Monte Cook Games

Monte Cook Games

@montecookgames.com

Publisher of award-winning, story-forward RPGs like Cypher, Numenera, The Magnus Archives RPG, No Thank You, Evil! MORE! Currently crowdfunding Between Earth & Sky: the RPG 🔮✨🌙 Posts from social media guru Liv 👋😊 https://linktr.ee/montecookgames

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You are a god on earth; the stars themselves look upon you with reverence. And yet, the Sun Priest commands forces equal to yours. The Teek woman calls the sea. Your power is infinite—and so is theirs. The foundations of the world will shake when you meet... 1/2

A wealthy sorcerer of Cuecola has offered Hedía, a winged serpent rider, the promise of restoring xirs family name and status. In exchange, Hedía must retrieve a powerful armament... 1/2

You and your crow companion are ride or die—literally. Epic beasts await in the world of the Meridian! (Stay tuned for some truly awesome art for the other Great Beasts—our fantastic team of illustrators is breathing life into them as we speak!) mymcg.info/beas

If you love Rebecca Roanhorse as much as we do, you won't want to miss this! Our next stretch goal is a NEW SHORT STORY from the author herself! That's right: brand new content for the world of Between Earth & Sky. Will it follow one of our beloved characters? Or someone completely new? 1/2

Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game—Coming Soon to the CYPHER CHARACTER BUILDER! 🪓 🪾 ⚒️ Build, tweak, and advance your OGOA character. Export it to a PDF that you can use at the game table, or run your character right from the Character Builder. 1/3

Update it as you make changes or your character advances. You’ll have all the character options available in the RPG corebook! Content for the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game will release in the weeks to come. This is just the first book to be added to the Cypher Character Builder. 2/3

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Employee of the month already. No, OF THE YEAR! ✨💖✨

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Meet the newest member of team MCG: Miss Fishy! Her stats... Level: 3 (months old) Favorite Book: Black Sun Favorite Toy: Her fishing rod Fish really wants you to check out Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game—just look at that face! How could you say no? mymcg.info/beas

Do you feel strongest, bravest, with the wind in your face and the world far below you? Does the sight of a black beast in the air spark joy and longing within you, rather than fear? Perhaps you are a scion of the Carrion Crow Clan—bound for great glory or greater tragedy 🐦‍⬛ mymcg.info/beas

Why Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game belongs at your table: 🪶 Based on Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy 🌎 Rich fantasy world inspired by Pre-Columbian American civilizations 🐦‍⬛ Unique magic: sea-singing, dreamwalking, & crow communication 1/2

🌑 Powerful oracles, forbidden magic & dangerous gods ⚔️ Deep political intrigue woven into every story 💔 Built for powerful, beautiful, and heartbreaking narratives CLAIM YOUR DESTINY TODAY→ https://mymcg.info/beas #fantasygame #fantasybook #fantasy #adventure #rebeccaroanhorse 2/2

mymcg.infoBetween Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying GameCelestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic… bring your own story to life in the Meridian, setting of Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy, with this TTRPG of fantastical magic, fickle gods, and dangerous choices!

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How to play Numenera: recover checks! The time scales as you go through a day, giving you a pretty indication of when your character is out of gas. #howtoplay #numenera #podcast

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I love this. The cultural notes in Coyote & Crow are fantastic, and MCG having a version for this new game is great, too.

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Written by Native designer Kenna Alexander, Crossing the Cultural Divide: Gaming in a Culture Other Than Your Own is a zine-format guide to a great RPG experience! It includes specific tips for Between Earth & Sky, such as creating an authentic name for your character! mymcg.info/beas #booksky

Meet the newest member of team MCG: Miss Fishy! Her stats... Level: 3 (months old) Favorite Book: Black Sun Favorite Toy: Her fishing rod Fish really wants you to check out Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game—just look at that face! How could you say no? mymcg.info/beas

WHEN FATE CALLS YOUR NAME is more than just another TTRPG adventure book—it's a book of PROPHECIES. Prophecy is at the heart of Between Earth & Sky, and many prophecies are bound to celestial activity, the movement of magic and culture, and other natural or manmade elements. 1/2

Players will have to face a STORY CLOCK, counting down to an in-world event that they must meet, or prevent from happening, by the end of their Prophecy's timer... mymcg.info/beas #fantasy #adventure #fantasygame #fantasybook #rebeccaroanhorse 2/2

mymcg.infoBetween Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying GameCelestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic… bring your own story to life in the Meridian, setting of Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy, with this TTRPG of fantastical magic, fickle gods, and dangerous choices!

