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Cypher Shorts

You could be playing ten minutes from now! Experiment with a new genre. Try something weird or different.

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The Stars Are Fire

Galaxy-spanning space opera. Near-future hard sci-fi. And everything in between.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 38-2019

We wax poetic about space and storytelling, and about the possible mythologies of the characters in our RPG settings. Read on for stunning tales of both science and fiction in this week’s Cypher Chronicles! You can get Cypher Chronicles, and other MCG news, delivered right to your inbox!

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 37-2019

A portal into the datasphere. A search for self—well, several searches, actually. And a live interview with MCG designer Sean K.

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What’s New in the Cypher System Rulebook?

MCG just released the new version of the Cypher System Rulebook. After revising the Numenera game (with the release of Numenera Discovery and Destiny last year), we realized there were some improvements we could make to the Cypher System as well. We didn’t want to change the rules of the game (effort, Edge, how you make rolls, and so on), but we knew there was a lot we could add in terms of player abilities and flexibility.

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Castaway

Marooned on a deadly planet without weapons, supplies, or even memories. The world on which you awaken is savage and brutal. The scant supplies in your ruined lifeboat offer little aid, and even fewer clues to who you are or where you came from.

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The Key

Enter the Actuality, and leave this Grey world behind. Even as you read this, you’re doing so in Shadow. You believe it to be the real world, and the sights and sounds you see are normal.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 36-2019

It’s raining cats, dinosaurs, and new releases over here at MCG! Get the latest news on Cypher System, Numenera, No Thank You, Evil!, and the delightfully strange creatures that burrow on Earth today and in the past.

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Cypher System Character Portfolio

Give your character room to grow A lot can happen in a campaign. Your character is more than a collection of numbers—they have a story to tell, details to record, and friends (and adversaries!) to note.

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Salvage Deck

Generate random salvage results—and GM intrusions—and save loads of time doing it! Shins. Iotum.

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