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Eclipse Phase vs. Mass Efect—Biotics 2

Martin Swan

Green and Black

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Costán Sequeiros

Martin Swan

Costán Sequeiros

Ivan Flis

Marc Huete

Martin Swan

Eclipse Phase vs. Mass Effect —

Biotics

by Martin Swan

Psi-Biotics

ield of increased kinetic friction around their body,

greatly reducing the damage caused by high speed

kinetic weapons. At the beginning of the duration

of this sleight, the async may decide the number of

kinetic armor points they want to generate. Each

point of armor added increases the strain modiier

by +1. his armor is cumulative with any worn or

implanted armor, and does not count as an extra

layer when determining encumbrance.

Psi-biotics is handled in much the same way as

normal psi abilities, with only a few changes. First,

to be able to learn psi-biotic sleights a character

must irst have the biotic conditioning trait, which

itself has the prerequisite that the character have

psi(2). Unlike normal psi sleights which the aver-

age transhuman brain is capable of rationalizing

to prevent stress damage, psi-biotic sleights have

crossed into the alien and trigger something within

the transhuman mind that reminds them that some-

thing is wrong. Due to this, anytime an async uses

a psi-biotic sleight, observers who have not been

hardened to biotic use (as per the hardening rules

on page 214 of Eclipse Phase) sufer from 1d10/5

mental stress damage. During the conditioning

that allows a psi user to use biotics they themselves

become hardened to this stress without losing the

moxie point they normally would.

Charge (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active

Action: Quick

Range: Self

Duration: Sustained

Strain Mod: +1

Skill: None

While sustaining this sleight an async gains a noted

increase in their movement speed, moving with

unnatural agility and inesse. During the sustained

duration of this sleight the async has a movement

speed increase of +2/20, as well as a +20 modiier to

any free running and fray tests.

he conditioning biotic users go through allows

them to learn biotic sleights, however in order

to make use of them without causing substantial

physical damage to their own bodies they must be

sleeved into a biomorph implanted with special-

ist technology known as biotic implants. If they

are sleeved into a biomorph that lacks these biotic

implants they take an additional 1d10/2 strain

damage any time they use a biotic sleight, and all

skill rolls made using those sleights sufer from

a -30 modiier. he implants themselves are still

an experimental technology, and rely on a wholy

biological brain, and so they are incompatible with

pod and synth morphs.

Imbue Ammo (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active

Action: Quick

Range: Self

Duration: Sustained

Strain Mod: +0

Skill: None

Imbue ammo allows an async to weave a portion of

their own psi abilities into their weapons, enhanc-

ing the armor penetrating qualities when attacking

opponents with them. Whenever an async makes

an attack and hits their target while sustaining this

sleight, that attack gains an extra -5 armor piercing

that stacks with any it would normally have. his

sleight only efects melee weapons or kinetic weap-

ons ired at a target within 5m.

New Psi-Biotic Sleights

Leap (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active

Active: Automatic

Barrier (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active Action: Complex

Range: Self Duration: Sustained

Strain Mod: Special Skill: None

Range: Self

Duration: Instant

Strain Mod: +1

Skill: None

he async focuses their power below their own feet,

propelling themselves through the air with more

force than they could ever otherwise produce using

he async can use this sleight to generate a

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their own strength. he async makes a jump as if

they were running, even if standing still, adding an

extra 5 meters to the distance and an extra 3 meters

to height. he async takes no falling damage from

this jump. he async can also use this sleight while

falling to reduce the damage taken by 2d10.

B-Implant Level 2

Of better quality than the Level 1 biotic implant,

this newly developed model has performed admi-

rably in control tests, and users have reported that

the technologies used seem to relieve some of the

strain caused by using biotic sleights. When using

any sleight labeled biotic this implant reduces the

strain inlicted by 1.

Stasis (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active

Action: Complex

Range: Touch

Duration: Temp (Action

Cost: Expensive (Minimum 30,000, his

implant is not available at character generation,

Exceptionally Rare)

Turns)

Strain Mod: +1

Skill: Psi Assault

he async entangles enemies in bindings created

from their mind, restricting their opponent’s move-

ments and impeding their actions. A successful touch

attack completely immobilizes an enemy, freezing

them in place and making them unable to act during

their own action phases. Instead of acting, the target

may attempt a (SOM * 2) test to escape from these

bonds on each of their action phases, otherwise they

are trapped for the duration of this sleight.

