ypher Deck XP Deck & Creature Deck for Numenera Cyphers are among the most common type of numenera devices in the Ninth World Usually single-use & frequently cobbled together or used in ways completely unrelated to their original intent cyphers are a great opportunity for characters to discover & use the numenera as one-time weapons wearable devices quick heals & more This deck of 120 full-color cards allows GMs & players to randomly generate cyphers on the fly Twenty item cards are lavishly illustrated with different device types while each of the 100 power cards offers multiple power options to match the device In Numenera exploration & risk are everything Players earn experience points not for killing monsters but for making discoveries & facing unexpected challenges You might rack up your XP between sessions but most commonly you receive experience points during play when events take an unexpected turn or you make a remarkable discovery & XPs are a sort of currency often changing hands between players The Numenera XP Deck gives you a set of tangible tokens to represent experience points This 30-card deck is a simple but useful tool at the game table Build encounters quickly & easily or create them randomly on the fly Then give your players a look at their foes before plunging into combat This deck contains 100 of the most commonly encountered creatures in the Ninth World drawn from both the Numenera corebook & The Ninth World Bestiary When you need to build an encounter (either when prepping your game or at the gaming table) simply draw a card from this deck You’ve got basic stats (with a reference to the corebook for full stats & info) on one side & an image to share with your players on the reverse