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Cypher Chronicles, vol. 11-2017

Iadace and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! MCG News Ready to add more weirdness to your campaign? You’ll want to pick up Expanded Worlds, which is full of weirdness.

Bullet Journaling for GMs and Players

If you’re not sure what bullet journaling is, exactly, then I apologize ahead of time for the slightly addicting world I’m about to throw you into. A bullet journal—sometimes called a bujo—is basically a single, organized journal that is customizable enough that you can use it for a number of purposes. To-do list, notebook, diary, sketchbook, memories, and more.

Estate Mission Contest Results!

At the end of January, we started an #EstateMission contest where we invited you to submit your own adventure seed tweets for The Strange RPG. By the February 27th deadline, we had more than 100 responses! The MCG team has reviewed the submissions and picked five winners—congratulations to @MikkelBerget, @LaslosLessons, @RosnerGM, @sgsuperone, and @SharangBiswas!

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 10-2017

Iadace and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! MCG News Today is the last day for the Strange Box Kickstarter campaign! Just this morning we hit the stretch goal for a new playmat and are zooming toward unlocking a Translation Deck!

Last Day for A Strange Box Kickstarter Campaign

The Kickstarter for A Strange Box ends today at 5pm PT. As is typical for a crowdfunding campaign, there’s a big upsurge at the end, and we’ve unlocked eight stretch goals in the past couple of days, for a total of 18 stretch goals. These have added a fourth book, pages of content to those books, new dice, a second poster map, a cloth map, two new decks, and new art, all for just $120 (THE STRANGE BOX backer level).

Expanded Worlds

Where will your campaign take you? What worlds will you build?   The dusty, ruined remains of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Invisible Sun Design Diary 5: The Vislae Ghost Play Experience

I’ve always known that in the world of Invisible Sun—the Actuality—death is not what we think it to be here in Shadow. Death is just a transition to another state. For most people, that means moving to the realm of the Pale Sun, known sometimes as the Deadlands.

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 9-2017

Iadace and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! MCG News Story, Please!, the first expansion for No Thank You, Evil!

Logan as a Cypher System Character

Last week was the launch of the movie Logan, starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. After 17 years (and approximately 300 movies), the actor has decided he’s done playing this character. To honor and celebrate the fun he’s brought us over the years; we’re going to think of several ways how to create a Wolverine-like character using the Cypher System.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, commemorating the struggle for women’s rights all over the world. Growing up, I was told that being a woman wouldn’t stop me from having the job of my dreams…I could even be the President of the United States, though it would be a ‘tough row to hoe’ (to use the vernacular with which I’m sure my mom couched my presidential aspirations). So, on International Women’s Day 2017, I give thanks for the strong women in my life, past and present, who’ve helped shape...