I/E Slang Terms & DefinitionsIncorporating these terms into your scripting can aid in getting addition XPs for role-playing. BFG n. Any oversized gun that can be wielded by a single person. Also, someone who specializes in weapons of this type. "Matty, we're gonna need you to bring the BFG."
brand loyalty n. Often used to describe an I/E operative's loyalty to their employers.
bug lover n. Any person, but usually a sci-type, who studies insects or arachnids.
cracker n. A hacker of the criminal persuasion.
crunchy adj. Applies to data that is interesting and/or valuable. If obtained illegally, it's hot and crunchy. "Check all this crunchy shit I pulled on the mark: addresses, phone numbers, car VINs, medical history ... all this guy needs is a 'Wax Me' sign on his back."
data slinger n. An individual that receives valuable corporate data and sells it to the highest bidder.
Deke Foster is a known Data Slinger.
dog n. An inglorious term used by suits in reference to an I/E Operative
gene jockey n. A sci-type involved in the study and manipulation of DNA.
hax0r n. A specialist in obtaining confidential data from the computer networks of other corporations, and making it as difficult as possible for enemies to do the same to his parent corporation. Unscrupulous Hax0rz may also be Data Slingers, selling information on their own employers.
Term is usually used by other hax0rs to refer to each other.hole n. Any underground location, be it a natural cave or a manmade warren or bunker. "Down in the hole there was no day or night; it really started to fuck with my head after a while."
I/E n., adj. Industrial Espionage. Joe Powell is an I/E operative; Spitfire is an I/E unit.
jack n. An I/E operative who is a "jack of all trades, master of none". A lancer that does not specialize as does, say, a sniper or an elite h4xX0r.
labcoat n. Scientist. Anyone in a white lab coat. Often the target of kidnapping or bodyguard missions.
lancer n. Short for 'freelancer'. An I/E operative or team that does not work "in-house" for any one corporation.
mark n. The target of a hostile-surveillance or assassination mission.
NPC n. Non Player Character. Bystanders, civilians, and other non-mission-related individuals. "Don't worry about the girl at the desk, she's an NPC." Ironic, eh?
patch doc n. An "underground" surgeon; someone who has fallen from the good graces of the medical system, usually due to addiction or malpractice. Often the only option available to injured I/E operatives who cannot risk treatment at a public hospital. Patch docs are dubious characters and their services may be flawed, but the very least of them should be able to stop bleeding, remove bullets and make stitches.
prize n. - The mission objective. Sometimes a literal object. Example: "Bingo! Mother fucker! We've got the Prize!"
sci-town n. A scientific facility large enough to comprise a small town. Generally has grocery stores, dormitories, recreation areas, and laboratory facilities, allowing scientists to live and work there for months at a time.
sci-type n. Scientist. Anyone in a white lab coat. Often the target of kidnapping or bodyguard missions.
suit n. Anyone who regularly wears a suit and tie for work; administration, executives, business men in general. "This business would be great if it weren't for all the goddamn suits!"
waste vt. To kill.
wax vt. To kill. "I was about to be waxed right there, naked and in my bathroom. It was starting out to be a pretty shitty day."
weekend crew n. An alliance of lancer agents to form a temporary I/E unit, usually at a client company's direction. They are often given a temporary team codename by their current employer.
whitecoat n. Scientist. Anyone in a white lab coat. Often the target of kidnapping or bodyguard missions.