https://callmepartario.github.io/og-csrd
This document is a hypertext version of the April 18, 2023 edition of the Cypher System Reference Document (CSRD). It is intended to help Game Masters (GMs), players, and others interested in the Cypher System to learn more about it, create characters, worlds, and share stories together.
This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com
CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
In compiling Old Gus' Cypher System Reference Document (OG-CSRD) from the source material, I had the following goals:
The document should be one single, self-enclosed page. The document should organize CSRD material as efficiently and consistently as possible, with "quick reference" navigation providing navigation to the most frequently used parts of the document. The document should be equally readable on a mobile phone, desktop, or screen-reader.
The document should generally align the CSRD content to the Cypher System Rulebook. Players and GMs should have little trouble "getting on the same page" even if they are reading from the two different sources.
Care should be taken when incorporating content, streamlining a a single-stream reading order, unifying presentation and strengthening interplay between genres. Let the "chest of toys" metaphor in the Chapter 2 of the Cypher System Rulebook be a guiding light—and also let us organize the toy chest as fastidiously as possible. Printed errors in the CSRD should be corrected, and vestigial text omitted. Any significant alterations should include a rationale for those changes.
Editor's notes should draw upon the experiences of people who have spent years running and teaching the Cypher System (like the fine folks of the Cypher Unlimited Discord Server. Valuable blog posts from Monte Cook Games' "Game Better" series should be linked where applicable.
Readers are encouraged to support the creators. Consider buying products listed in the Additional Descriptors or Additional Foci sections to ensure the longevity of our collective imaginations.
This is a living document, and corrections will need to be made in the future. If ever Monte Cook Games expands the CSRD further, that new content should be incorporated that content into this document accordingly.
[Marko Wenzel(https://github.com/mrkwnzl/cyphersystem-foundryvtt/), Qedhup, AlphaDean, Farling, synth, Saki, Charlie, Gelsiah, Siv, Stormbringer, Sir James, David H., Stellar5, alasdesammael, Pseudolurker, Attilisk, Da_Brass_Monkey, carrollastrophe, Chris Tavares, Apocalypse Meow, Menagerie, fAbIaN, Myrilla, kagozaiku, everyone else I am neglecting to mention from Cypher Unlimited Discord Server for their help editing, reading, and guidance, and with utmost respect to everyone from Monte Cook Games for an amazing resource that continue to help us scaffold the ever-expanding imaginarium for others.
Thanks for reading, and may this record bring you and yours many happy adventures!
—Old Gus
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