The game system of Numenera is one designed around story. Player characters explore these ancient ruins, facing dangers they can barely comprehend, to find bits of the past in order to help them build their own future. It’s not surprising, then, that the major theme to Numenera is one of discovery and exploration. They’ve left behind a strange world of genetically engineered creatures, mutants, automatons, datawebs, and bizarre complexes filled with mysteries. In the past, Earth has been the hub of some intergalactic empire, it has been invaded by extradimensional beings, and people have even tinkered with the sun. Thus, they see wonders all around them–wonders that they can only understand as magic.Īnd not all of the civilizations that have risen and fallen on Earth have even been human. But they live amid the ruins and the detritus of the eight prior worlds. The people of the Ninth World, which is what we call the setting, are not highly advanced by those standards. Clarke referred to when he said that, “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” In short, they reached that point that the great Arthur C. The people of the past have mastered science to the point where they could literally reshape mountains, create and destroy matter with the flick of a switch, and transport themselves instantly across vast distances. Eight great civilizations have risen and fallen in that time.
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There, you’ll get not only some brief overviews of the game and the setting material, but some artwork, and even a free short story that you can read to get a feel for the strange setting.
It’s something that we launched via Kickstarter last year, and now it’s finally available!įirst of all, is a great place to visit. Numenera is a new science fantasy tabletop rpg. Numenera launches today! If you’ve just heard about this game for the first time, let me give you a brief overview, and some places to start looking for more information.
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