Editing Monte Cook (section)

=== Monte Cook Games and ''Numenera'' ===
Cook co-founded Monte Cook Games, LLC with Shanna Germain in 2012,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shannagermain.com/portfolio_2/monte-cook-games/ | title=Monte Cook Games | publisher=Shanna Germain | access-date=November 14, 2015 | archive-date=June 6, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606175111/http://www.shannagermain.com/portfolio_2/monte-cook-games/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> which is a roleplaying game company that has produced ''[[Numenera]]'', ''[[The Strange]]'', ''The Cypher System Rulebook'', ''[[Invisible Sun (role-playing game)|Invisible Sun]]'', and ''[[No Thank You, Evil!]]'' which went to press in Fall 2015 after a [[Kickstarter]] campaign raised over $100,000 to fund its publication.<ref name="MCG">{{cite web | url=http://www.montecookgames.com/team/ | title=Monte Cook Games | publisher=Monte Cook Games | access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/no-thank-you-evil-a-game-of-make-believe-for-famil | title=No Thank You, Evil! a Game for Famelies | publisher=Kickstarter PBC | access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref>

''Numenera'' is a Kickstarter-funded table-top RPG created by Cook, set a billion years in the future in a science fantasy and post-apocalyptic setting with streamlined rules that prioritize the story, the action, and the wild ideas. It raised over $500,000 (more than 25 times its goal of $20,000).<ref name="kickstarter-rpg">{{cite web|author=Monte Cook Games|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1433901524/numenera-a-new-roleplaying-game-from-monte-cook |title=Numenera: A new role-playing game from Monte Cook by Monte Cook — Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter.com |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> System playtesting was announced on October 30, 2012, and the game was released on August 14, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cook, Monte|url=http://www.montecook.com/playtesting-numenera/|title=Playtesting Numenera — Monte Cook|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024935/http://www.montecook.com/playtesting-numenera/|archive-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Cook, Monte|url=http://www.montecook.com/numenera-primer/|title=Numenera Primer — Monte Cook|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024930/http://www.montecook.com/numenera-primer/|archive-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> Cook has stated that [[David Cook (game designer)|David "Zeb" Cook]]'s (no relation) [[Planescape]] fantasy world was a significant influence on concepts in ''Numenera''.<ref name="monteblog-zeb">{{cite web|author=Cook, Monte|title=David "Zeb" Cook|url=http://www.montecook.com/david-zeb-cook/|date=March 12, 2013|access-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019072959/http://www.montecook.com/david-zeb-cook/|archive-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref>

The Ninth World of ''Numenera'' was also the setting for a 2013 release of the ''[[Thunderstone (card game)|Thunderstone Advance]]'' deck-building game by [[Alderac Entertainment Group]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Numenara {{!}} Thunderstone|url=http://www.alderac.com/thunderstone/numenera/|publisher=Alderac Entertainment|date=August 31, 2012|access-date=October 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014034646/http://www.alderac.com/thunderstone/numenera/|archive-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142961/thunderstone-advance-numenera | title=Thunderstone Advance: Numenera | publisher=BoardGameGeek LLC | access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref> as well as the 2017 video game ''[[Torment: Tides of Numenera]]'', which was developed by [[InXile Entertainment]] after a successful Kickstarter campaign.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/ | title=Torment: Tides of Numenera | publisher=InXile Entertainment | access-date=November 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104101145/http://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/ | archive-date=November 4, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

''The Strange'' is a Kickstarter-funded table-top RPG created by Cook and [[Bruce Cordell]] using the same Cypher System ruleset as ''Numenera''. The game, which involves traveling through different worlds known as Recursions, was released in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ryan, Charles|url=http://www.montecookgames.com/announcing-bruces-birthday-and-the-strange/|title=Announcing Bruce's Birthday and The Strange|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref>

''Invisible Sun'' is a Kickstarter-funded table-top role-playing game created by Monte Cook Games, with a street date released of September 20, 2018. It is a surreal fantasy game with many game accessories.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/invisible-sun/ | title=Invisible Sun }}</ref>

''Stealing Stories for the Devil'' is a Kickstarter-funded table-top role-playing created by Monte Cook Games. It was released in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Charles |date=2023-02-08 |title=Stealing Stories for the Devil |url=https://www.montecookgames.com/stealing-stories-for-the-devil/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Monte Cook Games |language=en-US}}</ref> It is billed as a reality-altering heist game, where player characters use different abilities to lie to reality. It is a boxed set with board game-like aspects.

''Tidal Blades, the Roleplaying Game''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Charles |date=2024-08-14 |title=Tidal Blades: the RPG |url=https://www.montecookgames.com/tidal-blades-the-roleplaying-game/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Monte Cook Games |language=en-US}}</ref> is a Kickstarter-funded table-top RPG created by Cook and Shanna Germain using the Cypher System ruleset. The game was released in August 14 2024.{{cn|date=August 2024}} It is a tropical fantasy game located around the near islands and coastal city of Naviri, surrounded by a frozen temporal rift called The Fold. It was Kickstarted along "Tidal Blades 2, Rise of the Unfolders", the boardgame.{{cn|date=August 2024}}