The Black Cube Returns

Hello readers! I’m working on something bigger for next week’s post but for now there’s exciting news regarding Invisible Sun! After being out of print for many years, the Black Cube is returning as part of a crowd-funding campaign on Backerkit. More than that, Monte Cook Games is planning at least one new sourcebook if this goes well and I hope many more too!

Inventing New Spells for Invisible Sun

So last time I went through all the metadata of general spells in Invisible Sun. The main conversation there was about spell colors and spell facets, two aspects of magic in the game that can be fuzzy to wrap your head around, let alone combining them. We’re going to take things a step further today, testing our comprehension by talking about creating new spells for your Invisible Sun game.

A Deep Dive on Invisible Sun’s Spells

There are a lot of magic options in Invisible Sun, likely close to a thousand when you count up the general spells, incantations, ephemera, etc. Definitely more when factoring in all the fortes’ abilities. And yet there are some systems holding all this abundance together and in a game all about magic-users there’s always room for more. Today we’re going to crunch some numbers to show the structure underneath this game’s spellwork.

RPG-a-Day 2023, Part 4

We’re back with more RPG-a-Day answers and there are some weird ones this time. Rather than spend a lot of time setting the scene, let’s just get into it!

Expanding Weaver Aggregates

I’m returning to the Actuality of Invisible Sun to look at the unique magic of Weavers. The freeform aggregates of the Order of Weavers are awesome and should be straightforward but it can be intimidating to make up without many guidelines. So here is some advice to start with!

New Maker Substances for Invisible Sun

Sorry this one’s coming out on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, it’s been a long and busy week. Plus this turned into quite a project in the end! After re-listening to some episodes of the “Inspirations” podcast, I did a deep dive into some new game materials for Invisible Sun.

Curatoria, The Watchers and Fallen

I’m back today with more options about angels for your Invisible Sun campaign. Last time I detailed a strange order of zealots determined to safeguard the Legacy. Today I have an adversarial bunch of traitors, but delving into the story shows some complicated mysteries that will unravel for you and your players.

Iarets, Caretakers of the Infinite

I’m here with part one of a new Invisible Sun resource for your game, something to ramp up the fun with a supernatural force that often gets passed over in every fantasy setting: angels.

Currencies in Invisible Sun

I’ve got a fun mental exercise for you looking at how to make new, surreal additions to your Invisible Sun campaign. Surrealism involves juxtaposing the irrational alongside the everyday so we’re going to do this with something very mundane: money.

Arabest Rumors

In Invisible Sun, the arabest are a mysterious people who lived in the vicinity of Satyrine years ago. Very little is written about the arabest in the rulebooks (though more is hinted in secrets known to a few) so I thought it would be fun to write a little. And while I’m writing a story for the arabest, why not write four?