Player Intrusions
From the earliest days of Numenera, people asked, “Why are there GM intrusions and not player intrusions?” I felt, at […]
Arkus, Delve, and Wright — Designing New Numenera Types
Numenera Destiny introduces three new types: Arkus, Wright, and Delve. As you can imagine, a lot of design time, iteration,
Arkus, Delve, and Wright — Designing New Numenera Types
The Core of Numenera Discovery and Destiny
Numenera is two books: Numenera Discovery and Numenera Destiny. Numenera Discovery is a revision of the original Numenera corebook. While it’s still the
The Core of Numenera Discovery and Destiny
Design Diary 13: The Expressions of Magic
In the classic Disney cartoon, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, when Mickey gets the magic hat and uses its power, it’s represented
Design Diary 13: The Expressions of Magic
Invisible Sun Design Diary 12: The Guiding Hand
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Invisible Sun Design Diary 12: The Guiding Hand
Invisible Sun Design Diary 11: The Rule That Almost Was
A week or so ago, I put the finishing touches on the Invisible Sun Rules Primer. This is something that
Invisible Sun Design Diary 11: The Rule That Almost Was
Trail of the Dream Titans: Internal Playtesting for Numenera 2
The MCG team is hard at work revising the original Numenera corebook as well as writing an equally large brand-new
Trail of the Dream Titans: Internal Playtesting for Numenera 2
Crafting and Salvaging in Numenera Destiny
Ruins are everywhere in the Ninth World. That cliff over there? Its wide expanse is the edge of a million-year-old
Crafting and Salvaging in Numenera Destiny
A Look at Arkai: Leaders and Communicators
Numenera 2 allows players to choose from a total of six different character types: the Glaive, Nano, and Jack described
A Look at Arkai: Leaders and Communicators
A Look at Wrights: Master Crafters and Scrappy Salvagers
Character type is the core of a character. Type helps determine a character’s place in the world and relationship with
A Look at Wrights: Master Crafters and Scrappy Salvagers
Invisible Sun Design Diary 10: The Sooth Deck
Like many things, the Sooth Deck serves multiple purposes in Invisible Sun. As a part of the setting, the Sooth
Invisible Sun Design Diary 10: The Sooth Deck
Invisible Sun Design Diary 9: Surreal Gaming
Note: Invisible Sun is now available for preorder, which gets you bonus material! When I was a kid I liked to look
Invisible Sun Design Diary 9: Surreal Gaming