Mortal Fantasy

HEROES WANTED By Christopher Robin Negelein

INTRODUCTION
Gods of the Fall is Monte Cook Games’ default fantasy setting for the Cypher System
Rulebook. It’s a world where godlings used to number in the hundreds, if not thousands.
Some watched over grand concepts like the weather or love while others protected cities
and mountains. But over forty years ago, the heavens crashed into the mortal lands in an
apocalypse that scattered divine cyphers everywhere and changed the landscape forever.
The gods died, leaving only their shredded and insane corpses behind to terrorize those
who get too close. With human greed left unchecked, powerful and dark empires that thrive
on misery have arisen.
Now called the Afterworld, the world is a dark (sometimes literally) and epic place in dire
need of heroes. While the Gods of the Fall book focuses on a new generation of demigods
rising from the ashes, they can not yet be everywhere and a mortal soul can always make all
the difference.
With this supplement, you quickly kickstart your own fantasy campaign or run a mortal
fantasy game in the great Gods of the Fall setting. The main sections are Types, (the
“classes” of Cypher) Adding the Fantastical, Changing the Fantastical, and a Gods of the
Fall Section with an adventure, Ruins of Mermeri.
With Types, we bring several fantasy archetypes to life with Types that should feel very
familiar without the need of devoting a Foci or Descriptor to do the same things, while
Adding the Fantastical offer new Descriptors and Crews to let you get your Orc on.
Changing the Fantastical, gives you some helpful ideas for converting other fantasy
gaming tropes to Cypher, (like going zero to hero) as well as adapting your old fantasy
material. The Gods of the Fall offers ways to mesh the setting with high fantasy tropes along
with the adventure, Ruins of Memri, a Cypher Fantasy adventure that introduces your Tier 1
mortal and demigod PCs to the Gods of the Fall universe from Monte Cook Games.
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TYPES
Over the decades the classic RPG fantasy
archetypes have gone from three to six (or
thirteen depending on who you talk to) and
these classical roles have become familar
touchstones for many players.
That’s where the beauty and flexibility of
the Cypher system kicks in. It’s possible to
recreate the flavor of these archetypes for
your own games, whether you are playing in
the sandbox of Monte Cook Games’ Gods of
the Fall or your own fantasy creation.
Recreating these classics into new Cypher
Types allow you to define how you see
your setting or interpret the original source
material that inspires you.
• Do you see the Type as a profession?
• An exemplar version of a race and their
talents?
• Does the Type reflect something unique
in your setting?
The Cypher system already has two
fantasy archetypes, Fighter and Wizard, that
are sufficiently covered with the Warrior and
the Adept. Other Types, like Speaker, need
some tweaking to match RPG archetypes
like the Bard.
Most of the following new Types are based
on professions while the Elf Type can be
either a racial-based archetype or used as a
Warrior Mage profession.
These types are designed as a
combination of basic Types, Flavors, and
Foci from the Cypher System Rulebook
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along with some custom abilities. Now
players can enjoy iconic powers and abilities
while keeping their Descritpor and Foci open
for other options in character development.
To give GMs more flexiblity for their home
games, the introductory descriptions for
Types will be more consice than ususal,
letting GMs fill in the details as needed for
their own their settings.
BARBARIAN
From either the frozen north or the
humid south, both locales harbor hardy
peoples who shun heavy armor, embrace
the elements and know of the ríastrad, a
frothing berserk mode that warps the mind
and body.
As individuals, the barbarian is a hardy
person who takes pride in their self-reliance
and courage and use either to take on a
challenge. That doesn’t mean barbarians
are anti-social loners, but they take personal
pride in being out front and protecting those
with softer bellies.
BARBARIAN STAT POOLS
Stat Pool Starting Value
Might 10
Speed 10
Intellect 8
You get 6 bonus points to split
among stat pools as you wish.
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BARBARIAN BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
1 You were in a mercenary squad and have friends who still serve. Your former commander fears you.
2 You were the bodyguard of a lord, but your wanderlust forced you on. You were rewarded well for your service.
3 You were the muscle for a local crime lord for a while, and his enemies remember you.

4 You killed a highly respected warrior. This has earned you many enemies.

5 You were the best hunter in your tribe. You are still thought of as a brother there.
6 The ríastrad sings to you. It made some fear you, while others gave you respect.
7 You spent time in prison as a petty crook.
8 You were kidnapped and pressed into a ship’s crew. You escaped with anger in your heart.
9 You served as a city watchman, but it bored you.
10 You worked as a sherpa for a merchant caravan. Your name proceeds you, but the opinions vary.
11 Your middle sibling is a famous hunter, much to your chagrin.
12 You were your younger sibling’s keeper, but they turned out bad despite your best efforts. You feel extremely guilty.
13 Your best friend died saving you from a hunting accident. You’ve never forgotten this sacrifice.
You and a friend both drink the same kind of mead from the old homeland. The two of you get together once a month to
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drink and bash heads.
15 You were once a POW. You escaped, but not before earning some mutual respect. That war is long over.
16 Your early days as a mercenary were dark. Your old friends are certainly proper villains now and they feel betrayed.
17 You were declared as blessed by a shaman on your birthday. Now people seek you out to be blessed by you.
18 Your old crew died in a dragon ambush.You now have a great wrath against dragons.

19 You had a cursed friend, but you helped get rid of it. Now his family considers a you a hero.

20 Your tribal mentor left for the civilized lands long before you did. You search for her when time allows.

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As the constant outsider, barbarians are
the wild cards; some can be naive cannon
fodder while the savvy ones can terrify or
command whole kingdoms.
Higher Tier Barbarians master the ríastrad
and become a one-woman army.
Background Connection: Your type
determines the connection you have to the
setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the list
to determine a specific facet about your
background that provides a connection to
the rest of the setting. You can also use the
list to inspire your own unique back story.
BUILDING YOUR BARBARIAN
A Barbarian is built on the Explorer Type
framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
The Barbarian gains select options from
the Explorer ability choices, along with new
abilities derived from Flavors, Foci and
custom abilities.
As with the Explorer, a Barbarian can
always choose a lower tier ability instead of
adding one from the current tier, and can
also swap around( or “respec”) lower-tier
abilities.
Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
choices.
At each tier, a chart provides the Barbarian
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
Bloodlust, page 60 available from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
follows the chart.
FIRST-TIER BARBARIAN
You gain the abilities noted for a first-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians start with the Trained
Without Armor ability.
• All Barbarians choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier Barbarian
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
explorer list and a custom ability. Where
those abilities are not first-tier Explorer
abilities, they are tagged in the chart. The
Barbarian chooses only from the abilities on
the chart, so unlisted Explorer abilities are
not available.
FIRST-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
Choose 3 + Trained without Armor
Block
Danger Sense
Decipher
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Endurance
Extra Edge
Fleet of Foot
Knowledge Skills
Muscles of Iron
Physical Skills
Surging Confidence
*Tracking Apprentice
Trained Without Armor - preselected
Tracking Apprentice: You are practiced,
which allows you to follow and identify
tracks without a penalty. Enabler.
SECOND-TIER BARBARIAN
You gain the abilities noted for a second-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians have the Riastrad ability.
• All Barbarians choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Barbarian Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the explorer list, but also the Combat
Flavors. Where those abilities are not
second-tier explorer abilities, they are tagged
in the chart. The Barbarian chooses only
from the abilities on the chart, so unlisted
Explorer abilities are not available.
SECOND-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
Choose 3 ablilties + Riastrad
Bloodlust (Combat Flavor Tier 2 )
Escape
Quick Recovery
* Riastrad - preselected
Skill With Defense
Stand Watch
Travel Skills
Wreck
Riastrad: By making an Intellect 3 task roll,
the Barbarian can induce a riastrad, a body
warping adrenaline rush that deforms the
body into an almost unreconizable beast for
five minutes. In this new form, you gain +8
to your Might Pool, +1 to your Might Edge,
+2 to your Speed Pool, and +1 to your Speed
Edge. While in beast form, you can’t spend
Intellect points for anything other than to
try to change to your normal form before
the duration is over (a difficulty 2 task). In
addition, you attack any creature, friend and
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foe, within short range. After you revert to abilities on the chart, so unlisted Explorer
your normal form, you take a –1 penalty to abilities are not available.
all rolls for half an hour.
THIRD-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
THIRD-TIER BARBARIAN Choose 2 abilities + Riastrad Rager
You gain the abilities noted for a third-tier
Controlled Fall
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians choose from the special Ignore the Pain
abilities presented in the Third-Tier Resilience
Barbarian Abilities chart, drawn mainly * Ríastrad Rager - preselected
from the explorer list and the custom
Run and Fight
Riastrad Rager ability.
Where those abilities are not third-tier Seize The Moment
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the Skill With Attacks
chart. The Barbarian chooses only from the Wrest From Chance

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Ríastrad Rager: Your riastrad form gains
the following additional bonuses: +1 to your
Might Edge, +2 to your Speed Pool, and +1
to your Speed Edge. Enabler.
FOURTH-TIER BARBARIAN
You gain the abilities noted for a fourth-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier
Barbarian Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional
flavors. Where those abilities are not
fourth-tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Barbarian
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart, so unlisted Explorer abilities are not
available.
FOURTH-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Capable Warrior
Debilitating Strike (Stealth Flavor Tier 4)
Fury (Combat Flavor Tier 4)
Increased Effects
Runner
Tough As Nails
FIFTH-TIER BARBARIAN
You gain the abilities noted for a fifth-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier Barbarian
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
explorer list, but occasionally from alternate
types and additional flavors. Where those
abilities are not fifth-tier Explorer abilities,
they are tagged in the chart. The Barbarian
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart, so unlisted Explorer abilities are not
available.
FIFTH-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Greater Skill With Attacks
Hard Target (Combat Flavor Tier 5)
Improved Success
Jump Attack
Mastery With Defense
Parry
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*Tear Down the Heavens
Tear Down The Heavens: Your ríastrad form
becomes a hulking, supernatural beast and
gains the following additional bonuses: +3
to your Might Pool, +2 to your Speed Pool,
and +2 to Armor. Enabler.
SIXTH-TIER BARBARIAN
You gain the abilities noted for a sixth-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Barbarians choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Barbarian Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional flavors.
Where those abilities are not sixth-tier
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Barbarian chooses only from the
abilities on the chart, so unlisted Explorer
abilities are not available.
SIXTH-TIER BARBARIAN ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Again and Again
Finishing Blow
* Friends of the Old Beast (See below)
Magnificent Moment
Spin Attack
Wild Vitality
Friends With the Old Beast: You no longer
need to make a roll to change into your
ríastrad form or your normal form. You can
change back and forth as your action. When
you return to your normal form, you no
longer take a penalty to your rolls. Enabler
BARD
The world would be a better place with
music and the arts, no? And maybe a bit of
education, too? Why learn what we must
learn from stuffy books when voice and
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presence can motivate so much more! BUILDING YOUR BARD

By themselves, Bards can be rather self- A Bard is built on the Explorer Type
sufficient, but might stand out in a crowd … framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
unless they don’t want to. They also thrive The Bard gains select options from the
as part of a team, proving that the sum Explorer ability choices, along with new
is always more than parts, just like a good
band of actors or musicians. Higher tier
Bards master both minor magics and the BARD STAT POOLS
sociology of controlling people. Stat Pool Starting Value
Background Connection: Your Type
Might 9
determines the connection you have to
a setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the Speed 8
list to determine a specific fact about your Intellect 11
background that provides a connection to You get 6 bonus points to split
the rest of the setting. You can also use the among stat pools as you wish.
list to inspire your own unique backstory.

BARD BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
You were in several traveling troupes when you were younger. Your reputation precedes you in these groups.
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Some good, some bad.
2 Your father was an old fashioned chanter. He doesn’t cotton to this new-fangled thing called singing.
3 You were a part-time spy for someone you were infatuated with. That didn’t end well for you.

