Post-GenCon Roundup | Eclipse Phase

Submitted by RobBoyle on Mon, 2009-08-17 17:56

We did a lot of interviews about Eclipse Phase at GenCon, and the game has generated some significant buzz since it's preliminary release there. Here's a quick roundup of some of the interviews, news, and reviews we've spotted on the web so far:

Fear the Boot video interview with Brian Cross and Rob Boyle
ENWorld forums review thread (and this one)
SJGames forum thread (with comparisons to THS)
RPG.net review thread (more of a meandering, and sometimes misleading, discussion)
and a lighter RPG.net thread on space whales in EP

If anyone knows of any others, please post links in the comments.

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Mon, 2009-08-17 18:39

GregH

Dude, what would RPG.net BE

Dude, what would RPG.net BE without a thread becoming meandering and misleading?!?! Glad things went well, liked what I saw of the book in the interview (what the heck is an "Argonaut"? ah well, I'll know soon enough).

Mon, 2009-08-17 22:28

RobBoyle

An argonaut is an outgrowth

An argonaut is an outgrowth of a Jason :) -- only more technoprogressive and not so much a tool of the man :)

Mon, 2009-08-17 22:29

RobBoyle

Another mention: Will

Another mention: Will Hindmarch throws us some love over at Gameplaywright.

Tue, 2009-08-18 09:23

RobBoyle

This ENWorld thread includes

This ENWorld thread includes a complete character creation example.

Tue, 2009-08-18 16:25

Cardul

And a great pun for those who

And a great pun for those who are familiar with their Greek Mythology. BTW: Seriously...Barsoomians? I wonder how many people beyond me and the writers are actually familiar with Edgar Rice Burroughs martian stories? That made me very, very happy!

Tue, 2009-08-18 16:51

RobBoyle

The folks at Living Dice

The folks at Living Dice talk about their experience playing EP at the con.

Tue, 2009-08-18 19:10

NiallNai

The chargen looked really

The chargen looked really cool. I can't wait for this sucker to come out. Is there anything like the Tebbin knives from Richard Morgan's books? The knife had a virulent biological disease embedded in it so when you cut someone they would suddenly contract the illness, as well. And this wasn't a slow acting disease, this was like one of those "Outbreak" diseases x100 where the person immediately started bleeding from orifices.

Tue, 2009-08-18 20:35

Trask

Eclipse Phase Needs Further Investigation

I had only a taste of the game, but it caught my interest enough to get a closer look at it once it is in wide release. Trask, The Last Tyromancer www.livingdice.com

Wed, 2009-08-19 16:06

RobBoyle

We have wasp knives, which

We have wasp knives, which can be used to inject the target with bursts of air or toxins of various kinds.

Wed, 2009-08-19 16:21

#10

RobBoyle

Here's a "Let's Read EP"

Here's a "Let's Read EP" thread on RPG.net.

Thu, 2009-08-20 14:31

#11

NiallNai

I just gotta say that the

I just gotta say that the "Let's Read" thread is killing me, and it is only on the second chapter. C'mon, "later this week" is almost past. Release the tapes...I mean pdf.

Thu, 2009-08-20 16:12

#12

H_plus_plus H_plus_plus's picture

I really agree.

Rather embarrassingly I feel the same and feel a twinge of impatience knowing that a lucky few have the book. :) I've money waiting for pdf's, dead tree copies and supplements. Having put off any spending this month I'm really looking forward to this.

Thu, 2009-08-20 18:32

#13

NiallNai

You would think that with how

You would think that with how quickly the books sold at GenCon that putting this thing up for pre-order or even just pdf release would have been one of the first things to occur upon a return to work. At least that what my thoughts would have been. Hell, SR Anniversary Edition was up for pre-order and pdf release for 4 months before it finally hit the streets.

Thu, 2009-08-20 19:29

#14

kylleran

We're working on it but as I

We're working on it but as I understand there were two issues that have delayed it somewhat. We will hopefully say more once it's out but for now we beg patience. Believe me, we want to get it out and in more hands, it does us no good to hold on to it.

Thu, 2009-08-20 19:45

#15

NiallNai

I can't imagine what it is

I can't imagine what it is like to have something that you want to release to the public but can't do so yet. From my side of it, it is annoying because it has been released, albeit to only 100 people (well 99 not counting the moneygrubber that's selling it on ebay). I feel somewhat the same way about Rogue Trader but this is more bothersome to me because there is an electronic version available so it isn't like I have to wait for a boat to get here with the actual books.

Fri, 2009-08-21 02:18

#16

H_plus_plus H_plus_plus's picture

Ah Rogue Trader

I did feel the same about RT but seeing what FFG are doing with WHFRP I think I'll pass. That's probably another story for another forum, however...

Fri, 2009-08-21 02:28

#17

H_plus_plus H_plus_plus's picture

No problem Brian.

The build up EP has been given has me hooked. I've been gaming for 20 years and this is the first truly exciting product in years (in my opinion). It falls in line with my fiction tastes at the moment too, so that's another bonus. Can't wait!

Fri, 2009-08-21 08:52

#18

NiallNai

The "let's read" thread makes

The "let's read" thread makes a comment about various pages of charts and such at the back of the book. Will those charts be made available as downloads on the website?

Sat, 2009-08-22 00:04

#19

RobBoyle

They most certainly will!