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Cypher Unlimited
by Cypher Unlimited
Al "Ancient Albatross", Anthony "Spiggs18", and Dean "AlphaDean", the team behind Cypher Unlimited, brings you their YouTube content as a Podcast! Such as our Interviews with industry insiders, editorials, and actual plays.We are archiving our YouTube videos here, to give those who prefer podcasts better access to our content! We will be bringing fresh content to this platform eventually as well, so stay tuned!
Episodes
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Monte Cook Games AMA: Cypher Advanced & Decoded — Ft. Monte Cook, Sean K Reynolds and Bruce Cordell
We had an amazing first day of CypherCon: Evolved with our events, and that included an AMA with 3 of MCG's designers! Monte Cook, Sean K Reynolds and Bruce Cordell joined Spiggs18 last night to answer questions from the community about Cypher Advanced, Decoded, and the new Cypher ruleset! It was…
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CypherCon: Evolved — Player Sign Ups Live!
2026's CypherCon is fast approaching and player sign-ups are now open! Spiggs and Ancient sit down to talk about it and what players can expect during the course of this 4 day event! What are YOU most excited for in CypherCon: Evolved? Let us know in the comments! Thanks for watching! To read…
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CypherCon: Evolved
2026's CypherCon is approaching! With the new Cypher ruleset coming out soon, we shall be focusing on this evolution by calling this year's CypherCon "CypherCon: Evolved"! What's planned for this year's festivities? Tune in and find out! What are you most excited for about CypherCon: Evolved?…
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Numenera Day Details & Catching Up with the CU
With Numenera Day coming January 29th, Ancient and Spiggs sit down to discuss the deets! We go over the times for each shift of games, the games being offered and how to sign up to GM for the event!After the Numenera Day rundown, the CU boys catch up with each other and the chat! We talked about...
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Numenera AMA With Monte Cook Games' Sean K Reynolds
With the new Numenera Backerkit campaign imminent, we had the pleasure of having Monte Cook Games designer Sean K Reynolds on for a Numenera AMA! We got questions from our community through Discord, Bluesky, Facebook and live on air, y'all had some great questions! What answers surprised you the...
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NEW CYPHER BACERKIT POST CAMPAIGN RECAP
With the new Cypher Backerkit wrapping up last week, it's time to dive into it! The CU boys go over all the stretch goals reached, their Backerkit experience, their excitement about the new Cypher A N D the new Backerkit campaign coming from Monte Cook Games; Numenera: Return to the Ninth World!...
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Monte Cook Answers Questions About Jewel in the Sky
Spiggs got the absolute pleasure of sitting with the man himself, Monte Cook of Monte Cook Games, to talk about their current Backerkit campaign, Jewel in the Sky! What is Jewel in the Sky? Jewel in the Sky is a classic fantasy megadungeon filled with strange and unusual discoveries. Or drop it...
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Interview with ZealZaddy & Nekola of PaperBag: The Roleplaying Game Show
Ancient and Spiggs are joined by the creators of PaperBag: The Roleplaying Game Show, ZealZaddy and Nekola the Druid, to discuss this exciting and innovative upcoming project! PaperBag: The Roleplaying Game Show is a live TTRPG game show where chaotic TTRPG creativity meets improv storytelling....
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Interview with Christopher Robin Negelein of Ganza Gaming — Hobgoblin Market: The Underflow
Spiggs is joined by Christopher Robin Negelein of Ganza Gaming to discuss his Megadungeon Month Backerkit entry, Hobgoblin Market: The Underflow! What exactly is it, though? "On the shores of the expansive Underflow, is the Hobgoblin Market boom town growing due to the discovery of strange...
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MONTE COOK GAMES DESIGNER SEAN K. REYNOLDS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT NUMENERA AND THE AMBER ARCHIVE
With the new Numenera Backerkit in its final hours, we had the pleasure of speaking with Monte Cook Games designer Sean K. Reynolds about the project! He answered many questions the community had and some we got live during the stream! We shared many laughs with Sean and the chat, as well as...
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MONTE COOK GAMES DESIGNER SHANNA GERMAIN ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT NUMENERA AND THE AMBER ARCHIVE
With the new Numenera Backerkit with about a week left, we had the pleasure of speaking with Monte Cook Games designer Shanna Germain about the project! She answered many questions the community had, and boy we got some exciting answers! What are you most excited for with the Amber Archives? Let…
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NUMENERA THE AMBER ARCHIVE & THE DATASPHERE DECK TOOL
The new Numenera Backerkit is now underway! Currently just shy of $500k, this campaign is full of great goodies for new and old Numenera fans alike. Monte Cook Games also announced an amazing new tool set to release late this year; the Datasphere Deck Tool! Spiggs18 and Ancient Albatross sit down...