4 You were a recruiter for a mercenary army. After seeing the horrible end of these new soldiers, you quit.

5 You dabbled in the seminary, but it wasn’t for you. However, you never know when you might meet old friends.
You were a cook thinking food was the way to people’s hearts until you were discovered by another bard, your
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future mentor.
7 Your childhood best friend is now a well-known wizard, but things have chilled between you two.
8 You and a classmate appeared to excel in your studies. But one of you was cheating off the other.
A secret society funded your training. You were grateful at first, but now they seem to be leaning on you hard to
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pay back the debt.
10 You were a music teacher for a lordling or three. They have fond memories of you.
11 Your middle sibling is an famous performer, you are equal parts proud and jealous.
12 The notes on your masterpiece were stolen by a rival. You boil at the mention of their name.
13 Your talents are overshadowed by your reputation as a lover or as a manipulator.
14 Your songs have spoken the truth of a tyrant who now wants you as guest … in their dungeon.
15 Alcohol is easy to get at the inns where you perform, but you are trying to cut back.
16 Your early days of merc works were dark. You’re old friends are certainly proper villains now and they feel betrayed.
17 You used to have a partner, but getting romanticaly involved complicated things.
18 Once a year, you feel that you must visit a certain theater or bad luck will befall your performaces.
19 There is a famous song immortalizing your previous exploits. The secret is that that you wrote it yourself.
20 You hide the fact that your family members are actually successful crime lords in a large city.

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abilities derived from Flavors, Foci and Tracking Apprentice: You are practiced,
custom abilities. which allows you to follow and identify
As with the Explorer, a Bard can always tracks without a penalty. Enabler.
choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
one from the current tier, and can also swap
around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.
Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
choices.
At each tier, a chart provides the Bard
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
available from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
follows the chart.

FIRST TIER-BARD
You gain the abilities noted for a first-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All bards choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier Bard
Abilities chart

FIRST-TIER BARD ABILITIES

Choose 4 abilities
Aggression
Encouragement
Enthrall
Erase Memories
Fast Talk
Interaction Skills
Practiced with Light and Medium
Weapons
Spin Identity
*Static Image (see below)
Understanding
*Tracking Apprentice
Trained Without Armor - preselected

Static Image (1 Intellect point):You create a SECOND TIER-BARD

single image of a creature or object within
immediate range. The image must fit within
a 5-foot cube. The image can’t move and
it lasts for five minutes, but if you want to
change the original illusion significantly—
such as making a creature appear to be
wounded—you must concentrate on it again
(though doing so doesn’t cost additional
Intellect points). If you move beyond
immediate range of the cube, the illusion
vanishes. Action to create; action to modify.
You gain the abilities noted for a second-tier
Bard, except as follows.
• All Bards choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Bard Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Speaker list, but occasionally from
alternate Flavor and Foci abilities.
Where those abilities are not second-tier
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Bard chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.

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SECOND-TIER BARD ABILITIES Feint

Choose 2 abilities Heightened Skills
Babel Major Illusion (Craft Illusions Foci Tier 3)
Hedge Magic, page 57
Hedge Magic (Magic Flavor Tier 1) Quick Wits
Read the Signs Major Ilusion, page 115
Impart Idea
Suggestion
Skills
Speed Recovery
Unexpected Betrayal FIFTH TIER-BARD
You gain the abilities noted for a fifth-tier
Bard, except as follows.
THIRD TIER-BARD • All Bards choose from the special abilities
You gain the abilities noted for a third-tier presented in the Fifthr-Tier Bard Abilities
bard, except as follows. chart, drawn mainly from the Speaker list,
• All Bards choose from the special but occasionally from alternate types and
abilities presented in the Third-Tier Bard additional flavors.
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the Where those abilities are not fifth-tier
Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
Flavors and Foci. chart. The Bard chooses only from the
Where those abilities are not third-tier abilities on the chart.
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The bard chooses only from the FIFTH-TIER BARD ABILITIES
abilities on the chart. Choose 3 abilities
Adroit Cypher Use
THIRD -TIER BARD ABILITIES
Flee
Choose 3 abilities
Font of Inspiration
Closed Mind (Magic Flavor Tier 1)
Foul Aura Closed Mind, page 57
Blend In Minor Illusion, page 115
Skill with Attacks
Discerning Mind
Stimulate
Minor Illusion (Crafts Illusion Tier 1)
Skills SIXTH TIER-BARD
Speed Recovery You gain the abilities noted for a sixth-tier
Unexpected Betrayal Bard, except as follows.
• All bards choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier Bard
FOURTH TIER-BARD Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
You gain the abilities noted for a four-tier Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate
Bard, except as follows. types and additional flavors.
• All Bards choose from the special Where those abilities are not sixth-tier
abilities presented in the Four-Tier Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
Speaker Abilities chart, drawn mainly chart. The Bard chooses only from the
from the Bard list, but occasionally from abilities on the chart.
alternate types and additional flavors.
Where those abilities are not four-tier SIXTH-TIER BARD ABILITIES
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the Choose 2 abilities
chart. The bard chooses only from
Battle Management
the abilities on the chart.
Chart
FOURTH-TIER BARD ABILITIES Inspiring Success
Choose 2 abilities Shatter Mind
Anticipate Attack Word of Command
Confounding Banter

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CLERIC
There are those who hear the call or were
personally chosen by a higher power.
Standing alone, a cleric is focused on
spreading the word, but in a group they
lead by example, as few appreciate getting
a sermon every morning they wake up in
a dungeon. Higher level clerics become a
whirlwind of combat and divine ability.
Background Connection: Your type
determines the connection you have to the
setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the list
to determine a specific facet about your
background that provides a connection to
the rest of the setting. You can also use the
list to inspire your own unique facet.
BUILDING YOUR CLERIC
A Cleric is constructed primarily from the
Speaker type described in the Cypher System
Rulebook. The Cleric gains the option
to choose most, but not all, of the Speaker
ability choices, plus some new and
additional abilities derived
CLERIC STAT POOLS
Stat Pool Starting Value
Might 9
Speed 9
Intellect 10
You get 6 bonus points to split
among stat pools as you wish.
Flavors and other sources.
At second and higher tier, a Cleric can
always choose an ability from a lower tier
instead of adding one from the current tier,
and can replace one lower-tier ability with a
different one from a lower tier.
The full text of Cypher System Rulebook
abilities is not replicated here. Please refer
to the Cypher System Rulebook for details
on your ability choices. At each tier, a chart
is provided that includes cleric abilities
available at that tier, plus abilities available
from other sources, if any.

CLERIC BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
You were part of a commune dedicated to another god as a child. You still have disappointed “aunts” and “uncles” from
1
those days.
2 Despite your mentor’s best efforts, he feels that there’s a central tenant of your religion you just don’t get.
3 You were the part-time entertainer and you stil have some fans that remember you.
4 Your parents were nobles and had “higher” hopes for you.
5 Your old friends would never recognize you now. This clerical life is totally opposite of how you used to be.
6 You were a proper criminal and a jerk. If your old mates met you know, they’d likely bully you.
7 Your childhood best friend is now a well-known military officer, but things have chilled between you two.
8 An old classmate blames you for their failures. But is that true?
9 In your youth, you were recruited for a secret order within your religion. You are having second thoughts of their recent requests.
10 You taught holy day classes to youngsters, some remember you fondly.
11 One of your parents is a famous executioner, that’s why your current name is a nom de guerre.
12 Few know that you have some rare holy text hidden away. If they fell into the wrong hands, it would be humiliating.
13 You take pride in your wisdom, but everyone is more impressed with your miracles.
14 You once helped to bring a crime lord to justice, but you recently heard they escaped.
15 To your shame, you did something stupid. Your elders have you on probation.
16 Your early days as a mercenary were dark. You’re old friends are certainly proper villains now and they feel betrayed.
17 You have visions, but you are keeping them to yourself.
18 Your brother is a merchant. He loves you as family but has spiritual issues with the path you have chosen.
19 You have an old flame that you left for the calling. Now she is a convert too and is looking reestablish contact.
20 Your youngest sibling is a small time crook with big dreams.

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An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
follows the chart.
FIRST TIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a First-tier
Speaker, except as follows.
• All Clerics start with Healer’s Gift.
• All Clerics choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier Cleric
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate
Flavors and custom abilities.
Where those abilities are not first-tier
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The cleric chooses only from the
abilities on the chart.
FIRST-TIER CLERIC ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities + Healer’s Gift
preselected
Bash (Combat Flavor Tier 1)
* Blesses Supplies (See below)
Encouragement
* Healer’s Gift - Preselected
Interaction Skills
Practiced with Light and Medium
Weapons
*Theology (See below)
Blesses Supplies (1 Intellect point): While
praying and holding out your holy symbol,
you remove filth and contagions from
a day’s worth of food and water for five
people. Enacting this miracle over clean
water will make it holy water.
Healer’s Gift (1 Intellect point): You
restore 1d6 points to the Might Pool of any
creature, including yourself.
This ability is a difficulty 2 Intellect task.
Each time you attempt to heal the same
creature, the task difficulty increases by one
step. The difficulty returns to 2 after that
creature rests for ten hours. Action.
Theology: You are trained in subjects
related to a setting’s gods and their
practices.
SECOND TIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a Second-tier
Speaker, except as follows.
• All clerics choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier Cleric
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
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Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate
flavors.
Where those abilities are not second-tier
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Cleric chooses only from the
abilities on the chart.
SECOND TIER-CLERIC
ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Babel
Force Field (Magic Flavor Tier 2)
Impart Idea
*Hold Undead (See below)
Speed Recovery
Practiced in Armor Force Field, page 58
Hold Undead (2 Intellect points): While
praying and displaying your holy symbol,
you immoblize an undead creature. For as
Bash, page 60.
long as you do nothing but pray, the undead
creature takes no actions unless its attacked.
The effect ends as the creature defends
itself. Action.
THIRD TIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a Third-tier
Speaker, except as follows.
• All Clerics choose from the special
abilities presented in the Third-Tier
Cleric Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Speaker list, but occasionally from
alternate Favors and Foci. Where those
abilities are not third-tier Speaker abilities,
they are tagged in the chart. The Cleric
chooses only from the abilities on the chart.
THIRD TIER-CLERIC ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Discerning Mind
Expert Cypher Use
Fling (Magic Flavor Tier 3)
Mind Reading
Oratory
Targeting Eye (Adept Tier 3)
Fling, page 58
Targeting Eye, page 34
FOURTH TIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a Four-tier
Speaker, except as follows.
• All clerics choose from the special
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abilities presented in the Four-Tier Cleric SIXTH TIER-CLERIC ABILITIES

Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the Choose 2 abilities
Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate
Battle Management
types and additional flavors. Where those
abilities are not four-tier Speaker abilities, Overawe (Channels Divine Blessings
they are tagged in the chart. The Cleric Tier 5)
chooses only from the abilities on the chart. Shatter Mind
Word of Command
FOURTH TIER-CLERIC
ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Create (Magic Flavor Tier 5)
Feint
Overawe, page 107
Heightened Skills
Create, page 59
Ignition, page 59 Ignition (Magic Flavor Tier 4)
Quick Wits
Read the Signs
Suggestion

FIFTH TIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a Fifth-tier
cleric, except as follows.
• All clerics choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier Cleric
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
Speaker list, but occasionally from alternate
Flavors. Where those abilities are not fifth-
tier Speaker abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The Cleric chooses only from the
abilities on the chart.

FIFTH TIER-CLERIC ABILITIES

Choose 3 abilities
Adroit Cypher Use
Experienced with Armor
Font of Inspiration
Stimulate
True Senses, page 59
True Senses (Magic Flavor Tier 5)

SIXTHTIER-CLERIC
You gain the abilities noted for a Sixth-tier
cleric, except as follows.
• All clerics choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Cleric Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Speaker list, but occasionally from
alternate types and additional flavors.
Where those abilities are not sixth-tier
Speaker abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The cleric chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.