BETWEEN EARTH & SKY: THE RPG IS FUNDED 🎉 🎉 🪶 Based on Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy ⚔️ Rich fantasy world inspired by Pre-Columbian American civilizations 🐦‍⬛ Created by an inspired Native and Non Native team, led by Kenna Alexander and Shanna Germain 🚫 NO AI, EVER 1/2

Written by Native designer Kenna Alexander, Crossing the Cultural Divide: Gaming in a Culture Other Than Your Own is a zine-format guide to a great RPG experience! It includes specific tips for Between Earth & Sky, such as creating an authentic name for your character! mymcg.info/beas #booksky

"Sci-fi from above, fantasy from below, all dungeon!" 🧙‍♀️⚔️ #dungeonfantasy or #spaceopera #scifi ☄️🛸? Don't choose—play both! Experience a once-in-a-lifetime megadungeon, run by the award-winning Cypher RPG! Late pledges are open for a limited time; don't miss out!

mymcg.infoPre-order Jewel in the Sky: A Megadungeon with a Twist from Monte Cook on BackerKitLegendary TTRPG designer Monte Cook, creator of Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, Ptolus, and more, returns to the megadungeon!

“Today he would become a god. His mother had told him so.” 🌑 Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game drops you into a world where prophecy is power, magic is forbidden, & choices you make will echo across the heavens—based on the award-winning Black Sun trilogy. mymcg.info/beas

Does the sea call to you? Does her voice sound like a mother's—your mother's? Does her song ignite something within you, something similar, something that longs to call back? Perhaps you are a Teek, a siren-like daughter of the sea. Feared and revered, yet always mistrusted... 🎶🌊 mymcg.info/beas

Have a TTRPG story you've always wanted to tell? An adventure you've been itching to publish and share? The Cypher Open License is FOR YOU! Make the most of Cypher's flexibility, ease of play, narrative focus, and fun gameplay as it brings YOUR creativity to life! www.montecookgames.c...

Based on the acclaimed bestselling novels of Rebecca Roanhorse—Black Sun, Fevered Star, and Mirrored Heavens—Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game immerses you in the Meridian, a rich and beautifully detailed world inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas. 1/3

Whether you dream of singing to the sea, allying with crows, or commanding the shadows to do your bidding, you will be called upon to make difficult choices: between humans and gods, between your own clans, between what is right and what is allowed. 2/3

Once, a spearmaiden & her closest companions traveled to the graveyard of gods, making weapons of their bones and meals of godflesh In a world where magic has been banned for three hundred years, seas and stars are growing restless, and crow-gods are stirring... mymcg.info/beas

🌊 Whether you dream of singing to the sea, allying with crows, or commanding the shadows to do your bidding, Between Earth & Sky: the Roleplaying Game, based on the Black Sun trilogy, will allow you to harness powerful magic and start your adventure in The Meridian. 🪶 https://mymcg.info/beas

Cypher has landed on Roll20 🎲🎉 And its free to use! Roll dice directly from the character sheet. Applying Effort? It automatically adjusts your Pool points—and it calls out special roll results. Import characters from the Cypher Character Builder with ease! www.montecookgames.c...

Celestial prophecies, political intrigue, & forbidden magic. Dreamwalking, sea-singing, & crow calling. Dangerous gods, difficult choices, & sweet romances. Explore The Meridian, setting of Rebecca Roanhorse's bestselling Black Sun trilogy! mymcg.info/beas #fantasy #rebeccaroanhorse #blacksun

300 years ago, the people of the Meridian banned magic and the worship of the gods following a near-unstoppable conquest by the Dreamwalkers. Now, it awaits your rediscovery in temple ruins, shadow markets of godflesh, and forbidden manuscripts... mymcg.info/beas

The matron of the Carrion Crow clan is dead. The power of the Watchers is in shambles. Whispers of a god walking among men flow in Tova like a relentless tide commanded by the fearsome, siren, Teek. It is time for a new story to be forged. Claim your destiny—fulfill your prophecy! mymcg.info/beas

NO AI, EVER ⛔ We're making Between Earth & Sky because we want to make it—why would we have some mindless algorithm do it instead? We love making games, and every word and image comes straight from our 100% human imaginations. You'll never find AI-generated content in our books! mymcg.info/beas

PLAY CYPHER ON ROLL20 FOR FREE 🎲🎉 We here at MCG are excited to announce the rollout of the Cypher character sheet on the Roll20 virtual tabletop platform—it's the first in a series of steps to bring top-notch support for Cypher to the VTT realm. Give it a test today! www.montecookgames.c...

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🤔 What Cypher System descriptor is this? 🥷🌑 "You're sneaky, slippery, and fast. These talents help you hide, move quietly, and pull off tricks that require sleight of hand." Guess below! Reveal in 1 hour. 👇 #cyphersystem #ttrpg

If you love Rebecca Roanhorse as much as we do, you won't want to miss this! Our next stretch goal is a NEW SHORT STORY from the author herself! That's right: brand new content for the world of Between Earth & Sky. Will it follow one of our beloved characters? Or someone completely new? 1/2