Softwere

Softwere are software-type fetishes that are used and coined by the Glass Walkers with a clearly defective sense of humor.

See also Cyberfetishes and/or WeaverTech.

Overview

Softwere are computer programs augmented by binding a spirit into them. Each Softwere program fits onto a single floppy disc.

List of Softwere

• Hardware Virus - Level 1, Gnosis 3 - As any technical support will tell you, a normal computer virus can't infect hardware, only software. This is not a normal virus. Bound with a pattern spider, this Softwere can and does attach itself to hardware that is frequently used on many computers (such as digital cameras), and destroys hardware that is mostly used on one computer (such as monitors), in spectacular fashion. As a general rule, they explode. Damage done by exploding printers is best left to the Storyteller to decide.
• Security Sniffer - Level 2, Gnosis 4 - A basic search engine program outfitted with the spirit of any urban bird, this program can be run on any security camera system that involves a computer at some point. The program can then be configured to look for anyone firring a specific description. The value of this program obviously depends on how large the system is, on a government system overseeing many public areas it can be profoundly efficient.
• Ultimate Search Engine - Level 4, Gnosis 6 - While finding something on the Internet is best done with a normal search engine, anything off the Internet should be handled with this. This program, bound with a cockroach-spirit, can find literally anything (so long as its location is in the physical world) and display its location on a monitor. To search, it rolls its own Gnosis with a difficulty set by the Storyteller, depending on how difficult the object is to find. Finding a misplaced wallet is about difficulty 10, if not impossible. As a result, this is not considered the most reliable Softwere on Earth, but if you're the kind of guy who keeps forgetting where he put his glasses, you'll love it.

References

• WTA: Tribebook: Glass Walkers, p. 86
• WTA: Hammer & Klaive, p. 27