Eclipse Phase RPG, downloadable PDF Options

[Adam]

Any chance that it will be released as a free PDF too?

Sunward will be Creative Commons-licensed: rip mix burn. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

The PDF will be sensibly-priced and sharable.

[Grinder]

I'm gonna buy it anyway, was just curious about the free release.

[Adam]

Step away from the word free. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Sharable. Isn't that nicer? Sharing is caring. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Grinder]

Sharable, I see.

[Ravennus]

Any online EP games going on that anyone is aware of? I'm just starting to get into the book, but I'm dying to try it and the only way I'd play it here is if I ran it, which I wouldn't feel comfortable doing just yet.
I'm also heeding the spoiler warnings for all the GM stuff in the back of the book, as hard as it is!

Loving almost everything I've read so far. Adam and gang, I'm definitely getting a copy of this as soon as I find steady employment again!
I much prefer having a hardcopy in my hands, and this one looks to be one giant behemoth of fun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I've also starting talking it up with my local gaming group. I have at least one person's interest piqued so... *fingers crossed*

[nezumi]

There's one running on RPoL looking for more players and GMs.

[Ravennus]

There's one running on RPoL looking for more players and GMs.

Great, thanks for the heads up. I'll have to check out that site.

[Adam]

There may well be some games starting up here, too: http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=31688

[Martin_DeVries_I...]

Whilst reading this thread last night, with Futurama playing in the background, I was hit with a thought: you could make a fairly serviceable combat medic from a Novacrab and call him John Zoidberg. And with that you could pretty much have a gritty, dark, hardcore Futurama reboot with Eclipse Phase.
...I probably shouldn't be allowed to play this game.

[Sixgun_Sage]

I have managed to get my gaming group (horribly resistant to change though they are. one of them is the epitome of the poster "Consistency: ah, jim, I see you are playing a backstabbing asshole. Again" and has been for the last 5 years) to agree to let me test Eclipse Phase on them. I have the quickstart adventure and "Think Before Asking". I wanted to know who here has played both, which they would suggest over the other, and suggestions on running them. The only reason TBA is in the running is my gaming group is experienced enough I have faith in them being able to dive right in.

[KarmaInferno]

The thing to remember is this is not just a future tech game, it's a horror game.

I played a demo at Origins, and was wonderfully creeped out the entire game. Like, on a visceral level. And I was playing the character that was a swarm of nanites. When you have a completely organic human party member entering an airlock without a suit, deliberately spacing himself, and the rest of the party agrees that's the most sane course of action, you know things have gotten screwed up badly.

There are... things... in the dark. Horrid shapes, hinting of fangs and claws and the reflection of pale light off terribly intelligent eyes. And this time, Humanity's got nowhere to run.

What happens to the backstabbing asshole in horror movies? Right.

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-karma

[Obbehobbe]

I don't get it... is this PDF for free? Where do I send money? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Thanee]

As Adam likes to say... it's not free, but sharable. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

If you like it well enough, you can still buy a copy (hardcopy or PDF or both) to support the company. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Bye
Thanee

[Adam]

I don't get it... is this PDF for free? Where do I send money? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Eclipse Phase is Creative Commons licensed. This means you can share it with friends, modify it as you like, and share those modifications as long as you extend permission for everyone else to distribute and modify your modifications under the same license. (Non-commercially only.) License details are here: http://eclipsephase.com/cclicense/

If you would like to buy the PDF, here's the link: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?cP...iliate_id=77000

You can buy the core book in print at amazon -- http://tinyurl.com/epamazon -- and at your local game store. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Demonseed Elite]

You can buy the core book in print at amazon -- http://tinyurl.com/epamazon -- and at your local game store. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

My hardcopy arrives from Amazon on Wednesday. Yay! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

[nezumi]

(Adam is secretly an anarcho-socialist! Pass it on.)

[Blade]

Secretly?

[Rob Boyle]

Couple Questions
1. Why so many skills? I mean most of the system is fairly simple but there are a lot of skills and big numbers (like the attributes) that may turn off people who were actually looking for something simple. I love the mesh rules btw.

Partly this was our personal preference. I'm not very fond of systems that narrow down your character's capabilities to a dozen or so skills; I prefer more variety, more options, more fine-tuning. For the EP setting, since we were looking at characters enhanced beyond normal human abilities, we also wanted to make sure there was enough room for specialization.

I'm not sure what you mean by "big numbers" -- it's a percentile system, so the numbers go from 0 to 99. Even so, we made some effort in the core book to keep things simplified: we always used multiples of 5 for example with aptitudes and skills, even though you don't have to. Likewise, we made all of the modifiers multiples of 10, so any math you have to do will be easy. Even the few places where we call for a margin of success, we keep it simple and easy to eyeball.

2. Is there anything you feel is needed from the fan community, ie character builder, adventures? I really would like to throw out some free stuff, I'm just not sure what to work on first.

Like Adam said, we are mostly interested in seeing what the fan community generates on its own. That said, I have seen a demand for adventures. Posthuman has some plans for this, and we will likely be doing a website contest soon, but more is always good. Personally I'd love to see someone do an EP mod for the Celestia program too, showing where all of the habitats are in the solar system.

Question on the Watts Macleod Virus

[ Spoiler ]

On p368 of the new PDF(and old for that matter) In the Watts-Macleod section It has a reference to the preceding page stating that the other side effects of the infection also apply. Is there a missing section on the previous page or is the infection supposed to use the Haunting Virus side effects? The only mention of W-MI on that page is a note saying they shouldn't know if they are infected by HI or W-MI.

That page reference should actually point to Psi, p. 220.

[Adam]

New fiction, and an iPad experiment: http://eclipsephase.com/new-electronic-eclipse-phase-titles

[Adam]

ENnie nominations announced today: http://www.ennie-awards.com/nominations/nominees.asp

Best Cover Art, Best Production, Best Writing, Product of the Year.

I'm a little bit stoked.

[Tanegar]

Congrats, Adam, and to everyone at Posthuman. I hope you sweep those categories. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Adam]

ENnies voting is live. Here's my thoughts about it: http://adamjury.com/2010/ennies-award-voting-2010/

[Demonseed Elite]

Sunward, a Sunward Hack Pack, and a NPC collection called NPC File 1: Prime are all hitting electronic release on July 28th! Sorry if I stole your thunder, Adam. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Adam]

And they're up:


Sunward PDF - http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info...iliate_id=77000

Sunward Hack Pack - http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info...iliate_id=77000

NPC File 1: Prime - http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info...iliate_id=77000

[eidolon]

Whilst reading this thread last night, with Futurama playing in the background, I was hit with a thought: you could make a fairly serviceable combat medic from a Novacrab and call him John Zoidberg. And with that you could pretty much have a gritty, dark, hardcore Futurama reboot with Eclipse Phase.
...I probably shouldn't be allowed to play this game.

[takei] Oh my. [/takei]

Your mission is now to start this game. Right effing now. I call Fry.

DOO EET.