Wiretap
Function: A wiretap is a variant form of a covert listening device. A character doesn’t use a wiretap to record environmental sounds, but instead conceals it within a phone or upon a phone line. Any conversations spoken over that line are transmitted to the user or an appropriate third party. Some wiretaps are fitted in a phone’s receiver, while others are placed along the phone wire or at the jack in the wall. A rare few phone taps can be placed at the switchboard, such as those located at the bottom floor of many skyscrapers or office buildings, usually found in a locked closet. Placing a phone tap requires an Intelligence + Larceny roll. This is a contested roll against any attempts to find the device (with an appropriate Wits + Investigation roll). These devices are also made to fit inside cell phones.
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Sensory / Aid
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Durability: 1
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Size: 1
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