• Technology – phrasing has changed to better indicate the specialties of each culture prior to life in the settlements. A section on the difference in cybernetics versus bionics has also been added.
• Nasu – a section has been added on make-up requirements (and in-play recognition) for Nasu hosts other than human.
• Beastiary – details have been added to the chills, shivers, and wraiths paragraph.
• Planet Eclipse – A section on the various continents of Eclipse has been added.
• New Player FAQ – Many of “The World” section questions have been updated for Arc 2’s story.

The following pages have been added to the website:

• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/interplanetary-travel/webway-terminology/ – Webway Terminology
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/races/npc-races/ – NPC Races
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/interplanetary-travel/faq/ – FAQ for Interplanetary Travel
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/rules/new-player/finding-props/ – Finding Props

Please let plot know if there are any questions. Thanks!

• Historical Timeline – all timeline information has been split apart and put on separate pages based on what Era the event is from and listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Information from the current era has been updated to the present year.
• All settlement pages – verbiage added towards the beginning to give a better indication of the time of establishment.
• Setting – verbiage added to the intro paragraph to clarify that all pages that fall under Setting in the website should be treated as common knowledge unless you decide your character would remain ignorant of it. This includes race pages and the timeline pages.

The following pages have been added to the website:

• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/historical-timeline/after-the-great-war/ – After the Great War (Current Era)
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/historical-timeline/the-great-war/ – The Great War
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/historical-timeline/the-golden-age/ – The Golden Age
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/historical-timeline/the-dark-age-of-technology/ – The Dark Age of Technology
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/historical-timeline/the-age-of-legends/ – The Age of Legends

Please let plot know if there are any questions. Thanks!

• Races – every Race individual page has been updated to both reflect the new rules and the story as it is now.
• Corporations – corporations of the Origo galaxy have been moved to a new page. This page now only holds the remaining corporations.
• Events – fixed an error with the discounts. These should now work right.
• PC Checkout form – a new question has been added pertaining to if your character died at the last game and how they were brought back (if applicable).
• Rulebook – the new Arc 2 rules are in place. We’re still updating General Rules of play, Wounds & Recovery, and the Effect List.

The following pages have been added to the website:

• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/corporations/origo-corporations/ – Origo Corporations
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/events/monster-time-sign-up/ – Monster Time sign up sheet

Please let plot know if there are any questions. Thanks!

• Setting – some changes to phrasing
• Bestiary – some changes to phrasing
• Economy – updated intro paragraph
• Game Locales – updated information for the Floating Vagabond and Station Prime
• Interplanetary Travels – some changes to phrasing
• Planet Eclipse – added link to Game Locales for the Floating Vagabond
• Psionics – some changes to phrasing
• Races – added Free Szgany and Atlantean
• Character Creation – updated questions, new information on costs and restrictions
• Writing a Character History – updated questions
• An Event in Brief – updated food section as it pertains to NPCs

The following pages have been added to the website (and will adapt as the week goes on and more information is revealed):

• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/races/atlantean/ – Atlanteans
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/races/free-szgany/ – Free Szgany
• http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/rules/arc-2-rules-preview/ – Arc 2 Rules Previews and links to pages pertaining to them.

Anticipate several updates throughout the week.

But that’s not what I want to show you today. Today, we’ve got a new page for Martial Disciplines and if you read closely enough, you might just notice some changes in the way we’re doing accessibility for these now. http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/martial-disciplines/

And the bottom of the Psionics page has gotten a little brush up as well: http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/setting/psionics/

So cheer up, Monday! And if you just can’t, well… it’s only two days until the next Arc 2 reveal.

Minor note: to reflect the new marketing materials, the homepage has been updated. http://ruleof3.net/eclipse/

1. Home page has updated banner text and image
2. The Planets landing page has been renamed Origo Galaxy and its content has been edited. All planet pages (exception: Eclipse) have been organized under this page
3. The planet Eclipse now has its own page in the Settings navigation branch. Individual pages with information pertaining to settlements will be forthcoming prior to the September game as we build up to Arc 2
4. The Aeshma race page has been removed. This race is no longer playable without explicit plot permission.
5. All race/culture pages have had moderate updates to preliminary information. Expect more over time as new facets of the second Arc are revealed prior to the September game
6. PC Feedback automated responses encountered an error. This has been fixed. If your PC Feedback response had some fields missing information, please be assured plot is not missing that information. It only affected automated responses, and has been fixed

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if anything on the site looks amiss or you can’t find the information you’re looking for.

