Ninth World Apocrypha

Ninth World Apocrypha is an -UNOFFICIAL- community content site in support of Numenera, featuring articles, cyphers, oddities, artifacts, and a whole lot more!

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

@SerkrBjorn Everything on the site is work that was created by game fans. It should be considered entirely unofficial.

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

The collection grows...

We're working on relaunching Ninth World Apocrypha, including content updates. Have you read any of the #Numenera novels and want to write a review of them? Let us know! We'd love to give you somewhere to share it.

[Marc @wugwugs]

@TheNinthWorld join in!

...I mean, try and stop them!

[Happy Little Fella @DronesFoul]

@TheNinthWorld "hey, need a hand?"

[Ninth Octopus @NinthOctopus]

@TheNinthWorld Search the bodies for loot. Sorry. Some old habits die hard.

[MothMatt @MattSchaning]

@TheNinthWorld Rally as many caravaners as I can and try to get them to safety.

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

You've traveled for weeks in a caravan w/ a strange nano claiming to be an Aeon Priest. One night, you awake in a tent along side the road to the sound of screaming. You emerge to the sight of the nano, now with four arms, killing everyone. What do you do?

Art by KleinerHai

[Will Adams 🇿🇦🇬🇧 @WillDriveTrains]

@TheNinthWorld I draw a pattern in the air with my hand, the complicated finger movements are used to activate the device I have implanted in my palm that shoots out wave of scintillating energy which I know will hold the creature fast long enough for me to beat a hasty retreat

[A Grunt Sculpin @kn1kelsk1]

@TheNinthWorld Reach for a flask of acid on belt. Shape liquid into thin Sabre (flask serves as hilt). Stab for vision slit. Reshape liquid into spiked maul. Liquid expands within helmet. Acid ideally damages internal circuits. Hope there is no secondary brain.

[Aaron West @FlaviusIV]

@TheNinthWorld Clucking twice with my tongue, my pack activates the synth arms sticking out of it. They wield my swords, defending my back as I finish inventory. I hear the thunk of the being hitting the ground, and I duck as the arms turn on me. I ought to fix that bug.

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

You've finally reached the bottom of an enormous synth construct near Hthumos. You're so far underground, the heat is overbearing. It's hot and dark, and as you take inventory, a being approaches swiftly and silently from a corridor. How do you defend yourself?

Art by KleinerHai

[Will Adams 🇿🇦🇬🇧 @WillDriveTrains]

@TheNinthWorld Turning towards the construct, I concentrate, activating the micro processor located at the back of my right eye which allows me to cast my own version of scan on the strange creature

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

You've been taking a respite near Far Brohn the last few days when a group of nomads stop in town. The group leaves shortly after, but has mysteriously left a giant, mechanized steed behind in an alley. As you walk by, it rises and scans you. What do you do?

Art by KleinerHai

[Aaron West @FlaviusIV]

@TheNinthWorld Pulling a cypher from my belt, I blow into it as my vision swims. A zap across my tongue tells me it worked. The legs of the construct arch over me, as the world falls away, fractal panes of reality hiding my limp body. I awake to the moon, and unfold my cocoon, still searching.

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

You've been hunting your way through the southern reaches of the Steadfast, on the trail of an animal. Just as the trail runs cold, this rises out of the water from a lake in front of you, and begins to approach. You begin to get dizzy. What do you do?

Art by KleinerHai

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

@Phoenix24Femme Something to consider about Numenera is that it's intrinsically story-driven, narrative superstructure, and less reliance on hard mechanics might make it particularly more enjoyable in a streaming setting.

[A Grunt Sculpin @kn1kelsk1]

@TheNinthWorld Run for the inside of its cloak while it is still rising. Begin colossus climb. Look for primary data interface port while climbing. Attempt download of ancient sword techniques. Retreat. Assimilate. Plan counters based on learned data.

[Will Adams 🇿🇦🇬🇧 @WillDriveTrains]

@TheNinthWorld Find a way in and start exploring

[Aaron West @FlaviusIV]

@TheNinthWorld I step forward, and note that it rises further, mirroring my leg. I crouch and it follows. Twisting my arm, I see its sword rise from the ground to point skyward. The next step forward I blink and look down at my old body, limp on the rough ground, and turn away.

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

@WillPhotoUK It's anything you want it to be!

[Ninth World Apocrypha @TheNinthWorld]

You're walking across The Beyond, when this rises out of the ground in front of you. What do you do next?

Art by KleinerHai