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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 7m

Why should you make a Late Pledge for Cypher—Advanced? 🐉 Evolved character options, genres, and rules inside Cypher Decoded ⚙️ Cypher Pocket Edition, perfect for quick reference at the table 🦑 Cypher Bestiary II 🚀 Advanced Character Portfolios 🧝‍♀️ And 2 more decks! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

Fantasy crowdfunding campaign promotional iamge for Cypher Advanced, showing robed and armored characters caught in a swirling magical storm beside a game book cover. Readable text says “CYPHER ADVANCED,” “LATE PLEDGES NOW OPEN!,” and “ONLY ON BACKERKIT,” with “CYPHER” and “CODED” visible on the book cover.

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SeanKReynolds has a Patreon! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 19h

Barista Ptolus group dungeon chess event was a blast! • PCs got access to an unexplored area of Ghul's labyrinth. • After clearing a room of some electrified scorpionfolk, they discovered a huge room with a chessboard grid, a bunch of weirdos on the far side, & a floating skull—the opposing player.

photo of the chess room from my perspective as GM. four 6" square Dwarven Forge tiles arranged in a quad to make a 12" by 12" area. On the far side are monsters: a pale batlike creature, an anthropomorphic worm, gibbering mouther, walloping krong, bylunculus, mysterious one-eyed croach, gelatinous cube, armored leech, two-headed snail lizard, fomorian giant, and a giant disembodied claw.
On the near side are the players and their companions: Kargrom the dwarf affected by an off-formula growth potion that made him a monster, Leif the druid, Eva the snake, Talien the paladin, Sivreth the rogue, Po the giant lizard, and Goffrey the follower.

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Lost Company Press @lostcompanypress.bsky.social · 4h

The focus step might be my favourite. Full ability trees, tier by tier, so you can see exactly where a focus leads before you pick it. This one is Controls Beasts. tools.cypher-rpg.com #cyphersystem #ttrpg

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 2h

🌊✨ Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game immerses you in The Meridian, a breathtaking world inspired by the Pre-Columbian Americas from the bestselling Black Sun trilogy. Call upon the sea. Command shadows. Walk through dreams. Sign up now to be notified! mymcg.info/beas

Art for “BETWEEN EARTH & SKY: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME” showing a woman in white robes leaning over a table and rolling dice, with other people watching behind her and animal figurines on the tabletop—she is playing Patol, from the Black Sun trilogy. Decorative gold borders frame the scene, and small credit text appears along the bottom edge.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 16h

A fantasy RPG of prophecy, fate, gods, & the song of the ocean, set in a fantastical world inspired by the pre-Columbian Americas. Based on the award-winning epic fantasy series by Native author Rebecca Roanhorse, brought to you by MCG and author of Coyote & Crow, Kenna Alexander. mymcg.info/beas

Promotional artwork for Between Earth & Sky: The Roleplaying Game, showing the game corebook on the left and a large turquoise face with flowing seaweed-like hair and a fish on the right, framed by gold borders. Readable text includes BETWEEN EARTH & SKY, THE ROLEPLAYING GAME, BY SHANNA GERMAIN AND KENNA ALEXANDER, and a footer with Between Earth and Sky ©2026 Rebecca Roanhorse | montecookgames.com | Artist: John Picacio.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 18h

Big Upgrades to the Cypher Character Builder are HERE 🚀 🐲 🎲 A plethora of new, FREE features! Build campaigns and invite your players, choose which CCR content you want to allow in each campaign, reskin or customize character options--and create your own!--and more! www.montecookgames.c...

A massive golden dragon coils through a blue sky above cherry blossoms, with a woman riding on its back holding a bouquet and another woman reaching up toward it from below. The bottom right shows the title “CYPHER.”

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Pale Matter @pale-matter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Episode 15 of Edge of the Forgotten is streaming now! In “Blackthorne,” Casey follows a mysterious lead to a farm outside Salina, KS where a lost dog, a missing boy, and an abandoned train engine are all part of the same strange mystery. #AudioDrama #Horror #Podcast Listen: linktr.ee/PaleMatter

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Bear Weiter @bearthw.bsky.social · 22h

Come check it out - w're giving away free Patreon memberships for our audio drama podcast Edge of the Forgotten. Simply join our Discord or the free Patreon level and you'll be entered to win!

