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Exploring the Ninth World

Aug 31, 2021SigilArticlesMonte Cook Games, Numenera, Science Fantasy, The Cypher System

Greetings gamers! Three weeks ago, we took a look at the game mechanics of the generic TTRPG, the Cypher System. This week I will look at the game that the Cypher System was derived from: Numenera. As I mentioned in the article on the Cypher System, Numenera is a critically acclaimed science-fantasy TTRPG published by…

Happy Birthday Jack Vance!

Aug 24, 2021SigilArticlesD&D, Jack Vance, Science Fantasy, The Dying Earth

Greetings gamers! This week we celebrate the life and work of Jack Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013), an award-winning American sci-fi and fantasy author. While Vance was responsible for the creation of a sizable corpus of literary works in the mystery, fantasy, and science fiction genres, it was his Dying Earth series…