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DRUID
Nature calls to some in a connection that DRUID STAT POOLS
goes beyond their bones and into their soul. Stat Pool Starting Value
A Druid is one who shepards the spirutal
Might 10
side of nature, calling both to the trees
as well as the dryads of the forest. They Speed 8
can contemplate before action, but seeing Intellect 10
Nature abused or burned can make them
fly into a rage. In a group, they have the You get 6 bonus points to split
flexiblity of switching from a support role to among stat pools as you wish.
a second-tier combatant. Society at large is
unaware of the good they do and many look setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the list
at Druids with a mix of pity or superstition. to determine a specific facet about your
Higher Tier Druids can be a force of nature background that provides a connection to
on their own. the rest of the setting. You can also use the
Background Connection: Your type list to inspire your own unique story.
determines the connection you have to the

DRUID BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
1 You were a city boy. Discovering your calling as a druid is the happy ending to a family tragedy.
2 You always admired the local druids during harvest season on your farm. Some remember you fondly too.
3 You and another acolyte were lovers. Some druids saw the romance as a sign, but things didn’t work out.
The Orc raiders and human lumberjacks of old made your mentors bitter and paranoid. They think you are too
4
trusting.
5 There was a dryad that had a crush on you. It now mistakenly thinks you rebuffed it.
6 You were originally a follower of another religion, this causes tensions when other followers hear of it.
7 Your oldest sibling went into the woods one day and never came out. The forest refuses to speak about it.
You often dream of another forest, one that is bigger and grander than any you have seen so far. Your elders tell
8
you it’s nothing but you know better.
There is a spirit animal that watches over you when you meditate. You have conversations of things that it shouldn’t
9
know about, but sometimes you get answers.
10 You were a ranger in your youth. One of your ranger mentors remembers you well.
Your uncle is head of the city watch in a large town. He always has a cot for you and needs your help with his potted
11
plants.
As a youngster, you always felt more comfortable around animals and kept to sleeping in the stables or out in the
12
pastures. People made fun of you for it. You remember their faces well.
13 You love one spot more than any other. You try to take the occasional trip to recharge your soul there.
There was a dark spirit that infested an old forest. You helped get rid of it, but there are some days you see things in
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the darkness of the leaves that make you wonder if it is truly gone.
15 It’s your little secret, but sometimes you enjoy some of your herbal infusions a bit too much.
16 You come from a long line of druids and your ancestors cast a long shadow.
17 In brighter days, you were a promising acolyte, but you fell short of your promise.
18 You were one part of a druidic circle, but the members split after one of them died.
19 Once a year, you feel that you must visit a certain wellspring or bad luck will befall you and yours.
You are sometimes confused for a more famous druid. There are dire consequences if you are caught perpetrating
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BUILDING YOUR DRUID
A Druid is built on the Explorer Type
framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
The Druid gains select options from the
Explorer ability choices, along with new
abilities derived from Flavors, Foci and
custom abilities.
As with the Explorer, a Druid can always
choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
one from the current tier, and can also swap
around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.
Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
choices.
At each tier, a chart provides the Druid
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
available from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
follows the chart.
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FIRST-TIER DRUID
You gain the abilities noted for a first-tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Druids choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier
Druid Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from other sources. Where those abilities
are not first-tier explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Druid chooses only
from the abilities on the chart.
FIRST TIER-DRUID ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities + Entangling Vines
*Beast Link (See below)
*Entangling Vines
Endurance
Extra Edge
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Far Step (within a forested area) (Adept SECOND TIER-DRUID ABILITIES

Tier 1)
Choose 3 abilities + Beast Companion
Hedge Magic (Magic Flavor Tier 1) p.
Beast Companion (Controls Beast Foci
57
Tier 1) - preselected
*Inner Beast (see below)
Enable Others
*Nature Skills(See below)
Adaption (Adept Tier 1)
Surging Confidence
Word of Command
Eye for Detail
Beast Link (1+ Intellect point): You open
a conduit to a natural creature’s mind via Healing Touch (Works Miracles Tier 1)
eye contact, which allows you to transmit Quick Recovery
emotions to each other. This link remains Range Increase
regardless of distance and lasts for one
Skill With Defense
hour. Instead of applying Effort to decrease
the difficulty of this ability, you can extend Stand Watch Adaption, page 32
Barrier, page 33
the duration by one hour for each level of Ward (Adept Tier 1) Beast Companion, page 112
Effort applied. Action to initiate. Counermeasures, page 33
Entangling Vegetation (1+ Intellect point): Far Step, page 31
A target within short range is subject to a THIRD-TIER DRUID Fire and Ice, page 34
snare constructed of vines, grasses or roots You gain the abilities noted for a third-tier Healing Touch, page 179
for one minute. The vegetation is a level 3 explorer, except as follows. Hedge Magic, page 57
Ward, page 31
construct. A target caught in the vegetation • All Druids choose from the special
cannot move from its position, but it can abilities presented in the Third-Tier
attack and defend normally. The target can Explorer Abilities chart, drawn mainly
also spend its action attempting to break from the Explorer list, but occasionally
free. Effort cannot be used to increase level other sources.
of the construct. No visible vegetation Where those abilities are not third-tier
negates the ability. Action to initiate. Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the
Nature Skills: Action. You are trained in chart. The Druid chooses only from the
botany and handling natural animals. abilities on the chart.
Enabler. THIRD TIER-DRUID ABILITIES
Inner Beast (2 Intellect points): You Choose 2 abilities +Druid’s Call
channel Nature’s energy to take animalistic
Barrier (Adept Tier 3) p. 33
traits. Your fingers lengthen into claws and
your teeth grow into fangs. The effect lasts Controlled Fall
for ten minutes. The damage dealt by the Countermeasures(Adept Tier 3) p. 33
target’s unarmed strikes increases to 4 *Druid’s Call (See below + preselected)
points. Action.
Expert Cypher Use
SECOND-TIER DRUID Fire and Ice (Adept Tier 3) p. 34
You gain the abilities noted for a second-tier Ignore the Pain
Explorer, except as follows. Resilience
• All Druids have the Sense Ambush
Think Your Way Out
ability.
• All Druids choose from the special Wrest From Chance
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Druid Abilities chart, drawn mainly Druid’s Call: Your body can flow into the
from the Explorer list, but occasionally shape of a natural animal that can not
from other sources. Where those abilities be twice as large -- or half as small -- as a
are not second-tier Explorer abilities, they human shape. These animals can range
are tagged in the chart. The Druid
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart.

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from large lizards and plains cats to bears
depending on the druid’s home ecology.
You must make a Intellect 3 task to make
the change and it lasts half an hour. You can
chose between three types of animal shapes.
Your clothing and gear simply vanish for the
duration of the change and reappear when
becoming human again.
Large Predator. You gain +8 to your Might
Pool, +1 to your Might Edge, +2
to your Speed Pool, and +1 to your Speed
Edge.
Migratory Beast. Speed Long either flying
or swimming. You gain +6 to your Speed
Pool, You get +2 to your Might Pool +1 to
your Speed Edge.
Mastery With Defense Smaller prey. You are trained in listening
Regeneration, page 35 and spotting things. In addition, most of
Slay, page 35 the time, the GM should alert you if you’re
about to walk into an ambush or a trap that
is lower than level 3. You gain - 8 to your
Might Pool, +8 to your Speed Pool, +2 to
your Speed Edge. Enabler.
FOURTH-TIER DRUID
You gain the abilities noted for a fourth-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Druids choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier
Druid Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from other sources. Where those abilities
are not fourth-tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Druid
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart.
Conjuration, page 34 FOURTH TIER-DRUID ABILITIES SIXTH TIER-DRUID ABILITIES
Fast Travel, page 59 Choose 2 abilities
True Senses, page 34
Increased Effects
Read the Signs
Regeneration (Adept Tier 4)
Control Weather, page 36 Slay (Adept Tier4)
Earthquake, page 36
Reclocate, page 59
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FIFTH-TIER DRUID
You gain the abilities noted for a fifth-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Druids choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier
Druid Abilities chart, composed mostly from
the Explorer list, but occasionally
from other sources. Where those abilities
are not fifth-tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Druid chooses only
from the abilities on the chart.
FIFTH TIER-DRUID ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Adroit Cypher Use
Conjuration (Adept Tier 5)
Fast Travel (Magic Flavor Tier 5)
Jump Attack
Mastery With Defense
True Senses (Adept Tier 5)
Vigilant
SIXTH-TIER DRUID
You gain the abilities noted for a sixth-tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Druids choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Druid Abilities chart, composed mostly from
the Explorer list, but occasionally
from other sources. Where those abilities
are not sixth-tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Druid chooses only
from the abilities on the chart.
Choose 3 abilities
Control Weather (Adept Tier 6)
Earthquake (Adept Tier 6)
Relocate (within a forested area)
(Magic Flavor Tier 6)
Spin Attack
Wild Vitality
Vigilant
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ELF taking advantage of their double mastery

The Elves claim to be the longest lived
native race, but true scholar know Elves
arrived from somewhere else, a place that
few of them talk about.
The Elf Type is a promising adolecent who
has shown solid training in the elven arts
of both magiccal and marital prowess, but
still feel the need to see the wider world.
In a party, a “young” elf is often the oldest
member -- unless there’s a dwarf around.
An elf is rarely the best fighter nor the best
wizard, but can often best the other two by
and their ancient knowledge.
A higher tier Elf is often one of the
community elders who could be an
ambassador for their people and has the
authority to make decisons on their behalf.
Background Connection: Your type
determines the connection you have to the
setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the list
to determine a specific facet about your
background that provides a connection to
the rest of the setting. You can also use the
list to inspire your own unique story.

ELF (MAGE WARRIOR) BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
The character has already been out in the world once, a century ago. This time, though, they promise not to fall in
1
love with a mortal again.
The hero has volunteered to scout out and spy on the local human nations. His elders worry that something dark is
2
happening.
A long time ago, even by elven standards, a human king accepted an Elvish heirloom as a gift. The character is
3
keeping their eyes and ears open for any news on such a relic.

4 The hero is an elven ambassador to not only humanity, other elven communities, which alway offer hospitality.

Humans may have come a long way in their weapons craftsmanship, but every sword is still judged on its merits
5
compared to elven swords. Your hobby is to study the best human swords you can find.
The character is betrothed to another and both share an artfiact that lets them communicate to each other,and only
6
to each other, once a day.
Whatever is damaging the world has devastated the character’s elven village and surrounding forest. Along with
7
having adventures, they are looking for a new elven home to adopt.
8 In the hero’s homeland, adventuring in the outside world is a rite of passage. Everything is exciting and new.
9 The character’s brother is having visions that make him worried for the hero.
There is an elven enemy (Orc, Shadow Elf, Ghoul and etc.) that has had premonitions of the character’s impact on
10
their plans. Many know the hero’s name.
11 The character is also a classic style poet who is planning on crafting an epic that will stand the test of (elven) time.
12 Your youngest sibling is a talented wizard, but they feel that you were always the favorite.
13 The humans and their world fascinate you. You keep a diary of all the odd things they do.
Your parents are commoners, as far as elves go, but they pressure you to stand out and rise. They doubt having
14
adventures helps with that.
15 Your mentor is a great warrior and general, but she fears that your race is ignoring a glaring weakness.
An aunt taught you your spells. Whenever you use them, she has to give you a critique, even if she is hundreds of
16
miles away.
ou don’t know who your parents are. You were left in a nest of petals and soft leaves at the entrance your elven
17
colony.
18 Your elven village has a strange portal that tradition states must be guarded every day. Some day it will be your turn.
19 Two of your past lovers are now best friends. They recently decided to have a talk with you.
You have recently awakened older memories from a previous life. At the oddest times in the forest or near elven
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artifacts, you have the strangest sense of deja vu.

