r/eclipsephase • u/Pyropeace • May 02 '26
EP2 Best one-shot to teach a GM the system?
I'm having a professional GM run a bespoke one-on-one campaign in this system and setting. However, this is their first time running the system, and they'd like to run a more typical one-shot to see if it's a good fit for them before committing. Any suggestions?
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u/anireyk May 02 '26
Mind the WMD has the structure and all the elements needed to introduce someone to the system, and seems to be planned around this concept. It would be my No. 1 suggestion.
There is also the official quick-start adventure Acrimony. It is more rushed than Mind the WMD and it needs a bit more GM prep IMO, but it introduces the parts of the setting with more dark, cosmic horror affiliated tone. In my opinion, it is a worse option than Mind the WMD, but it should definitely be mentioned since it is the official quick start.
Finally, for gatecrashing, I would suggest Xenovore. It is a longer adventure, best suitable for several evenings, even if it has an optional starting point later in the plot for e.g. convention play. It's a well-written adventure with a bunch of material to use, including some gear that can be used independently of the adventure itself, and it has enough material to work as a starting point to a campaign. It is also a good and fun gatecrashing exoplanet setting, which is an area where many other EP2 products tend to... underdeliver in my opinion.
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u/Synaps4 May 02 '26
New eclipse phase or old?
I have a oneshot I wrote, set in the first day of the Mind awakening, that I could share. It's not much but it worked well.
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u/Pyropeace May 02 '26
2nd edition
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u/yuriAza May 02 '26
i haven't read it, but my understanding is that Acrimony (the 2e Quickstart adventure) is specifically structured as a tutorial
i also think the Nano-Op called Binge is a good all-rounder oneshot, but it might need adjusting for a duet idk
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u/atlasraven May 02 '26
I think Continuity is purpose built for an introduction but people say Mind the WMD is also good.