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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 25-2019

What do air plants have to teach us about RPGs? Darcy explores this topic, and hopes to keep her plants alive while MCG is on break next week. Plus, check out your last chance to get in on backer level deals for Arcana of the Ancients, and learn about a bevy of cool RPG and science stuff to delight and amaze!

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Introduce Yourself in Your Best Game Ever

Your Best Game Ever devotes five chapters exclusively to being a great player. Today we bring you an excerpt about how to introduce your freshly-made character at the table! Introduce Yourself You’ve made your character and come up with some great background details and story hooks.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 24-2019

Whether it be gamemastery, paleontology, writing, technology, yoga, history, or Klingon, we love learning new things at MCG. Today, Darcy shares some of her current learning passions and applies her new study of the language of poetry to an excerpt from Shanna’s upcoming Numenera novel Tomorrow’s Bones! You can get Cypher Chronicles, and other MCG news, delivered right to your inbox!

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Invisible Sun Iconic Figure Set

Five iconic vislae—now available here in Shadow! Lord Vryx is an Iconoclastic Stormheart of the Order of Goetica Who Serves as a Host, and is possessed by a bevy of spirits of all sorts who (usually) help him in his endeavors. Omar Vanderal is an Established Stoneheart of the Order of Vance Who Walks with Strange Steps.

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Invisible Sun Medallions

Symbols of the Suns. Icons of the Orders. Set in beautiful, hefty metal medallions complete with chains.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 23-2019

We’re having a giant sale you don’t want to miss, there’s loads of fulfillment goodies on the horizon, and we welcome a new employee . . .

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MCG Welcomes Jennifer Walls

Monte Cook Games, LLC, the company behind the award-winning tabletop roleplaying games Numenera, Invisible Sun, No Thank You, Evil!, and the Cypher System, is very pleased to announce that Jennifer Walls is joining the MCG team as Customer Support Coordinator as of June, 2019. In this role, Jen will ensure MCG customers receive the highest quality support in a timely manner.

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Overcoming the Invisible Barrier—Playing Your Best Games Online

Like most advice, gaming advice is contextual. The techniques for creating wonderful gaming experiences vary based on whether you’re a GM or a player, whether you’re playing with old friends or total strangers, and where you’re playing. Are you at a game store, a friend’s house—or online?

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Overcoming the Invisible Barrier–Playing Your Best Games Online

Like most advice, gaming advice is contextual. The techniques for creating wonderful gaming experiences vary based on whether you’re a GM or a player, whether you’re playing with old friends or total strangers, and where you’re playing, too. Are you at a game store, a friend’s house, or online?

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Cypher System Rulebook

Any character, any campaign. If you can imagine it, the Cypher System makes it easy! The Cypher System is the critically acclaimed game engine that powers any campaign in any genre.

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