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ELF STAT POOLS
Stat Pool Starting Value
Might 10
Speed 10
Intellect 8 Elf Sight : You can see in very dim
You get 6 bonus points to split
among stat pools as you wish.
BUILDING YOUR ELF
A Elf is built on the Warrior Type framework
in the Cypher System Rulebook. The Elf
gains select options from the Explorer ability
choices, along with new abilities derived
from Flavors, Foci and custom abilities.
As with the Warrior, an Elf can always
choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
one from the current tier, and can also swap
around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.
Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
choices.
At each tier, a chart provides the Elves
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
available from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
Concussive Blast, page 56 follows the chart.
Force Field, page 58
FIRST-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a First-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier
Elf Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other options.Where those abilities are not
first-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The Elf chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.
FIRST TIER-ELF ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities + Hedge Magic and
Elf Sight.
Control the Field
Entangling Force, page 57
Hedge Magic, page 57 *Elf Sight (see below)
Entangling Force (Magic Flavor Tier 1)
p 57
Distance Viewing, page 58
Fling, page 58 Hedge Magic (Magic Flavor Tier 1) p 57
Overwatch
Physical Skills
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Pierce
Thrust
Quick Draw
light as though it were bright light. You can
see in total darkness as if it were very dim.
Enabler.
SECOND-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a Second-
Tier Warrior, except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Elf Abilities chart, drawn mainly
other sources Where those abilities are not
second-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged
in the chart. The Elf chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.
SECOND TIER-ELF ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Concussive Blast (Magic Flavor Tier 2)
Force Field (Magic Flavor Tier 2)
Mighty Blow
Reload
Skill With Attacks
Skill With Defense
Successive Attack
THIRD-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a Third-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the Third-Tier Elf
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
Warri0r list, but occasionally from other
sources.Where those abilities are not third-
tierWarrior abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Elf chooses only from the abilities
on the chart.
THIRD TIER-ELF ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Deadly Aim
Distance Viewing (Magic Tier 3)
Expert Cypher Use
Fling (Magic Tier 3)
Lunge
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Practiced With Armor (Warrior Tier 2)
Reaction
Seize the Moment
Slice
Targeting Eye (Adept Tier 3)
Trick Shot
FOURTH-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a Fourth-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier
Elf Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the
Warrior list, but occasionally from other
sources. Where those abilities are not fourth-
tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Elf chooses only from the abilities
on the chart.
FOURTH TIER-ELF ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Countermeasure (Adept Tier 3)
Feint
Ignition (Magic Flavor Tier 4)
Major Illusion (Crafts Illusion Foci Tier 3)
Mastery With Defense Practiced With Armor, page 24
Parry Major Illusion, page 115
Targeting Eye, page 34
SIXTH-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a Sixth-Tier
Warrior, except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Elf Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other sources. Where those abilities are not
sixth-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The Elf chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.
SIXTH TIER-ELF ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Dragon’s Maw (Cast Spells Foci Tier 5)
Force at Distance (Magic Flavor Tier 3)
Countermeasure, page 33
Magnificent Moment
Dragon’s Maw, page 105
Relocate (Magic Flavor Tier 6) Force at Distance, page 58
Ignition, page 59
Shooting Gallery Relocate, page 59
Slayer

Minor to Major
Momentum
Opening Gambit
Pry Open (Magic Flavor Tier 4)
Snipe
FIFTH-TIER ELF
You gain the abilities noted for a Fifth-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Elves choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier
Elf Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other sources. Where those abilities are not
fifth-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The Elf chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.

FIFTH TIER-ELF ABILITIES

Choose 3 abilities
Adroit Cypher Use

Create (Magic Flavor Tier 5) Create, page 59

Experiened With Armor, page 41
Experienced With Armor (Warrior Tier 3) Fast Travel, page 59
Fast Travel (Magic Flavor Tier 5)
Jump Attack

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PALADIN
Some hear not only a voice giving them a PALADIN STAT POOLS
higher calling, but also the horn that calls Stat Pool Starting Value
them to a war against evil. Paladins are the
Might 10
front line of an organization’s fight against
darker forces. Speed 10
Alone, a paladin is a fighting machine who Intellect 8
shines brigher when things grow dim and
when they are in a group, they can be the You get 6 bonus points to split
martial and spiritual backbone. The first among stat pools as you wish.
hero to swing a sword and the first to lay the
sword down to help others.
Within society at large, you are a role BUILDING YOUR PALADIN
model that every good looks up to, and as A Paladin is built on the Warrior Type
you climb up the tiers, you become a literal framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
paragon. The Paladin gains select options from the
Background Connection: Your type Warrior ability choices, along with new
determines the connection you have to the abilities derived from Flavors, Foci and
setting. Roll a d20 or choose from the list custom abilities.
to determine a specific facet about your As with the Warrior, a Paladin can always
background that provides a connection to choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
the rest of the setting. You can also use the one from the current tier, and can also swap
list to inspire your own unique facet. around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.

PALADIN BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
1 Your mentor is the priest who found you playing swords as a child. He offers you a cot when you visit.
2 You always thought your organization had the greater good in mind. Nowadays, you wonder.
3 Your little sister has risen in the ranks faster than you. She’s younger, how is that fair?
4 You served in a navy with some prestige until you heard your true calling.
Your parents were clerics, so you spent much of your young life constantly traveling to meet many people in the little
5
villages.
6 Your uncle commanded the City Watch, but gave it up after encountering corruption. You idolize him.
7 Your old monastery has fallen on hard times. They have sent word for your financial help.
8 You have an older relative who had a much higher rank in the church. You keep it secret. Why?
9 You stood out in training and now there’s talk of having you take on a trainee soon.
10 Several young villagers had a crush on you in school. Some still hope to marry you.
11 Your family is deep in a scandal. Your service redeeems them.
12 There are hooded figures following you. Who are they and why do they have an intrest in you?
13 As an innocent child, you accidently botched a sacred ritual. You are forgiven, but you do get ribbed for it.
14 You know that your aunt is innocent of a crime that she is doing time for.
15 There are times you wonder what your life would be like without being in service to your order.
16 There are times you feel a deep urge to do more violence than neccessary in combat.
17 You spent time as a cleric, but changed your vocation. Many are disappointed in you for that.
18 You trained a squire and he eventualy joined the order, much to the anger of his noble family.
19 Your merchant family is confused as to why you don’t embrace materialism like they do.
Your siblings now have children. They are on a mission to get you a family life as well, even if that doesn’t make
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sense for your chosen path.
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Please refer to the Cypher System Pierce

Rulebook for the full text on your ability Practiced in Armor
choices. Thrust
At each tier, a chart provides the Paladin
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
available from other sources, if any. An SECOND-TIER PALADIN
asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that You gain the abilities noted for a Second-
follows the chart. Tier Paladin except as follows.
• All Paladins choose from the special
FIRST-TIER PALADIN abilities presented in the Second-Tier
You gain the abilities noted for a First-Tier Paladin Abilities chart, drawn mainly
Paladin, except as follows. Warrior Abilities chart, drawn mainly
• All Paladins choose from the special from the Paladin list, but occasionally from
abilities presented in the First-Tier other sources. Where those abilities are not
Warrior Abilities chart, but occasionally from second-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged
other sources.Where those abilities are not in the chart. The paladin chooses only from
first-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in the abilities on the chart.
the chart. The paladin chooses only from
the abilities on the chart. SECOND TIER-PALADIN
ABILITIES
FIRST TIER-PALADIN ABILITIES Choose 1 abilities + Healer’s Gift
Choose 4 abilities Chop
Bash Crush
Control the Field * Healer’s Gift (See below, preselected)
Extra Edge Mighty Blow Encouragement, page 45
Encouragement (Speaker Tier 1) Skill With Attacks
Overwatch Skill With Defense
Physical Skills Successive Attack
*Theology (See below)

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Healer’s Gift (2 Intellect points): With a Capable Warrior

touch, you restore 1d6 points to one stat
Experienced Defender
Pool of any creature, including yourself. This
ability is a difficulty 2 Intellect task. Each Feint
time you attempt to heal the same creature, Minor to Major
the task difficulty increases by one step. The
difficulty returns to 2 after that creature rests Momentum
for ten hours. Action. Opening Gambit
Theology: You are trained in subjects Oratory (Speaker Tier 3)
related to the setting’s gods and their Tough As Nails
Oratory, page 48 practices.

THIRD-TIER PALADIN
You gain the abilities noted for a Third-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Paladins choose from the special
abilities presented in the Third-Tier
Paladin Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other sources. Where those abilities are not
third-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The paladin chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.

THIRD TIER-PALADIN
ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Deadly Aim

Experienced With Armor

Fury
Impart Idea, page 46 Impart Idea (Speaker Tier 2)
Lunge
Reaction
Seize the Moment
Slice

FOURTH-TIER PALADIN
You gain the abilities noted for a Fourth-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Paladins choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier
Paladin Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other flavors. Where those abilities are not
fourth-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged
in the chart. The paladin chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.

FOURTH TIER-PALADIN
ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities

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FIFTH-TIER PALADIN
You gain the abilities noted for a Fifth-tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Paladins choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier
Paladin Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other sources.Where those abilities are not
fifth-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The paladin chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.
FIFTH TIER-PALADIN ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Suggestion (Speaker Tier 4)
Greater Skill With Attacks
Improved Success
Jump Attack
Mastery With Armor
Mastery With Defense
Parry
SIXTH-TIER PALADIN
You gain the abilities noted for a Sixth-Tier
Warrior except as follows.
• All Paladins choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Paladin Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Warrior list, but occasionally from
other sources. Where those abilities are not
sixth-tier Warrior abilities, they are tagged in
the chart. The paladin chooses only from
the abilities on the chart.
SIXTH TIER PALADIN
ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Finishing Blow
Font of Inspiration (Speaker Tier 5)
Magnificent Moment
Slayer
Spin Attack
Seize the Moment
Weapon and Body
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RANGER
You may be motivated out of sense of
duty and protection out on the edges of
civilization or you understand animal and
the laws of nature better than humans and
the laws of the land.
Either way, you’ve become a self-reliant
person. The forest is both home and full
of wonders to you, but also unexpectedly
fragile at times. You protect, it provides.
You’re not the muscle, but no one would
mistake you for anything other than lethal.
It could be your bow, your swords or the Suggestion, page 49
creatures that you “control.” (You’ve given Font of Inspiration, page 49
up on explaining that it doesn’t work like
that.) You also have a nurturing side, but
even if you don’t understand the average
human, the crew you work with maybe the
exceptions. You’re their guardian angel,
warning them of the dangers from the
environment and the ambush up ahead. In
society, you represent a response, a roving
antibody to the illnesses that attacks Nature.
A Higher-tier Ranger become more skillful,
can gain nature magic, reach higher levels of
combat and become more self-sufficient in
the process.
Background Connection: Roll a d20 for
your character’s background and ties to the
setting or be inspired by the list below for
your own unique back story.
BUILDING YOUR RANGER
A Ranger is built on the Explorer Type
framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
The Ranger gains select options from the
Explorer ability choices, along with new
abilities derived from other sources.
As with the Explorer, a Ranger can always
choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
one from the current tier, and can also swap
around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.
Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
choices.
At each tier, a chart provides the Ranger
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
available from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
follows the chart.
FIRST-TIER RANGER
A Ranger is constructed primarily from the
Explorer type described in the Cypher
System Rulebook. The Ranger gains the
option to choose most, but not all, of the
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Explorer ability choices, plus some new and Explorer, except as follows.
additional abilities derived Flavors and foci • All Rangers choose from the special
and at second and higher tier, a ranger can abilities presented in the First-Tier
always choose an ability from a lower tier Ranger Abilities chart, mainly from Explorer,
instead of adding one from the current tier, but also from other sources. Where those
and can replace one lower-tier ability with a abilities are not first-tier Explorer abilities,
different one from a lower tier. they aretagged in the chart. The Ranger
The full text of Cypher System Rulebook chooses only from the abilities on the
abilities is not replicated here. Please refer chart.
to the Cypher System Rulebook for details
on your ability choices. At each tier, a chart RANGER STAT POOLS
is provided that includes Ranger abilities Stat Pool Starting Value
available at that tier, plus abilities available
Might 10
from other sources, if any.
An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that Speed 9
follows the chart. Intellect 9

FIRST-TIER RANGER You get 6 bonus points to split

You gain the abilities noted for a First-Tier among stat pools as you wish.

