« They say there have been eight worlds before ours. Eight times the people of this Earth, over vast millennia, built their civilizations, reaching heights we cannot even fully imagine now. They spoke to the stars, reshaped the creatures of the world, and mastered form and essence. They built cities and machines that have since crumbled to dust, leaving only their barest remnants.
This is the Ninth World. The people of the prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain, in the places and devices that still contain some germ of their original function. The ignorant call these magic, but the wise know that these are our legacy. They are our future. They are the Numenera. »
Level of GM experience: will be my first time GM Numenera/Cypher
World: Post-apocalyptic sci-fantasy
Inspirations: Horizon Zero Dawn, Guardians of the Galaxy, Moebius
Lethality: Mid
Starting level: 1
Style of play: exploration
Minimum #Players total: 2
Minimum #Players session: 2
Max #Players total: 6
Max #Players session: 6
About the game: Numenera is set on Earth approximately one billion years in the future. The setting is called « The Ninth World » due to the fact that eight civilizations have risen and fallen prior to the current era. Character creation has been simplified by having players fill in the blanks to the statement: « I am a __________ __________ who _________s. » The first blank, the adjective in the sentence, is filled in by a character’s « Descriptor », a way to describe the character’s strongest characteristic. The second blank, the noun of the sentence, is filled in by a character’s « Type » (a warrior, a technology adept, a mage, a jack-of-all-trades). The third blank, the verb of the sentence, is filled in by a character’s « Focus », or what the character is most known for or their special talent.
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