Do you dream of escape, but don’t know from what, or to where? Looking for a chance to escape the insanity of the world, and immerse yourself into something rich, deep, and fantastical? Something that challenges the limits of your creativity as well as your intellect?
If so, then join us. Escape the Shadow of the real world and find the Invisible Sun. Enter a new Actuality of surreal fantasy where mystical characters wield fabulous powers and struggle to discover the secrets of true existence
Invisible Sun is the new roleplaying game by Monte Cook. Its focus is in deep immersion storytelling. Its mechanics and gameplay are tailored around overcoming the barriers to that immersion. Magic is not mechanical, but truly magical. Character creation and development is based around story arcs. And we’ve gone further than that. Because we know the challenges gamers face in the modern world, with conflicting schedules and sometimes distant players, Invisible Sun does something different. It embraces traditional tabletop play, but enhances it with away-from-the-table activities, rules to deal with absent players, solo play, online play, and more. All the barriers are down. All doors are open.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Invisible Sun is ENnie-Nominated. Vote Now!
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 10:50:36 PM
Hello, wise vislae—
Invisible Sun has been nominated for a number of ENnie Awards. Voting is open now, but not for long. If you’re excited about Invisible Sun, please vote ASAP.
We’re very proud of this game. We believe it’s a unique, groundbreaking, perhaps even revolutionary RPG, and it’s clearly one of the most ambitious physical productions ever. Personally, I believe it’s a contender for one of the best RPGs of all time—let alone of the past year. And I’ve been into RPGs since the 70s. If you agree with me, please vote. ENnie Awards are selected by popular vote, so the only way less-well-known games are recognized is if their fans make their voices heard. Vote now while you still can!
The Invisible Sun Prop Set 2 was funded by the Return to the Actuality reprint Kickstarter, and it’s one of the stretch goals that we promised you, too, would get in PDF as a backer of the original campaign. We’ll be fulfilling it in the days to come. You’ll get the PDF, but you can also buy it in print at the MCG Shop—because once you see it, you’re going to want it! Filled with newspaper clippings, handbills, business cards, tickets, posters, and other physical items (and of course plenty of colorful hints, clues, and hidden secrets), it’s a really cool collection of items from Satyrine to bring into your game here in Shadow. Look for it soon!
Preorders for Your Best Game Ever Close Soon!
Your Best Game Everis a book about making every game session, every adventure, every character, and every campaign as fun and awesome as it can be—regardless of your game system, your level of experience, or whether you’re a player or a GM. Penned by Monte with contributions from dozens of other professionals from across the RPG industry, it comes out later this month. Preorders are still open, and there’s a rockin’ deal. But only for a few more days. Check it out now!
Going to Gen Con?
We’ll be there too! We’re running loads of great games (as we do every year) and exciting seminars (ditto). But did you know that this year, Monte and Shanna are both Industry Guests of Honor at Gen Con?
Stop by our booth and check out some of the rarities, new releases, and other items you might not be able to find elsewhere. Say Hi to the team, and maybe grab an autograph or two. And don’t miss An Evening with MCG! You can find all the details at the MCG website.
—Charles and the MCG Team
Iconic Figure Set Surfaces Here in Shadow
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 10:35:00 PM
Hello, wise vislae—
Have a look at this!
The Invisible Sun Iconic Figure Set is now in our warehouse. We’ll begin fulfilling this in the days to come—if this is one of your rewards, look for your redemption email soon!
But that’s not all. A couple of weeks ago we released the Invisible Sun Prop-crafting Kit. As a backer of the original Kickstarter campaign, you received this bonus reward automatically. People really seem to like it—if you haven’t downloaded your copy, grab it now!
Next up is another bonus reward: the Invisible Sun Prop Set 2 in PDF. Work on this set is just wrapping up, and the various items look really cool! We anticipate delivering it to you in July.
Lots of Stuff Becoming Available
As we close in on the reprint of the Black Cube (which is in the assembly stage now, and should ship to us in a week or so), a number of related items are becoming available:
If you didn’t add on the Figure Set, it will be available at the MCG Shop very soon.
