Standalone Adventures
These adventures are great for cons, online play, or one-time events at retail stores. They all play in about four hours, and include pregenerated characters. Some of these are available to the public (through the MCG Shop), but others are Asset Team exclusives, not available anywhere but here!
Castaway (Cypher System)
The PCs awaken on a deadly planet without weapons, supplies, or even memories—there’s a way off, but finding it will mean discovering and savage forces—and their own identities. Inspired by the likes of the Ancillary Justice series, Leviathan Wakes, and Lost, Castaway is a hard-charging sci-fi adventure for the Cypher System that can be played with a strong personal horror theme or with more focus on exploration and discovery.
Dread Expectations (Cypher System) EXCLUSIVE!
Doctor Dread is perhaps the most feared terrorist on the planet, and a master media manipulator. Now she’s discovered the means to reactivate a lost alien battle robot. The superhero PCs must battle through diversions and waves of Doctor Dread’s henchmen—the Dread Corps— to stop her from activating it—or face the deadly alien threat if they fail.
The Takings (Cypher System)
It is 1921. Three young men have disappeared from a rural village in Devon. Authorities are called in, but the villagers have their own theory: a local myth tells of a vampire that, every few decades, steals away three young people. Is there any truth to the myth, or is something more mundane at work? And what does it all have to do with Creston Grange, the local manor house, now standing derelict and rumored to be one of the most haunted sites in England?
Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone (Old Gods of Appalachia RPG)
Attending the funeral of a childhood friend is never an easy thing, but when it’s the funeral of someone you accidentally killed and then brought back to life years ago, well . . . you all have owes, and this one’s about to come due. Set in a small town full of memories, ghosts, and promises unpaid, this poignant adventure is rife with atmosphere, horror, and emotion.
Shadewalker (Numenera) EXCLUSIVE!
Shadewalker Shanty was founded in the shadow of a giant prior-world machine—a machine that, every few years, awakens to shamble away from the town beneath it and move to a new location. The townsfolk are used to following along, but this most recent move is taking them into dangerous territory—and the Shadewalker itself seems to have taken a dangerous turn.
Shards of the Looking Glass (Numenera)
An isolated aldeia is suffering a strange plague: duplicates of its citizens have started wandering into town. They seem to be identical to their originals in personality, memories, and ideals, but their presence is unnerving and confusing at the very least. Duplicates of the living were troubling enough, but now the dead have appeared—and their motives seem much more sinister. Can the PCs discover the cause—and face their own duplicates?
The Hum (The Strange) EXCLUSIVE!
The Grand Bavarian Hotel is a now-decaying relic of the gilded age—and the source of the so-called “Denver Hum,” a mysterious noise that haunts a small fraction of the Colorado population. The Estate has sent the PCs to investigate—just in time for period costume party. Is this hum a pop-culture hallucination, or does it connect to and extra-dimensional recursion threatening our Earth?
Demo Materials
Run smooth and effective demos for with our specially designed kits. Demos run from these kits can take as little as 20 minutes, or be run as “mini-adventures” taking up to an hour or so. They provide an excellent way to teach all the key basics of the game’s setting, mechanics, and style in a quick, fun manner to a small group (one to three) of players.
Kits are available for the Cypher System, Numenera, or No Thank You, Evil! You can download these demo kits from MCG’s retailer website.
Cypher Play (Retail Only!)
Cypher Play is a retail-only organized play program, giving gamers an immersive, full-length RPG experience over multiple weeks of play. Cypher Play is offered in “seasons,” each of which consists of a standalone mini-campaign of six to eight sessions. The adventures are drop-in-drop-out friendly, so players can join in even if they missed the first sessions of a season. Cypher Play isn’t for cons or online use—it’s only for running at game stores.
You can download numerous seasons from MCG’s retailer website.
Coupons
STOP! Are you running activities at a retail store, or at a con or online event? Choose the correct coupon option for your activity!
Retail Coupon
Any event run at game stores should support sales at that game store. Do not promote sales at the MCG Shop during activities at game stores.
We offer a $3 coupon for use at game stores. It’s a great way to spur a purchase following your demo or game, but the discount is borne by the retail store—so whether or not the coupon should be offered is entirely up to the store. You must talk to the store manager before offering this coupon. You’ll see further instructions on the coupon file.
Convention or Online Coupon
For online activities, conventions, or other non-FLGS events you run, feel free to give your players this coupon code. It’s good for $5 off any purchase at the MCG Shop. Do not offer this code, or promote the MCG Shop, when running games, demos, or other activities at retail stores.
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Useful extras
Find handy items for your events!
Posters
Print and fill out these posters to help advertise your upcoming activities at retail stores or other appropriate venues. Each poster contains space for details about your activity.
Cypher System: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
Old Gods of Appalachia: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
Numenera: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
The Strange: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
No Thank You, Evil! Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
Stealing Stories for the Devil: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
The Devil’s Dandy Dogs: Letter | Tabloid | A4 | A3
Pregenerated Characters
The downloadable demos and adventures on this site generally include pregenerated characters, but you can download general-purpose pregens here as well. These are the pregens that appear in the Cypher System Starter Set and Numenera Starter Set, featuring a unique, highly visual layout. They look great printed in color!
You can also create Cypher System characters quickly and easily through the Cypher System Character Builder.
GM’s Reference Card
Keep track of your PCs, creature health, and other quick game notes with this handy tracker. It includes two versions—one themed for the Cypher System generally, and the other for Numenera.
Art Assets
Looking to promote your activity via social media, and need a little art to spruce it up? The images here are perfect for that sort of use! Each download contains a variety of images.
If you create print items for public display, and you include the brand logo, please also include the text “TM and ©202_ Monte Cook Games, LLC.” on the document. (Fill in the correct year.) This text can be placed discretely, but it must be present anywhere the logos are publicly displayed in print.