A science fiction post-earth apocalypse game with posthuman concepts. Humanity has spread to the solar system and is starting to reach beyond, death is no longer a barrier to people as mind and memories can be stored in a variety of forms and bodies. But what is human anymore?
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Games based on Eclipse Phase's world and/or system
Are there any well developed, relatively successful, and - in your own experience - well playable, unofficial (and Creative Commons licensed) RPGs based on Eclipse Phase's world and/or system, as of ...
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What happens to rez points when you merge (alpha) forks?
This is a question asked on a french forum: http://www.black-book-editions.fr/forum/index.php?topic=3484.0
Let's say you have a fork (in particular, alpha fork) and you merge. The fork might have ...
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Do bonuses from cyberware and the like apply before or after the morph-imposed attribute maxima?
One of my players asked the above and the text isn't very clear. Reading the Improving Aptitudes section on p. 152 of the core seems to indicate as such.
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How likely would a character be to identify a Futura morph?
I have a player who is playing a member of the Lost generation and since we're just starting is required to be in a Futura morph. Part of the backstory I've laid out for the game is that the ...
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Are grenade attacks made against opposed Fray tests?
Do Throwing Weapons (by using a grenade) attacks require opposed 1/2 Fray tests to connect and damage enemies within the explosion area, like every other ranged attack?
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Justifications for the existence of cyberpsychosis
Several games (Cyberpunk, for one) have an effect like cyberpsychosis (defined here as "a psychotic aberration suffered by excessive users of cyberware"). Others, such as Eclipse Phase, consider ...
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How does Procreation work in Eclipse Phase?
How is procreation handled in Eclipse Phase? Given that morphs are highly interchangeable this heavily shifts the normal perception of how passing on your genetics would work. Also can infomorphs ...
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Rules for a play-by-post forum?
With my RPG group we decided to setup a private online forum to play in differed time together (and other reasons that are not the subject of the question).
Installing and setting the forum itself ...
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Do the mesh rules in Eclipse Phase permit the concept of a gateway node?
The hacking/interfacing rules for Eclipse Phase suggest that I can use a "disposable" ecto to cover my tracks when I'm doing something unscrupulous on the network. It suggests (but doesn't give clear ...
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Eclipse Phase and… the soul?
What's Eclipse Phase's take on the soul? Does such a thing exist in the game world? Are there in game debates about it (with factions opposing body switching and so on)?
(If someone dies then having ...
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Availability of body switching in Eclipse Phase
How affordable is body switching in Eclipse Phase?
(Please assume I know very little of the game.)
How much does it cost relatively to switch bodies? Is it something available for anyone, or just ...
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What kind of SF horror does Eclipse Phase lend itself to?
Assume I know only the barest minimum about Eclipse Phase: just read a blurb or two.
What kinds of horror stories does Eclipse Phase lend itself to?
(What are the 'signature' horror elements of the ...
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When purchasing a robot, do I have to purchase an AI to operate it?
When I buy a robot (buying gear at character creation), does it come with a basic AI that knows how to operate the 'bot, or do I have to purchase the AI separately?
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How to effectively run a “Petal” trip or other dream-like sequences
A little background:
Eclipse Phase has a drug in the setting that creates a shared hallucinated experience among participants. These drugs, called Petals, are also designed to have some sort of ...
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What kind of Muse do you start with in Eclipse Phase?
In Eclipse Phase, the character creation rules state that every character gets a Muse for free. Later in the book it details multiple kinds of Muses, including one called a Standard Muse.
Based on ...
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Game-within-a-Game Cross-Genre Ideas
I've started running the starter adventure on Eclipse Phase. I have an idea for our first full-length campaign, but it's a little complicated. I need a (relatively) simple game to play the part of a ...
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High-Tech Dungeon Crawling in Hard Sci-Fi
I've started playing Eclipse Phase with a group of friends. Most of them have a Dungeons and Dragon history, and love getting magic items and such. I've already made up my mind to take the party on ...
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How to design a character in Eclipse Phase?
I'm a bit overwhelmed with all of the options available. We haven't run a full session yet, but the two test runs I've done have both revealed glaring holes in the character I designed using the book ...