The same is true for the Sun Medallion set and the Order Medallion set. Look for them on the MCG Shop within the next week or two.
The Sooth Deck is coming back into print! If you’d like a second Sooth Deck, in a beautiful presentation box, it will be available soon.
The Vislae Kit will also be available once again, starting in late July.
And you’ll be able to get The Key in print. Many gaming groups find it particularly useful to have a second copy of this book from the Black Cube. It will be available in late July as well.
Look at What This Slipcase Can Do!
These are the four hardcovers from the Black Cube, in a Book M slipcase. We didn’t design it this way on purpose, but the fit is perfect!
The Directed Campaign Is In Its First Final Month
The Invisible Sun Directed Campaign is twelve months of great game content, tailored to the direction your players take it, along with a number of physical mailings of props and game elements. It launched last July, and the final month was delivered last week. Of course, subscribers can choose when to start their campaigns, and pause it along the way. So only those vislae who launched their campaigns the first month, and didn’t pause at any point, have actually experienced the 12-month narrative. Many others are a few months behind, or haven’t even launched theirs yet. But that’s fine—subscribers can begin their campaigns any time through July of 2020. (Which means there’s still time to get in on it—you can get the Directed Campaign through the MCG Shop.)
Awesome Deals at the MCG Shop—For Just the Next Few Days!
Join Monte and other members of the MCG team as we take a deeper dive into some of the key sections from the forthcoming Your Best Game Ever. The Your Best Game Evervideo series also lets you discuss your experiences, tips, and questions with the broader community in the Twitch and YouTube comments.
The series runs on Twitch on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. PDT). Come join us in chat, or watch the video and Twitch chat later on. The series continues weekly through July, with topics like worldbuilding, being a great player, character creation, adventure design, and more.
—Charles and the MCG Team
Teratology and Other Exciting News
about 5 years ago
– Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 01:04:36 AM
Hello, wise vislae—
We’ve got great news about Teratology. But first:
In our last update, we said we’d fulfill Book M the week of March 18th—that is, the week that’s just coming to an end. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make that happen. But we’re almost ready, and we will fulfill on Monday.
(That’s the short version. The longer version is that the second batch of Book M was delivered to us this past Monday, which was great news because that was a week or two ahead of schedule. Unfortunately, some shipping wires were crossed, and all of it came to our Kansas warehouse, instead of splitting between that location and our Atlanta warehouse. It was frankly too much for the space we have, so it took a lot of wrangling to get it all in, and then to get the Atlanta quantity onto a truck headed for the correct location. Dealing with that set us back a couple of days this week.)
One half of our Kansas warehouse, literally filled up with Book M!
But that brings us back to Teratology: It too is a little ahead of schedule, and will be in our warehouse on Monday. So in addition to fulfilling Book M on Monday, we’ll fulfill Teratology as well!
If either of these titles are rewards for you, look for a fulfillment email reaching your inbox on Monday. We’re super excited to be getting not one, but two Invisible Sun titles into your hands next week!
—Charles and the MCG Team
Book M PDF, with the Print Version Shipping Soon
about 5 years ago
– Fri, Mar 08, 2019 at 11:29:59 PM
Hello, wise vislae—
Just a short update today to share some great news: Book M, long lost in the Dark, has found its way here to Shadow. We have the first batch of Book M in our US warehouse now!
Unfortunately, the timing isn’t great. The books arrived at our Kansas warehouse (from which we do all fulfillment for the Americas) a couple of days ago, but our Kansas staff are embarking for the GAMA Trade Show tomorrow and will be gone for a week. (The GAMA Trade Show is an annual industry gathering, where we, alongside 150 or so other game manufacturers, will show off our plans for the year to hundreds of game retailers and distributors.) Supplies of Book M won’t reach our warehouses in the UK and Australia until late next week anyway. So as excited as we are to finally hold Book M in our hands, we aren’t quite able to ship them out to you yet.
So here’s the plan: we will fulfill the PDF right away. The physical product will ship the week of 18th (not next week, but the week after), as soon as we’re back from GAMA.
If Book M is among your rewards, look for a fulfillment email for the PDF in the days to come. And then keep your eye out for the print copy fulfillment email another week or so down the road.
