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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 5-2019

Books heading toward backers, and postcards from Havana. It’s this week’s Cypher Chronicles! You can get Cypher Chronicles, and other MCG news, delivered right to your inbox!

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Book M

Even its name is a secret Some say it comes from the Sodality of Vryn, which identifies thirteen currents of magic and gives each a letter designation—M is the 13th and most powerful. Others say the title refers to the original writer of the book, while still others believe it stands for mystery, or—perhaps most simply and obviously—magic. Whatever the source of its name, Book M is one of the rarest and most sought-after grimoires.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 4-2019

We get humble, receive some freezing Slaves of the Machine God, and show you a root mass in the shape of a human brain. Because of course we do! You can get Cypher Chronicles, and other MCG news, delivered right to your inbox!

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Cypher Play Season 2019-1: The Room With No Door

The new season of Cypher Play is starting soon! Cypher Play is our organized play program—new adventure scenarios from MCG, available only in game stores, and played in game stores to build a community of active gamers. Every player even gets to take home a copy of this exclusive adventure content.

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Slaves of the Machine God

Assassinations. Demon-worshiping abhumans. A massive army poised to sweep across the Steadfast.

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My Love for RPGs Led Me to Numenera

My Love Affair with RPGs My first experience with roleplaying games was at Scout camp. The older Scouts, huddled around a lantern-lit picnic table one night, were enthralled by the DM’s description of a massive ogre squatting in the center of a mold-crusted dungeon corridor. The ogre had captured a band of hapless dwarves.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 3-2019

Death, love, and a hope-filled future. Where do these fit in our own lives, and in the stories we tell through gaming? Let’s begin with a duel, to the death.

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Tips for Running a One-Shot Game

Happy January! Here at MCG we’re starting to think about the summer convention season (because the event submission deadlines start to happen in the next few weeks), and that means thinking about running one-shot games. These sorts of RPG sessions aren’t like running an ongoing game for your regular group.

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Secrets of Silent Streets

The City of Notions. The Heart of Indigo. The Center of the Real World.

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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 2-2019

Sharks that ate flying dinosaurs. Shiny, shiny shins. Cool new ways to explore prior-world ruins.

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