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NUMENERA AND NEW CYPHER — SETTINGS VS TOOLKIT BOOKS WITH JASON CAMPBELL OF SHADOMAIN
With the reveal of the new Numenera books requiring the new Cypher core book instead of being their own stand-alone game as it has been for years, there have been mixed reactions from fans about it. Spiggs18 is joined by Jason Campbell of Shadomain to discuss this upcoming change and whether they...
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THE BLACK BALLAD: SECOND CHANCES INTERVIEW WITH RICK AND ERIK OF STORYTELLERS FORGE
Spiggs18 is joined by Rick and Erik of Storytellers Forge to discuss their upcoming Shadowdark project, The Black Ballad: Second Chances! The Black Ballad: Second Chances is a setting, supplement, and adventure for Shadowdark. This book is a tight collection of goodies for a roleplaying group to...
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Can You Enjoy TTRPGs With No Combat? Ft 7 Minute GM Alex Newman!
When most people think of tabletop RPG gameplay, they almost always think combat will be involved in some way, even if minor. But can TTRPGs be fun without ANY combat? The CU boys are joined by 7-Minute GM(Alex Newman) to tackle this juicy topic! Do you think TTRPGs can be fun without any combat?...
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Numenera Day Details & Catching Up with the CU
With Numenera Day coming January 29th, Ancient and Spiggs sit down to discuss the deets! We go over the times for each shift of games, the games being offered and how to sign up to GM for the event!After the Numenera Day rundown, the CU boys catch up with each other and the chat! We talked about...
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PROS & CONS OF PLAYING TTRPGS DIGITALLY — Featuring Qedhup
Ever since Covid-19 forced us to go online to play TTRPGs, there has been a massive shift towards online gaming. Even now, when we can actually visit one another, online gaming remains prevalent. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? How has Monte Cook Games been navigating these waters? The topic...
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IS MONTE COOK GAMES IN DANGER OF BOOK BLOAT?
Monte Cook Games continues to put out amazing product after amazing product. But are they making too much too fast?The CU boys are joined by their good friend Erik Frankhouse of Erik Frankhouse Presents to discuss whether or not MCG is facing book/product bloat! Thanks for watching! To see more...
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Catchin' Up With the CU — Announcements, Numenera Backerkit and More
The CU boys are back from their hiatus!We come bearing some good and bad updates, but mostly good!The coolest thing we discussed was the potential for a NUMENERA DAY! What exactly would Numenera Day be? Tune in and find out!How do you feel about the updates we shared? What would you want to see…
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REVIEWING THE LAST 3 YEARS OF MONTE COOK GAMES' CROWDFUND PROJECTS
The success of Monte Cook Games' new Cypher Backerkit campaign got the community wondering about MCG's recent history of crowdfund campaigns. The people asked, so we answered! Spiggs and Ancient Albatross sit down to go over the past 3 years of MCG's crowdfund campaigns. We break down how much...
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PREDATION X THE ENTROPIC ISLE SOLO PLAY — SESSION #1
Ancient Albatross is flying solo! With Predation getting a remastered book with the new Cypher Backerkit campaign, Ancient was inspired to cross Predation with his own setting, The Entropic Isle! In this first of (hopefully) many solo play sessions, Ancient introduces us to Narésh; a mirror mage...
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HOW IMPORTANT IS A GOOD COMMUNITY FOR A TABLETOP RPG COMPANY?
With the wrap of the new Cypher Backerkit, we've seen an increase in Cypher Unlimited community members. With that in mind, Spiggs and Ancient sit down to discuss TTRPG communities and why they are important to the companies that make the games! Online communities come in many shapes and forms…
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CYPHERCON 2025 RECAP & CYPHER BACKERKIT CHAT WITH MONTE COOK GAMES' SEAN K REYNOLDS
CypherCon 2025 has finally wrapped up and the new Cypher Backerkit is in it's final day! With all this to talk about, Ancient and Spiggs are joined by Monte Cook Games' Sean K Reynolds! The three dive into their Cyphercon 2025 experience and talk a bunch about the new Cypher and its Backerkit...
