I hear sometimes from GMs who stumble a bit on how to run autonomist habitats. This is not a surprise, as none of us actually live in a society like that, so even those of us familiar with anarchist ideas and practice don’t have the frame of references that would easily bring many of the …
Author Archives: Rob Boyle
Eclipse Phase Gamemastering: Managing MP and GP Over a Campaign
Not sure how to best deal with Morph Points (MP) and Gear Points (GP) in an ongoing campaign? Here’s a closer look at assigning and spending them! Refresher/Overview The system of Morph Points and Gear Points in Eclipse Phase Second Edition (EP2) works like this: for each scenario, the GM assigns a number of MP …
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Five for the Future 11-18-15
What it’s like to bounce/land on a comet New dwarf planet is the most distant object found so far in our solar system New laws for space mining Uranus might be full of surprises Ethics of creating artificial life
Five for the Future 11-09-15
Hedgehog explorer bots that hop and tumble over obstacles Sonogenetics for mind control (targeted ultrasound basilisk hacks?). Unbreakable glass Cognition-affecting viruses Ice volcanoes on Pluto
Five for the Future 11-13-13
Radar invisibility cloak (using antennas rather than metamaterials) Prison terms and life extension How to talk to aliens How self-replicating spacecraft could take over the galaxy Alien life may flourish on purple planets