News: Developer Explains Clone/Transhumanist RPG

[News Bot]

destinyland writes "How much would you use technology to change yourself if humanity faced extinction? In this interview, the two creators behind Eclipse Phase explain their bizarre role-playing game, which 'expands the transhuman conversation.' All the characters can be identical clones, and when you switch bodies, it affects your core characteristics while damaging your sanity. But its spookiest concept is close to reality today: the idea of universal surveillance in which 'everything is networked and equipped with sensors and all meshed together.'"


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[BlkRb0t]

I didn't know about this game until now and now after I read the interview I can't wait for this.

[Mikass]

Transhumanism is a new and great philosophy that should help man transcend its genetic and biological limitations. Nice to see the word gets out. Games are a popular medium to make it known to a broader audience. I suggest to everyone a very good read: "Designer Evolution: A Transhumanist Manifesto"

[salman06p0020]

The game looks good, but I don't know anyone to play this with.

[Dee]

Took me awhile before I realised it is a roleplaying game, paper one.. Not for computers. :-)

[BlkRb0t]

Originally Posted by Dee

Took me awhile before I realised it is a roleplaying game, paper one.. Not for computers. :-)

Yep, it's a Pen&Paper RPG, though it looks cool. Another similar Pen&Paper RPG is .

[Ze-Tomb]

This would be wonderful on console or PC. Pen&paper RPG isn't really my style.

[BlkRb0t]

Originally Posted by Ze-Tomb

This would be wonderful on console or PC. Pen&paper RPG isn't really my style.

Same here, I don't mind playing them but no one I know of wants to play them.

[salman06p0020]

Originally Posted by BlkRb0t

Same here, I don't mind playing them but no one I know of wants to play them.

Same here, is there any service or tool through which Pen&Paper RPG's could be played online?

I hope Google releases Google Wave soon because they have promised some interesting features with it which would indirectly enable such Online Pen&Paper RPG's to take place.