RANGER BACKGROUND CONNECTION

Roll Background
You were a promising blacksmith apprentice, which started your passion for weapons. You love the land first, but steel
1
toys are a close second.
2 Your sister is lower level nobility, and wishes you could protect her in court like you protect the the woods.
You have met several woodland entities, druids, dryads or trents over the years. They aren’t friends of yours, but they
3
aren’t enemies.
4 You were in the city guard, but you gave it up after encountering corruption on the watch.
Your parents were clerics, so you spent much of your young life constantly traveling to meet many people in the little
5
villages.
6 You served in the army with some prestige.
You’re part of a larger order of rangers that trained you. Now they are making more demands than you expected before,
7
maybe up to spying on others.
8 You don’t bring it up, but you are part of a prestigious family, possibly an heir, who may have upcoming obligations.
9 You stood out in training and now there’s talk of having you take on a trainee soon.
10 You used to be the best village hunter, they still adore you for it back home.
Somewhere you hide a brand on your skin. In your youth, you made several bad decisions and were caught as a criminal.
11
You tell yourself that’s all behind you now.
12 Your sibling has a disease and you are searching for a cure.
13 You have a membership in an obscure adventuring guild.
14 Your hatred of outlaws (or orcs, or etc.) comes from surviving a kidnapping in your childhood.
15 You tell no one, but you secretly yearn for the city again. Or at least a hot bath.
16 You know of an entrance into the Fey Lands/Dream Time. Crossing that threshold rightly scares you.
17 You make some money on the side as a guide or a scout working for caravans or small groups of travelers.
18 You helped a Duke or Count at one time and now bards sing your name on occasion.
19 At a crossroads, you brother owns and an inn. You get to eat for free.
One of your brothers had distinguished himself in the service. As far as the family is concerned his shining light puts you
20
in his shadow.

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FIRST-TIER RANGER ABILITIES SECOND-TIER RANGER
Choose 4 abilities ABILITIES
Block
*Bounty Hunter (See below)
*Beast Link(See below)
Danger Sense
Decipher
Endurance
Extra Edge
Fleet of Foot
Physical Skills
Practiced in Medium Armor
Practiced With All Weapons
Surging Confidence
*Tracking Apprentice (See below)
* Woodland Skills(See below)
Beast Link (1+ Intellect point): You open
a conduit to a natural creature’s mind via
eye contact, which allows you to transmit
emotions to each other. This link remains
regardless of distance and lasts for one
hour. Instead of applying Effort to decrease
the difficulty of this ability, you can extend
the duration by one hour for each level of
Effort applied. Action to initiate.
Bounty Hunter: Chose one type of
common enemy, i.e., orc, hobgoblin, giants.
Do one additional point of damage when
you hit. Enabler
Tracking Apprentice: You are practiced,
which allows you to follow and identify
tracks without a penalty. Enabler.
Woodland Skills: You are trained in your
choice of two of the following skills: Stealth,
Snares, Booby Traps, and Perception.
Enabler
SECOND-TIER RANGER
You gain the abilities noted for a Second-
Tier Explorer, except as follows.
• All Rangers have the Sense Ambush
ability.
• All Rangers choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Ranger Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from sources. Where those abilities are not
second-tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Ranger
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart.
Mortal Fantasy
Choose 3 abilities + Beast Companion
Beast Companion (Tier 1 Controls Beast
Foci) - preselected
*Entangling Vegetation (See below)
Eye for Detail
Get Away (Tier 2 Stealth Flavor)
Quick Recovery
Skill With Defense
Sense Ambush (Tier 2 Stealth Flavor)
Repair Flesh Tier 2 (Magic Flavor)
Surprise Strike (Tier 2 Stealth Flavor)
Stand Watch
Trick Shot (Tier 3 Warrior)
Entangling Vegetation: (1+ Intellect point): A
target within short range is subject to
a snare constructed of vines, grasses or
roots for one minute. The vegetation is a
Beast Companion, page 112
level 3 construct. A target caught in the
Get Away, page 51
vegetation cannot move from its position, Repair Flesh, page58
but it can attack and defend normally. The From the Shadows, page 53
target can also spend its action attempting Sense Ambush, page 52
to break free. Effort cannot be used to Surprise Strike, page 52
increase level of the construct. No visible Subterfuge, page 53
Trick Shot, page 26
vegetation negates the ability. Action to
initiate.
THIRD-TIER RANGER
You gain the abilities noted for aTthird-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Rangers choose from the special
abilities presented in the Third-Tier
Ranger Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional flavors.
Where those abilities are not Third-Tier
Ranger abilities, they are tagged in the
chart. The Ranger chooses only from the
abilities on the chart.
THIRD-TIER RANGER
ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Controlled Fall
Expert Cypher Use
From the Shadows (Tier 3 Stealth
Flavor)
Resilience
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Run and Fight

Seize Opportunity
Skill With Attacks
Subterfuge (Tier 3 Stealth Flavor)
Subterfuge, page 53 Think Your Way Out
True Sense,, page, 59
Wrest From Chance
Woodland Hide*

Woodland Hide (2 Speed points): You step

into woodland shadows or behind natural
cover, and everyone who was observing you
loses track of you. Making an attack, moving
out of the shadows, or away from your
natural cover will reveal yourself. Action.

FOURTH-TIER RANGER
You gain the abilities noted for a Fourth-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Rangers choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier
Ranger Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional
flavors. Where those abilities are not
Fourth-Tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Ranger
chooses only from the abilities on the
chart.

FOURTH-TIER RANGER
ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Capable Warrior

Deadly Aim (Tier 4 Combat Flavor) p.

Deadly Aim, page 61 61
Expert
Increased Effects
Read the Signs
Runner
Tough As Nails
FIFTH-TIER RANGER
You gain the abilities noted for a Fifth-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Rangers choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier
Ranger Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional
flavors. Where those abilities are not
Fifth-Tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Ranger

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chooses only from the abilities on the THIEF

chart. Cutpurse, cat burglar, or dungeon
specialist, the job title of thief covers a
FIFTH-TIER RANGER ABILITIES wide range of skills – and a wide range of
Choose 3 abilities ethical boundaries. From desperate orphan
to bored royalty, any motivation can spur
Adroit Cypher Use
people into the thrill of the con. Most of
Jump Attack these characters will tell you that they
are quite self-sufficient, which is a bit of
Mastery With Defense a delusion. A thief is only as good as her
Parry resources, be it a talented specialist, a way
Physically Gifted to get just the right tools, or even an extra
set of eyes as a lookout. Thus, they thrive
Take Command better as part of a group, especially if they
True Sense (Tier 6 Speaker) can get their crew to be part of the gig. True Sense, page 49
Vigilant A higher-level thief can stand on her
own, in the shadows, as a lethal assassin.
But by then the cons are even bigger and
SIXTH-TIER RANGER assassination is just one part of the Great
You gain the abilities noted for a Sixth-Tier Game
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Rangers choose from the special BUILDING YOUR THIEF
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier A Thief is built on the Explorer Type
Ranger Abilities chart, drawn mainly framework in the Cypher System Rulebook.
from the Explorer list, but occasionally The Thief gains select options from the
from alternate types and additional flavors. Explorer ability choices, along with new
Where those abilities are not Sixth-Tier abilities derived from Flavors, Foci and
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the custom abilities.
chart. The Ranger chooses only from the As with the Explorer, a Thief can always
abilities on the chart. choose a lower tier ability instead of adding
one from the current tier, and can also swap
SIXTH-TIER RANGER ABILITIES around( or “respec”) lower-tier abilities.
Choose 3 abilities Please refer to the Cypher System
Rulebook for the full text on your ability
Again and Again
choices.
Greater Skill With Attacks At each tier, a chart provides the Thief
abilities available at that tier, plus abilities
Mastery With Armor available from other sources, if any.
Spin Attack An asterisk (*) denotes a new ability that
Wild Vitality follows the chart.

THIEF STAT POOLS

Stat Pool Starting Value
Might 10
Speed 9
Intellect 9

You get 6 bonus points to split

among stat pools as you wish.

FIRST-TIER THIEF
You gain the abilities noted for a First-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.

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• All Thievies have the Flanker ability.
• All Thievies choose from the special
abilities presented in the First-Tier
Thief Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
Legerdemain, page 51 from other sources. Where those abilities
Stealth Skills, page 51
are not First-Tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart. The Thief chooses only
from the abilities on the chart.
Stealth Skills (Stealth Flavor Tier 1)
Surging Confidence
Trained Without Armor
Flanker: You have an asset on any attack roll
you make against a creature that is currently
engaged at some point during the round
and is within Short range. Enabler.

FIRST-TIER THIEF ABILITIES SECOND-TIER THIEF

Choose 3 abilities + Flanker preselected You gain the abilities noted for a Second-
Tier Explorer, except as follows.
Danger Sense
• All Thievies have the Sneak Strike ability.
Decipher • All Thievies choose from the special
abilities presented in the Second-Tier
Endurance Thief Abilities chart, drawn mainly
Extra Edge from the explorer list, but occasionally
Fleet of Foot from other sources. Where those abilities
are not second-tier Explorer abilities, they
Legerdemain (Stealth Flavor Tier 1) are tagged in the chart. The Thief
No Need for Weapons chooses only from the abilities on the
* Flanker (See below- preselected) chart.
Physical Skills
THIEF BACKGROUND CONNECTION
Roll Background
1 Your deepest secret is that your family is rich. This is your thrill seeking hobby.
You were abandoned on your mentor’s front door. You left on bad terms because he figures you owe him your life
2
... well ... for life! He’s still hunting for you.
3 Your merchant family was going bankrupt, but your career change saved them. They hate you for it.
4 Someone in your family is more supernatural than anyone suspects. It won’t be good if you out them.
5 You were promising a student and now you teach. Your guild wants you back to teach the next generation.
6 You were once a bodyguard to a crime lord. You left with less than stellar references.
Years past, you tried to turn your illegal skills into a performace act. It did better than expected and you had fans
7
before your old mates asked you to “retire.”
8 It’s so easy to gamble at an inn, and you always have dice on you. You owe some not nice people.
9 There is a master of disguise who has your face in their repertoire. And their last caper still haunts you.
10 You used to be a baker, which is your best keep secret. It makes for a nice cover when casing a place.
11 Your parents run a boot store as a front for the local guild. You get a discount.
12 Your career lets you travel, far away from your secrets.
13 You have an older sibling in the military. They are ashamed of you.
14 You have an aunt in the town guard. She wants you to spy for her in the local guilds.
15 You have found out that your skills are much more lucrative on the road than back in the city.
16 Your siblings are in financial trouble. They could use your help, or your cash.
17 A crazy man on the street claimed that you were the Chosen One. Chosen for what?
18 You used to have a partner, but getting romanticaly involved complicated things.
19 Your family is hiding a secret - one of them killed a noble once. But why?
20 You hold one fifth of a treasure map. You don’t know what happened to the other four pieces.

