The Strange


The Strange is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game, written by Bruce Cordell and Monte Cook, and published by Monte Cook Games.

History

The Strange was published in 2014 by Monte Cook Games, as a result of a crowd funding campaign in 2013. The campaign raised $418,478 from 2,883 backers.

Game

Setting

The Strange is set in modern-day Earth but allows a GM to take their stories through many different "recursions", worlds based frequently on literary creations.

Game mechanics

The Strange uses the Cypher System originally developed for Numenera, which is played primarily using a d20. The GM sets the initial difficulty and will relay that to the player prior to the roll to help them determine their course of action. The player may decide to "effort" to lower the level of difficulty prior to the roll.

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Reception

The Strange won the 2015 Silver Ennie Award for "Best Interior Art", "Best Game", and "Best Setting".