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Monte Cook Games’ free online character builder opens

April 8, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cypher is a multi-genre system, and Monte Cook Games notes that the character builder supports a range of supplements and games. Several are mentioned:

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Claim the Sky, cypher system, godforsaken, Monte Cook Games

Two bundles, one new for the Ninth World RPGs: Monte Cook Games brings Numenera to the Bundle of Holding

December 19, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Numenera RPG is about exploration, including the eight worlds that came before and uses the excellent Cypher System.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, cypher system, Monte Cook Games, Numenera

The Magnus Archives: Free to download and a million Dollar RPG

September 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Monte Cook Games now has a Cypher System-powered version of The Magnus Archives on the way, running the crowdfunding project on BackerKit.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: backerkit, crowdfunding, cypher system, Monte Cook Games

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #215

July 29, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly column on Geek Native that summarizes the latest RPG news. It is published every Friday evening and includes reviews, discoveries, tips, and interviews. The column is a one-stop shop for RPG fans who want to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the hobby.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, mirrorscape, Mongoose Publishing, Monte Cook Games, routinely itemised, traveller, webtoon, wet ink games

Free to Download: Planar Character Options for the Cypher System

March 30, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

From a Warrior who Strikes With an Amethyst Fist, channelling power through a psionically resonant prosthetic, to a traveller character with a mysterious cosmic map imprinted on their skin, to a character with the Limbo Touched ability, who can change objects at will—characters with ties to the planes are just a bit different.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bruce Cordell, cypher system, free to download, Monte Cook Games, planebreaker

It’s a bundle deal! Arcana of the Ancients is Numenera for 5e

February 20, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A successful Kickstarter in 2019 took the Numenera world and shaped it into the 5e-powered Arcana of the Ancients.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, Monte Cook Games, Numenera

Monte Cook Games adds to the Cypher System Open License

January 12, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The update includes new rules, character options, cypher and fantasy creatures. The RPG Godforsaken provides most of the new additions.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cypher system, godforsaken, Monte Cook Games

Which tabletop RPGs are people looking forward to the most this year?

January 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think EN World started this, and they’ve done it again with thousands of votes. It makes sense to share their results rather than reinvent the wheel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 13th age, Chaosium, crowbar creative, dragonbane, exalted funeral, Free League Publishing, household, Monte Cook Games, Monty Python's Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, mothership, old gods of appalachia, Pelgrane Press, pendragon, schwalb entertainment, shadow of the weird wizard, the walking dead, Tuesday Knight Games, two little mice

Ten Years of Adventure: Limited quantities, limited time for Monte Cook Games’ 10th Anniversary special sourcebook

July 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The 212-page hardback collection compiles ten adventures for Numenera, the Cypher System and The Strange.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Bruce Cordell, Charles Ryan, cypher system, Dennis Detwiller, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, Sean K. Reynolds, Shanna Germain, the strange

What are the best-selling games in DriveThruRPG’s Christmas in July mega sale?

July 21, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThruRPG’s big Christmas in July sale has been on for a few days, with about two weeks left. That’s enough time to see which games are contenders for the best sellers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conan, CONAN Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of, cyberpunk red, drivethrurpg, Expeditious Retreat Press, Free League Publishing, kids on bikes, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Ptolus, sales, Shadowrun, star trek, star trek adventures, the halls of arden vul, The One Ring, thought police interactive, traveller, Vampire: The Masquerade, worlds without number

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