Would love to see more vehicles/weapons/tech. A "catalog" style format would be really neat - could print out each "issue" and add to the binder. AJC

Focused releases like the NPC files (Which has been an invaluable resource by the way). 1. Bots (Some pictures of these wouldn't hurt) 2. Mesh (malware...) 3. Vehicles 4. Morphs 5. Exurgent threats 6. Interesting Locales 7. Titan machines etc...

Anything and everything. I know that is an over simplified answer. But, if releasing EP stuff in a PDF only format would expidite the process of getting new material out. Make everything PDF only. If I want to read something I have purchased the old fashioned way. I will print it out myself!

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And the outer system book will cover places like the Jovian Republic and the Titanians in much more detail.

A big request-please, pretty please don't make the JR a comic relief-there was a bit of undertone in the main book that spoke to me of portaying it as criticism of conservatives and Bush years. I would really prefer if you would make it a very credible and serious power, with a considerable degree of complexity. As to single PDF files-gear collection, NPC's or Foes and Villains could be good, in addition of course to adventures.

I would basically love to see more of the good stuff that has been coming out so far. In other words, keep up the good work. :) But to be specific, adventures are always good. Maybe short pdfs giving more details on each of the major hypercorps and other factions, including specific gear, weapons and morphs, and of course plenty of plot elements and new locations. Also, I would love to see a pdf with "official optional rules" and other ways to tweak your game towards certain play styles. -Eirik

OTP beat me on the gear background! No matter.. what I'd love to see is some stuff about the "cast". novellah characters like Sava or Vijia, NPCs like Gray, Prof Magnus, Mason, Patrona... I confess having a soft spot for both Gray and Patrona. With that suggestion, though, I'm shooting myself in the foot, sortoff Why? because I'm planning portrait of the ladies for the zine. Should I send the material to you to see if it doesn't conflict with whatever metaplot you might have with them? though you mentioned earlier that Hotfix would be including some part about crime, I'd love to see a supplement about law enforcement the different kinds of public and private agencies. carreers, education and concepts. That, to me and my group, are a vital part of a rpg setting. Especially in games like EP, Shadowrun, Fading Suns and the like. The education part is important for the background of the characters. some players, like us, like to the write rather complete backgrounds (the record I've seen of it was in a Nephilim game: 85 pages, each of his incarnation described in details, where he lived, who were his loved onces, his good and bad deeds. it really helped the GM to set up the Mnemos Effects (flashback in the memory of the character))

Lets see, you mentioned doing gear and stuff for uplifts already and those were two of my top things I wanted. I would love to see more on vehicles, and not just space ships. I would love to see rules for using, and even creating, things like motercycles and vehicles for more planet bound missions on Mars, or things like Powered Armor. I would also love more info on the other groups out there, the main book has refferenced other semi-secret groups that Firewall has delt with in the past and I would love to know more about them. Thier history, what they are after, and even what they think of Firewall and its goals. A suplement on both Crime and Law Enforcment would be awsome too. Get to see the differences in how crime is delt with in the Jovian Republic, on Mars, or in the outer system areas. Also, Adventures adventures adventures.

I would love to see adventures (maybe inter-related) covering a "Grand Tour" of the Solar System, including the planets, moons, TNO's, centaurs, etc. Also include exoplanetary systems following Gatecrashing? I think it would be a great way to flush out the minor bodies of the Solar System beyond the surveys in the books. Whatever you decide to do, thanks for asking for the input! J

An intro to the setting itself. Something I can hand players who haven't read the main rulebook that will help them get into the game.

