When Alex reviewed the game, he made it sound like it wasn't good even for a 'simple' game, with plenty of trap character options and poor balance.
There are also pnp rpgs specifically made for children and people just learning.
...some options are a whole lot more interesting than others. For instance, an illusionist PC's powers are limited only by his imagination (and a really huge volume). However, someone who masters defense doesn't get anything half as interesting.
I suppose Numenera could be a good for a beginning group, though I don't think it would work very well if the GM is a beginner as well.
NIBOVIAN HUSBAND 3 (9) These biological constructs appear to be beautiful male humans. Their only function, however, is to seduce female humans so they can get impregnate them. Pregnancy in a woman opens a transdimensional rift inside its womb, giving an ultraterrestrial (such as an abykos, an erynth grask or any ultraterrestrial creature the GM wishes) access to this level of existence. The time required for “gestation,” which is actually the aligning of phase changes to create the rift, ranges from ten minutes to nine months. When the ultraterrestrial creature is “born,” the Nibovian Husband forces the woman to nurture it as if it were a child, even though it clearly is not. During this time, the construct defends the “child” fiercely, using incredible strength and resilience. The young creature develops quickly, and its first and only compulsion is to hunt down and kill its “mother.” Once it does so, it is free to do as it pleases in the world. Nibovian Husbands are likely the cause of many ultraterrestrials currently in the Ninth World. Motive: Seduction for reproduction, defense of its “offspring” Environment: Anywhere Health: 9 Damage Inflicted: 5 points Armor: 2 Movement: Short Modifications: Resists mental effects as level 4. Combat: Nibovian husbands attack with their fists, which pummel with a strength that betrays their inhuman nature. Their flesh is as resilient as armor. Interaction: As long as you give Nibovian husbands what they want, they are kind and eager to please. They can never be convinced to abandon their imperative (reproducing and nurturing their terrible child), but on other issues, they can be perfectly reasonable. Use: A strange encounter with Nibovian husband can introduce the concept of otherdimensional beings in a horrific way. The ancients explored other dimensions and interacted with ultraterrestrials, but in the Ninth World, such beings are thought of as demons. Loot: The inner workings of a Nibovian wife can provide 1d6 cyphers to someone trained in scavenging them.
Exclusive Numenera Boxed Set Edition
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1433901524/exclusive-numenera-boxed-set-edition
Monte Cook Games started a new Kickstater for limited box sets. You can select JUST THE BOX tier if you already have the books and just want the box.
I already have a box for my copy of Numenera.
What is wrong with Numenera's system?
Oh my god commas!, but I agree.It's not terrible, if you're a new guy to TT, and don't get me wrong, the math intensive spreadsheet side of pathfinder can be a fucking killer, but at the same time, it's way too simplistic for me, and the setting is good too, so I just get a little aggravated at that.
The bestiary is pretty worth it imo. Good art, and the majority of the monsters are pretty creative and easy enough to port over to different rulesets.. I've used quite a few of them in a PF campaign I've been running the past half-year.Even if you never play Numenera you can mine the setting material for weird science-fantasy ideas in other campaigns / systems. I have the core book and the Technology Compendium, and still thinking about getting the Bestiary. I'll probably use some of the tech and creature ideas in my own science-fantasy campaign using an OSR D&D-type system.
It would be awesome if they ported the whole thing to OGL or Pathfinder but I doubt that will happen.
What is wrong with Numenera's system?
You are obnoxious, do you know that?
What is wrong with Numenera's system?
You are obnoxious, do you know that?
What specifically is the problem with this system?