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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8124245" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Monte Cook Games' <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/heroes-of-the-cypher-system" target="_blank">latest Kickstarter</a> is for their <em>Cypher System</em> (the system which powers <em>Numenera</em>, amongst other things) and delves into the world of superheroes!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]128361[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This Kickstarter contains not one, but TWO heroic sourcebooks. <em>Claim the Sky</em> (224 pages) is all about superpowered heroes in a world called <em>Boundless</em>, while the shorter<em> First Responders (128 pages) </em>deals with human heroes in a dangerous world of natural disasters and war zones.</p><p></p><p>[callout]When disaster strikes or menace looms, the best among us don’t run from danger—they run toward it! Heroic books for the Cypher System.[/callout]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/heroes-of-the-cypher-system[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]128362[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]128363[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And if you don't have the core <em>Cypher System</em> rules, that's OK -- because they bundling in the <em>Cypher System</em> core rulebook in PDF format for free. In fact you can even <a href="https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rules-primer/" target="_blank">download the free Cypher System rules primer</a> now.</p><p></p><p>The <em>Cypher System</em> is a rule-light RPG designed for flexibility and speed. It contains a mechanic that I've always loved in any iteration I've seen it (indeed I've done it in my own games!) -- characters built off real sentences. In <em>Cypher System</em> it's a 3-part sentence. They gives examples like <em>Rugged Warrior who Stands Like a Bastion</em> and a <em>Guarded Adept who Keeps a Magic Ally</em>. Each part of that sentence is a building block of your character.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8124245, member: 1"] Monte Cook Games' [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/heroes-of-the-cypher-system']latest Kickstarter[/URL] is for their [I]Cypher System[/I] (the system which powers [I]Numenera[/I], amongst other things) and delves into the world of superheroes! [ATTACH type="full" alt="3.jpg"]128361[/ATTACH] This Kickstarter contains not one, but TWO heroic sourcebooks. [I]Claim the Sky[/I] (224 pages) is all about superpowered heroes in a world called [I]Boundless[/I], while the shorter[I] First Responders (128 pages) [/I]deals with human heroes in a dangerous world of natural disasters and war zones. [callout]When disaster strikes or menace looms, the best among us don’t run from danger—they run toward it! Heroic books for the Cypher System.[/callout] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/heroes-of-the-cypher-system[/URL] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1.jpg"]128362[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="2.jpg"]128363[/ATTACH] And if you don't have the core [I]Cypher System[/I] rules, that's OK -- because they bundling in the [I]Cypher System[/I] core rulebook in PDF format for free. In fact you can even [URL='https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rules-primer/']download the free Cypher System rules primer[/URL] now. The [I]Cypher System[/I] is a rule-light RPG designed for flexibility and speed. It contains a mechanic that I've always loved in any iteration I've seen it (indeed I've done it in my own games!) -- characters built off real sentences. In [I]Cypher System[/I] it's a 3-part sentence. They gives examples like [I]Rugged Warrior who Stands Like a Bastion[/I] and a [I]Guarded Adept who Keeps a Magic Ally[/I]. Each part of that sentence is a building block of your character. [/QUOTE]
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