Giving the Gift of Gaming
If you’ve had a chance to take a look at the Exclusive Numenera Boxed Set Kickstarter campaign that we have […]
Why a Box?
So you may have heard we put together a new Kickstarter, sort of with the holidays in mind. It’s not
Optional Rule: Effort for NPCs
The general idea in the Cypher System (the engine behind both Numenera and The Strange) is that if the GM
Optional Rule: Effort for NPCs
Watch, Learn, Laugh
At Monte Cook Games, it’s important to us that our games get played. That sounds like an obvious statement, but
Using Points for Defense
A few Numenera players have commented now and again that when you use Effort to resist an attack, you’re using
GenCon 2014
To say that this was a great GenCon is to greatly understate the matter. Monte Cook Games launched our new
Notes on a Cypher System Session
I’ve been running my current Numenera campaign now for quite a long time. It might be useful to some GMs
Notes on a Cypher System Session
GMing The Strange
This is the tenth in a series of articles introducing The Strange. You can read the first one here. The Strange has been
Playing The Strange
This is the eighth in a series of articles introducing The Strange. You can read the first one here. If
The ENnies!
We at Monte Cook Games are so thrilled and honored to be nominated for a number of ENnie Awards
Adjectives Rather than Tiers
In Numenera (and in the forthcoming The Strange), characters advance from Tier 1 to Tier 6. This is meant to
Translation Between Worlds
This is the fourth in a series of articles introducing The Strange. You can read the first one here. The Strange is an