Please note that the PDF of Book M is being fulfilled ahead of the print version. That’s a change from our usual practice of fulfilling both the PDF and print at the same time, so if you’re used to that, don’t panic when you only get your PDF redemption coupon to start with. The print book redemption coupon and the print book itself will follow!
As you probably know, Book M has had a somewhat tortured journey through the production process. We’re really excited to see it finally heading out into the world!
—Charles and the MCG Team
A Big Rewards Roundup
about 5 years ago
– Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 03:34:08 PM
Hello, wise vislae—
As you know by now, this week we fulfilled to you the PDF of Invisible Sun. We did our best to bring you a digital version of the game that mimicked, as much as possible, the great experience of opening the Black Cube in physical form—fully hyperlinked books, printer-friendly decks, special items like the form-fillable version of The Guiding Hand, and the full slate of nearly 80 files.
Between that, and the forthcoming Book M, and Teratology on press, and Secrets of Silent Streets recently delivered, it’s been a busy time for this campaign! In this update, we thought we’d give you a roundup on where everything stands.
Book M
Great news on Book M (finally!): the first batch (which covers fulfillment to you, a backer of the original Kickstarter campaign) is complete and in transit to our warehouses. We anticipate fulfilling it next week. As a reminder, this isn’t just a book that expands the magic of your Invisible Sun game—it also includes 200 new cards, and a slipcase that will hold Book M itself along with Secrets of Silent Streets, Teratology, and the forthcoming The Threshold.
Teratology
Teratology is next up! We shared a few details about this title in a recent update. It’s on press now, and will deliver in April. This is a fantastic book, filled with incredibly imaginative creatures and artwork. We’ve taken preorders for Teratologylive this week [[link]]—if you missed it during the campaign, this is your chance to grab this inspiring and useful 192-page hardcover bestiary of the Actuality.
All the Rest!
Here’s a complete roundup on where we are with every deliverable in this campaign.
Items delivered so far:
Playtest
The Black Cube (including the Nightside version) (with medallions and secrets)
Order medallions (including the full set with presentation boxes for certain backer levels)
Sun medallions (including special variants)
Testament of Suns
Several unique rewards (but not all of them)
Here are some bonus items we’ve delivered, even though they weren’t part of the original campaign commitments:
Bonus Deck
Invisible Sun in PDF (thanks for all the great feedback on this—we’re so happy you like it. Even Monte!)
We Begin at the End adventure in PDF
Items coming soon:
Book M in print and PDF: As mentioned above, we hope to fulfill next week.
Teratology in print and PDF: On press now!
Signed plate: This one will go out with Book M or Teratology.
Wooden boards (standard and Nightside): These are in the final stages of production, and will go out to backers as soon as we have them. Probably in a few weeks.
Figure set: At the factory! We don’t have a nailed-down timeline for the figure set, but we hope to fulfill it no later than late Spring.
The Threshold in print and PDF: This summer.
The Nightside in print and PDF: This summer.
A couple of outstanding special rewards: There aren’t many left, but a few unique and hand-made items remain to be delivered. They’re all in production.
And, finally, here are some bonus items also coming your way, even though they weren’t part of the original campaign commitments:
Prop-crafting kit: This will go out to you in March!
Prop set PDF: This item is in development now, and will fufill in late Spring.
Art of Invisible Sun 2 in PDF: Look for this one this summer!
Whew! That’s a long list. It’s possible I’ve overlooked something in penning this update—if so, I apologize. If you see a fulfilled item above, and you haven’t received yours, log into the MCG Shop (using the email address you gave us in BackerKit), go to your account, and click on Coupons. Click the coupon to add the item to your cart. Repeat for all items before checking out. If you don’t see a coupon, contact us at [email protected].
Invisible Sun is one of the most complex games ever published—and the many deliverables made the Kickstarter campaign one of the most complex to fulfill. We’re really excited to see so much Invisible Sun out there in your hands, and we’re looking forward to finishing up the remaining commitments over the months to come. Thanks for sharing the vision of Invisible Sun with us, and for helping make all of this a reality!