I would like either a short sourcebook or an adventure that would shed some light on the mysteries of Zrbny Limited. The possibilities are devouring my brain. Also, an in depth supplement on Firewall: their tactics in detail, short and long term mechanics, internal divisions (their interaction, hidden and not so hidden agendas, how it affects Firewall's integrity), resources, etc. The information on the books is enough to get a nice taste of their workings, but more information would be enjoyable. Also, I agree with my fellow forum EP freaks that an equipment sourcebook would be quite lovely. I can keep adding ideas, since they keep popping in my head. I would love adventures in Earth, as well as more information on Gatecrashing and Exoplanet colonization (and the subsequent odd discoveries). That, again is in a solid agreement with the rest. I'm extraordinarily interested in more details about the TITANs. I have a gnawing curiosity about the ruined habitats, asteroids, bases that were abandoned, destroyed, or went "inactive" when the TITANs left. For example, Vanya Ilyanovitch and Caloris 18, the possibilities of P/2019, Earth, Martian Express, Martian Isolates, Venusian TITANs, etc etc ad nauseam. There is a specific detail that is never mentioned directly, only hinted at, which we can get a gist of, but I would love to know more about TITAN forced-uploading. To be quite honest, there is so much material that can be expanded upon that it's very difficult to go wrong with any release. Maybe later on I'll add more ideas. I have Eclipse Phase on the brain.

Ah... reading the previous posts I have an idea I needed to get out before I log off. I would like a sourcebook PDF on daily lives in different parts of the solar system, under different factions. Especially some concepts like, now under resleeving and the current state of engineered transhumanity, like the propagation of the species (child birth, rearing children, and the genetic question involved in resleeving), uplift mentality, etc. The question of how transhumans view reproduction and the family unit, in different parts of the system, would be an interesting one to answer.

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CodexofRome wrote:

An intro to the setting itself. Something I can hand players who haven't read the main rulebook that will help them get into the game.

Have you seen the quickstart rules? They have what you speak of.

And if you HAVE seen the Quick-Start Rules -- let me know what's in the core book but NOT in the QSR, that you think should be in the QSR or otherwise more available to new players, please!

I think I have to agree with the avoidance of further "Gear" books. The current gear set up you have in just the main book is fairly exhaustive, and a creative GM or player can do whatever they want with it. As for the other half of the "Gear" equation, morphs, mods, and cyberware... I would think that making a book of them would be a little too much, and allow for an element of power-creep. Considering the format (Monthly, 24 to 32 page .pdf, released online), your production costs are low. You're only paying for (legitimate) data transfer and the initial investment of production. As such, materials which would ordinarily sell mediocrely at best in a FLGS should be considered. With that in mind, I think that the best options would be as follows. 1) Adventures: Scenarios for Firewall Sentinels to deal with make for perfect, workable modules. I would suggest that steering away from a metaplot with them would be useful, as the limited publishing schedule means it could take years to fully flesh out an interconnected arc. These will sell as GMs can use them to plug and play. 2) Locations: While Sunward gives us the run down on many habitats, it is a world of difference from the detail that could be afforded by going into detail. Giving us 32 pages on Nectar, with specific neighborhoods, businesses, and individuals that someone would run into there, could go a long way to making such a place a hub for recurring adventures. Include any sort of specialty gear that would apply to only that location. These will sell to GMs looking for plot hooks and setting detail, as well as people who just enjoy the setting. 3) NPCs: Dossiers on pre-built NPCs would be extremely useful to GMs. You could also couple this with Exsurgents or other threats to the PCs. If you include a new morph or two as well, then it will sell to players as well as GMs. And, always, I would love you guys to open submissions for these, as well as fiction. I love reading the fiction at the start of Sunward and the main book, and I think the Eclipse Phase setting is truly rife with story potential.

Adventures for Firewall Sentinels, as well as Detailed Location PDFS would be right on the money. The sample NPCs, if they were movers and shakers, would also be a good idea. I agree wholeheartedly on that.

Well, the idea I am referring to is mostly the concept of the entire aerostat, including the dive bars within it ;) That being an example, of course. It would be awesome for in depth look at some aerostats, or some habitats, or bases and whatnot. The format I visualize is mostly an adventure taking place in one or more of them, including the in depth look into said habitats. Of course, just a supplement with more information, plot hooks, secrets, factions, historical background, and juicy details would also work just fine and I'd buy it without compulsion.

