What an insane few weeks we’ve had! There have been so many exciting things for Cypher fans to sink their teeth into recently. We literally can’t wait to share a look at the Cypher Slipcase with you, but don’t ogle at it for too long! Read on to hear a recap of everything that’s been announced for Cypher in the last three weeks—and what’s coming next.
Want to see something cool?
MCG’s Art Director, Bear, just received this first-off copy of the new Cypher Slipcase from our production facility! Look at how gorgeous the iridescent paper is.
We can’t wait to get this slipcase into your hands! Make sure you have crowdfunding campaign update notifications turned on for this campaign so you don’t miss anything.
Cypher—Advanced!, a special pop-up campaign for Cypher, is ending in just a few days! Here’s why you, a Cypher backer, should really check it out:
As Monte and the team designed the new edition of Cypher, they had loads of great ideas that could really make your game shine—but weren't quite right for every game, and certainly couldn’t all be squeezed into the new corebooks. But we didn't want them to languish, either.
With more in-depth ways of looking at descriptors and species, additional detailed foci, a greater focus on equipment or weapons, the added color from longer character sentences, and dozens of other fun customizations, your Cypher campaign can really soar with Cypher Decoded. You won’t use everything in this book in every Cypher game—but you'll find ideas or choices that might be the perfect fit to take a given game to the next level. If you like to tinker with rules, explore options, and just be inspired to create your own material, Cypher Decoded is for you!
And while we're at it: how about more creatures? The forthcoming Cypher GM's Guide and Cypher Bestiary will give you scores of exciting, memorable encounters—but who couldn't use more? We're bringing 100 or so more creatures—some fan-favorites, some brand-new—to your campaign, complete with the same highly detailed, lore-heavy treatment of the forthcoming first Cypher Bestiary!
This surprise crowdfunding campaign has been nothing short of electric! We’ve already quadrupled our funding goal—and who knows what new heights we can reach in these last 48 hours! If you haven’t already, check it out now!
Did you miss any of this cool Cypher news?
🎲 Cypher launched to the public two weeks ago today!
📖 The Cypher GM’s Guide AND Cypher Bestiary have been fulfilled in PDF! Find them in your MCG Shop Account. Need a refresher on how to redeem crowdfunding campaign rewards? You can always check out this handy guide.
📺 Cypher Con was a blast—if you missed the live AMA with Monte, Sean, & Bruce you can catch it on YouTube.
🚀 StartPlaying Games launched a huge Cypher event yesterday! It runs for the next two weeks. Sign up for a game today and get $10 off with code SPC26. Whether you're new to Cypher (or to RPGs as a whole), or a longtime Numenera, The Strange, or Predation fan, there's a game for you!
🧝♀️ The public beta of the Cypher Tools Character Builder is live! With literally thousands of Type, Descriptor, Species, and Foci combinations possible, your character will come to life! One cool feature of this new online tool is that it can easily export your character right onto…
🗡️ The new Cypher Character sheet is coming to Roll20! Play entirely online? Prefer to access the game and its rules through your favorite VTT? We've completed work on a fully functional Cypher character sheet for Roll20. It's in Roll20s hands now, and we're looking forward to them taking it live in the days to come!
📚 We’ve just shared The Joy of RPGs, a video about RPGs and MCG that derived from the filming of the short-form documentary series All Access with Andy Garcia, which airs on PBS stations across the US. We think it’s a really cool video that highlights what makes TTRPG gaming so special and fun, and hope you enjoy it.
🖊️ The Cypher Open License is waiting for you! The Cypher Open License allows publishers, gamers, and members of the public to freely create and market tabletop roleplaying games compatible with, and using the rules from, the Cypher tabletop roleplaying game system. Publish your adventures, settings, and even complete new games—powered by Cypher.
