Metashield

This page is a list of things or information protected by the rules. Something that is "shielded" cannot be known by your character during a round until the "revealing condition" happens. This also means that your character cannot do things based on "shielded" information. Knowing or acting on something that is shielded before the revealing condition is met is referred to as metagaming.

Shield	Revealing condition
Current game mode and possible antags during the current game mode.	Never revealed IC
Events from previous rounds.	Never revealed IC
Events from previous characters.	Never revealed IC
All information gained while dead or a ghost.	Never revealed IC
The fact that a round will end. This does not prevent knowing that a shift will end, but does prohibit things like preparing to kill people at central command when roleplay rules stop being enforced on LRP.	Never revealed IC
The existence of Nuclear Operatives beyond a myth that no one would act on. The fact that the nuke disk must be protected and could be used by a bad actor to try to destroy the station is not shielded.	ANY of: blood red hardsuits operative names War Ops announcements
Implanted implants. Implanters themselves and un-implanted implants are not shielded. Prohibits implant checking.	ANY of: an implanter, used or unused an implant box an unlocked uplink use of a non-NT implant by anyone
Chameleon items. This shield doesn't prohibit being suspicious of an item being fake or stolen, but it does prohibit "checking" items or calling them chameleon.	ANY of: seeing someone else cause any chameleon item to change finding holographic nanomachine fibers an unlocked uplink experiencing a situation where absolutely no other explanation is possible
The fact that an item can be something other than what its visual appearance and examine description indicate.	ANY of: seeing the item behave differently than the expected behavior for the item seeing the item used for its hidden purpose an unlocked uplink experiencing a situation where absolutely no other explanation is possible
The fact that an item can be something other than what its visual appearance and examine description indicate.	ANY of: seeing the item behave differently than the expected behavior for the item seeing the item used for its hidden purpose an unlocked uplink experiencing a situation where absolutely no other explanation is possible

checking items like thieving gloves and radios. Metagaming pet carriers/storage = thief. Cargo ordering guns. I think all of this probably needs to be handled mechanically, if cargo has loads of money round start then idk how to write something that disallows them from spending that on guns

Explicitly not shielded

The following is a list of things that are explicitly not shielded. If something is not on this list, it doesn't mean that it is shielded, but if something is on it then it definitely is not shielded.

• The fact that the nuke disk must be protected and could be used by a bad actor to try to destroy the station.
• The fact that the Syndicate are enemies of Nanotrasen, and that they regularly attempt to send covert agents to spy on, sabotage, or attack Nanotrasen.
• A character's typical performance in a role. Though you should keep in mind that multiple characters can share the same name.
• A character's typical appearance. Though you should keep in mind that multiple characters can share the same name.
• The fact that the Syndicate have covert items capable of getting items to them, and that these items are known as uplinks.