• Resource Books: Sure, online resources are Vic's preference but information is golden and dead tree format is sometimes the best. The physicality of a book is very helpful with magic meant to affect something that is itself physical with a magical effect.
• Video Games: Playing a video game can be a form of meditation or an actual magical focus for Vic.

Personal Foci: Data

MAGE-FOCI-P-DATA is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Data (or Correspondence) Sphere is, possibly predictably, any internet-connected computers or any sort of smart device (aka Internet Ready Devices).

Personal Foci: Entropy

MAGE-FOCI-P-ENT is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Entrophy Sphere is any sort of Random Number Generator. This can be as simple as flipping a coin to as "complicated" as running a custom made RNG application on a computer or smart device.

Personal Foci: Forces, Life & Matter

MAGE-FOCI-P-FLM is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Spheres of Forces, Life, and Matter are any variety of Medical or Scientific Analytic Devices that are used to analyze various appropriate aspects of the world (such as these for example).

Personal Foci: Mind

MAGE-FOCI-P-MIND is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Mind Sphere is Language (specifically voiced or written, not typed). She views this as hacking the brain though audible or visible programming. While she could use typed words to communicate this information it would not meet the requirements of being a personal foci.

Personal Foci: Prime

MAGE-FOCI-P-PRI is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Prime Sphere is Music. All she needs is to be able to hear music (this can be done by singing or humming even as long as what she is doing doesn't otherwise require her voice) for this to count as a foci usage.

Personal Foci: Time

MAGE-FOCI-P-TIME is the name of this +note.

Vic's personal foci for the Time Sphere are Time Pieces (clocks or watches, whether electronic or mechanical). And yes, the clock on a computer or smartphone counts.

Rotes

Gender Triggered Variable Pigment Protocol 2.0

ROTE-GNDR_PIGMNT_CHNG is the name of this +note.

(Life *, Matter **)

This is a custom rote developed by Vic in November of 2020. It allows the mage to lay a magical effect on an object that immediately leeches the pigmentation of the object turning it white until it is touched by a genetically human being (changelings, shifters in homid and near-homid forms, vampires, etc count as humans for this purpose, other shapeshifted beings may or may not in a case-by-case basis) at which point it changes color based on the genetic sex of the person: to "Celtic" (or woad) blue for males and to cherry blossom pink for females. The color change is a visible fade from the point of contact across the surface of the object over the course of a few moments (depending on the size of the object). If the effect is maintained (or given a duration by extra successes) but physical contact stops the color will fade away after a few minutes without contact reversing the fade to the last point of contact similarly to the original fade in of the color. A new color can only be applied from the neutral (white) state. When the effect ends the color status at that point in time becomes permanent. While this is magical, and anyone in the know will realize this, it is easy to explain this as a treatment with a "non-toxic color changing chemical" so it is considered coincidental magic.

System: Life drives the sensory aspect of the effect while Matter changes the colors as described. Roll Arete vs difficulty 5 (adjusted by foci, node quintessence, etc); one success is required to establish the effect, additional successes can be applied to duration and to adjustments (usually to the color or pattern of colors) to the effect.

While the default version of this rote works off of gender, humans and has blue and pink shades it is easily modified. The Life sensing effect can be re-tuned in various ways. The colors can be changed also. Matter already being in the rote allows for the inclusion of vampires as humans.

NOTE: if asked ICly about 1.0 Vic's response would be "We don't discuss 1.0."

Search Engine

ROTE-SEARCH_ENGINE is the name of this +note.

(Data **, Entropy *, Prime *)

Also known as "Telephone," use this rote when you are looking for a Hacker or a Kibo to fit your needs. It either puts you in touch with someone who matches your request or someone who knows them. It should be noted that you can't find a specific person with this rote (though more advanced versions do exist to perform that function,) just people who fit a general need.

System: Correspondence is usually used to cast a wide net to search for your target (Vic's variant uses Data instead). Prime is used to locate the target via his or her Essence. Entropy makes sure that this person fits your needs. Each success gives you a 20% chance of locating the target or someone connected to that person. Be careful with this rote! There have been rare occasions when the best teacher for the situation turned out to be a member of the Technocracy - much to the Adept's (and the Technocrat's) surprise.

