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Numenera is a science fantasy RPG set in the distant future. Created by respected game designer Monte Cook, it focuses on story and ideas over mechanics.

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Is there guidance on applying overlapping skills to reduce difficulty?

While I am not aware of any passage in the Numenera core rules that deals with this, I believe that's because of a misconception about how tasks and training work. … Using that device is clearly a numenera task, not a language task, yet understanding old languages would clearly be helpful. …
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How to establish wealth and gear for a higher-tiered character in Numenera?

In Numenera, most kinds of items are current assets: you have them now, but they won't last. Numenera and (many) artifacts are both depleted with use. … Managing your pools is the essential player skill of Numenera. Items are of secondary importance. …
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Can players always help each other to have two levels of assets guaranteed?

You may be overlooking one important thing: the GM decides what counts as an asset. This is based in the narrative just as much as anything else. Often times players will attempt actions that can't …
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Where is the source material that reads there is no limit to the number of artifacts a chara...

You can find the rules for artifacts on pgs.298-299 of the Numenera core rules. There is no rule describing a limit on the number of artifacts a person may have. … Artifacts (and equipment in general) aren't a part of character advancement in Numenera. …
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Is the Vortex the same as the adventure in the starter set?

I posted this same question on the Monte Cook Games Asset Team Chat page on Facebook. That page is used by MCG to communicate with volunteers who demo their products in stores. Sean K. Reynolds confir …
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Where are huraths described?

I posted this same question on the Monte Cook Games Asset Team Chat page on Facebook. That page is used by MCG to communicate with volunteers who demo their products in stores. Sean K. Reynelds confi …
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Is this Multiple Enemies rule a house rule?

I contacted the author of that cheat sheet through e-mail and they directed me to page 349 of the Numenera core book: As a general rule, for every four creatures working together, treat them as … The author similarly noted that this is re-printed on page 344 of Numenera Discovery. …
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