{"id":"shared/trait/merit/computer-aptitude","type":"trait","system":"merit","line":"shared","name":"Computer Aptitude","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":492,"folio":484},{"source":"W20","page":476,"folio":474},{"source":"BoS","page":44}],"entries":["You are familiar with and talented in the uses of computer equipment. Other Kindred may not understand computers, but to you they are intuitive. All rolls involving computers are at -2 difficulty for you."],"cost":2,"category":"Mental","_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"v20-core-merits"},"variants":[{"sources":[{"source":"BoS","page":44}],"entries":["A true child of the twenty-first century, you’re especially adept with computerized infotech. Reduce all difficulties involving computer-based rolls by -2, up to the usual modifier limit. This last caveat is especially important when dealing with computer-based magickal Effects, whose difficulties cannot be reduced by this Merit beyond the usual magick-roll modifier of -3, or below the minimum difficulty for magick-casting rolls. Even so, this Merit provides an edge for mages whose Arts include the guiding technology of our age.","For detailed optional rules regarding computer usage, see","Computer Systems in Chapter Two, pp. 116-127."],"note":"text differs from V20 (45%)"},{"sources":[{"source":"W20","page":476,"folio":474}],"entries":["You are familiar with and talented in the uses of com­ puter equipment. All rolls involving computers (hardware, software, or operations) are at –2 difficulty for you."],"note":"text differs from V20 (82%)"}],"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/merit/computer-aptitude","html":"/records/shared/trait/merit/computer-aptitude","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/merit/computer-aptitude/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":492,"folio":492,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"W20","page":476,"folio":476,"title":"Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"BoS","page":44,"folio":44,"title":"The Book of Secrets"}]},"_db":{"title":"Computer Aptitude","props":[["Cost","2 pts"],["Type","Mental"]],"parent_id":null,"level":2,"category":"Mental","summary":"You are familiar with and talented in the uses of computer equipment. Other Kindred may not understand computers, but to you they are intuitive. All rolls involving computers are at -2 difficulty for you. A true child","tags":[],"children":[]}}