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  Personalities 
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  Personalities 
   Every sophont (natural or artificial) has a Personality: a unique set 
  of non-corporeal elements that define and empower him independent 
  of his body. 
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   Through much of history, the personality has been integral 
  with the body and never independent of it. Technology has 
  made it possible to free the personality from the body. 
   Personalities can be recorded, edited, enhanced, and 
  implanted in new bodies.  
   The basic technology that allows the recording of 
  personalities in turn allows a wide variety of personality 
  manipulations. Recorded personalities can be overlaid on 
  others for a variety of purposes including mindwipes, life 
  insurance, temporary skills, and recreational personalities. 
   
   
  TYPICAL WAFER 
   
   
   
   The typical wafer is about 
  Size= 1; easily inserted into 
  the Wafer Slot present on 
  most computers. 
   Wafer Jacks. Some 
  individuals have Wafer 
  Jacks: a small implanted 
  sensor capable of reading a 
  Wafer held near it (there is 
  no slot or break in the skin).
  THE ELEMENTS OF THE PERSONALITY 
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  C4 
  Intelligence 
  C5 
  Education or Training or Instinct 
  C6 
  Social Standing or Charisma or Caste 
  CS 
  Sanity 
   
  A set of Skills or Knowledges or Talents 
   
  A set of unique Memories 
   
  A sense of self (one’s identity). 
   
   
  Added When A Personality Becomes An Applet: 
   
  IFFN Tags. Priority = 1D. Expiration = 1D. 
   
   
   
  IDENTIFYING THE ISOLATED PERSONALITY 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  C4 
  C5 
  C6 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  X 
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  5 
  6 
  0 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Not Applicable 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Manufacturing standards and brand reputation are 
  important for skill wafers. QREBS applies. 
   
   Skill Wafer. A skill wafer contains a single skill (it’s a 
  personality edited down to a single skill). Overlaid on a 
  subject, it grants him the ability to use that skill. 
   Recreational Wafer. A recreational wafer contains an 
  interesting personality (primarily its memories). The user 
  experiences those memories, and in the process makes them 
  his own, even after the originals fade. 
   Occupation Wafer. Temporary local needs can be filled by 
  standardized Occupation Wafers: they overlay the skills 
  required for an occupation (as well as some characteristics 
  and a “loyal” identity). The Sanity risk is considered slight 
  when balanced against the needs of society. Typical 
  occupations include Enforcer, Emergency Doctor, Militia, 
  Damage Control Expert. A person under an Occupation 
  wafer is referred to as: “He’s been Programmed Police,” or 
  “He’s Programmed EMT.”
  WAFER TECHNOLOGY 
   Wafer Technology encompasses recording, editing, and 
  implanting personalities. Standard Wafer Technology is 
  available at TL-13. 
   Recording. Most medical facilities have the ability to 
  record personalities. The process is non-invasive and 
  painless. 
   More sophisticated systems can record personalities from 
  dead (recently dead) brains. 
   Editing. A Personality can be edited to remove or reduce 
  any of its elements. Elements from other Personalities can be 
  added (spliced) into a Personality. 
   Applet Conversion. The raw Personality Recording is 
  relatively useless. After conversion to an Applet, the 
  Personality can be used overlaid or implanted on subjects. 
   Overlay. A Personality can be overlaid on a person; the 
  elements of the Recorded Personality which are present 
  suppress corresponding current elements. All other original 
  elements remain. 
   Overlay is not without its dangers: Check San every Day. 
   An Overlay is temporary; it fades after the Expiration 
  period in Days (usually upon awakening the next morning). 
   Implant. A person’s own Personality can be permanently 
  implanted. If edited, the elements of the Recorded 
  Personality which are present suppress corresponding 
  current elements. All other original elements remain. 
   Jacked In. A Personality (as an Applet) can be inserted 
  into a Computer. A person can establish a feedback loop with 
  his Recorded Personality within a Computer and monitor its 
  activities. The resulting effect is that the person feels like he 
  is in the computer (the term is jacked in).  
   When the person disconnects, the Personality continues in 
  the computer until it expires. 
   
  SOME RESTRICTIONS 
   Wafer Technology has a variety of restrictions. 
   Genetic Profile. Personalities are best overlaid on an 
  individual of the same Genetic Profile. If overlaid on a 
  different Genetic Profile, Check San daily for each Genetic 
  Profile difference. 
   Element=0. If an Element is edited to Zero, it suppresses 
  the current non-zero Element. This technique is the basis for 
  Mindwipe. 
   Element Removed. If an Element is removed; the current 
  Element remains in force. 
  
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