[ExI] Fwd: [tt] H+ RPG on x-risk management: Eclipse Phase

[Bryan Bishop]

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From: Hughes, James J. <James.Hughes at trincoll.edu>
Date: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Subject: [tt] H+ RPG on x-risk management: Eclipse Phase
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http://eclipsephase.com/

Eclipse Phase is a pen & paper roleplaying game of post-apocalyptic
transhuman conspiracy and horror.

An "eclipse phase" is the period between when a cell is infected by a
virus and when the virus appears within the cell and transforms it.
During this period, the cell does not appear to be infected, but it is.

Players take part in a cross-faction secret network dubbed Firewall that
is dedicated to counteracting "existential risks" - threats to the
existence of transhumanity, whether they be biowar plagues,
self-replicating nanoswarms, nuclear proliferation, terrorists with
WMDs, net-breaking computer attacks, rogue AIs, alien encounters, or
anything else that could drive an already decimated transhumanity to
extinction.


http://catalystgamelabs.com/page/2/

http://catalystgamelabs.com/eclipse-phase/


Your body is a shell. Change it.
Death is a disease. Cure it.
Extinction is approaching. Fight it.

With exponentially accelerating technologies we reached out into the
solar system. We re-forged our bodies and minds. We achieved immortality
through the digitization of our minds, resleeving from one biological or
synthetic body to the next at will.

Yet our race towards extinction was not slowed. Billions died as our
technologies rapidly bloomed into something beyond control ... further
transforming humanity into something else, scattering us throughout the
solar system, and reigniting vicious conflicts. Nuclear strikes,
biowarfare plagues, nanoswarms, mass uploads ... a thousand horrors
nearly wiped humanity from existence.

We still survive ... divided into a patchwork of restrictive inner
collectivist habitats, tribal networks, and new experimental societal
models. We have spread to the outer reaches of the solar system and even
gained foot holds in the galaxy beyond.

But we are no longer solely "human" ... we have evolved into something
simultaneously more and different-something transhuman.

Eclipse Phase: The Game

Eclipse Phase uses a variant d100/percentile system with some twists.
The game is fast and simple, streamlined so players can dive into the
world and action without being burdened down by complex rules.

The text of Eclipse Phase-the rules and the setting-is available under
the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
License. This gives fans the ability to create and share free Eclipse
Phase material-whether it's homebrew adventures or hacks and remixes of
the Eclipse Phase rules-go for it!

Eclipse Phase: More Than A Game

Eclipse Phase is a post-apocalyptic game of conspiracy and horror.
Humanity is enhanced and improved, but also battered and bitterly
divided. Technology allows the re-shaping of bodies and minds, but they
also create opportunities for oppression and put the capabilities for
mass destruction in the hands of everyone. And other threats lurk in the
devastated habitats of the Fall, dangers both familiar and alien.

In this harsh setting, the players participate in a cross-faction
conspiracy that seeks to protect transhumanity from threats both
internal and external. Along the way, they may find themselves hunting
for prized technology in a gutted habitat falling from orbit, risking
the hellish landscapes of a ruined Earth, or following the trail of a
terrorist through militarized stations and isolationist habitats. Or
they may find themselves stepping through a Pandora Gate, a wormhole to
distant stars and the alien secrets beyond ....
For More Information

More information about Eclipse Phase is available at EclipsePhase.com.

For retailers and new fans, our list of Introductory Products should
give you an idea of products that are suitable for players and GMs new
to the game.
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