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SECOND-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities + Sneak Strike
preselected
Eye for Detail
Find an Opening (Stealth Flavor Tier 2)
Hand to Eye
Impersonate (Stealth Flavor Tier 2)
Quick Recovery
Range Increase
Skill With Defense
Stand Watch
* Sneak Strike (See below- preselected)
Travel Skills
Sneak Strike (3 Speed points): When you
attack a creature you have surprised,
the difficulty of your attack roll is reduced by
one step, and, on a success, you deal 1
additional point of damage. Enabler.
THIRD-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
You gain the abilities noted for a third-tier
explorer, except as follows.
• All Thievies choose from the special
abilities presented in the Third-Tier Thief
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the explorer
list, but occasionally from from other sources.
Where those abilities are not Third-Tier
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the chart.
The Thief chooses only from the abilities on the
chart.
THIRD-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Controlled Fall
Daring Escape (Stealth Flavor Tier 3)
Expert Cypher Use
Evanesce (Stealth Flavor Tier 3)
From the Shadows (Stealth Flavor Tier 3)
Inner Defense (Stealth Flavor Tier 3)
Run and Fight
Seize Opportunity
Skill With Attacks
Think Your Way Out
Wrest From Chance
FOURTH-TIER THIEF
You gain the abilities noted for a Fourth-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
Mortal Fantasy
• All Thievies choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fourth-Tier Thief
Abilities chart, drawn mainly from the explorer
list, but occasionally from from other sources.
Where those abilities are not Fourth-Tier
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the chart.
The Thief chooses only from the abilities on
the chart.
FOURTH-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
Choose 2 abilities
Debilitating Strike (Stealth Flavor Tier 4)
Expert Stealth Flavor
Tiers 1 and 2, page 51
Increased Effects
Read the Signs
Runner
Outwit (Stealth Flavor Tier 4)
Tumbling Actions (Stealth Flavor Tier 4)
FIFTH-TIER THIEF
You gain the abilities noted for a Fifth-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Thiefs choose from the special
abilities presented in the Fifth-Tier
Thief Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally
from alternate types and additional
flavors. Where those abilities are not
Fifth-Tier Explorer abilities, they are
tagged in the chart.
FIFTH-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Assassinate (Stealth Flavor Tier 5)
Adroit Cypher Use
Mastery With Defense Stealth Flavor Tier 3,
Parry page 52
Mask (Stealth Flavor Tier 5) Stealth Flavor Tiers 4-5,
Riposte (Stealth Flavor Tier 5) page 53
SIXTH-TIER THIEF
You gain the abilities noted for a Sixth-Tier
Explorer, except as follows.
• All Thievies choose from the special
abilities presented in the Sixth-Tier
Thief Abilities chart, drawn mainly
from the Explorer list, but occasionally from
alternate types and additional flavors.
Where those abilities are not sixth-Tier
Explorer abilities, they are tagged in the
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chart. The Thief chooses only from the
Stealth Flavor Tiers 6,
abilities on the chart.
page 53
SIXTH-TIER THIEF ABILITIES
Choose 3 abilities
Again and Again
Exploit Advantage (Stealth Flavor Tier 6)
Greater Skill With Attacks
Thief’s Luck (Stealth Flavor Tier 6)
Spin Attack
Spinning Away (Stealth Flavor Tier 6)

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ADDING THE FANTASICAL
The essence of recreating your favorite
fantasy world is to get the feel of
the setting that you want for your
game. Trying to chase down an exact
mathmatical conversion may be a fun
exercise, but is ultimately a herculean
effort.
The best strategy is to prioritize what
feels important to you. This can generally
be done ia few different ways.
RACES AS DESCRIPTORS
In Cypher, a PC can be from any race
if there is no mechanical benefit from
it. It’s not much different than in many
fantasy RPGs were racial bonuses are
very minor and become mostly forgotten
as the power level increases.
The first option is to have your players
use their Descriptor for your race. The
Cypher System Rulebook already offers
the Dwarf and Elf., with the Halfling
(as well as Vampire) is covered in the
Strange Glimmer, Alternate Origins.
Here are some new Descrpitors as
racial options for your own game.
Mortal Fantasy
DEMONIC BLOODLINE
At times, there is a dark charisma about you
and your skin is a bit more reddish than it
should be. You know all about temptation,
you constantly feel the pull to say mean
things, sow a little discord, and then watch
the fun.
Insightful: +2 Intellect
Manipulative: You’re Trained when using
special abilities that influence the minds of
others.
Takes one to know one: You’re Trained in
defense rolls to resist mental effects.
Liar: Answering a direct question without
at least slight embellishment or sarcasm is
difficult. Attempts to do so incur an Intellect
roll, which is increased by one step.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
Cypher System Rulebook,
From the following list of options, choose
Dwarf and Elf, page 243
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. You want to (figuratively) raise some
hell, so you volunteered to help. Gold
Alternate Origins
wouldn’t hurt, though. Halfing and Vampire,
2.You won’t admit it, but you were thrown page 8
out of your home town for your mischief.
You are tyring to help out here with these
folks as a form of redemption.
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3. Your parents vanished. A sponsor
offered a clue if you helped with this
adventure.
4. You are on the warpath against demons
and their taint in your blood. This adventure
is your first step to becoming a demon
hunter.
DIVINE BLOODLINE
When you are happy there seems to be a
slight, literal glow about you. You often get
invited over to share a meal or just to pray.
You feel a higher calling to do good in the
world and make a difference, and there is
only such a short time, a mortal lifespan, to
do it all in.
Resolve: +2 Might;
Blessed: You’re Trained in all tasks
involving positive or pleasant social
interaction.
Perceptive: You are trained in discerning
people’s true motives or seeing through lies.
Good Heart: Being deceptive is against
your nature. The difficulty of any task
involving deception or persuasion is
increased by one step.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. You have already been traveling to help
right wrongs. Something lead you to this
group, was it a higher power?
2. You heard there were people who
needed help and you live just down the road.
3. You get visions that lead you to where
you can do the most good. They led you
here to this group of heroes.
4. When someone needs help, you come.
It’s what you do, though you feel that it gets
you taken advantage of sometimes.
DRACONIC BLOODLINE
You always feel power coursing through you.
Your kind are usually tall, though some are
skinny and others are massive. You’ve never
been sick a day in your life, and sometimes
your skin takes on an iridescent sheen when
it’s wet. Your main weakness is gold, you’d
collect it if you could, but part of you knows
that’s impractical -- for now.
Preternatural: +2 Speed:
Dragon’s Heart: You halve the time it
takes to make a recovery roll (minimum one
action).
Hidebound: +1 to Armor.
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Claws: You have claws that are light melee
weapons.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. You see yourself as a protector of those
around you. You became embroiled in the
adventure when you sensed danger.
2. One of your kin is an oracle. She
told you that your true destiny starts with
adventure.
3. You dream of flying and are looking
for a spell that will give you wings. You are
hoping this adventure will give you the cash
and clues you need to get closer to that goal.
4. The Draconic Bloodlines have many
secrets. You hope to find one on this quest.
GOBLIN
Bright green and always amusing yourself
with a Goblin sense of humor, if there is
one race that never gets any respect it’s
yours. Admittedly, it’s a deserved reputation
as many goblins are thieves or bumbling
minions, though some have managed to
become minor villains.
There are those, however, whose version
of perverse “Gobbin” humor becomes so
twisted that they find it a delight to subvert
a“Biggins” expectation of what a Goblin is
and become forces for good in their own
right.
Some of these Goblin heroes are bunglers
at the task, some are deadly assassins with
hearts of gold and others are sidekicks with
delusions of grandeur. Some of your kind
consider these folks freaks, but they just
don’t get the joke.
Spastic: +2 to your Speed Pool.
Jumpy: You’re Trained in initiative actions
(to determine who goes first in combat).
Sneaky: You’re Trained in stealth-based
tasks.
Coward: You’re Trained in running
actions.
Bow-legged: You’re dexterous but not fast.
The difficulty of all movement-related tasks
is one step higher for you.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1.These fellows look like proper hero
types. Perfect coattails for you to be riding
on.

2.You managed to fool some people into
thinking you are a local guide. You can
explain the “mix up” later. They’ll see you
are hero material by then.
3. This crew you’ve spotted needs so
much help, they’re green (figuratively)and
you can give them so much help.
4.You heard about the troubles around
here before the humans showed up. But
these guys might be alright because they’ve
accepted you. The other groups didn’t even
give you a chance.
GNOME
You are short with big eyes and a talent
for lesser magics. Your kind has often
wondered what the big deal is with the other
races. All of them seem to be racing around
and trying to build empires or do something
dramatic. You understand this in humans
because they live such a short time( your
people regularly live over 150 years) but it
doesn’t explain why Dwarves act that way.
Sometimes elves seem to understand you,
though.
Gnomish life is more laid back, There is
plenty of time to perfect one’s spells … or
cooking. There’s nothing that a clear mind
and good humor can’t fix. If things get too
wearisome with these large, over anxious
types, you can always go back to your
Mortal Fantasy
burrow-ville and draw strength from your
family.
Adept: +2 Intellect;
Skill: You are Trained in seeing through
illusionary spells.
Spell: You can perform the following spell.
Static Image (1 Intellect point): You create
a single image of a creature or object within
immediate range. The image must fit within
a 5-foot cube. The image can’t move and
it lasts for five minutes, but if you want to
change the original illusion significantly—
such as making a creature appear to be
wounded—you must concentrate on it again
(though doing so doesn’t cost additional
Intellect points). If you move beyond
immediate range of the cube, the illusion
vanishes. Action to create; action to modify.
Stubby legs: You’re dexterous but not fast.
The difficulty of all movement-related tasks
is one step higher for you.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. You are a local guide and have been
asked to help out. You could do with a bit of
adventure for while, though.
2.Your journal is looking pretty predictable
-- no one will ever read that! You joined in
hopes of filling it with grand stories.
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3. You are wanting to create a new spell,
and you’ve heard there’s spell components
you can find near here. Joining this group
will be a good way to scout around and pay
for your travel at the same time.
4. The other races fascinate you and
you’ve joined this group to learn more.
HALF ORC
Life has always been a war for you. You
feel your two halves fight each other every
day. You see the humans shrink back in
fear and sometimes you like it. Other times
you see orcs look at you in pity and you
want to crack skulls to make them an object
lesson in respect … and fear. You’re a green,
fighting machine, just looking for someone
to point you in the right direction.
Ancestry: +4 Might;
Braced for the Blow: You are considered
Trained in Might Defense;
Not Picky: You are considered Trained in
Survival
Outsider: You have no social graces.
The difficulty of any task involving charm,
persuasion, etiquette, or deception is
increased by one step.
Additional Equipment. You have an extra
heavy weapon.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. Being hired muscle may be hard work,
but it’s easy on the brain. Your human side
gets you thinking too much. You bodyguard
another PC.
2. One of the other PCs is secretly your
sibling. You are coming along to keep them
safe.
3. Your family is unjustly involved in this
adventure because of their reputation for
taking you in.
4.You need cash and accepted this gig
because you’ve run away from home home.
lesser creatures in the forgotten ruins of
your ancestors’ past glories.
Hubris and dealing with darker forces is
what laid your kind low. Worse yet, the final
cataclysm that wiped your empire off the
map and stole your own peoples’ name from
your tongue. Great swaths of your history,
technology and magic are also missing.
Feeling gutted by this loss of knowledge,
they gave themselves a new name -- the
Hollowed.
There are very few true Hollowed
bloodlines left and it’s getting harder for
your families to find and make arranged
marriages, giving Hollowed youth like you
one more reason to have wanderlust. Others
of your kind also search for lost knowledge
and any clue to regain their lost glory.
Inheritance: Intellect +2
Sense Energies: You can sense whether
the supernatural is active in situations where
its presence is not obvious. You must study
an object or location closely for one minute
to get a feel for whether a mystical touch is
at work.
Binding Powers: When using magic,
you may choose to weaken your victim’s
defenses. Whenever you deal spell damage,

