Description
Deep within the archives of the Magnus Institute dark things are stirring…
You can now build Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game characters with the Cypher Character Builder. Scroll down to learn more!
An odd figure beckons drunken pubgoers into an alleyway—never to be seen again. A meat grinder somehow compels its users to merrily feed it their own limbs. A late-night subway train burrows itself into the earth, all but crushing its lone occupant.
For 200 years, the Magnus Institute has quietly collected statements like these from people of all walks of life, detailing their personal experiences with the supernatural. Your organization is dedicated to cataloging and researching these incidents—but it’s becoming clear they aren’t as isolated as they first appear. There are connections between them—connections that suggest existential dangers to the world as we know it.
How will your team combat them, when simply coming to understand these dark forces threatens to bring you under their influence? Because when you stare into the archives, something starts to stare back.
Work alongside Jonathan and Martin, Basira, Daisy, and the rest of the staff of the Magnus Institute, or create your own branch of investigators. Encounter the NotThem, the Anglerfish, or The Man Upon the Stair. Learn the truth of the books of Jurgen Leitner, the coffin that is also a pit, and The People’s Church of the Divine Host.
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game includes:
- Complete rules tailored for a story-based tabletop roleplaying experience in the eerie world of the popular The Magnus Archives horror podcast.
- An innovative process for creating witness statements to launch each adventure, investing the entire gaming group and creating an entirely new experience each session.
- Unique mechanics for handling fear and Stress, and for the remarkable changes that dealing with dark forces can inflict on a character over time.
- Dozens of creatures and NPCs to encounter, including beloved and feared NPCs from The Magnus Archives podcast such as Jonathan Sims, Elias Bouchard, and Jurgen Leitner.
Cypher Character Builder Packs
Build characters quickly and easily with the Cypher Character Builder—part of the online Cypher Tools suite. You can save, maintain, and advance as many characters as you like, and export them to character sheets or virtual tabletops. You can even run your characters directly from the Character Builder!
The Cypher Character Builder is free to use and includes all character options from the Cypher Character Rulebook. You can also purchase Character Builder Packs for products such as this one. Buy the Character Builder Pack (above), and you’ll find all the character-building options for this title unlocked when you log into the Character Builder. You’ll be building characters in no time!
If you subscribe to the Cypher Character Builder at the Adept tier, you can set up a gaming group on the Character Builder and share you Character Builder Pack with them. It’s free for them—the other players in your group don’t need to make a purchase.
Here’s how to use your Character Builder Pack:
- Purchase the Character Builder Pack—see the top of this page.
- Go to tools.cypher-rpg.com, or, from the Monte Cook Games website, click Cypher Tools at the top of the screen.
- Log in with the same username and password as you use here on the MCG Shop. You must log in via the MCG Shop to access purchased content.
- Then start creating a new character! The first step is to choose your genre; you’ll see this title in addition to the regular free genre options.
Access to the Cypher Character Builder is free, including all the genres and character options from the Cypher Character Rulebook.