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CYPHER BACKERKIT UPDATES & CYPHERCON
Exciting times to be a Cypher fan! CypherCon is imminent AND MCG's new Cypher Backerkit keeps hitting stretch goals! The CU trio sits down to discuss the new Cypher Backerkit stretch goals we've missed since our last stream, along with discussing the quickly-approaching CypherCon! What are YOU…
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New Cypher Preview Walkthrough
Spiggs and Alphadean finally get the chance to sit down and walk through the new Cypher preview! We got a meaty look at some of the new changes coming to things like armor, damage, XP and more! The boys definitely had a lot to say about it, but what do YOU think about the changes to Cypher so…
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HARROW: THE BLIGHTED PLANE WALKTHROUGH WITH JESS PENDLEY OF UNDERGROUND ORACLE
Spiggs and Dean had the honor of sitting down with Underground Oracle's Jess Pendley to go over their setting book, Harrow: the Blighted Plane! "Harrow: The Blighted Plane is a crystalpunk fantasy TTRPG that takes place four hundred years after a massive cataclysm changed every aspect of their…
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NEW CYPHER BACKERKIT
It is finally here!! The new Cypher Backerkit is now LIVE! So of course we had to sit down and go over the campaign from Monte Cook Games! Spiggs and AlphaDean go down the campaign page and discuss everything we will be getting along with the new Cypher books! AND we got an AMAZING update from…
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GENRES PRESENTED IN NEW CYPHER BOOKS
Spiggs and Dean realized we missed going over a key detail Monte Cook Games released about the new Cypher books; the included genres! We have fourteen different genres confirmed so far, but what about broader genres? That's where the speculation train comes in! Listen in as the fellas go over…
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NEW CYPHER UPDATE EMAIL — TAKING OUT THE NOT FUN
Just in time for our stream, Monte Cook Games released another new Cypher update email! Titled "Taking Out the Not Fun", the new update delves into the mindset of streamlining gameplay aspects to make things more fun. To that effect, the article also specifically talks about changes being made in...
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INTERVIEW WITH JASON CAMPBELL OF SHADOMAIN — SIX-GUN DOOMSDAY
Jason Campbell of Shadomain joins us to talk about his latest Backerkit project, Six-gun Doomsday! Six-Gun Doomsday is a ttrpg setting and adventure about survival after a gothic horror apocalypse set in the weird west of an alternate Earth ten years after the end of the U.S. Civil War. It uses...
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GENCON 2025 RECAP & NEW CYPHER EDITION
Spiggs and Alpahdean return to the big screen! Since there wasn't a new article from Monte Cook Games about the new edition of Cypher, Spiggs talked to Dean about his GenCon 2025 experience then the duo talked about the new Cypher edition! They talked about their thoughts on things like the new...
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NEW MONTE COOK SUBSTACK ARTICLE CYPHERS & THE NEW EDITION
The Ancient Albatross is flying solo! For this video, Ancient had the pleasure of going over the latest news about the new Cypher edition! This time, the information comes out of an article from Monte Cook's Substack; RPG Design Theories! The article, titled "It's Right There in the Name", goes...
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Monte Cook Games Answers Community's Top Questions about New Cypher Project—Charles, Tammie and Kate
We had questions and Monte Cook Games has answers! Alphadean had the privilege of sitting down with Monte Cook Games' Charles Ryan, Tammie Ryan, and Kate Evans while at GenCon, to get answers to those pressing questions from the community about the new Cypher Project! What answer has YOU most...
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TOP 5 QUESTIONS THE COMMUNITY WANTS ANSWERED ABOUT THE NEW CYPHER PROJECT
With the AGE OF CYPHER upon us and the new project confirmed to be a new edition of Cypher System, there are many questions to be asked. Monte Cook Games has been amazing about giving us more details in their Cypher update emails and Monte Cook's Design Diary entries, but alas! We did not get a…
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WE HAVE NOW ENTERED THE AGE OF CYPHER
We keep learning more and more about the upcoming Cypher System changes! We got another new Monte Cook Design Diary entry along with an email update! The design diary entry focuses on using rules to define genre. Monte details how wounds, genre abilities (!), and more can be used to really push…
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NEW CYPHER SYSTEM EMAIL UPDATE & MONTE COOK DESIGN DIARY — HOW RULES SUPPORT GENRE & WOUNDS
The new Cypher System updates just keep coming! This time, Monte Cook Games blessed us with TWO updates; one from the email updates and one from a new Monte Cook Design Diary entry! This time around, the main topics were breaking down how rules support genre and injurious wounds! We got a lot of...
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NEW CYPHER EMAIL: WHAT'S THE ESSENCE OF THE RULES THAT, IF CHANGED, STOPS BEING THE SAME GAME?
