Cypher Speak: Recent Episodes
Cypher Speak
Darcy & Troy talk about Monte Cooks Games and the Cypher system which include Numenera, The Strange, Invisible Sun, and a number of other amazing settings and games. They touch on Game Mastering, Rules, Settings, cyphers, and a number of other topics GMs can use in their cypher system table top games.
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about the use of secrets (character secrets, house secrets, other) in Invisible Sun and potentially in your Cypher System games as well. We […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about running the D&D Planescape setting in Cypher. Shout Out to Bone, Stone, and Obsidian Poddities: Troy – Living for Crits – Youtube Darcy […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about a variety of questions from our listeners. Shout Out to Wednesday Evening Podcast Allstars Poddities: Troy – Capers Noir Darcy – Game Masters […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about birthdays and adding them to your game. Shout Out to Misdirected Mark Poddities: Troy – Night’s Black Agents: Solo Ops Darcy – […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about add a little love and romance to your game. Poddities: Troy – Reach of Titan Darcy – An Unexpected Wedding
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about creating a dungeon or ruin quickly with some helpful tips and sources. Poddities: Troy – Eberron: Shadows of the Last War $1 […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about doing adventure and campaign preparation in general, along with some Cypher specific tips. Shout Out to Panda’s Talking Games Poddities: Troy – […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy reflect back on 2018 and talk about some goals for 2019. Shout Out to The Lounge Poddities: Troy – The Game Academy Darcy – Seaspeak, […]
Hello listeners of Misdirected Mark Productions. I’m here with this short message to let you know about The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter by Encoded Designs. Some of you may be […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about The Strange recursion R639. Shout Out to She’s a Super Geek Poddities: Troy – Keyforge Darcy – Web DM – Lost Girls […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about the new follower rules in Numenera. Shout Out to Gnomecast Other Links: Voicing Characters Noisy Persons Cards Poddities: Troy – D&D Endless Quest […]
In this episode, Darcy and Troy talk about using character sentences for things other than characters. This episode also contains a special update on the rules from our crafting episode […]
In this second episode of our two part series, Darcy and Troy talk about using the new crafting rules from Numenera Destiny. Shout Out to Bone, Stone, and Obsidian Special […]
In this first episode of a two part series, Darcy and Troy talk about using the new salvaging rules from Numenera Destiny. Shout Out to Advantage to Insight Poddities: Troy […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about foci, and customizing them for your game. Shout Out to Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars Poddities: Troy – Cypher Unlimited YouTube Channel Darcy […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk their GenCon 2018 experience! Shout Out to Misdirected Mark Podcast Poddities: Troy – Domina Magica Darcy – Vurt on Twitch The Notion presents The […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about Numenera Discovery and Destiny, and all the fun and exciting things coming to the world of Numenera. Shout Out to Down with […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about Invisible Sun, and discuss a few things that you could take from it and add to your Cypher Game. Shout Out to […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about running translations in the Cypher System. Topic suggestion from: Blake via Email Shout Out to The Lounge Poddities: Troy – Angry GM […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about running Convention games particularly in the Cypher System. Shout Out to She’s a Super Geek Poddities: Troy – Get Hype Podcast Darcy – […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about running investigative games in the Cypher System. General Investigative tips Running a mystery in an existing campaign Making investigation the spine of […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about allowing for Improv within the narrative structure of your story. What Darcy Does What Troy Does How Cypher Helps Traps and Pitfalls […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about creating the world of Firefly in the Cypher System. Building Characters Cyphers The Ship! Shout Out to the Hobbs and Friends of […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about Co-GMing and how Cypher System fits with the concept. Two GMs working together as equal partners on the same game. One GM […]
In this episode Darcy and Troy talk about how Cypher System influences the way they run and play in other games. GM Intrusions Cyphers Not Rolling Dice Story Please! Shout […]
Darcy & Troy talk masks, building your teen prodigy and your mask form, and game flavors! Sorry that the pod went down last week, it’s going to take a while […]
Troy & Darcy discuss the ongoing MCG Kickstarter for Numenera 2! Highlights/Shoutouts: Numenera 2 Discovery – Replacement for core rules. Destiny – Second core rulebook Ellomyr – Living fiction […]
Troy & Darcy plot how to run epic boss fights in the Cypher System! (PS: If you get an episode that is mysterious and only 3 minutes long, please re-download […]
Warning: this is rambly, and there is a minor SPOILER for the Predation adventure Cawdor Complex at 15:44-16:00. Troy & Darcy just returned from Gen Con and break down their […]
It’s been 366 days since Invisible Sun was announced. As the release of Invisible Sun nears, we get back together with Monte, and talk about Invisible Sun Characters. We focus […]
It’s time to talk Kids Games! This week we cover Monte Cook Games RPG for Kids, No Thank You, Evil! by Shanna Germain. Gaming with kids is really great, and […]
We love Numenera! We’ll always love Numenera, but maybe you’re looking for a way to enhance your Numenera game and bring it up to a new level. We discuss how […]
…But now it’s New Centropolis not just Centropolis Why they changed it I can’t say People just liked it better that way Darcy & Troy fly into the recursion of […]
This is just a quick episode for Darcy to share some special news. We recorded in a hurry absent our usual setups so please forgive any audio peculiarities. Contessa Kick […]
Today Darcy and Troy interview Shanna Germain of Monte Cook Games. We travel back into the past of Predation, and learn some of its secrets. Links: Monte Cook Games Museum […]
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -Albert Einstein. Darcy & Troy discuss the many uses of XP in the Cypher System, from the usual things like re-rolls […]
Taste the rainbow. Darcy & Troy deliciously discuss the character option mechanic “flavors,” introduced in the Cypher System Rulebook; how to use them, how to make new ones, and some of the […]
Under the sea. Darcy & Troy discuss two of Numenera’s delightful aquatic organizations, the piratical Red Fleet and the underwater city guardian-scientists, the Conflux. Both organizations inspire countless adventure hooks and can […]
Turn it up to 11. Darcy & Troy discuss high-powered play, both through leveling up to higher tiers and through power shifts, which enable play with superheroes and gods. Shout-outs: Inspiration for supers […]
The Gods Are Dead – Now It’s Your Turn. Darcy & Troy explore the Cypher System setting Gods of the Fall, the first of the worlds funded by the Worlds of the Cypher […]