
GMI E78 The Obsidian Monolith 08 - The Adventures Continue
The adventures continue in episode 08 of The Obsidian Monolith.
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GM Intrusions is the podcast devoted to Numenera, The Strange and other games using the Cypher System. This podcast provides insights to players and GMs as well as product reviews for Numene...

The adventures continue in episode 08 of The Obsidian Monolith.

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