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Special Features: Will You Sign My Baby?

And Other Great Ways to Interact with Creators at Conventions Special Featuresis a regular columnin which MCG team members discuss projects they’re working on, interesting MCG activities, or things that inspire their work. For me, meeting my favorite creators has always been one of the best parts of going to conventions. You get to interact, […]

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 27-2016

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! Exciting Reviews and Interviews Let’s check out what early reviewers are saying about Torment: Tides of Numenera–The Explorer’s Guide: “There is a lot of information packed into this book. The setting material is expansive and covers enough ‘ground’ for entire campaigns. The mysteries of Torment: Tides of Numenera are […]

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 26-2016

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! Exciting News and Interviews Check out this Q&A session with Shanna aboutTorment: The Explorer’s Guide, the book thatdetails the weird and fascinating places, people, and creatures in Torment: Tides of Numenera. Pre-order Torment: The Explorer’s Guidein print, get the PDF for free, and discover secrets of the computer game […]

Would You Like to Game with the MCG Designers?

Headed toGen Con? How would you like to sit down to a game session run byMonte Cook, Shanna Germain, Dennis Detwiller, or Bruce Cordell? We’re making that possible—and not only is it the gaming chance of a lifetime, but you can feel good about it, too, because we’re donating 100% of the proceeds to three […]

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 25-2016

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! Exciting News and Interviews We’re honored that three of our products have beennominated for2016 ENnie Awards, and to celebrate, we’re having a sale on the nominated products…including a very limited quantityof the Numenera Boxed Set: Reliquary, a product not normally available. No Thank You, Evil!is nominated for Best Family […]

Monte Says: Ptolus 10 Years Later

Monte Says is a regular feature here on the Monte Cook Games website, in which Monte talks about topics related to the Cypher System—or anything else on his mind! I know everyone says it, but it’s true: it’s crazy how time flies. It’s been 10 years since Malhavoc Press released my mammoth, deluxe campaign setting […]

Gods Beyond: Converting Gods of the Fall for Numenera and The Strange

Loot the Afterworld for your Numenera or The Strange game! Looking for an incredible new recursion for your game of The Strange—or to bring godlike powers into your Numenera campaign? Or maybe you just want to port some new cyphers, character options, and creatures into your game. Gods of the Falluses the Cypher System—the same […]

Beyond the Book: Transcending Difficulty 10 in Gods Of The Fall

Beyond the Bookis a regular feature here on the Monte Cook Games website, discussing ways to use the Cypher System to run a great game. In Gods of the Fall, the old gods died. The world struggles under the yoke of murder, slavery, and corruption. Dark things have squirmed free of their divine prisons, and […]

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 24-2016

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! Exciting News and Interviews Have you been following along with us on MCG’s Facebook as we looked at the Seven Prophecies from Gods of the Fall? If not, drop by and check them out. And here’s some moreinsight into Gods of the Fall from the mind of its creator, […]

Torment: Tides of Numenera—The Explorer’s Guide

Explore new lands. Discover new creatures. Unearth new secrets. Pre-order special:Pre-orderTorment: Tides of Numenera—The Explorer’s Guidein print, and get the PDF for free! This is a limited-time offer, good only during the pre-order period. The Torment: Tides of Numeneracomputer game is set in a whole new region of the Ninth World. This book details the […]