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 21h

You Fight With Panache. Your flamboyant style is a treat to watch in combat, and your tricks stun and amaze. But are you Charming as well? 🎭 Or are you Mysterious, letting your actions speak louder than your words? 🗡️ One character sentence. Unlimited possibilities. tools.cypher-rpg.com

A blue-haired fantasy warrior in white and black armor screams while wielding glowing blue energy ribbons that arc around her arms, sending sparks into the air.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 22h

Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game—Coming Soon to the CYPHER CHARACTER BUILDER! 🪓 🪾 ⚒️ Build, tweak, and advance your OGOA character. Export it to a PDF that you can use at the game table, or run your character right from the Character Builder. 1/3

A dark, misty forest with bare black trees frames a towering black stag with glowing red eyes and golden antlers facing a small figure in the foreground. Small text along the bottom reads: “Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game. ©2023 DeepNerd Media, LLC www.montecookgames.com Art by Roberto Pitturru.”

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 29/09/2026

Cypher—Advanced QUINTUPLED its funding goal 🎉🎉 and now Late Pledges are open! 🐉 New genres, character options, and advanced rules for Cypher ⚙️ A whole new bestiary 🦑 4 collectable stickers 🚀 Advanced Character Portfolios 🧝‍♀️ And two more decks! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

A huge winged dragon in black harness and armor dominates a grand hall, stretching over a red carpet as small figures in dark robes stand in rows holding red banners. Readable text at the bottom says: CYPHER ©2025 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Katerina Ladon.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're so excited to see that @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social 's Hugo Award-winning BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY trilogy - an indigenous epic inspired by the pre-Colombian Americas -has an RPG launching soon from @montecookgames.com ! Buy the Books: geni.us/betweeneands Click the link below to learn more!

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Between Earth and Sky: the Roleplaying Game

Get notified when Between Earth and Sky: the Roleplaying Game launches on BackerKit!

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 29/09/2026

Stylized fantasy scene of a small sailing ship in rough blue water, with armed adventurers on deck and a large mermaid-like teal face looming in the stormy sea below. Readable text at the bottom says, “We Are All Mad Here. ©2020 Monte Cook Games, LLC. www.montecookgames.com Art by Katerina Ladon.”

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Lost Company Press @lostcompanypress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Character creation is an eight-step walkthrough, starting with genre. Dungeon Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery, Hard Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Post-Apocalypse, Superhero, and more. tools.cypher-rpg.com #cyphersystem #ttrpg

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 29/09/2026

Celestial prophecies, political intrigue, & forbidden magic. Dreamwalking, sea-singing, & crow calling. Dangerous gods, difficult choices, & sweet romances. Explore The Meridian, setting of Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy! mymcg.info/beas #fantasy #rebeccaroanhorse #blacksun

Fantasy game art showing a robed figure descending a sunlit stone stair inside a carved cave while birds fly across the foreground; the title reads Between Earth & Sky, with the subtitle The Roleplaying Game. Small text along the bottom reads Between Earth and Sky ©2026 Rebecca Roanhorse | montecookgames.com | Artist: Macli.

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Rebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sharing some of the art from BETWEEN EARTH & SKY: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME by @montecookgames.com . I am excited for this to be in the world. If you haven’t signed up for the Backerkit launch, you do that here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Man standing over a circular hole, crows circling.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yup, I’m part of the artist roster for this much-anticipated RPG based on @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social’s epic BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY series. 🔥🔥🔥 Sign up today for the campaign’s launch notification. 🚀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 29/09/2026

Cypher Advanced arms you with EVEN more character options! Build a Charming Swashbuckler who Quells Evil With an Enchanted Blade, for example—with brand new foci, descriptors, and even SPECIALTIES! Late Pledges are open NOW! mymcg.info/cypher-ad... #cypher #mcg

Promotional graphic for Cypher Advanced showing a large teal face with glowing eyes, the Cypher Decoded box art on the left, and bold text reading “LATE PLEDGES NOW OPEN! DON’T MISS THIS!” with “ONLY ON BACKERKIT” at the bottom.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 28/09/2026