1. All planetary pages (exception: Meurlain planets) have had their graphics updated to reflect the circumstances of planets belonging to those cultures.
2. The Fringe planet Naraka has had its description updated.
3. A new blog post is available on the upcoming Arc 1 finale’s Shield Platform rules – a set of rules unique to this game only. Also posted on the Eclipse Rules Forum.
4. A new blog post is available on the upcoming Arc 1 finale’s Weapons Platform rules – a set of rules unique to this game only. Also posted on the Eclipse Rules Forum.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if anything on the site looks amiss.

This post outlines the special rules that will apply to the Weapons Platform area, so that players can familiarize themselves with them well in advance.

Thanks!

MODIFIED GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT: In order to support the weight of the weapons systems, the entire weapons platform has a reduced gravity field.

RULES FOR MODIFIED GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT:

Any of the following may be EXPENDED to employ a Jump effect:

• Any Strength effect
• Any Cybernetic Leg power
• A Psionic Repel effect

Leap effects can be used as normal. Note that Leaps are NOT required to be in a straight line, and during a Leap, a player must cross their arms or weapons over their heads. During a Leap, a players CANNOT make any form of attack, and CANNOT be the target of any form of attack.

Throwing: Any Strength effect or Psionic Repel effect can be EXPENDED to grant a Jump to a willing, consenting target within Touch range.

Carrying: If a character EXPENDS an additional Strength effect, they can carry ONE additional player along on a Jump

Modified-Gravity Jump: the player must call out “Jumping” once every two seconds during the Jump. They may then take up to ten steps, even if it is across an area with no “floor” in play. A character may not be hit by any melee or point effect while they are Jumping. A character may not make any melee or point attacks or use any powers or maneuvers while they are Jumping. At the end of a Jump, players must call “Landing” very loudly and clearly to convey that they are on a platform and can fight in melee normally.

Ricochet: A player can initiate another Jump immediately after another Jump as long as they conclude their first Jump on a legal landing platform, or if they conclude their first Jump against a vertical surface, such as a wall or tree.

Special role-playing detail: A Jump should be in a straight line. Players should still veer to avoid collisions with other players, but, when possible, should stick to the spirit of this rule. A character should maintain forward momentum. If a player stops moving during a Jump, they are considered to have landed, and if they are not above stable ground, they will fall down to the Landing Platform.

Falling: If any player steps off of a porch or platform, they fall out of control to the ground below. The player should go out of play and proceed immediately to the Landing Platform. The location of the Landing Platform will be announced on site. Fortunately, the low gravity means they do not sustain injury from the fall.

A person is considered to have stepped off of a porch or platform if they place both feet on “unsafe” ground, or if they bear weight on one foot on “unsafe” ground. People will be expected to referee themselves on this rule.

STATIONARY PERSONNEL ACCESS PLATFORMS:
Any rectangle defined by PVC pipe represents a Stationary Personnel Access Platform. These are safe to stand on. However, they cannot be moved.

PORTABLE GRAY ENERGY PLATFORMS:
Grey foam squares represent platforms crackling with force shield energy (moveable jumping platforms). They can be held and moved by anyone, however, a single person cannot hold two or more at a time. If they attempt to do so, even for an instant, the platforms will react negatively to one another, causing the person to drop both platforms and suffer a WOUND to each arm (this bypasses armor, skins, toughness, and everything else).

The Portable Gray Energy Platforms are made of Archeotech Force Field energy, and can be used like a shield to absorb all missile attacks. However, a melee attack that strikes a held Jumping Platform will cause the target to fling the Jumping Platform away, and automatically cause a wound to the arm.

If placed on the ground, the Portable Gray Energy Platforms will hover and be considered safe to stand on. In this way, they can be used as “jumpy stones” that can be repositioned.

PERSONNEL RECHARGE STATIONS: These are Archeotech devices that only work in the weapons platform, and cannot be removed from the weapons platform. They are portable gray boxes with bio-booster clips inside.

A Med Tech can use these devices to temporarily bolster a subject’s physical strength. The Med Tech must touch the subject with the bio booster clips and spend one minute “charging them up.”

