A rich, enticing world unlike any other. A roleplaying game that takes you someplace you’ve never been! Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game, based on the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel series by Rebecca Roanhorse, is now crowdfunding!
Step into the Meridian—a Setting Truly Like No Other
In a world where magic has been banned for three hundred years, stars, seas, and gods are stirring.
Step into a fantasy setting unlike any you’ve ever seen. Experience a rich, vibrant world that takes you into a whole new vision of fantasy gaming. Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game is based on the Hugo Award-winning series of novels by Rebecca Roanhorse, and set in a fantasy world inspired by the cultures and mythology of the pre-Columbian Americas.
With an eye toward authenticity and the vibrant mythologies that inspired it, Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game is being carefully and respectfully crafted by a team that brings together Native and non-Native designers and artists—including Kenna Alexander, designer of the Coyote & Crow RPG, cover artist Raúl Cruz, and MCG’s graphic designer Javier Beltrán and senior designer Shanna Germain.
Monte Cook Games brought you Numenera, Invisible Sun, Predation, and The Strange, among our many storied settings. Our track record for innovative, unique roleplaying worlds is unmatched. We build and breathe life into worlds that inspire rich, vivid campaigns and memorable characters. Following our acclaimed adaptations of Old Gods of Appalachia and The Magnus Archives, we’re bringing that same attention to vivid, immersive worldbuilding to Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game.
Prophecy and Destiny
Destiny is thrust upon you by the violent, unknowable desires of the gods—will you accept it, or forge your own and pay the price?
Prophecy is a frequent element in fantasy fiction, but hard to replicate at the gaming table. Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game introduces unique mechanics that bring the elements of prophecy, divination, destiny, and the meddling of the gods to the forefront in unique and innovative ways.
Many prophecies are bound to celestial activity, the movement of magic and culture, and other natural or manmade timings. The Story Clock is a boardgame-like surface that forms a centerpiece of the Between Earth & Sky game table and serves as an in-world countdown timer for your group prophecy.
And the evocative Prophecy Deck helps generate prophecies and adventure goals for individual characters and the group as a whole, while also giving GMs creative prompts and adventure twists.
But the game does not bind you to the unknowable plans of capricious gods. Prophecy will always be part of your character’s story. But you will decide whether to embrace your foretold destiny, or defy the gods and forge your own—perhaps at your peril!
More Options for Cypher
Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game is powered by Cypher, the popular, award-winning RPG system that’s fast, flexible, and is the game engine for the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game, The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, and several others. Cypher is perfect for games set in the Meridian: it’s focused on engaging characters and rich stories, and built from the ground up to be easy to play and especially easy to GM.
But Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game goes further: it adds innovative and unique mechanics for divination; a fourth part to the character sentence based on the character’s prophetic destiny; new systems for blood magic, shadow magic, and dreamwalking—and much more.
And because of Cypher’s flexible design, these elements can be used in any Cypher game. Even for players who never run a Between Earth & Sky adventure, the book is a treasure trove of great content and mechanics for any Cypher game.
A Game for Everyone
Regardless of your own cultural background, you’ll find the deeply realized world of Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game—and its lore—immersive and fascinating. And you’ll love the vivid, compelling characters and campaigns you’ll experience.
Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game is set in a fantasy world with inspirations taken from pre-Columbian-contact American cultures. It’s being carefully and respectfully crafted by a team that brings together Native and non-Native designers and artists.
It’s not your usual fantasy. But the concepts, technologies, and worldviews are brought to life in a way that gamers accustomed to European-based fantasy can easily slip right into. The corebook explores the benefits and pitfalls of playing in a world and culture that’s new to you, making it easy to lose yourself in the rich and compelling world of the Meridian—with confidence!
Crowdfunding Now!
The crowdfunding campaign for Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game, is live now! Learn more about the game, get a taste of the fascinating world of the Meridian, and explore the corebook, adventures, Prophecy Deck and Story Clock, and other titles. The campaign offers exclusive rewards, including a deluxe edition of the corebook, deluxe dice, and early access—plus backer-exclusive pricing. It’s all available for a limited time only—don’t miss it!