Explore The Meridian, the setting of award-winning native author Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy! Discover a fantastical world filled with Pre-Columbian Americas-inspired magic, culture, and prophecy. Will you call crows? Summon shadows? Fulfill your destiny? mymcg.info/beas

Promotional art for Between Earth & Sky: The Roleplaying Game, with a large glowing face on the left, radiating gold and red shards, and a book cover on the right against a dark sky with birds. Readable text includes BETWEEN EARTH & SKY, THE ROLEPLAYING GAME, and a small footer with ©2026 Rebecca Roanhorse, montecookgames.com, and Artist: John Picacio.

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Bruce R. Cordell @brucecordell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I serve on the applications board for the Roleplaying Game Creators Relief Fund (RCRF), which provides financial assistance to tabletop RPG creators experiencing hardship. This fundraising bundle helps keep the RCRF able to provide support. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Roll20 Con 26 RCRF [BUNDLE] | RPG Creators Relief Fund | RPG Creators Relief Fund | DriveThruRPG

This special bundle contains the following titles: Chronicles of Darkness Regular price: {display_price(19.99)} Bundle price: {display_price(0.0000)} Format: PDF Keep walking. Eyes straight ahead. Don...

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SeanKReynolds has a Patreon! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The signup page is updated—and if you sign up to be notified at launch, when you pledge you'll get a free set of bookmarks (for the novels, the RPG sourcebook, or whatever book you decide to use them for…)

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 28/09/2026

“Today he would become a god. His mother had told him so.” 🌑 Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game drops you into a world where prophecy is power, magic is forbidden, and the choices you make will echo across the heavens—based on the award-winning Black Sun trilogy. mymcg.info/beas

Fantasy game art showing a tattooed, feather-adorned person wearing Mesoamerican-inspired clothing, with dark hair and gold jewelry posed against a purple sky, framed by an ornate circular border. His hair becomes a flock of crows, his hand raised in bidding. Readable text says: “BETWEEN EARTH & SKY” and “THE ROLEPLAYING GAME.”

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Lost Company Press @lostcompanypress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's Cypher. It handles this genre too. The real ID is the dangerous one. Two fakes is caution. One real is a liability. That's Neon Rain: cyberpunk. tools.cypher-rpg.com #cyphersystem #ttrpg

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Coyote & Crow Games @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We've got so many cool ideas for the Between Earth And Sky RPG that we're working on. I think folks who've read the books will be thrilled, and RPG fans will discover some fun concepts and mechanics they haven't seen elsewhere. Plus, look at that cover!

Draft 3d Render of the cover for the Between Earth and Sky roleplaying game. Art by Raul Cruz.

Monte Cook Shanna Germain Kenna Alexander Rebecca Roanhorse Native Indigenous First Nations RPG TTRPG games gaming tabletop fantasy

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Crazy Weasel Gaming @crazyweaselgaming.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Played this at CypherCon, and it was a blast.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 28/09/2026

Announcing the Cypher Open License! Bring your imagination to life—without the rules bogging you down. Narrative-focused and as rules light (or heavy) as you'd like, there's no story you can't tell with Cypher.

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Announcing the Cypher Open License - Monte Cook Games

As the launch of the new edition Cypher approaches, we here at Monte Cook Games are excited to roll out […]

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 28/09/2026

Why Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game belongs at your table: 🪶 Based on Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy 🌎 Rich fantasy world inspired by Pre-Columbian American civilizations 🐦‍⬛ Unique magic: sea-singing, dreamwalking, & crow communication 1/2

Fantasy game art with a blue-toned woman, a Teek from the world of the Black Sun trilogy by Rebecca Roanhorse, posed water swirling with her magical control. The BETWEEN EARTH & SKY and THE ROLEPLAYING GAME in large gold lettering is also featured above a book cover that appears on the right. The bottom text reads Between Earth and Sky ©2026 Rebecca Roanhorse | montecookgames.com | Artist: Patricia Gutierrez.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 28/09/2026

Reignite your love for gaming! Cypher makes it easy to dive into a world of fantasy; of gunslinging knights and swashbuckling heroes; of laser guns and cybernetic weapons; of evenings filled with laughter and fun. Don't limit your game. Become limitless with Cypher! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 27/09/2026

Horrors of Pinocchio—Across the Fableverse is a dimension spanning adventure where the heroes fight through different genres in their quest to stop the supervillain Gepetto and save Pinocchio, with a bit of luck. Run it with Cypher for your spooky season game! shadomain.com/horror...

