More material based on Ghost in the Shell. It stands to reason that if someone figures out a way to play havoc inside the mind and body of a target, that someone else will spend the time to figure out how to stop it. This is the purpose of the barrier program. It is loaded into the main neural processor complex and is used to defend against unwelcome cybernetic intrusions.

Barrier programs are slightly more advanced in concept than traditional cyberdeck walls. A wall simply resists an attack, makes it harder. A barrier program typical packs a counter program designed to return the favor and attack the runner. This makes ghost hacking a great deal more hazardous than traditional netrunning. Every attack you make can conceivably return to haunt you in a counter attack better than your own defenses can handle.

At the moment, 2020 such technology is hardly needed as only full conversion borgs are even remotely close enough to being vulnerable. But with enough time that will change.

Over time I may begin to post rules and additional material based on this subject and as tested out in my own 2099 campaign. But time constraints at the moment restrict me to what has been posted here right now.

Reformatted December 16th, 2000