Over the past several years I have picked up and tried quite a few roleplaying games. Each of them had their pluses and minuses, but most were extremely rules-heavy and none of them ever really hooked me. The Cypher System is the only system that was able to capture and hold my attention. This is a system that is driven more by the stories that the players tell and less by how many big bad things they kill. It is a system that is incredibly simple to learn (quite often with players up and running within minutes), but has real depth to it for those that want to dig deeper. I have never known a system like the Cypher System that makes it possible to go from adventure concept to players rolling dice as quickly as this one. With as little as 10 minutes prep I have been able to run a 4 hour session. And as much as I love running games in the Cypher System, I love being a player in it even more. You really can't go wrong with this book. It has everything in it to run a game in virtualy any setting you like.

First, the publisher is Ganza Gaming, not Monte Cook Games. Next, it could be called "Rescue Mission" and be more accurate. I'm assuming a "leak in the dike" is referring to a small trickle that could turn into something of a bigger problem, but the adventure doesn't really help the GM get there.

That being said, I like this for a $1.50 adventure. It has a good tie in to the world, a nice map asset to use (surprisingly, Jared Blando worked on it), and enough for a one night adventure. It's only 7 pages (counting cover) with enough art (and map) to eat up more than half. There's about one paragraph on how this affects all the surrounding area, which is nice to prompt you into fitting it into your campaign. I recommend.

My Love for the Cypher System started with Numenera, and this book takes the whole system and makes it available for any Genre providing you with materials and tools for years of play. The book excellently transforms the rules of Numenera into my most beloved generic system, while simultaneously refining and extending what was already there. You get an easy to understand System with a solid Core Mechanic which ist Light on the GMs side to prep too, a ton of Options for unique characters, advice and examples for porting your favorite settings and a weird and wonderful collection of different creatures to directly put in your game, everything is rounded out by advice on how to use and breathtakingly gorgeous Artworks. 11/10 you should definetely give this system a try.

I've been a huge fan of Monte Cook Games ever since I was introduced to the Cypher System several years ago by a friend of mine. The Cypher System is one of the best, story-focused systems I have ever played. The game itself is relatively simple, but it is wrapped in an incredibly detailed cover. With the option to run a Cypher game in any genre with plenty of examples of how to change the character concepts and items from setting to setting. I've been able to tell some really great stories in the system and I hope anyone looking for a new ttrpg will give it chance. I've run a sci-fi game, a horror game, and several others. Just give it a chance, I think you'll enjoy it! Monte Cook Games makes some quality games.

Cypher is my favorite system to GM. I've been in love with it since I discovered Numenéra several years ago and even if I've GMed several different systems since I keep coming back to Cypher. The narrative ease of not having to worry about dice rolls and how easy it is to stat any encounter makes rolling with what my players throw at me super easy. I also love the experience and instrusion mechanics that give players much more agency over the narrative than other systems.

This is one of my favorite RPG systems out there, infinitely adaptable and easy to use and teach. The system is open to adaption, but right out of the book can be applied to so many settings. With a simple system where you have to decide when it's appropriate to spend resources, where advancing the plot earns you experience for your character, and you're encouraged to work as a team, I've played this game to death.

Whenever a friend is thinking about doing a homebrew setting for almost any game, I encourage them to check out this book and this system. You will be less hamstrung by more rigid systems and can put the emphasis where it should be: the players and the story.

Cypher System is my go-to system for many genres. It allows for flexibility and ease of customization and it seriously does everything I need a TTRPG system to do. I've run this since the first version, and this updated version really streamlines what was already a simple ruleset. I am not much of a preperatory GM, and Cypher allows me to run with at little or as much prep as I want. New players can pick up the rules quickly. It's simple to create homebrew settings and content, or you can choose from the many, many created settings from both official MCG products or from awesome products created through the Cypher System Open License.

One of THE MOST exceptionally original role-playing settings in recent memory. Beautiful artwork. Loquacious writing allowing for elaborate stories to be told. Download your copy, ask Alexa to shuffle music by The Wolves of Chernobyl, and explore. Once you've looked through the primer there is NO WAY you won't be back for the full work. Excellent work, friends. Good hunting.

Exactly what the gaming community has needed for a long time, and I'm thankful for the good it's done at my tables.

This product is clearly targeted at character background completionists who print their sheets for tabletop play, and it works well enough for that purpose. It's a great looking design for full colour printing, though somewhat medicore in black and white. For digital usage however, the PDF is sorely lacking in several areas. Foremost, the file size optimisation is poor, with the design bloated by both unnecessary and invisible content. Furthermore, a number of form-fillable sections visible on the printed sheet have been glossed over, or straight up ignored, leaving several columns and sections unusable without PDF editing using professional tools. This lack of care speaks more to pushing out a product for the sake of it, rather than releasing a functional digital character sheet, which is disappointing. For a couple of dollars this PDF will indeed save you piecing together your own sheet, but unless you're printing it out, or prepared to do a lot of PDF editing yourself, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.

It is very rare to find truly unique RPG Products. First Responders is one of those books that present you a whole new area to explore at the roleplaying table. The setting is not innovative due to even stranger assumptions, but focuses on the very mundane work of extraordinary heroes: First Responders!

That this is an intriguing concept can be seen by the success of TV series like Chicago Fire. It is a surprise, that a setting like this wasn‘t explored in depth earlier. The book comprehends whatever is needed to run a TTRPG-Session in the style of first responder series and reflects on the specifics of the genre. The Cypher-System is used well by interpreting disasters as „living“ enemies. Fires can expand by spawning, stun us with smoke and cut us off from our team members. This interpretation is highly thrilling and supported by the resourceful creativity of the authors. Together with great artwork, a clear presentation and excellent writing, this is a mjust have for everyone who ever thought about bringing a fire-fighter or rescue series to the table.

(Review is based on a digital review copy of the complete book. Unfortunately, DTRPG does not allow to write a review if you got the book from elsewhere)

Excellent book: clear, simple. Easy to build the character. Need complex one?- Cypher System allow You to describe anything You want. Any genre, any setting. Also allow concentrate yourself on the game itself. Instead of permanent dice throwing.

One thing I don't really like: DM never uses dices according to CS. But I've broken this rule and do use dices as DM: do it in some situation instead of one ot the players.

TTRPG Must Have. I had great expierience using this for my long term group and applying the same ideas to new groups and groups of strangers.

Absolutley fantastic convertion. 11/10 would recommend using it