Sean Falese

Have you ever been in a session and just want to do the coolest thing imaginable? Maybe it’s an epic move in battle or convincing a town Marshall to let you and your party out of jail on a technicality. What if the coolest thing isn’t something the game has figured out??? That’s where cypher comes in. The simple yet deep mechanics allow players to “do something else” and role play every action and interaction. At our table we started in 5e but wanted to try something new and haven’t looked back. Cypher lets you feel like an epic hero and focus on having fun. That’s not to say it’s simple, it’s just streamlined and tailor made for RP heavy groups and players.

Updated 5/20/23 I’ve been playing with Eric every week for almost 2 years at this point. To say that Thursday nights are my favorite night of the week is an understatement. I spend all week waiting for Thursday, thinking about hanging out with my friends and going on adventures. We’ve played a myriad of systems, settings and types of games with Eric, and without fail he’s ready with something to challenge and delight us. It’s much less ‘here’s where we are and were we are going’ and much more ‘come on in and play with me and all these amazing toys I have ready for you. Eric has built such a wonderful community in our game, but also across all his other games. He’s kind, exceedingly creative and thinks incredibly on his feet and this frees seasoned players as well as beginners up to play a character and switch off the real world for a few hours. Eric also brings such incredible value to every session. He’s well stocked with evocative imagery, music, and most importantly can create the most immersive theater of the mind. As a long time player I’m still consistently surprised with something he’s brought our group into. Here’s to two more years! Previous Review: Eric builds a really immersive experience coupled with a complete willingness to meet his players where they are makes a truly fun game night. He guides us in our quests but really encourages us to be creative and have fun and has blended in super well with our group.