Cypher Unlimited

Spiggs and Alpahdean return to the big screen! Since there wasn't a new article from Monte Cook Games about the new edition of Cypher, Spiggs talked to Dean about his GenCon 2025 experience then the duo talked about the new Cypher edition! They talked about their thoughts on things like the new edition being two books, what they think each tome will contain, what nickname they think the new editio...

The Ancient Albatross is flying solo! For this video, Ancient had the pleasure of going over the latest news about the new Cypher edition! This time, the information comes out of an article from Monte Cook's Substack; RPG Design Theories! The article, titled "It's Right There in the Name", goes over cyphers and how he plans to approach them in the new books. We didn't get a t...

We had questions and Monte Cook Games has answers! Alphadean had the privilege of sitting down with Monte Cook Games' Charles Ryan, Tammie Ryan, and Kate Evans while at GenCon, to get answers to those pressing questions from the community about the new Cypher Project! What answer has YOU most excited? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! Sign up to play games at CypherCon2025 — ⁠https...

With the AGE OF CYPHER upon us and the new project confirmed to be a new edition of Cypher System, there are many questions to be asked. Monte Cook Games has been amazing about giving us more details in their Cypher update emails and Monte Cook's Design Diary entries, but alas! We did not get a new one since last stream! That's where we come in! Spiggs18 (Anthony) took to the Discord to as...

We keep learning more and more about the upcoming Cypher System changes! We got another new Monte Cook Design Diary entry along with an email update! The design diary entry focuses on using rules to define genre. Monte details how wounds, genre abilities (!), and more can be used to really push the feel of genres. The email update gave us some amazing news! The game will now just be called Cypher...

The new Cypher System updates just keep coming! This time, Monte Cook Games blessed us with TWO updates; one from the email updates and one from a new Monte Cook Design Diary entry! This time around, the main topics were breaking down how rules support genre and injurious wounds! We got a lot of information this time and even some answers to questions we asked during our last update discussion. Wh...

We got another new email update from Monte Cook Games about the upcoming changes to Cypher System! This time the email is focusing on how, even with changes, the Cypher System will still be mostly the same. They discussed three broad answers as to what makes Cypher System, well, Cypher System. The update still sprinkles some new information for us to speculate on, and that's where Spiggs and A...

We got another Cypher System update email from Monte Cook Games and they have revealed some interesting stuff! In the email, MCG let us know about two topics; Cypher Tools (and VTTS) and a change to how damage works in new upcoming Cypher System Backerkit project! Spiggs and Dean had quite a bit to say on the topic, so join us and the community in speculating and what these changes could mean! Wha...

Spiggs had the pleasure of sitting down with longtime Cypher Unlimited community member and content creator Devon, otherwise known as Crazy Weasel, of Crazy Weasel Gaming! Devon has been an active member of the community for many years and its great to finally sit down with them to learn more about the Cypher System content they create! We got to hear about their adventures and a full blown settin...

Ancient is back on screen this time around! Spiggs has had a spectacular couple of weeks of gaming, so he regaled us with his experiences with them! Spiggs spoke to us about Daggerheart, Tiny Dungeon, Shadomain's Six-Gun Doomsday and his own Cypher fantasy adventure he plans to run for CypherCon! We also got to talk about Monte Cook's newest Cypher Design Diary entry! This time Monte wrote...

With Monte Cook Games' announcement of a new Cypher System book, the community has had a lot to say about it! Spiggs and Alphadean sit down to talk about the latest email update from MCG about the new book, as well as talk to the community about their feelings about it. The speculation discussion on the matter was great, and we are greatly looking forward to what MCG is cooking up for this! Wh...

Sean K Reynolds is back on the CU again, this time he's running another oneshot! Amazing community member Aloofandpoofed joins the CU boys as they play "The Horde Approaches"! We got to see what character options are like in Gunslinger Knights with this intense battle scenario. Crafted Steeds and Blessed Weapons are so cool! Ancient Albatross played Al B. Tross, the Stalwart Juggerna...

Spiggs and Dean had the absolute pleasure of hanging out with Monte Cook and Sean K Reynold of Monte Cook Games to discuss their current Backerkit campaign Invisibile Sun: Electric and Indigo! We got some great insights from them about their mindset when designing for Invisible Sun, what to look forward to from this campaign and so much more! It was a blast having them on to talk about their proje...

