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* ''[[Eclipse Phase]]'' has both "skillsofts" run on nanites in the brain, and psychosurgery skill imprints.
* [[Dungeons and Dragons]]
** ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' elves make loregems (''tel'kiira''), which are more of external memory storage with intuitive access. -Usually theirthey usescan rangebe fromworn aonly personalby "photothe album"/diaryelves, toare spycarried informationby cache, to spellbook (this even allows to record in a memorization-ready form some spells impossible to express in the usual text notation). Usually they can bebeing "glued" to skinforehead with their magic or willed to sink under itskin without discomfort to the wearer., Nobleand Housesfor have loregems passed from heir to heir that are considered amost part ofsupply theirassociative legacy ("wisdomflashbacks", ofbut oursome ancestors")users andare thereforemore matterdeft ofthan honour tothe preserveothers. Having thosea ''kiira'' "hot-plugged" involves a [[My Skull Runneth Over|high-pressure deluge of memories]] that is very taxing at best, and may fry an user who is incompatible or not up to it (in game terms, it means an elf with rather high Intelligence score). The common sort is the House kiira, passed from heir to heir in an elven noble clan - those are considered a wrongpart userof the House legacy ("wisdom of our ancestors") and therefore matter of honour to preserve. High Lore gems store knowledge of the elven High Magic traditions, and are actively wilful and quite powerful - unauthorized access usually ends with the trespasser’s mind burned out, then body "possessed" by the gem and walked to the first High Mage it can find to ensure the gem is in right hands. There are specialized variants with uses from a personal "photo album"/diary, to spellbook (this even allows to record in a memorization-ready form some spells impossible to express in the usual text notation), to spy information cache, and those may differ in any aspect. Then various enchanted gems that combine elements of ''kiira'' functionality with that of other magic items. In the Myth Drannor when the elves were not too picky to learn tricks that can be clearly traced to Netheril, they created hybrid ''ioun stones'' to have semi-sentient protective devices.
** ''[[Planescape]]'' has sensoriums maintained by Society of Sensation faction in Sigil - some open to public, some members-only - where guests can experience (as in "live through") a fragment of someone's memory. This may be anything from an obscure art performance, to first-person impression of how it feels to be crowned as a king or whipped as a galley slave, to fragments of adventures in dangerous environments instructive for other would-be travellers. They also pay handsomely to anyone willing to contribute interesting memories that they don't have yet, of course.
** ''[[Ravenloft]]'' have Simulate Skill spell some liches use to temporarily obtain any skill someone else had, provided the lich have seen it used by another character who is recently dead. This doesn't deprive the "donor" of this ability, if one is subsequently resurrected or raised as undead.
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