Numenera Callouts and Compatibility
When we first starting talking about creating Numenera Destiny and Numenera Discovery, we agreed that we wouldn’t make these new …
Giving Players More Choices
Numenera Discovery was an opportunity for the designers to take a hard look at Numenera player characters with a more …
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, …
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 …
How the Invisible Sun Directed Campaign Works
When the Directed Campaign launches on June 1st, those GMs who have opted in will gain access to an exclusive …
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 …
Invisible Sun Design Diary 12: The Guiding Hand
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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 …
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
Follow the Synthsteel Road
It takes a certain kind of bravery, or foolishness, to venture out into the Ninth World in search of Numenera, …
Designing for the Cypher System: Cyphers
So you’re thinking about designing a new Cypher System setting? (Perhaps for That’s wonderful! You’re in for a great time. …