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Step into eight mysterious prior-world sites with Vertices, or into The Darkest House with LaTia. Plus creepy camo, writing your … Cypher Chronicles, vol. 2021-22

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Eight dangerous adventure sites that connect to the datasphere Inside a maze of steel and crystal pillars lurk demons and … Vertices

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Things have been a little quiet here at MCG HQ but we have a lot of things coming down the pipeline that we can't wait to share with you all! In the meantime, here are some very cool things we can share, as well as the awesome and wonderful things happening in our community.

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We wanted a fresh at-the-table experience to help guide our design on a book dedicated to superheroes. So, here’s what happened during our first playtest of Claim the Sky, where we played our original heroes in a session run by Monte.

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Converting Ptolus wasn’t simply a matter of opening the original files, updating the rules information, and sending the revised files off to the printer—it took a lot of work and attention to detail, all with the dual intentions of preserving the feel of the original Ptolus and making sure that the new versions were as user-friendly as possible.

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Converting Ptolus wasn’t simply a matter of opening the original files, updating the rules information, and sending the revised files off to the printer—it took a lot of work and attention to detail, all with the dual intentions of preserving the feel of the original Ptolus and making sure that the new versions were as user-friendly as possible.

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High praise for The Darkest House, dark matter pathways bringing the world of The Strange to life, convention season is almost upon us after a year away, and more! This week's Cypher Chronicles is here!

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That house on the outskirts of town, sitting empty behind a crumbling wall. The one people whisper about. The one … The Darkest House

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Do you love Numenera, the Cypher System, No Thank You, Evil! and our other games? Do you love the best … Calling All GMs—GameholeCon 2021!

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We're gearing up for Memorial Day Weekend here at MCG HQ! The most dreadful house is open for exploration, we think about the intricacies of worldbuilding, and answer the question "What makes an experience worth it?" through animation.

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