Japanese EP Replay Novels in Role&Roll Magazine

Our friends at Arclight in Japan are publishing an Eclipse Phase replay novel in the pages of their Role&Roll Magazine. The first episode appeared in issue 88 and will continue in issue 91 (out in April).

We just received some copies of the first issue in the mail, and they look good -- wish we could read them! A few months back they also sent us a handout for Eclipse Phase they had designed and printed up for giving away at conventions and game shops. A big thanks go out to Akira Okawada, Yusuke Tokita, and other folks who have been helping to spread awareness about Eclipse Phase in Japan. Thanks to their efforts, we're near to finalizing a contract with Arclight for a Japanese translation of Eclipse Phase!

I'd be remiss if I didn't also take the opportunity to thank Janus, who has voluntarily translated most of the core rulebook into Japanese (links in the homebrew section of the Resources page, under "Translations") and also spread the word about Eclipse Phase via his website. Thanks Janus!

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French Eclipse Phase Pre-Release!

As many of our French readers are probably already aware, Black Book Editions has made available the pre-release PDF for the French translation of Eclipse Phase. We're excited to see EP translated into another language for the first time!

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CNN’s Geek Out Highlights EP

Christian Sager from CNN's Geek Out recommended Eclipse Phase as his geekiest holiday gift:

It's after the apocalypse. Humanity's evolved beyond the skin and bones we were born with. Have you ever wanted to put your mind in a different body? Maybe one with improved physical capabilities? Or a different gender? What about a robot? Or even a octopus? All this and more is possible in the unique roleplaying game "Eclipse Phase," published by Posthuman Studios. My favorite gift this season was the almost 400 page Core Rulebook for this game of science fiction,
conspiracy and horror.

This book begins with a compelling short story that immerses the reader in the "Eclipse Phase" mythos and immediately leads you into a full description of its unique setting and culture. The game isn't as hack n' slash as other tabletop RPGs and encourages in-depth roleplaying from its players, including backgrounds, motivations and concepts to encourage group storytelling. This is hard sci-fi, featuring morph bodies, psionic powers, a "Matrix"-like virtual reality, space travel and alien incursions. Best of all, Posthuman Studios has published it under a Creative Commons license that allows fans to share or re-work the book's text and art as long as they follow the license's conditions.

Thanks Christian!

Five for the Future 12-19-11