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 27/09/2026

You are a Drakain. Your skin is ridged with lines of bone, and you likely stand at least 6 ft tall. But are you Honorable—believing, as your kind is known to, that death in battle is the most glorious end? Or do your beliefs lie elsewhere...perhaps even in the Mechanical?

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Cypher Characters

Build, manage, and share Cypher characters for fantasy, sci-fi, superhero, and real-world campaigns.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 27/09/2026

MCG is excited to announce the public beta release of the Cypher Character Builder, a world-class tool for building and managing tabletop roleplaying game characters for the Cypher RPG—the best part? It's free to use! 🧝‍♀️ 🧑‍🚀 🧙 Create your new favorite character now →

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Cypher Characters

Build, manage, and share Cypher characters for fantasy, sci-fi, superhero, and real-world campaigns.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 26/09/2026

Cypher—Advanced! makes it easy to dive into a world of fantasy; of gunslinging knights and swashbuckling heroes; of laser guns and cybernetic weapons; of evenings filled with laughter & fun. Don't limit your game. Become limitless with Cypher—Advanced! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 26/09/2026

🌊✨ Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game immerses you in The Meridian, a breathtaking world inspired by the Pre-Columbian Americas and the bestselling Black Sun trilogy. Call upon the sea. Command shadows. Walk through dreams. Sign up now to be notified when we launch! mymcg.info/beas

Promotional artwork for Between Earth & Sky: The Roleplaying Game, with the title in gold at the top and the corebook shown on the left. The right side features a dark blue face with large blue wings instead of eyes and glowing highlights against a black-and-gold, celestial background.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 26/09/2026

The public beta of the Cypher Character Builder is LIVE! 🧝‍♀️ 🧑‍🚀 🧙 Become a Kind Warrior who Strikes with Mythic Might. A Rugged Swashbuckler who Controls Beasts. A Brash Mutant StarPilot who Moves Like the Wind! The options are limitless with Cypher → tools.cypher-rpg.com

Fantasy battle illustration in a fiery cavern, with a giant horned demon towering over several small figures surrounded by swirling magic, explosions, and falling debris. Small text at the bottom reads “CYPHER ©2025 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Macli”.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 25/09/2026

🌊 Whether you dream of singing to the sea, allying with crows, or commanding the shadows to do your bidding, Between Earth and Sky: The Roleplaying Game, based on the Black Sun trilogy, will allow you to harness powerful magic and start your adventure in The Meridian. 🪶 mymcg.info/beas

Promotional art for “BETWEEN EARTH & SKY: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME”, based on Rebecca Roanhorse's Black Sun Trilogy, shows a young person looking into a large stone well or pit surrounded by carved patterns, with several black birds flying around. The image has an ornate gold border and a dramatic fantasy, mesoamerican style.

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Lost Company Press @lostcompanypress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yes, Cypher does this genre too. 🎲 A dedicated tea-warming spell is a real build choice and the cosiest line on any sheet. That's It's Only Magic: modern magic. tools.cypher-rpg.com #cyphersystem #ttrpg

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deadunicornclub.bsky.social @deadunicornclub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Let's talk Slaves of the Machine God! I just dropped a short diving into this atmospheric Numenera adventure: youtube.com/shorts/f5MVZ... I have to know—who here has actually played through this one? Did it go as planned, or were there "intrusions"? #Numenera #TTRPG #CypherSystem #TabletopGaming

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Justin Alexander @alexandrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know some get upset that there's no macro-canonical "truth," but it's like truly understanding what Azathoth is. Even if you did, it would be less special. There's truth in the 8th World, it's just a local truth. And if you lean into that, the game's resources are an endless font of inspiration.

