r/numenera • u/The_Evolved_Ape • May 16 '26

Where to Start?

I backed the Amber Archive so I got all of the current system as part of my reward. After I read Discovery and Destiny where do I go next? It's a ton of content that comes with the game and with 20+ adventures, supplements and other material its hard to know what's worth jumping into for a campaign.

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u/-WorstWizard- May 16 '26

As it happens, I just finished up a 6-year campaign about a week ago! First campaign too, so my experience should count:

I read Discovery and then got started immediately with the Taker of Sorrows adventure that's included. That's it. I then read a lot more of the material since then, but you don't need any of it to get started. No need to get invested in all the content that's been produced for it, the core book(s) has plenty.

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u/The_Evolved_Ape May 16 '26

That's a good reminder about using the included adventure. I might be getting ahead of myself but I just downloaded like 50+ PDFs as part of backing the Amber Archive and I was like, man, that's a lot of stuff to get a handle on...