Review: It’s Only Magic

It's Only Magic by Sean Reynolds & Shanna Germain, with Dominique Dickey For a long time as a child, I immersed myself in fantasy.  I cut my teeth on Narnia, then the Hobbit, the early Dragonlance novels (Chronicles and Legends and the like), then eventually the Drizzt Do’Urden novels, and the rest of the Forgotten … Continue reading Review: It’s Only Magic

Review: Claim the Sky

No, Josh. For the last time... it's not "Clam the Sky". There are NO clams in, nor were any harmed in the making of this book... Comics. The glossy color pages, devoured in secret because "Girls can’t like comics". Hidden gems of beauty and brief snapshots into the lives of those that were "more". From … Continue reading Review: Claim the Sky

Genre: Historical, Modern and Post Apocalyptic

The Cypher System makes game prep look as easy as... this guy does rappelling down a skyscraper. The section on running Historical games begins in the Revised Cypher System Rulebook on page 307, the one on Modern games begins on page 261, and the one on Post-Apocalyptic games on page 295. The reason these three … Continue reading Genre: Historical, Modern and Post Apocalyptic

Genre: Superheroes

Supers... because who doesn't want to use superpowers to save the world? Information regarding the Superhero genre starts on page 289 of the Revised Cypher System Rulebook (Red Cover, Copyright 2019, Monte Cook Games). As of this post, in that genre, there is the supplement Unmasked, by Dennis Detwiller. Heroic Essentials, Mix Tape 1, by … Continue reading Genre: Superheroes

Genre: Horror and Romance

Horror starts on page 280 and Romance starts on page 286 of the Cypher System Rulebook (Red Cover Copyright 2019 Monte Cook Games). As of this post, there are no official supplements for the Romance Genre. Monte Cook Games has released Stay Alive by Sean K Reynolds for the Horror Genre, and there is an … Continue reading Genre: Horror and Romance