NOTE: This Rote comes from WW4660 Tradition Book: Virtual Adepts, pp63-64.

Skills

The following notes pertain to aspects of Vic's non-awakened skills above and beyond basic +sheet information.

Linguistics

Vic grew up in a multilingual home which lead her to develop a love of languages and linguistics; she's also a bit of a word snob, having strong opinions about the correct pronunciation of certain words that have multiple "proper" pronunciations. Her linguistic ability has lead her to learn a total seven languages as described below along with the reason she knows them.

• English: Naturally, having grown up in North America (born in the USA and living there after it became the Incorporated States of America after the Y2K Crash and the gang wars that swept the nation for nearly seven years proceeding it) and attended public schools though childhood, Vic knows English.
• Tagalog: Vic's mother and maternal grandmother are originally from the Philippines and spoke Tagalog at home (in the case of her grandmother, it was the only language she was truly fluent in as her English was severely broken), so she learned this language at the same time she was learning English.
• ASL: Vic's fraternal twin brother was born deaf due to a genetic defect. She learned sign language along with him as they grew up.
• Spanish: Vic heard a smattering of Spanish from her grandmother as a child but didn't truly begin to learn it until she took four years of it in high school and two terms of it in college as well.
• Klingonese: Vic's parents were (from her perspective) "always" avid Star Trek fans, her father was even a member of a Klingon Recreation Society. She picked up Klingonese from the shows and movies as well as her father and his friends.
• Japanese: In high school Vic was introduced to anime. Wanting to experience it in its purest form she learned Japanese so she could watch the subtitled form and MST3K the poor translation of the subtitles.
• Akashic Sign Language: After her awakening, Vic joined a cabal that included an old-school Akashic from before the Shattering (an event in the early Aughts in which most of the Traditions fell apart due to the Avatar Storm) who taught her and the rest of the group the Akashic sign language for private communications in the field.

Ancient Egyptian

Vic can understand Ancient Egyptian and might be able to make herself understood in it but, unlike the other languages she knows, she hasn't learned it herself. Instead, it is that her Avatar knows it and will translate it in her head for her.

Chinese

In early October 2020, having met a non-Traditions Chinese mage and wanting to be able to communicate more clearly AND having recently increased her Mind and Time spheres to 2, Vic applied her Arete to "standard" hypercramming techniques and learned Cantonese, Mandarin, Mongolian and Tibetan in a bit more than a week's time.

Additionally, her avatar (who is stirring and may be evolving beyond his original status) picked up Middle Chinese and Old Chinese. This allows Vic to understand both languages, and maybe even make herself understood in them but, unlike the other languages she knows, she hasn't learned it herself and her Avatar will have to translate it in her head for her.

Lores

The Lore Notes are all separate notes but belong together in one section thus how I've configured this part of the page.

Bygone Lore

While Vic came to this world believing mythic creatures were extinct (as is likely true on her world) she has learned better in this world.

On 31Aug2020 Vic met one and the next day Bobbi confirmed some basic information about Bygones. (Lore Bygone:1)

Garou Lore

As a mage Vic was aware that werewolves (or lupines as she always thought of them) existing in her own world but, like the sleepers, she had little true knowledge of their natures. Since coming to this new dimension she has had new opportunities to learn about them.

On 27 Oct 2020 Bobbi taught Vic the basics about Garou at the Nexus. (Lore Garou:1)

Mage Lore

Vic is a mage. As such she knows everything expected of one (Lore Mage:3) with some possible differences and variations due to her alien nature (Anachronism Flaw).

Sorc/Psy Lore

Vic didn't know much about sorcerers and psychics in her world, leaving any details she knows having come from learning in this world.

On 29 Aug 2020 Vic learned the basics about both sorcerers and psychics from Raise. (Lore Sorcerer & Psychic:1)

On 13 Dec 2020 Vic learned a bit more of this lore from Raise (Lore Sorcerer & Psychic:2)

Spirit Lore

As a mage, Vic was aware of the existance of Spirits (after all what did the Spirit Sphere deal with?) but she had never really studied them or the facts about them.