We got another new email update from Monte Cook Games about the upcoming changes to Cypher System! This time the email is focusing on how, even with changes, the Cypher System will still be mostly the same. They discussed three broad answers as to what makes Cypher System, well, Cypher System.…
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NEW CYPHER SYSTEM UPDATE EMAIL DISCUSSION — CYPHER TOOLS & DAMAGE CHANGES
We got another Cypher System update email from Monte Cook Games and they have revealed some interesting stuff! In the email, MCG let us know about two topics; Cypher Tools (and VTTS) and a change to how damage works in new upcoming Cypher System Backerkit project! Spiggs and Dean had quite a bit…
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Interview with Devon of Crazy Weasel Gaming
Spiggs had the pleasure of sitting down with longtime Cypher Unlimited community member and content creator Devon, otherwise known as Crazy Weasel, of Crazy Weasel Gaming! Devon has been an active member of the community for many years and its great to finally sit down with them to learn more…
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TALKIN' DAGGERHEART, TINY DUNGEON & MONTE COOK'S CYPHER DESIGN DIARY
Ancient is back on screen this time around! Spiggs has had a spectacular couple of weeks of gaming, so he regaled us with his experiences with them! Spiggs spoke to us about Daggerheart, Tiny Dungeon, Shadomain's Six-Gun Doomsday and his own Cypher fantasy adventure he plans to run for CypherCon!...
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New Cypher System Backerkit Community Discussion
With Monte Cook Games' announcement of a new Cypher System book, the community has had a lot to say about it! Spiggs and Alphadean sit down to talk about the latest email update from MCG about the new book, as well as talk to the community about their feelings about it. The speculation discussion...
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Gunslinger Knights: "The Horde Approaches" with Designer Sean K Reynolds of Monte Cook Games
Sean K Reynolds is back on the CU again, this time he's running another oneshot! Amazing community member Aloofandpoofed joins the CU boys as they play "The Horde Approaches"! We got to see what character options are like in Gunslinger Knights with this intense battle scenario. Crafted Steeds and...
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Interview With Monte Cook and Sean K Reynolds of Monte Cook Games — Invisible Sun Electric & Indigo
Spiggs and Dean had the absolute pleasure of hanging out with Monte Cook and Sean K Reynold of Monte Cook Games to discuss their current Backerkit campaign Invisibile Sun: Electric and Indigo!We got some great insights from them about their mindset when designing for Invisible Sun, what to look...
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TOP 10 CHANGES THE COMMUNITY WOULD MAKE TO CYPHER SYSTEM
It's that time again, another community voted top 10! This time around, Spiggs asked the community what are the top changes they would make to the Cypher System. Your answers did not disaappoint!Where did your answer land on the list? What do you agree with? Disagree with? Let us know in the...
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Invisible: Sun Electric and Indigo — Interview with Charles Ryan of Monte Cook Games
Spiggs and Dean sit down to talk about Monte Cook Games' newest Backerkit campaign Invisible Sun: Electric and Indigo with MCG's very own Charles Ryan! Invisible Sun: Indigo will be a reimagining of the original Black Cube, to have a more accessible way for new comers to Invisible Sun to get into...
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Talkin' Septemvirate Legacy with Creator AlphaDean
Ancient sits down with Alphadean to discuss Dean's upcoming Cypher System book, Septemvirate Legacy! Septemvirate Legacy is Neo-Mythic Afro-Punk RPG where god-born warriors clash in floating cities, wielding storm, dream, and divine wrath. Dean has included some really wonderful ideas in this…
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Character Arcs in Cypher System
Spiggs and Dean are back at it again, this time talking about Character Arcs in Cypher System! The topic was posed by community member SirJames and it was an excellent idea! Character Arcs are an often overlooked and underutilized mechanic that could definitely use more love! What exactly is a...
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Interview with Scott Coventry of ZealZaddy — Urban Legends Kickstarter
Spiggs and Alphadean had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Coventry of ZealZaddy to talk about their upcoming kickstarter; Urband Legends! Urban Legends is a collection of more than 100 NPCs for your fantasy city setting, with deep dives into their backgrounds, plans, goals, and intrigues!…
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Catchin' Up with the CU — Sinners and The Modern Movie Experience
We are back baby! Ancient and Dean sat down to test Ancient's new modem with a loose talk about Sinners and the current movie going experience!Sinners looks like AMAZING inspiration for an Old Gods of Appalachia game!We also spoke a bit about CypherCon 2025, which is coming in September!What was...
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How Do You Handle Death In-game for Players and NPCs
The CU trio are back again! This time, we sit down to discuss death in TTRPGs in relation to player characters and non-player characters.Both PC and NPC deaths can have a profound impact on games, both positive and negative. With that in mind, we dive into what you can do and/or avoid to make…
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Al "Ancient Albatross", Anthony "Spiggs18", and Dean "AlphaDean", the team behind Cypher Unlimited, brings you their YouTube content as a Podcast! Such as our Interviews with industry insiders, editorials, and actual plays.We are archiving our YouTube videos here, to give those who prefer podcasts better access to our content! We will be bringing fresh content to this platform eventually as well, so stay tuned!
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