[Reign of Steel] Zoneminds IQ and Complexity

marceloyoiti · 11-04-2016, 04:36 AM

Thanks all for your comments.
I missed the Genius option. Should read more carefully ;) I'll remove quantum computers from my campaign then and define Zoneminds as TL 10 megacomputers with Genius and Neural Nets options (resulting in a computer costing $10B, impressive!)

Summing up: Complexity was used as a guideline for racial IQ, with individual IQs varying. Also, Taboo Traits (Fixed IQ or Complexity-Limited IQ) were explicitly not added to allow AI characters to surpass their racial IQ. How much they can vary is GM's decision (can't find guidelines for that in the Basic Set though...)

Alright, here are my GM decisions:
- Human characters can vary widely in how they use their biological CPUs. They are limited to IQ 20, i.e. max +10 IQ from racial IQ.
- Machines, however, are usually working on the limits of their hardware. The AIs can only increase their IQ for 3 points (max IQ 23 for Zoneminds). AUs can only increase it for a point (max IQ 12 for a Overseer) and NUs cannot increase IQ at all (no sapient Scorpions or Vermins, sorry).
- If an AI want to increase its own IQ significantly it needs better hardware.
- Lucifer is also a Genius Neural Net megacomputer that barely fits in a robotruck (20 tons). He needs a support truck (as per RoS) for power and other robot support.

11-04-2016, 04:36 AM	#1
marceloyoiti Join Date: Oct 2011	Re: [Reign of Steel] Zoneminds IQ and Complexity Thanks all for your comments. I missed the Genius option. Should read more carefully ;) I'll remove quantum computers from my campaign then and define Zoneminds as TL 10 megacomputers with Genius and Neural Nets options (resulting in a computer costing $10B, impressive!) Summing up: Complexity was used as a guideline for racial IQ, with individual IQs varying. Also, Taboo Traits (Fixed IQ or Complexity-Limited IQ) were explicitly not added to allow AI characters to surpass their racial IQ. How much they can vary is GM's decision (can't find guidelines for that in the Basic Set though...) Alright, here are my GM decisions: - Human characters can vary widely in how they use their biological CPUs. They are limited to IQ 20, i.e. max +10 IQ from racial IQ. - Machines, however, are usually working on the limits of their hardware. The AIs can only increase their IQ for 3 points (max IQ 23 for Zoneminds). AUs can only increase it for a point (max IQ 12 for a Overseer) and NUs cannot increase IQ at all (no sapient Scorpions or Vermins, sorry). - If an AI want to increase its own IQ significantly it needs better hardware. - Lucifer is also a Genius Neural Net megacomputer that barely fits in a robotruck (20 tons). He needs a support truck (as per RoS) for power and other robot support.