B-Implant Level 3

he very latest of the three developed biotic

implants, the Level 3 model has only recently

been considered moderately safe for implantation

and as such is found in very few subjects. hose

experiments that have made use of it however have

reported incredible results, with users sufering

greatly reduced mental strain when making use of

their biotic sleights. When using any sleight labeled

biotic this implant reduces the strain inlicted by 3.

hrow (Biotic)

Psi Type: Active

Action: Complex

Cost: Expensive (Minimum 50,000, his

implant is not available at character generation,

Near Unique)

Range: Close

Duration: Instant

Strain Mod: +2

Skill: Psi Assault

he async may throw a target a great distance,

smashing them into walls and objects. he async

makes an opposed test against the target, rolling Psi

Assault vs. (SOM * 2), to throw the target (Implant

level per 10MoS) meters. If the target is thrown into

another object using this sleight both the target and

the object take (1d10 kinetic damage per meter) / 2.

Increase the damage by +5 if an Excellent Success is

scored on the Psi Assault roll.

New Traits

Biotic Conditioning (Ego Trait)

he characters ego has been specially conditioned

to be capable of making use of psi-biotic abili-

ties when combined with newly developed biotic

implants. Due to the severe mental strain induced

by this conditioning the character also sufers from

2 permanent mental derangements, either picked

from the list on Page 211 Core or decided upon

between the player and their GM. Unlike normal

mental derangements, which are temporary at

worst, these derangements cannot be treated by

psychosurgery without removing the biotic condi-

tioning that they stem from. NOTE: his trait is

only available to characters who have already been

infected with psi(2).

New Gear

B-Implant Level 1

he entry level biotic implant that has been used

in the majority of hypercorporate tests into the

emergent ield of Psi manipulation, this particular

implant only gives the async access to their mental

conditioning, ofering little other protection against

the mental strain caused by using any advanced

biotic sleights.

Cost: 15 CP/Expensive (Minimum 100,000)

during play. 

Cost: Expensive (Rare)

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Green and Black

by Costán Sequeiros

You open your eyes and all is black. he stink of ater-

birth and oil hangs on the air. Before you, a green

triangle forms, loating in the air, shining with the

letters ‘RGC’ at its apex; the symbol of the Re-Gen

Corporation. Your eyes hurt as they adapt to the

dark, but the meaning is clear: you are dead. Well,

were dead. Now you are back to life. How did you

die? Was it painful? Your thoughts refuse to form.

should get used to your new face within a few weeks.

If you would prefer, we can resleeve you as soon as

one more to your liking is available.» A lash of tiny

text lickers in the corner of your vision; the legal

disclaimer— some fees apply.

“What day is it?” You croak, though you know there

are more pressing concerns. Your voice is weak, and

your mouth feels like a dry sponge. Your tongue

feels like sandpaper.

Slowly, light ills the chamber, giving your new eyes

time to adapt. he triangle, you see, is painted on

the wall. Feels like your eyes haven’t worked in ages,

and maybe it is so. Your body feels strange all over,

as if you had been beaten, but somehow you know

the body is in perfect condition … it’s just not your

body. Or maybe it is a memory trying to ind its

way back to you. You do remember the alley back in

the industrial core of Extropia, but what happened

there? Can’t focus still, maybe this body has been

mothballed too long.

«Two days ater your arrival. 27th of August, ten AF.

And it’s about six in the aternoon. Your muse will be

activated as soon as you leave the room, and she’ll ill

you in with any personal details.»

“How did I … how did I end up here? I can’t remem-

ber.” You can’t say “die”, it just won’t come out.

«It’s in your contract, clause 27BO. “In the event

of catastrophic or possibly psychologically harmful

death, I request voluntary psychosurgery to delete

and repress any potentially harmful memories, at

the sole discretion of RGC. I authorize RGC to with-

draw a one-time fee for the costs of this surgery.”»

he resleeving document appears in the corner

of your vision, the relevant text highlighted and

glowing. «Your ile says this is your irst time. It’s

always hard.»

Doctor Hassan enters into your line of sight, using

an identical body to every doctor in every RGC

facility. “Corporate policy”, they call it, to make

people feel like they know where they are and over-

come the confusion easier. But your confusion is

still in place.

He transmits directly to your Augmented Reality

over the local radio traic. «Are you feeling well

Mr. Troit? Our tests conirm your morph is in

perfect health.»

