Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Two: Character Creation (section)

====Security:====
Finally, a laboratory should be protected and concealed from prying eyes, or at least able to pass as a normal research institution. Placing dots in Security keeps the laboratory hidden and protected. Laboratories with no dots in Security are public and possess no particular security features except any wonders or beholden the genius devotes to that task. Each dot in Security for a laboratory subtracts two dice from efforts by intruders to find and get into the laboratory, due to concealment or (mundane) security measures like locked doors, pass-key systems, and surveillance. Further, each dot in Security grants a +1 bonus on Initiative for anyone inside against anyone attempting to gain entrance, due to internal security systems and good defensive organization.

0: The laboratory's location and nature are both obvious to anyone who look at it, and it offers no protection against intrusion except whatever the genius directs toward that area in the form of wonders or beholden guards.

●: The laboratory's location is still obvious, but it has basic security, such as key-locks, to keep most casual intruders out. Anyone attempting to enter the laboratory subtracts two dice from their roll. Anyone within engaging intruders gains a +1 bonus on Initiative due to clear lines of sight and good defensive layout.

●●: The laboratory is well-hidden, either in some inaccessible area or concealed in plain sight, and possesses more sophisticated defensive mechanisms, including code-locks, security cameras, and alarms. Anyone attempting to enter the laboratory subtracts four dice from their roll. Anyone within engaging intruders gains a +2 bonus on Initiative due to good organization and access to security cameras.

●●●: The laboratory is artfully concealed and possesses state-of-the-art counter-intrusion technology: DNA locks, advanced security cameras, motion sensors, and a dedicated security computer. Anyone attempting to enter the laboratory subtracts six dice from their roll. Anyone within engaging intruders gains a +3 bonus on Initiative due to security cameras, flood lights, and other systems that put invaders at a disadvantage.

●●●●: The laboratory is basically impossible to find unless the searcher knows what to look for. Protected by advanced technology that borders on the Inspired, the laboratory possesses more security measures than a secret military base. Anyone attempting to enter the laboratory subtracts eight dice from their roll. Anyone within engaging intruders gains a +4 bonus on Initiative due to super-science scanners, protective walls made of incredible alloys, or internal sensor drones. Like a Wonder, this laboratory binds one point of Mania. If Mania is not available, the lab is treated as having only three dots in Security.

●●●●●: The laboratory is an impregnable fortress, riddled with super-science protective measures. Anyone attempting to enter the laboratory subtracts ten dice from their roll. Anyone within engaging intruders gains a +5 bonus on Initiative due to the incredible systems that protect the laboratory and support those within it. This laboratory binds five points of Mania. If Mania is not available, the lab is treated as having only three dots in Security.