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Numenera: The Aldeia Approach

Numenera 2: Discovery and Destiny, the second edition of the game making the exciting promise of expanding its core gameplay to include developing local communities and rebuilding civilization in th

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Justin Alexander @alexandrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In terms of system, GM intrusions are utterly brilliant: thealexandrian.net/wordpress/35... The way difficult shifts work + assets usually incentivizes players to seek in-fiction advantage. Every die roll gets invested in, and therefore feels special and is framed as a significant moment.

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Numenera – The Art of GM Intrusions

The design ethos of Numenera is focused on providing the GM with a strong mechanical structure for making rulings while keeping those mechanics minimal so that the GM is free to make those rulings. Th

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Justin Alexander @alexandrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Numenera.

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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cypher system from @montecookgames.com showed me both how simple a mechanic could be, while remaining conceptually so complex in play. The Black Hack served up a concise game system for a familiar style of game that showed me what an amateur could do—leading to Cthulhu Hack, Dee Sanction and more.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 25/09/2026

Late Pledges for Cypher—Advanced! are open! 🐉 Evolved character options, genres, and rules inside Cypher Decoded ⚙️ Cypher Pocket Edition, perfect for quick reference at the table 🦑 Cypher Bestiary II 🚀 Advanced Character Portfolios 🧝‍♀️ And two more decks! mymcg.info/cypher-ad...

Promotional fantasy artwork for Cypher—Advanced! with three book covers floating over an illustrated desert scene with robed riders and a raised sword. Readable text includes CYPHER ADVANCED—LATE PLEDGES NOW OPEN!, and ONLY ON BACKERKIT.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 25/09/2026

Explore dark passages of a massive floating island ☁️⚔️💎 Discover mysteries, riches, dangers, and surprises untold... Jewel in the Sky fits easily into your fantasy world—and just as easily into any sci-fi setting. One dungeon. Two ways to play. Endless adventure awaits! mymcg.info/jewel

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 24/09/2026

Have a TTRPG story you've always wanted to tell? An adventure you've been itching to publish and share? The Cypher Open License is FOR YOU! Make the most of Cypher's flexibility, ease of play, narrative focus, and fun gameplay as it brings YOUR creativity to life! www.montecookgames.c...

Armored rider on a futuristic motorcycle with glowing orange wheels speeds through laser-like paths, with a snarling monster and another beast emerging from a fiery lava-like track in the background. Small text at bottom reads: "CYPHER ©2025 Monte Cook Games, LLC | montecookgames.com | Artist: Simon Carr".

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 24/09/2026

Little Witch Willow's adventure on her favorite day of the year—Halloween. A fantastical children's story by award-winning cartoonist Stan! Crowdfunding on Backerkit now →

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Little Witch Willow's Big Day

Little Witch Willow's adventure on her favorite day of the year—Halloween. A fantastical children's story by award-winning cartoonist Stan!

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deadunicornclub.bsky.social @deadunicornclub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Step into the Ninth World with me! 🌌 All week long I’m dropping a new video showcasing the legendary Numenera game. Hit that follow button and join the expedition so you don't miss a single discovery! 📖✨ Watch the first episode: youtube.com/shorts/-DOPL... #Numenera #TTRPG #CypherSystem #Gaming

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Numenera Day 1 #scifi #rpg #cypher

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Happy Jacks RPG Network @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join the child of Prince Ren and their crew of misfits as they hunt the remaining 5 Treasures of Rule, no matter what stands in their way! Catch the whole series of Pirates of Dark Water, a Cypher System #ttrpg #ActualPlay below! happyjacks.org/categ...

Cover of Pirates of Dark Water from Happy Jacks RPG Network.

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 24/09/2026

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Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 23/09/2026

Want to learn the new edition of Cypher? Start on StartPlaying Games! Sign up for games today and get $10 off with code SPC26 → startplaying.games/e... Whether you're new to Cypher, RPGs as a whole, or a long time Numenera, the Strange, or Predation fan, there's a game for you!

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StartPlaying Cypher event | StartPlaying

StartPlaying Cypher event. Sign up to run or play games now on StartPlaying.Games.

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