I think it's a variable concept? At its base, a Location would be a setting with enough traction and room to be used as a hub for at least three adventures. That's the way I look at it when I make my notes for my long-running games. A good Location for Eclipse Phase could be a sizable habitat (Nectar, Extropia, a significant exoplanet colony), a major threat area (TQZ, the Kilimanjaro Space Elevator, a derelict Scum barge), or even a Simulspace. For examples from other games, major White Wolf supplements for their nWoD line have been Location books. WotC has been putting out their Gauntlgrym and other location books for adventure material. I think the best example, though, are the Legend of the Five Rings RPG boxed sets of City of Lies, and Otosan Uchi. EP has a lot of flexibility when it comes to what makes a Location. Going back to the Nectar example, a Location book on it would cover both Old Nectar and New Nectar, and give names to specific places and prominent / notable NPCS. A detailed map would also be excellent. Write up on the various factions and how they interact, along with interesting plot hooks, would flesh it out to the point where any GM can pick up the Nectar supplement, and easily run three "adventures" in it. Is that clear?

No problem at all, Adam, I understand perfectly the need for clarification. Just ask away and we'll keep tossing in ingredients for the EP melting pot.

[Edit] r.e. the quickstart rules... (could have sworn I quoted th post above.) I'm currently writing this as a submission for [u]The Eye[/u] the new fanzine you requested. Unfortunately, we're very tight-lipped about release dates. ;) LOL :D I'll send you a copy if you want. As to Locations; I would love to see some of the major stations and habitats allready named get expanded. The ones that come to mind immediately are: The Korolev Shipyards The Hexagon Cognite's offices on Phobos Pathfinder City . Especially Pathfinder City. New Mumbai (maybe) I would request that you [i]Don't[/i] try to cover places like Locus, New Shanghai, with a small pdf release. The really big places probably deserve more writers and more art than I've seen in the typical pdf release.

AdamJury wrote:

Thanks for the clarification, guys. (I'm not trying or wanting to argue terminology at all ... I just want to make sure we understand you. :D )

Sorry if I come across as a little didactic! Too much time in professional, college-level academia as a worker drone has had an impact on my writing. And while I am a huge fan of the "5k Plug and Play" approach to gaming materials, I feel that that would be more appropos for The Eye, than a monthly publication which is being sold. Personally, I think they would be better off looking at the 10k to 15k materials. Which can be a lot, but is definitely feasible on the monthly schedule, especially if it is open for freelancers.

Two questions regarding submissions... 1) How long should I expect to wait for a response on a pitch? 2) If I've already submitted an item which has been accepted for publication, should I still include resume, writing samples, etc. with future submissions? (For anyone who is interested, the best proposal template I am aware of is care of Shadowrun at Catalyst labs: http://www.shadowrun4.com/catalyst/writers_guidelines.shtml )

From a practical point of view single locations aren't productive in terms of supplements. A single location might be useful to one group but completely irrelevant to another. Such supplements should cover versatile content-something that can be used in many situations and for various gaming groups different in character-thus NPC's, general gear(weapons, ships, vehicles), morphs, bots are good choices in my opinion. For example I think that for a SF setting EP lacks somewhat in the category of bots, combat drones and other similiar constructs. Another category would be adventures-a couple of short ones combining both locations and adventure would be good.

I'd like to see specified pdfs that handle different topics: 1) Missions. But I'd also like to see something like "adventure-ideas". Those should not be complete missions but just a compilation of ideas that could be used for creating our own missions that we can include in our campaigns. 2) Details on single groups/factions (like more detailed informations on single Hypercorps) 3) NPCs of note - legendary FW-agents, people who come up in the news of the world of EP… 4) Gear - modifications of existing weapons, new implants etc. 5) New types of TITAN-artifacts/enemies 6) More short stories. They help to get how the "world of EP" works - and it would be nice that those are short stories that do not get recycled in the books (or the other way around) 1 PDF == 1 Topic; no mix-up except those PDFs would be in a magazine-like format. That would be nice, too. But I think I'd prefer the 1PDF==1Topic-idea.

Nielsk hit one nail on the head on something I had in the back of my mind. I absolutely love the short stories. They help convey the flavor of the EP universe with crystal clarity. The format of interlacing the short stories with the supplemental information is the best way to get readers to immerse themselves better in the EP reality. So... we want more of those!

A serialized story would be pretty awesome. One more comment to the short stories. A lot of my fascination when I started with Shadowrun (a long long time ago ;) ), the novels helped me more to find my way through the world than the rule books did.