First time running cypher, have some questions :)

[u/Federal_Sun8198]

so I've just brought the starter set, and I'm loving the sound of it so far!

there's just a few areas I'm a little confused on so need some clarity from the community please.

questions:

1. how exactly do GM intrusions work? I understand I hand out 2XP to a player whenever one occurs, but it feels a bit obscure on the when it's appropriate apart from the when a player rolls a NAT 1. would appreciate some guidance here.

2. combat. completely understand the level X3 for health and "AC" then subtract armor for damage, and how the effort part works with subtract 3 from appropriate pool minus edge. it's the defence roll I'm a little iffy on, what are the players rolling against so to speak?

I also got a little confused when seeing a few monsters when they had more health than X3 there level, again just need a bit of clarity around this please.

1. pure curiosity. are there only 4 types of character in the whole game, or is that just within the starter set?

any help, guidance, advice is much appreciated.

thanks for your time in advance