Mechanics Archives

In Monte Cook Games’ glimmer “The Vortex” the players come across a strange phenomenon where one of the NPCs happens to look nearly identical to one of the player characters. What if this is more than just a coincidence? Not Just a Coincidence Far twins are like normal twins, two people who look identical. What […]

There are rules and ideas spread throughout the Numenera core book on riding mounts.  With the help of one of my trusty players (Larry Cooper) I’ve compiled this fairly exhaustive list of mounts and mount rules. First off, the basic rules for riding can be found on page 105.  They say that riding is a Speed […]

Hey everyone! I’ve been pretty busy this week working on my soon-to-be-released licensed Numenera supplement, Celestial Wisdom, so I haven’t had a chance to really write an article of note.  I did have time to brush up and edit a set of Foci I wrote a few months ago.  I call them Fun with Physics, […]

The economies of Numenera are not well detailed, and that seems to be intentional, but a little bit of thought can go a long way in understanding the world and how to run it. Lets talk about the various economic facts of the Ninth World and what their implications might be. Bear in mind that […]

I have been a D&D player for over 30 years, and when I began reading the Numenera rulebook, there were ideas that I had trouble getting my head around, because they looked like d20 concepts, but didn’t work like them. When I posted my questions to the G+ group, and to the NinthWorldHub site, I […]