• 60 SECONDS, MED TECH LEVEL 1-2: GRANT A NATURAL STRENGTH EFFECT TO THE SUBJECT
• 60 SECONDS, MED TECH LEVEL 3-4: GRANT A NATURAL STRENGTH EFFECT TO THE SUBJECT, AND REFRESH ALL OF THEIR CONSUMER GRADE CYBERNETICS
• 60 SECONDS, MED TECH LEVEL 5: OR HIGHER GRANT A NATURAL STRENGTH EFFECT TO THE SUBJECT, AND REFRESH ALL OF THEIR CONSUMER GRADE AND COMMERCIAL GRADE CYBERNETICS

THE WEAPON RELAY SWITCHES: These are phys-repped by gray boxes with switches inside. If the switch is in the red, then the safety is off, and the weapon systems can be fired. Only a Weapon Tech or Mech Tech can manipulate or interact with these switches.

THE WEAPON TARGETING AND TRIGGER PANEL: This is phys-repped by a gray box with a big red button inside. Only a Weapon Tech or Mech Tech can manipulate or interact with these devices.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES:

Please use caution if placing and using The Portable Gray Energy Platforms (gray foam squares.) If they are on a hillside covered with pine straw, they could potentially slip forward if someone took an enthusiastic long jump.

Please use courtesy when Jumping and Landing. If a character (PC or NPC) is Jumping or Leaping onto an occupied platform, players should make room for them to Land, or allow them to pass by and land somewhere on the platform. In other words, a player should never try to bodily block a player who is Jumping or Leaping.

It is very important to keep in mind that Falling, in this case, only leads to relocation on the battlefield. If there is ever a question of whether to perform a questionable maneuver (in terms of OOP safety) or to simply take the fall, players should simply take the fall.

This post outlines the special rules that will apply to the Shields Platform area, so that players can familiarize themselves with them well in advance.

Thanks!

RULES FOR FIGHTING IN THE SHIELD PLATFORM:

SHIELD CONTROL ARRAYS: There are two Shield Control Arrays represented by gray boxes with circuit boards in them. These are also what is providing a protective force field to two distant colonies on Prime. Any Armor Tech, Energy Tech, or Mech Tech can call a Voice Effect Shield if they take the time to switch the places of any two screws on the circuit board. The Shield only affects allies.

Reminder of the Shield effect:
Shield: This effect creates an invisible protective barrier around the target. This barrier protects the character from the first physical/natural attack to strike him, no matter how great the damage. This will not stop the effects of a point delivered effect or area of effect damage. Only one Shield effect may be active on a character at a time. Shields are always affected before Armor, Skins, or Toughness.

It is possible that other effects could be achieved by tweaking these control arrays in different ways.

These Shield Control Arrays could be destroyed if they suffered enough punishment.

PRIMARY SHIELD CONTROL: The Primary Shield Control Core is represented by the grill on the back porch of the lodge. The Primary Shield Control Core could be damaged, controlled, or compromised if a hostile had enough time to spend on it.

ORANGE ENERGIZED FORCE FIELD FIBER STRIPS: While preparing for the battle, you will be able to create force barriers out of a special Orange Energized Force Field Fiber (rep’d by Orange construction marking tape). An Armor Tech or Energy Tech can do this by tying three strips (high, middle, low) between two vertical objects (trees or posts or whatever).
These barriers will stop a person or machine from passing through them, or melee fighting through them. However, ranged attacks will still pass through them.
If something is attempting to destroy an Orange Energized Force Field Fiber Wall, it will need to destroy all three strips before the barrier is down.

Resources: It is currently estimated that the subroutine will be able to process between 6 and 10 spools of Orange Energized Force Field Fiber. As a point of reference, the amount of Force Field generated when you last visited the Shields Platform on your inspection was generated by 1 spool of Orange Energized Force Field Fiber.

EMPLACED AUTOMATIC WEAPONS: If you mount emplaced automatic weapons anywhere in the Shields Platform, they will not require a Power Pack to be used. They will be powered by the Shield Systems themselves. They will still require an ammo pack.

1. Corrected a typo on the “Blanket” section of the Checkout form.
2. Corrected misinformation on the Planets > Imperial Planets page for the planets Kala and Tokpela.
3. Added the “Rules Mikes” (rules committee guys) to the Contact Us > Staff page.
4. Clarified a question concerning expenditures on the New Player > FAQ page
5. Added a link out to the Atlanta Larp Project blog on the Contact Us > Larp Links page

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if anything on the site looks amiss.