Numenera Destiny (Print)

Description

They say there have been eight worlds before ours. Eight times the people of this planet, over vast millennia, built their civilizations, reaching heights we cannot even fully imagine now. They spoke to the stars, reshaped the creatures of the world, and mastered form and essence. They built cities and machines that have since crumbled to dust, leaving only their barest remnants.

This is the Ninth World. The people of the prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain, in the places and devices that still contain some germ of their original function. The ignorant call these magic, but the wise know that these are our legacy. They are our future. They are the . . .

NOTE: This is the Numenera Destiny, an expansion for Numenera and/or Numenera Discovery. You’ll need one of those two in order to play the game.

Numenera Destiny is a tabletop roleplaying game supplement. It expands the game with new character descriptors, foci, and types which include:

• Arkai – the natural leaders who know how to speak and get people to work together to overcome obstacles and accomplish goals.

• Wrights – the builders and crafters. When you need something figured out or you want a special cypher identified, these are your go to people.

• Delves – finder’s keeper is the Delves motto. They will go out of their way to dig up that odd cypher or strange artifact; to plumb the depths of the unknown and discover the unexpected.

Other new rules have expanded on things like artifacts, crafting, and community. A  must have to fill out your strange Numenera World.

The people of the Ninth World suffer through a dark age, an era of isolation and struggle in the shadow of the ancient wonders crafted by civilizations millennia gone.

But discovery awaits those brave enough to seek out the works of the prior worlds. Those who can uncover and master the numenera can unlock the powers and abilities of the ancients and perhaps bring new light to a struggling world.

The multiple award-winning system (Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Game; seven Ennie Awards, including Gold for Best Setting, Best Writing, and Product of the Year) puts the emphasis on story and is amazingly easy to GM, both in prep and at the table.