“But, what if something important happened

during the time you’ve erased? How will I know if it

was an accident, or something more sinister? How

will I … “

You recall your life as the name hits the back of

your memory and drags it from its slumber. It’s

almost painful to have so many things come back

so sharply. You recall your two wives, Ji and Alice,

and your little Daniel which you three raise with

all your care. Your sense of touch returns in a lash

of hot needles. You realize heavy straps across your

chest, arms and legs hold you against the bed. he

bed rotates slowly to face a mirror: but what you

see isn’t you.

he doctor’s irm, Arabic voice interrupts. «hat’s

in police hands, Mr. Troit. Don’t worry. hey have

a copy of those memories for their investigation.

I see you have full security and protection cover-

age. I’m sure they will investigate any discrepan-

cies fully and report their indings. Please, try to

stand.» he straps pop loose and swing out in

the microgravity.

«We try to match clients with morphs as

closely as possible to their previous bodies. You

You roll out of the bed with diiculty and take a

step forward, still trying to digest everything. But

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your feet don’t work as they should and you are

launched across the room in the low gravity. his

body is strange. It doesn’t react as you’re used to and

it feels uncomfortable to even think. You bounce

roughly of the “ceiling” of the room, catch yourself

against a handle and try to compose yourself. he

dizziness only lasts a few seconds, but the urge to

vomit lingers. he world spins, as though you were

drunk, or as if your feet were way too big for you.

Uncomfortable questions about your own identity

rise in you, as you realize how far this body is from

the one you were born into. he one you always

had. he one that was you.

been updated with a diagnostics program, and will

be monitoring and reporting your health. Give your-

self two weeks before you are fully returned to health.

Until then, avoid any strenuous exercise, manually

operating vehicles or heavy machinery, and using

any narcoalgorithms.»

You nod, content to leave the details to Erika.

«Well, if all is correct, Mr. Troit, could you please sign

to conirm that services were rendered as expected?»

Erika displays a digital form hovering before you.

A ghostly white, as you have conigured all mesh

objects, it loats before you waiting for your digital

signature. Erika conirms that all is correct with a

small revision by her lawyer programs and you sign

it without a second glance. Dr Hassan nods as he

receives the signed version back.

Dr. Hassan must have noticed something in you, or

maybe everybody thinks the same questions. «You

are doing well. Follow along please, at your own

pace.» He leaves into the next room with a strange

smile. You follow the best you can, handhold by

handhold, struggling against this alien body. You

enter a clean, white chamber with the characteristic

smells of a resleeving facility; cold lesh, denatured

alcohol and glycol.

«If you want some advice, Mr. Troit, don’t give it too

much thought. It’s always disorienting the irst time.

Just go and live your life, meet your friends, and

throw a party to introduce your new body. And in a

couple of nights, you will wake up and feel like every-

thing is in place. his is just the adjustment time, all

of us have gone through it. It’s normal, and nothing

to worry about.»

::Hey Eddie! It’s been a while!:: he cheerful voice of

Erika, your muse, ills your head as you cross the

threshold and she instantly returns to life.

::Erika, you don’t know how good it is to hear you.::

Just hearing her voice in your head seems to wash

the pressure away. It feels like returning home ater

a long day’s work. It feels safe. You hadn’t noticed

until now how heavy the silence had weighed until

now that it is broken again. Dear Erika, your best

friend without a doubt, the one that knows it all

and has always been there with you. With renewed

energy, you pull yourself down to the loor, still

holding onto the door frame for support.

Dr. Hassan’s smile widens, but doesn’t bring much

comfort. Maybe he’s just too tired, but it seems a

bit forced. You leave uneasy and head back into the

bustling tubes of Extropia, your city for many years

now. A few days in this state?

And then your visual range starts to ill with the

news elements and social posts you’ve missed out

on, all sorted, iltered and summarized, care of

Erika, while the irst notes of ‘Graceful in the Stars’

ills your mind. Low, but powerful, they gather

momentum as the song advances in your head. An

old favorite, it always calms you. And, slowly, you

sink back into the day-to-day, with so much to do

and so little time to think. 

«You are doing better, Mr. Troit. Do you have any

further questions?»

“No. No, thank you, doctor.”

«Excellent. I have posted my card to you, if you have

any questions or issues whatsoever. Your muse has

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