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The Eclipse Phase Threat Recognition Guide
The Eclipse Phase Threat Recognition Guide
ed by challenge level.
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Information on extinction threats, from AIs and aliens to nanoplagues and wormholes.
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Coverage of the TITANs, exhumans, exsurgent virus, Factors, and other hostiles.
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New exsurgent virus strains, psi sleights, and xenofungi.
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Traps for high-tech dungeon crawls.
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Over 60 creature and machine descriptions, classi
X-Risks
details the dangers facing transhumanity:
Eclipse Phase
created by
Posthuman Studios
Eclipse Phase is a trademark of Posthuman Studios LLC. Some content licensed under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-SA); Some Rights Reserved. © 2016
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LIFE IS RISK
ECLIPSE
PHASE
TERMITES IN THE FRAMEWORK
FACING THE REAPER
X-RISKS
CATEGORIZING RISK
X-Risk Categories
Impact Levels
Risk Percentage
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Ongoing TITAN Activity
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OTHER THREATS
The Church of Luminous Saints
Green Death
Haunted Stars
The Minervan Fleet and SIS
Red Five Advanced Heuristics Lab
Sybils
Ultimates
The Alien Unknown
Solarchive Search: Post-Apocalyptic Stress Syndrome
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HANDLING X-RISKS
Prevention
Detection
Corrective Action
Recovery
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THREAT RECOGNITION GUIDE
BARBED EEL
BLISTER BEAST
CAUSAPOD
CHRYSACID
CREEPER
DEFILER
DREADNOUGHT
EXTRACTOR
FACTOR AMBASSADOR
FACTOR GESTALT
FACTOR GUARDIAN
FACTOR MINIKIN
FETCH
FLESH PARTY
FRACTAL
FRACTAL TROLL
FREAK
GUT EATER
HEADHUNTER
HOLLOW
HOOKBLADDER
HUNTER-KILLER
IKTOMI KUMOBOT
IMMOLATOR
IMMOLATOR MOTHER
JELLY
KILLER SPAMBOT
LAND ANEMONE
LEFTOVER SPECIAL
MANTIS WORM
NEURODE
NY’KNIKIIN
PREDATOR
PUPPET
SELF-REPLICATING NANOSWARM
SHIFTER
SKITTER
SKRIK
SLOUCH
SMART MINE
SNAPPER
STALKER
STINGER HOUND
SWITCHWING
THINK TANK
VEILED LEECH
VOID CRAWLER
VYDRA
WARBOT
WASTEWALKER
WHIPLASH
WHIPPER
WILD ARTIFICIAL
WRAPPER
SURVIVING AN X-RISK
Backup Redundancy
From the Catalogs
Running and Hiding
Repopulating
The Hangover
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POTENTIAL THREATS
Alien Conflict
ASIs
Asteroid Impacts
Pebble Strike
Biological Agents
Gamma Ray Burst
Intelligence Amplification
Mega-Engineering
Nanoplagues and Nanotechnology
Hypercapitalism as X-Risk
BOLO: Dr. Killian Joose
Physics Mistakes
Repressive Totalitarianism
The Simulation Ends
Solar Activity or Supernova
Space Elevator Destruction
Transhuman Faction Warfare
Wormholes
Unforeseen Threats
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ACTIVE THREAT REPORTS
EXHUMANS
Origins
The Fall
Joining the Movement
Clades
Final Thoughts
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THE EXSURGENT VIRUS
What We Know
Vectors
Known Strains
Outbreaks and Restricted Zones
Exsurgent Sleepers
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THE FACTORS
Factor Biology
Factor Culture and Society
Factor Communications
Factor Attitudes
Factor Relations
Factor Capabilities
Factor Assets
Extrasolar Activities
Speculation
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FACING THE REAPER
TIVE THREAT REPORTS
AT RECOGNITION GUIDE
GAME INFORMATION
THE TITANS
History
The TITAN Agenda
The Exsurgent Virus
TITAN Infighting
TITAN Forks
TITAN Profiles
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XENOSAMPLER
ZOMBIE CRAB
ZEPHYR
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Skrik
Stockholm
Vittrad
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CRITTER CATALOG
GAME INFORMATION
USING X-THREATS IN PLAY
Making X-Threat Scenarios
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PSI-GAMMA SLEIGHTS
Agony
Confusion
Delay Infection
Extend Range
Increase Virulence
Induce Error
Psychic Rend
Puppeteer
Spot Flaw
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THREAT RULES
Threat Levels
Tailoring Challenges
Moxie for Threats
Minimum Damage
Threats and Stress
Optional Rule: Tougher Stress Tests
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FACTOR TECHNOLOGY
Factor Bioware
Factor Computers
Factor Cyberware and Electronics
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SWARMS
Transhuman Nanoswarms
TITAN Self-Replicating Nanoswarms
Femtoswarms
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TRAPS
Spotting Traps
Disarming Traps
Trap Listings
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EXSURGENT VIRUS INFECTION
Infection Rating
Basilisk Hack
Biological Pathogen
Digital Virus
Nanoplague
Infection, Resleeving, and Backups
Infection and Psychosurgery
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OTHER THREATS
The Church of Luminous Saints
Green Death
The Minervan Fleet and SIS
Project Ozma
Red Five Advanced Heuristics Lab
Sybils
The Ultimate Threat
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EXSURGENT STRAINS
Babel
Brancusi
Chrynalus
Glory
Moabite
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XENOFUNGAL THREATS
Xenofungal Infection
Detection and Treatment
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INDEX
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Writing:
Rob Boyle, Nathaniel Dean, Jack Graham,
Marc Huete, Jason Mical, Ross Payton, John Snead,
Caleb Stokes
Editing:
Rob Boyle, Jack Graham, Karen Twelves
Development:
Rob Boyle
Art Direction:
Rob Boyle, Jack Graham, Adam Jury
Cover Art:
Mark Molnar
Interior Art:
Jacob Anderson, Davi Blight, Adam Burn,
Jose Cabrera, Anna Christenson, Alex Drummond,
Danijel Firak, Nathan Geppert, Ian Llanas,
Mitch Malloy, Stephan Martiniere, Marco Mazzoni,
Austen Mengler, Mark Molnar, Chris Peuler,
Radial Studio, Maciej Rebisz, Lorenz Hideyoshi
Ruwwe, Lie Setiawan, Quinn Simoes, Trevor Storey,
Joe Wilson, Andy Wright
Graphic Design:
Adam Jury
Special Thanks To:
Echo Boyle, Brian Cross, Timothy
Eckl, and Leah Huete for their ideas; Jaqui Wujec for
ideas and art feedback
Musical Inspiration:
Ancient Methods, Blush Response,
Fla Vector, Fractional
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