Developer Explains Clone/Transhumanist RPG

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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Pic from TFA

[4D6963]

This. Must I deduce that 'transhumanism' is like furry fandom except with robots instead of felines?

Re:OK...

[Chris Burke]

like trying to hold a conversation with a 9/11 Truther or Intelligent Design proponent - I'd rather have root canal surgery.

That's only because you're afraid of the truth, which is that some supernatural entity, that sure may be the God of Abraham but might not be too, caused a special task force of the U.S. government to appear to evolve into a man-machine combination that exceeds the capabilities of both in order to plot the destruction of the Twin Towers!

Strangelove

[mindbrane]

>"How much would you use technology to change yourself if humanity faced extinction?"

Well, if I could be even reasonably certain I could kill 'em all, then, really there's no limit I wouldn't go beyond.

What?

[plague911]

"transhumanism" I do not understand and nor do I care to. However for some reason I feel as if this game will involve fighting hordes of Tom Cruises and a John Travolta every now and then. The idea of this dose slightly intrigue me.

Re:What?

[dangitman]

However for some reason I feel as if this game will involve fighting hordes of Tom Cruises and a John Travolta every now and then.

And then, Xenu sues you for copyright infringement and you seek exile in Canada.

Re:Could be on my shopping list

[Mindcontrolled]

I'd love to see a serious take on a computer-based implementation of Paranoia. Probably too unforgiving for a MMO to give it any chance. But as a Fallout-style single player game, it would rock - perhaps with a cooperative small-scale multiplayer option, so you can play with some "trusted" non-idiots, whom you can stab in the back, er... report to friend computer... in style. You would like it too, wouldn't you? Or are you a commie? Or even a mutant?