THE HOLLOWED
You know that the Hollowed once ruled the
known world and the lands beyond. Some
ancient texts suggested the rule extended
even further to the stars or other planes of
existence. Despite all of your kind looking
like tall, attractive people, they claim an
ancestry of being something more than
human and many of your relatives (behind
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you may chose to do 2 fewer points of
damage to decrease the difficulty of your
next attack against that target by one step.
Corruption: When you fail a defense roll to
avoid Speed damage, you take 1 extra point
of damage.
Initial Link to the Starting Adventure:
From the following list of options, choose
how you became involved in the first
adventure.
1. You have heard of Hollowed ruins in
the area, but you have had no luck finding
them so far. In the meantime, you need to
eat, and hope this latest caper will keep you
going until your luck changes.
2. You’re an orphan, but one of the PCs
has a lead on others of your kind.
3. With your knowledge of things past,
you’ve been recruited to help the group in
the latest escapade.
4. You need more research on a spell
or weapon from your people and you are
hoping this latest turn of events will get you
one step closer.
CREWS
If you don’t want them to devote one third
of their PC to a racial concept you can just
let them have two Descriptors, one for race
and one for their concept.
Or if the whole group comes from the
same demi-human background (Dwarves,
Elves, Demon Bloodline and Gobin seem
to be popular choices), you can create
Crews, a new character aspect. Crews bring
minor bonuses, skills and the advantage of
Connections that group shares as part of
their team.
The GM can assign a Crew aspect to the
party or players can vote on their favorite.
Each player get their individual bonus and
skills. Since everyone is getting the same
minor benefits, it all balances out.
But Connections are a shared resource
that may be used twice per session
within reason. There may be times where
Connections can’t be access or relied
upon. It’s easier to think of Connections as
providing opportunities, not guarantees, for
your party.
As an example of a Connections, the
players may be part of a law enforcement
agency who are able to call up legal powers
in their own backyard, but once they are out
of their juricidiction, they arre citizens like
everyone else.
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Crews can also represent a more in-
depth version of a particular race in your
campaign.
GOBLINS CREW
Everyone enjoys a good giggle. Especially
when it comes to a prank that involves
humans missing their limbs.
Intellect Pool: +2
Benefits: Trained in Stealth, Trap Making
and Goblin Alchemy.
Inability: The Might Pool suffers a -4.
Connections: The local Goblin crews know
where to find the best junk for spare parts
and the best herbs for tasty poisons. They
also know the best places to hide, unless
they are happy to give you up so as to make
peace with the local humans.
HALF-ORC CREW
The love of overcoming conflict sings in your
blood. Even those who embrace the human
ways, express their cunning and victory with
more subtle methods.
Might Pool: +4
Benefits: Trained in the Intimidation
skill and Practiced with either the light or
medium Orc Axe.
Inability: Humans are so annoying and
they think they are so smart. Pffft. Social
interactions with humans are increased one
level in their favor.
Connections: If you are willing to show
strength or how it may benefit an Orc in the
short term, you might convince one or two
Level 2 orcs to go along with your plans. If
they get hurt, it’s their fault.
CYPHER OR ARTIFACT
While looking over magic items most
would work as described in their original
text, though some sould really be Artifacts
instead of Cyphers. But now it’s your call
how long you want an Artifact item to
remain in your game. The chart below helps
you determine how quickly an Artifact will
Deplete in your campaign.
CHANCES OF ARTIFACT DEPLETION
Depletion Roll Percentages
1d6 17%
1d10 10%
1d20 5%
1d100 1%
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CHANGING THE FANTSTICAL
TOYS AND TIERS
The joy in high fantasy role-playing is in
seeing your PC go from lowly peon to
powerful warlord or wizard. Even though
the Cypher system trends towards a larger,
more epic scale, here are some suggestions
to make your group’s PCs less -- and more --
powerful. You can use one or more of these
options gives your game a more dramatic
feel of advancement than your typical
Cypher game.
STARTING WITH NO CYPHERS
Using cyphers has a learning curve. New
players often forget them while experienced
players fully embrace how to use their crazy
cypher powers on a regular basis. And they
do add a new level of power; with a few
lucky rolls a few cyphers can provide more
damage output than the PCs themselves.
The core book offers the option of
substituting the ability to bear a Cypher
Cypher System Rulebook, slot for a skill. To add to the zero part
Cypher Use, page 63 of the “zero to hero feel”, a GM could
Power Shifts, page 270 start a campaign with no cyphers and
2 or 3 additional skills related to the
PCs currently mundane life, such as
farming, blacksmithing, writing, or basic
construction.
The hero part be introduced by giving a
level of Cypher Use back to a PC when they
reach the next tier. This will especially feel
iconic when the Adept gets their third cypher
after everyone else has already maxed out
at two. The GM can make this an automatic
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reward for achieving the next Tier or provide
it as a fifth advancement option.
Overall, making a curated list of cyphers
always helps a Cypher GM craft the
atmosphere of the campaign.
TIER ZERO
The eyes of first time Cypher players always
light up when they see the crazy options
they can get as a Focus. Now imagine their
excitement if your players had to wait before
they could actually get access to their Foci.
A Tier Zero PC has only their Descriptor
and their Type at the beginning of the game.
How long players have to wait until they
reach Tier One is up to the GM’s designs on
the campaign.
It might be only for a session or two as the
PCs play through an origin story of sorts, or
a GM may make players earn and use XP as
they do for any other Tier. This might make
for a slightly stronger crew, but it’s also
balanced by a slightly weaker foci level.
HEROIC TIERS
Starting at Tier Three, a GM can assign
Power Shifts as a reward for reaching a tier,
starting with one Power Shift at Tier Four.
POWER LEVELS
Tier Power levels
4 1
5 2
6 3
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At these levels of power, though, the GM the perfect spy and now she is a Swift Adept
should acquaint themselves with the who Is Licenced To Kill.
Evening the Odds sidebar to understand the You can also find some great fantasy
mindset of using Power Levels. flavored Foci such as Follows the Code of
Bushido, Haunts the Rooftops, Inks Spells Cypher System Rulebook,
TIERS ABOVE SIX on Skin, Masters Foot and Fist, Quells Evening the Odds, page 272
Many tropes about high level fantasy gaming Undead and Names in the The Strange
has PC calling upon epic forces as they take book, World Strange and Numberless. The
on the literal powers of Hell and Heaven. As book also has some great fantasy flavored
PCs reach these dizzying heights of might artifacts as well.
and magic via Power Levels, a GM can give
them even greater challenges by cranking up FORGOING PC CONNECTIONS
your campaign’s Difficultity Levels to 15. While establishing PC ties before the game
What do those extra levels mean? What’s even begins has always been a great idea
the Difficulty Level for marshaling energies and when you’re playing Cypher, it’s baked
to open a portal to other dimensions? The into your Foci, it’s also a tradition to have
short answer is what ever the GM needs the heroes meet for the first time during the
Level 15 to be for his campaign. first session -- usually at a pub or inn. (One
While the first 10 levels are fairly that’s fireproof is even better.)
straightforward, there’s no reason you You can get inspiration for meeting spots
can’t make the next five levels exponential, from your Type’s background roll or use the
climbing to whatever god-like feats a GM chart below for some additional ideas.
wants to make possible in his world. Level 13
Might could lift a house for one GM’s game, MEETING PLACES
but another GM game it could lift a castle. Roll Places
1 Jail Cell
FOCI
If your crew tends to think of Types as 2 Shared Caravan Wagon
classes, you can explain Foci as a theme 3 Merchant Ship
your character multiclasses into and that 4 Pirate Ship
their concept should really carry both in
5 Cartography Shop
mind.
A good list of approved foci is like a good 6 Bazaar
menu at a restaurant. It should give your 7 Slave cart
players an idea of the type of campaign you 8 Gladiatorial Ring Worlds Numberless and Strange,
want to run and how crazy it’s going to get. Character Options, page 196
9 Rite of Passage to an Adventurer’s
While some might want to do a separate Follows the Code of Bushido
Guild Haunts the Rooftops
foci list for each Type to reinforce the fantasy
archetypes, a GM could design a world that 10 Zombie/Gobin/Fishman Invasion Inks Spells on Skin
Masters Foot and Fist
explains why some PCs might be warriors 11 Family Home Quells Undead
with more exotic powers. 12 Hometown Festival
Foci like Wears A Sheen of Ice or Bears
13 Participants in a Kingdom-wide
A Halo of Fire, could be found in those of
contest for Local Champions/
an elemental bloodline while Howls at the
Suitors/Expedition
Moon is a curse.
Other Type/Foci combos might be a bit 14 A Smithy
more mundane as a Swift Adept who Works 15 Dungeon (in media res)
The Back Alleys but allows you to finally 16 Barracks
play that guttersnipe who made good at the
17 In a Monster’s Belly
mage college.
You can even have a PC change or modify 18 Sewer
their Foci (and Descriptors) over time to 19 Spectating a local sport
represent big changes in a PC storyline. 20 A A University (The party can be
The king or the mage guild may find our any mix of students, field scholars
guttersnipe mage’s background makes them and bodyguards.)

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Cypher System Rulebook,
Optional XP Rules, page 230
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XP IN YOUR PC'S LIFE.
Most fantasy RPG adventures are populated
with combat encounters along with lots of
treasure in order to provide an XP grind to
level up. This is a major difference in how
XP is awarded to Cypher players.
This means that many encounters are
highly optional in relation to the story. If
your crew is short on time for the night,
then you can probably skip half a floor of the
dungeon. But otherwise, let it ride when the
crew is having fun knocking undead heads
together.
Some other considerations for adapting
rewards and XP:
Some Cypher System XP is geared to
discovery and exploration so giving 1 XP
when they uncover a clue for the adventure
is a natural fit. You can also give 2 XP when
the players, not the PCs, solve a particularly
tough puzzle.
You can give players XP when they excel in
being creative, such as when players submit
in-depth backgrounds, explain how their
research will create their next tier of spells,
or expand on a NPC relationship (marriage,
business partnership, blood oath, etc.)
MILESTONES
The usual assumption is that players will
spend half their XP on advancement and the
other half on other XP rewards (rerolls, long
term and short term rewards.) Many players
new to Cypher focus more on advancing and
sometimes create a gap between their PCs
and other PCs.
This is addressed in the Cypher System
Rulebook, Optional XP, where players
can only use XP earned at the end of the
adventure for Advancments. (XP earned
through GM Intrustions can be used for
Immedate, Short, Medium and Long-Term
Benefits.)
But you can take this a step further by
just having the GM award Advancements
when they feel the party has achieved a
milestone in the story or made a grand
twist or discovery. A GM can also decide
that Milestones come at a regular pace, like
once every two gaming sessions, to keep the
power level of the game going at a regular
rate (and gives a campaign increasing
tesnion, like a ticking clock, as the sixth, and
final, Tier approches.
On the other hand, a GM could also use
Milestones to make a campaign last longer
by doling out Advancement over a longer
period or establishing that it takes all five
Advancement types to reach a new Tier.
At its heart, Cypher is an experimental
game, go forth and experiment!
CYPHERS AND TREASURE
It seems natural to clump some cyphers
from a creature’s Loot into a treasure horde
but to do so means that PCs will end up
with more cyphers than they have slots for.

