Books

The free content on this site is a complete, playable experience. The books go deeper — full class options, complete catalogs, faction deep-dives, advanced mechanics, and the hidden truths behind the Age of Echoes.

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Core Books

Core Rulebook
For players. All classes, all subclasses, full character options, complete rules, advanced mechanics. Everything a player needs to build and play any character in the Age of Echoes.
Free preview: How to Play, Build Your First Operative

Chrome Gospel (GM Guide)
For GMs. Echo construction tools, NPC generators, faction interaction frameworks, campaign management, and condensed player mechanics for reference at the table.
Free preview: The Echo System, GM Tools

Phase 1 Supplements

Wired: The Chrome Guide
For players who want more chrome. Complete cyberware catalog across all quality tiers, installation mechanics, Humanity management, and the full story of Lucent Ark’s ethical design philosophy.
Free preview: Cyberware & Humanity

Arsenal: Weapons & Armor
For tactical players. Full weapon and armor catalog with the chassis-plus-modifications system. Every weapon type, every mod, every tactical option.
Free preview: Equipment & Gear

Drone Doctrine
For tech-focused players. Complete drone rules, catalog, and tactical integration. From surveillance bugs to combat heavies.

Factions & Reputation
For everyone. 23+ factions with full mechanics, deep lore, NPC rosters, and mission generators. The complete political landscape of the Age of Echoes.
Free preview: Factions

Wheels & Wings: The Vehicle Guide
For chase scenes and road campaigns. Complete vehicle rules and catalog — from rust-bucket ground cars to military gunships.

Deep Lore

The Pantheon: AI Deity Codex — 107,000+ words
Full mechanical integration for every revealed AI: Acolyte orders, Synthetic threats, signature relics, Conduit connections, encounter frameworks.
Free preview: The AI Pantheon

Signal & Spirit: The Mesh Layers — 87,000+ words
Complete datarunning guide: programs, layer mechanics, Wake diving rules, Forge Below encounters.
Free preview: The Mesh & Its Layers, Datarunning Basics

The Conduit’s Path
Every Protocol path in full mechanical and narrative depth.
Free preview: Conduit Protocols

The Persisting
Five-tier nanite-grounded undead taxonomy with full bestiary. Drifters through Eternals.

Acolytes & Synthetics
Deep guide to human AI devotees and corrupted synthetic priests.

Fiction

Ethical Oppressor — Marcus Vale novel
The continuation of Fields of Rabbit. What happens when the resistance asks you to become what you’re fighting?

Whisper in the Flood — Solomon Kade novella
Detective fiction set on the Fallen Shore. Memory, grief, and a case that won’t stay dead.

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