It's that time again, another community voted top 10! This time around, Spiggs asked the community what are the top changes they would make to the Cypher System. Your answers did not disaappoint! Where did your answer land on the list? What do you agree with? Disagree with? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! CypherCon 2025 GM sign ups are now live! If you are interested in GMing...

Spiggs and Dean sit down to talk about Monte Cook Games' newest Backerkit campaign Invisible Sun: Electric and Indigo with MCG's very own Charles Ryan! Invisible Sun: Indigo will be a reimagining of the original Black Cube, to have a more accessible way for new comers to Invisible Sun to get into the game! The Electric Sun an all-new supplement that introduces new magic, new adventure, new...

Ancient sits down with Alphadean to discuss Dean's upcoming Cypher System book, Septemvirate Legacy! Septemvirate Legacy is Neo-Mythic Afro-Punk RPG where god-born warriors clash in floating cities, wielding storm, dream, and divine wrath. Dean has included some really wonderful ideas in this book and we cannot wait to see it completed! What are YOU most looking forward to with Septemvirate Le...

Spiggs and Dean are back at it again, this time talking about Character Arcs in Cypher System! The topic was posed by community member SirJames and it was an excellent idea! Character Arcs are an often overlooked and underutilized mechanic that could definitely use more love! What exactly is a Character Arc and how can you best use them in your Cypher System games? Listen in and find out! How woul...

Spiggs and Alphadean had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Coventry of ZealZaddy to talk about their upcoming kickstarter; Urband Legends! Urban Legends is a collection of more than 100 NPCs for your fantasy city setting, with deep dives into their backgrounds, plans, goals, and intrigues! It sounds like an awesome product and we cannot wait to see it completed! What will YOU use Urban Legen...

We are back baby! Ancient and Dean sat down to test Ancient's new modem with a loose talk about Sinners and the current movie going experience! Sinners looks like AMAZING inspiration for an Old Gods of Appalachia game! We also spoke a bit about CypherCon 2025, which is coming in September! What was your favorite part of our talk? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! Voidhome by Qe...

The CU trio are back again! This time, we sit down to discuss death in TTRPGs in relation to player characters and non-player characters. Both PC and NPC deaths can have a profound impact on games, both positive and negative. With that in mind, we dive into what you can do and/or avoid to make death in your games meaningful. When has a PC or NPC death greatly impacted your game? What are your thou...

Spiggs takes the stage solo in celebration of his birthday! To celebrate, he ran down the top 5 things he would love to see happen in gaming! Which wish did you like best? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! Voidhome by Qedhup — ⁠https://ko-fi.com/qedhup/shop⁠ — ⁠https://youtu.be/a2m7a8BBFKU⁠ Jason C and Shadomain — ⁠https://www.patreon.com/shadomain⁠ — ⁠https://shadomain.com/shop/⁠...

After a long break, the Cypher Unlimited boys are back! We sit down to catch up on recent Monte Cook Games happenings with Tangled in the Web, our own personal projects, and most importantly, catch up with chat! It was a blast talking to everyone about the above topics (as well as others), but what did YOU like hearing most about? Let us know in the comments! PS: A HUGE thanks and shoutout to CU c...

Neon Rain will bring us a gritty cyberpunk Cypher System whitebook and Gunslinger Knights will be a "knightpunk" setting book, the first original setting book we've seen from MCG in a while! We are beyond excited for these books! Which one are you more excited for? Why? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! More from Sean K Reynolds — https://linktr.ee/seankreynolds Neon...

We're back for 2025 and the gang's all here PART 2! Spiggs, Ancient Albatross and Alphadean got together to catch up with the CU! We had an awesome time chatting, chat brought up some great topics! We talked about cypher tiers vs dnd levels perception, more about video game TTRPGs, and a lot more! Thanks for watching! Check out the all new MCG Subreddit! — ⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/MonteC...

We're back for 2025 and the gang's all here! Spiggs, Ancient Albatross and Alphadean got together to catch up with the CU! We had a laid back chat about what we've been up to and had a great time talking with chat! We talked about things like our current projects, video games that became TTRPGs, Dean talked about his experience at PAGE, a new gaming convention, and more! We did get cut...