On the night of 8 Dec 2020, at the end of the 2020 Blackout, Merek taught Vic the basics about Spirits, the Umbra, Familiars and related subjects. (Lore Spirit:1)

Vampire Lore

As a mage, Vic was vaguely aware of vampires existing in her own world but, like the sleepers, she had little true knowledge of their natures. Since coming to this new dimension she has had new opportunities to learn about them.

On 26Aug2020 Vic watched Eloise's homemade educational video 'Noob 101: Vampires Suck' in the basement of Prospect Roasters and picked up the basics. (Lore Vampire:1)

Wraith Lore

As a mage Vic was aware that ghosts existed in her own world but, like the sleepers, she had little true knowledge of their natures. Since coming to this new dimension she has had new opportunities to learn about them.

On 17 Nov 2020 Bobbi taught Vic (and others) a bit more than just the basics about Wraith at Prospect Roasters. (Lore Wraith:2)

Faulty Lores

The following lore are the ones that Vic has mistaken or twisted understanding of (they are all at 0 rank).

• Changeling Lore: Vic has learned that they exist. (Lore:0)
• Demon Lore: Vic believes that much of the sleepers' belief in demons is myth. Surely its just based on long twisted and malformed cultural memories of spirits.
• Fera Lore: Now that Vic knows some of the truth about Garou she's curious about the other kinds of shapeshifters. What doesn't she know?
• Hunter Lore: Vic knows that there are people, and maybe even societies of people, who dedicate their lives to hunting the supernatural. She doesn't know anything more about them.

Unknown Lores

The following lore are ones that Vic isn't even aware might exist yet, let alone have faulty knowledge of (as with the above, they are all at 0 rank).

• Dream Lore
• Kuei-jin Lore
• Mummy Lore
• Sewer Lore
• Tribal Lore
• Wyrm Lore

Things

This section is for things Vic possesses/uses.

Alt Identy

Vic's alternate identity is tied to a birth certificate for a little girl named Victoria Scirocco Johnsen who was born on 20 Aug 1988 and died at a young age in a car accident. It has a state issued driver's license and parallel gate issued ID, both with a photo of Vic attached to them in all the right databases. The actual work was done by Ed (#18905) on Vic's behalf.

Cybernetics

Vic, coming from an alternate Earth with cybernetic technologies commonly available and accepted as part of the consensus, has two cybernetic implants: ocular enhancements and a timekeeping implant. These are represented on the sheet as two merits and a background trait which are identified below along with the description of how they work/are represented ICly.

• Ocular Enhancements: While Vic still possesses her natural eyes, nanotech circuitry has been grown within them which augment her visual acuity in a number of ways. Firstly, they provide her extremely sharp vision (reducing the difficulties for all vision rolls by two-points). Secondly, this technomagical augmentation allows her to shift her senses to see in low-light conditions by drawing in more light or in total darkness via thermographics (this latter also can be used in any way thermographic scans can be); due to the first effect her eyes will occasionally shine like a cat's in certain lighting situations while the second effect causes them to faintly glow red (similar to the Level 1 Protean discipline ability "Eyes of the Beast").

This is represented on the sheet by the Acute Vision (1) merit and Blessings (2) background traits.

• Timekeeping Implant: This neurocybernetic chip grants Vic the effects of the Perfect Time rote.

This is represented on the sheet by the Time Sense (1) merit.

SmartDevices

When Vic arrived in this world she had her laptop and smartphone with her. Both are Tandy-brand devices with extensive, after-market modifications built into them by their owner. They perform as well as any modern, state-of-the-art equivalent and have modular ports allowing her to connect them to various other electronics as well as being fully capable of wireless charging.

Stuff

In addition to her clothing and her smartdevices, Vic had a handful of other, incidental items in her possession when she came to this world. The most notable of these are a pocket knife with fold-out bit case (this) and a kubotan keychain (basically a sap).