Comments on: Eclipse Phase RPG Review

By: 8 April 2010: RPG roundup, continued | Gene's Worlds

8 April 2010: RPG roundup, continued | Gene's Worlds — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:20:54 +0000

[...] setting using D&D4e, but I've been exploring other systems, such as Savage Worlds, Eclipse Phase, and FATE 3.0. Savage Worlds is a pulp RPG with a lot of support, and Eclipse Phase is a good [...]

By: 27 February 2010: Rules-light and other RPGs | Gene's Worlds

27 February 2010: Rules-light and other RPGs | Gene's Worlds — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:51:51 +0000

[...] not unlike last year's award-winning Mouse Guard RPG — and Eclipse Phase, a "transhuman" science fiction game. While I don't think I'll be able to get my current gamers to try these rule sets [...]

By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:09:16 +0000

started reading the flavour and skimming. I can’t wait to start running this. I bought a hard copy at the local game store, but at 59, bucks and then 13% tax(I live in Ontario) it was a pricey buy but the book still seems worth while. I went to amazon and ordered the core again(for my friends) and then 2 more books and the GM screen. Nice work guys. I wish it was cheaper here in canada. I hate having to get my one friend to bring it across the border.

I figure I’ll have my campaign up and running in about 2 weeks or so. Though the new material may change the direction soon.
I would recommend people at least getting a pdf to see the rich horror filled universe they have created.

By: markerjones

markerjones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:16:37 +0000

Congrats on the layout, Adam. Wonderful job. Im completely impressed. I want to run this game now and Im not done reading it yet. Excellent work.

By: markerjones

markerjones — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:14:33 +0000

This review is absolutely spot on. Eclipse Phase is more than awesome! It’s great reading both for a sci-fi fan and a lover of RPGs. I got nearly a dozen campaign ideas in just the first 40 pages of reading. And the book is absolutely beautiful, in a dark macabre sci fi sort of way.

The system is very easy working on percentile rolls vs skill value, roll that or lower. It’s rules light and texture heavy, but I see that as a strength, one of the many this game possesses.

My local bookstore has it in stock for $50. That’s unfortunate. But I found it on eBay for $35.

By: Sascha

Sascha — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:08:35 +0000

Hey, in regards to every player having a muse, take a look at page 47. In the fluff it says, pretty clearly, that most people have them.

By: Samuel Van Der Wall

Samuel Van Der Wall — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:02:21 +0000

I was also looking for information on how the game plays. I wish there was a little more about the actual system in the review. How well does it support miniature-based combat? Does it use a level-based system for characters, a class-system, a point-buy system, none-of-the-above? Some information about the crunch part of the game would have been informative.

By: Bane

Bane — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:24:25 +0000

It plays /very/ well.

By: Adam Jury

Adam Jury — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:52:09 +0000

Thanks for the review, Todd!

For the full details on the Creative Commons license, check out: http://eclipsephase.com/cclicense

(I accidentally sliced off the last line of text in the PDF release only … it’s correct in the print version.)

By: Jeff Preston

Jeff Preston — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:40:17 +0000

How does it play?