Numbers are integral to our everyday lives & feature in everything we do In this Very Short Introduction Peter M Higgins the renowned mathematics writer unravels the world of numbers; demonstrating its richness & providing a comprehensive view of the idea of the number Higgins paints a picture of the number world considering how the modern number system matured over centuries Explaining the various number types & showing how they behave he introduces key concepts such as integers fractions real numbers & imaginary numbers By approaching the topic in a non-technical way & emphasising the basic principles & interactions of numbers with mathematics & science Higgins also demonstrates the practical interactions & modern applications such as encryption of confidential data on the internet ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

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Numenera is a science fantasy roleplaying game set in the far distant future Humanity lives amid the remnants of eight great civilizations that have risen & fallen on Earth These are the people of the Ninth World This new world is filled with remnants of all the former worlds bits of nanotechnology the dataweb threaded among still-orbiting satellites bio-engineered creatures & myriad strange & wondrous devices These remnants have become known as the numenera Player characters explore this world of mystery & danger to find these leftover artifacts of the past not to dwell upon the old ways but to help forge their new destinies utilizing the so-called &magic& of the past to create a promising future Numenera Character Options is a supplement for Numenera & provides new options for Numenera characters In addition to new descriptors & foci Numenera Character Options offers new mutations new non-human races new esoteries new fighting moves & new tricks of the trade It also introduces new kinds of descriptors expanding the concept to include character origins & negative traits along with new rules for customizing characters switching descriptors & foci & more! ...

The Numenera corebook is the main rulebook It’s a 416-page hardcover with color art some of which we’ve previewed for you This book gives you all the rules of the game as well as the Ninth World setting GM advice & even some adventures to get you started We’re taking the lessons that I learned creating Ptolus & applying them here so if you liked the way that book was presented & organized you’re going to like this book ...

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 ...

Ferocious terrifying or just plain weird 140 new creatures for the Numenera setting Featuring more than 140 creatures & characters the Ninth World Bestiary is lavishly illustrated & wildly imaginative With GM advice on using pre-made creatures as well as creating your own it also

Includes:: lots of additional details about the Ninth World’s complex far-future post apocalyptic ecology Ninth World parasites transdimensional creatures mechanical automatons extraterrestrials & loads & loads of monsters for characters to face & fight are just the beginning in the weird & wonderful setting of Numenera

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Create characters explore the setting & learn the rules in this inexpensive second copy of key rules & setting material This 64-page softcover delivers a taste of the game & gives you an extra copy of key material for the gaming table ...

Calaval’s Parable of the Spider holds this lesson We can no more comprehend the remnants of the prior worlds than a spider can comprehend the cathedral in which it happens to have built its web Just as our works are beyond the understanding—or even complete perception—of the spider we cannot understand or even fully perceive the works of the ancients Calaval was of course the first Amber Pope the founder of the Order of Truth & the first leader of the Aeon Priests How well do you understand them? Explore the Order of Truth Learn its many secrets Work with the Aeon Priests discover how they can optimize your character’s abilities & equipment or even join the Order as they seek to bring the wonders of the prior worlds into the Ninth World ...

Three lengthy adventures wrapped in a thrilling frame story with a life-&-death twist! It begins simply enough Doesn’t it always? A nobleman’s estate needs tending in his absence But what secrets lurk in its shadows? What deals has this man made with whispered voices in that darkness? & once such a discovery is made can it be undone? The Devil’s Spine wraps three distinct adventures in a thrilling hard-driving frame story The terrifying devil’s spine graft will claim a life & the clock is ticking Removing it will send the characters to the depths of the Mechanized Tomb into a web of Viral Transmissions & ultimately off the corebook map & into uncharted territory when they go Beyond the Maelstrom ...

Numenera&s Ninth World is a fantastic vision of a world in which hyper-advanced civilizations have risen & fallen & left their inventions behind Their achievements became part of the accumulated detritus of eons
- & now this assortment of ancient power is there for the taking! One of the denizens of the Ninth World has discovered a way to use the numenera to grow strong cheat death & skip across the face of centuries in a succession of bodies But he discovers an unexpected side effect You! Set in the world of Monte Cook&s roleplaying game setting Numenera Torment Tides of Numenera is a game of deep reactivity & immersion into a new & strange vision You will chart a course through bizarre landscapes across the face of a vastly different world You will face adversaries who harness incomprehensible powers & who will ultimately force you to face yourself & answer the question What does one life matter?
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