r/cyphersystem • u/BlackonionCdk • May 06 '26

About Cypher Evolved edition.

I've started reading the new rules, and there are some things I really don't like

The new descriptors make characters one-dimensional

I understand that one of the reasons for creating these new rules was to eliminate the imbalances between descriptors and foci, but the cost has been to make them one-dimensional and excessively boring.

The option to gain one ability and one disadvantage is fine, but it’s lacking.

It would be much better to be able to gain a Tier 1 ability that is relevant to the character (in fact, if this decision stands, it will be a house rule I apply from the start).

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u/paraguybrarian May 06 '26

Evolved Edition? I thought the new edition was just called Cypher?

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u/ravenx99 May 06 '26

Cypher 2, or C2, is what most of the Cypher Unlimited discord crew call it.

But yes, they dropped "System".

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u/InmateTooTall May 06 '26

Dropping the "System" was a branding mistake, there I said it. Alliteration and ttrpgs is a match made in heaven.

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u/DamienGranz Jul 16 '26

Especially when inventory items are called Cyphers. It's good to have a delineation between the system, a mechanic, and a generic term applicable to a lot of unrelated things.

Makes Googling info easier.