Depending on your world, there can be in-
game reasons for surplus cyphers to either
vanish or attract unwanted attention.
In most fantasy games, however, there’s
always another treasure chest around the
corner. It’s easier to hold off on giving
out cyphers until there are open cypher
slots. Then simply seed the next upcoming
treasure with cyphers as needed.
So depending on what the heroes need,
the next ceremonial sword found in the
dragon’s horde can be worth a pretty penny,
or it can also be a cypher, but a GM isn’t
locked itno either until the group needs it.
GODS OF THE FALL
Gods of the Fall is a unique setting that
makes room for new races such as the Sleen
and the Taran. Of Elves and Dwarves, only
their names remain -- either misapplied
to strange creatures and things or as a
unsettling clue to their ultimate fate, hints
that these races existed sometime in a
forgotten, bygone age.
As for Clerics, the need for a dedicated
healing type is not as strong in the Cypher
System as it is in other games, making the
Cleric Type more of an secondary choice.
But the flexiible and epic nature of the Gods
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of the Fall setting gives you several great
options on how to bring these races and
clerics into your campaign.
ELVES AND DWARVES
The beauty of the Gods of the Fall setting
is that there are several ways to bring these
two races back into the setting for your
games.
THE DEEPS
Not every single mile of The Deeps has been
mapped or even explored. These lethal areas
force the Guilds to chase down the easiest
pockets of wealth. Only when a cache has
been tapped out do the guild members risk
their health, and sanity, to find a new haul.
Either, or both, races could be encased
in amber on the Second Deep, prisoners
of the Keelesh on the Third Deep, living in
self-imposed exile among the other strange
races of the Third Deep or sacrificing
themselves as islands of sanity within the
Fourth.
To be honest, the truest version of The
Deeps in your game shouldn’t be open
knowledge to our players at first, letting
them, and their PCs, discover their wonders
and terrors first hand.
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And a GM is given full licence to create
his own version of the slowly reviving Deeps
whether they contain hidden elven races or
not.
RUINSCAPE
The constant energies and curses and
Raver activity is tearing thorugh the viel and
opening up the Aether to allow others to
come through. Such rifts may only drop a
few victims into the Afterworld or it might
shatter into a full breach that allows whole
armies through. Now the tables are turned
on the Elves and Dwarves. Instead of
being races that can point to a long history
before humanity stopped throwing rocks
at each other, they are now the newcomers
exploring an unknown world.
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THEY NEVER LEFT
A GM can decide that Dwarves and Elves
were native races to the Afterworld -- and
suffered for it like their human cousins.
Elves. When Elanehtar fell from the sky,
the elves only had minutes to respond with
emergency measures. In the hearts of what
is now the Dead Wood, Maledra Forest and
the Goblin Wood, stone domes flashed into
existence, followed by desperate glamours
to hide them.
The Elves haven’t been seen since and
have already become part myth as the world
still reels from the cataclysm.
Nulumriel does her part with a long
game of rewriting history with a team of
bibliomancer minions. But now she’s stuck
in a quandary. She wants her officers to be
savvy enough in spotting elven interference,
but still ignorant enough that they don’t
become intimidated by the race’s reputation
of being god worshipers with a strong
inclination for magic and do-gooding.
The domes, however, are now cracking
open and the lives inside are slowly reviving.
Seeing what has been wrought during their
staisis will emotionally devastate many elves
and cause division among the survivors.
Some will go mad with grief, but others
may look for retribution. Perhaps there are
those who will ridicule the adherents as
followers of the gods who failed the land.
Still others will fear the new gods, none of
even a century old will not have the wisdom
to right the wrongs. And lastly some Elves
will blame humanity’s need to interfere, then
again. But then again those type of elves
would blame humanity no matter what. It
will take calm heads and strong leadership
to lead the Elven race.
The starting adventure could easily be
placed nearby to one of these domes.
Dwarves. The Krakens mountain range were
reshaped overnight with most Ewarven
mines and settlements being obliterated
within minutes, crushed by the shifting
rock. A few surviving installations were also
devastated by the loss. These settlements
are constantly wary as they are easy targets
for nefar and Imperial mandated miners
with military escort.
Though they do not her her voice, dwarven
priests still pray to Anvil for guidance. What
keeps their strength is that miracles still
come to them every day.

So there are much fewer dwarves these
days, but now they are a stronger race - one
building for the coming war. The days for
mining for gold and silver can wait until they
have enough iron -- and allies -- to beat back
their enemies.
CLERICS
The general concept of the clerical
archetype, a holy person whose miracles
are fueled by divine will, is at odds with the
situation at the start of a Gods of the Fall
campaign.
But there are several ways to tackle the
challenge until new gods are ready to bestow
their favor upon dedicated mortals.
Cyphers. A GM can allow a cypher to be
sacrificed to fuel clerical type powers until
the power of the divine grows strong enough
in the game to be self-sustaining without
cyphers -- probably with the PCs giving their
chosen deities some personal support along
the way.
Mistaken identity. A cleric gets their
powers from the same wellspring as the rest
of the magic in the Afterworld. And there
is quite a bit of it with every commoner
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knowing a knack or two. Anyone claiming
their power comes from a higher source are
merely mistaken or confused.
Natural growth and questing. Recurring
visions and the cleric’s first hints of power
at Tier 1 simply represent the first part of the
PC’s journey to finding their chosen deity,
whether they be an old hidden (or sleeping)
goddess or newly minted deific being who is
out there somewhere ready to be found. Not
many holy people get the chance to be the
first prophet of their god.
ADVENTURE: RUINS OF MEMRI
The Gods of the Fall world is a setting in the
direst need of heroes. It’s a land that lacks
both mercy and divine beings to guide acts
of mercy. It is over brimming with misery
without any divine intervention. There are
new gods out there , but they are not yet
numerous enough, or strong enough, to
help. A mortal soul can still make all the
difference. There are plenty of wrongs to
be righted and in the end, maybe there
needs to be someone who can remind the
new gods of their place and their growing
responsiblities.
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Ruins of Memri is a Tier 1 adventure
that can be a great introduction to either a
mortal Gods of the Fall game or for a Tier 1
demigod game.
If a GM wants to start their game on
familiar ground, but then have their players
discover a unique fantasy world, the Monte
Cook Games Gods of the Fall has the perfect
spot for the campaign’s opening chapter.
The Lost Valley was “lost” on purpose
centuries before the divine catastrophe.
The security on the borders has two layers,
distant watchtowers hidden on the high
cliffs, sentries who know the secret ways
back in. The second layer are roving patrols
who have have been memory wiped of those
secret ways, hoping a guide from the watch
tower will help bring them home.
What the Lost Valley leaders don’t tell
anyone is the patrols are often used as an
excuse to dump trouble makers out into
the wild. If they find a new home or become
a victim of the Nefar (orcs), it doesn’t
matter to the council. Many times those
that do manage to return have a new-found
appreciation for the safety for Lost Valley
and stop asking questions about the old
traditions.
But now with mysterious debris of heaven
scattered across the land, all it takes is the
wrong divine cypher to go off and Lost Valley
memory charms can become permanent.
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That’s where our story begins. The party
wakes up to find themselves laying on the
ground looking up into a dark raging sky,
their memories jumbled as they barely
remember their home, a grand vertical city
inside a mountain. The rain and recent mud
have erased any tracks that would help the
party back track. The crew are arranged in an
irregular circle, all of their feet are pointing
towards the center where stands a four
foot tall crystal. Closer examination reveals
the crystal is hollow and collapses if barely
touched.
Within sight are several standing walls
on the edge of a forest. The first wall has a
bas relif pattern that evokes the look of very
tall, narrow buildings stacked on top of each
other. The grass is tall between the walls,
some of which share a roof.
The ancient ruin comes from before the
current divine age, being uncovered by the
geological upheaval from the Fall forty-two
years ago. With the its rise up to the world,
it brings a piece of forgotten technology,
the Nephilim, which are precursors to the
sentient Seraph automations that live in Iron
City.
The parts of a Nephilim are scattered
across the adventure. The PCs can not only
uncover this divine tech, but also assemble
one for themselves.Several foci and skills an
can be used to attempt the assembly with
the Difficulty Level at a 5.
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When assembled and ready, the creature of it. A Nephilim’s parts are immune
can serve as a companion who can be used to corrosion and erosion. If it can be
as an asset in combat or other tasks. As a repaired, it will function despite its age.
GM, one can have fun with the personality Interaction: A scholar has a piece of a
for the Nephilim. An easy way to make it Nephilim in her collection. She offers to
an entertaining being would be to project a pay the party to find the other pieces.
favorite celebrity or fictional character that Use: A scattered Nephilim can be part
would be fun for the party to hang around of a Macguffin that leads PCs across
with, making it a guest NPC star of sorts. the scarred Afterworld to discover the
wonders and terrors of a godless world.
NEPHILIM 2(6)
In a time before the Divine Age’s written
history, the gods used the Nephilim as
front line soldiers and bodyguards. They
served faithfully for centuries, but they grew
sentient over time and
began to question some of
the orders they were given.
Eventually this precipitated
into The Great Exchange,
where numerous Nephilim
changed their allegiances
to masters who better
matched their dispositions.
Many gods found this not
to their liking and thus
commissioned both mortal
and divine forgers to create
a new class of servitors. The
end result were the Seraph
who were tougher, more
loyal, and could fly.
Motive: To serve a being that
agrees with their own
values.
Environment: Ancient ruins
Health: 8
Damage Inflicted: 4 points
Armor: 1
Movement: Short
Modifications: Might and
Speed Defense as Level 4.
Combat: Most Nephilim
employ heavy weapons
with a shield. They cannot
be stunned or dazed.
They are immune to most
poisons and disease,
and the 1 point of Armor
protects against ambient
damage. A Nephilim
regains health at a rate of
1 point per round if in the
presence of a divine being
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Nephilim Shield: The party’s discovered an ancient s

attached to a metal arm, but it can’t be an arm to a s
the elbow and shoulder joints move on hinges. When
moved, it startles a huge Level 2 scorpion that inflict
Speed Damage on a successful attack.
Waking Up: The crew are arranged in an
irregular circle, all of their feet are pointing
towards the center where stands a four
foot tall crystal. Closer examination reveals
the crystal is hollow and cracks very easily,
as if it held something and is now empty.

Nephilim Spear: Obvious large foot prints in the grass lead

to a beastly ogre. Armed a metal club that matches the
square rod back at the Pedestal location, the ogre is eating
a fresh kill, a deer. Nearby is spear with a hinged metal rod
that’s part of metallic arm.

Nephilim Helm: There is a strange podium with

levers on it. Pulling those levers makes a curved pillar
straighten up with a grinding noise. Moving the lever
in the opposite way makes it bend again. If the lever
is touched again, the two columns shudder for just a
moment before exploding into shards. A PC needs a
level 3 Speed Task roll to avoid 4 points of damage.
A Level 2 Perception roll will uncover a helmed metal
statue head.

Dark Access: If you want to expand the

adventure, this structure has a stairs that
lead to another area below ground where
you can include a dungeon of your own
design.

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shield that’s
statute since
n the shield is Trail: A small trail leads away from this site. If the GM iis planning on bringing back
ts 3 points of the elves in the Gods of the Fall world, this trail could lead the party to a hidden Elven
Dome.

Nephilim Body: A box is half hidden under some marble slabs. It’s a Level 3 Might
task to move the slabs without crushing the box and its contents. It contains 1d6
cyphers unless the party already has their limit of Cyphers, otherwise there are two
Expensive jeweled masks in the box. Nearby is a headless and armless metal statue
that has an attached metal sphere where the legs should be. When the creature
is fully assembled, the torso will float about the sphere, which rolls as a form of
locomtion.

Pedestal: A metal pedestal has an equidistant diamond shaped hole in

the center. Next to it is a mound of crushed grasses that a Survival or
Wilderness roll will uncover as a huge, fresh nest with large footsteps
leading to the Nehilim Spear location. Nearby is an impression in the grass
of a long square rod that matches the pedestal’s diamond hole.
If the rod is found, a quarter spin of the top of the pedestal with the rod
inserted makes the pedestal thrum and emit a ring of light that races to
the horizons. What that light does is a mystery that you can use in your
campaign. In the short term, it could grab attention of more Nefar from
the Unwanted Guest location or offer a GM Intrusion if that’s needed.

Unwanted Guests: From a distance, the

PCs hear a band of loud orcs (one for each
PC) coming their way, beating their shields
as they warily approach the hollow crystal.
If they see it’s already shattered, destroy
the crystal(if it still stands) and advance
on the ruins in a predatory stalk. Those
PCs with Wilderness or Survivial skills can
identify the orcs as Swaglag with a Level 2
Intellect test.
The tall grass around the sie gives
Players an asset for Stealth or Hiding rolls.
If the players keep hidden, the orcs will
eventually wander to the Nephilim Shield
location.

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