Alpha Cipher

Since time immemorial, numerous orders of occultists have danced the steps of an ancient quiet conflict. They all know the truth: that the fundamental nature of existence can be described by numerology and sacred geometry, expressed in complex diagrams made of interlocking circles and symbols. Their final goal is also the same: discovery of α, the Alpha, a perfected magic formula that comprehensively describes all of reality, a single omnipotent spell.

Forty-eight hours ago, multiple oracles independently predicted that, in six days, a supercomputer hidden in an underground facility will calculate the Alpha. The six most powerful factions all dispatched agents to claim it for themselves, but the scientist who initiated the computational sequence was killed in the crossfire, leaving behind a cryptographic security key that grants access to the final output when the program completes. 

Whoever is able to read and cast that spell first will be able to rewrite reality to their design, but who currently holds the key is unclear. Now, the six mages engage in a risky game of espionage, diplomacy, and combat to claim the Alpha Cipher. 

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Alpha Cipher is a competitive tabletop roleplaying game designed for fast-paced one-shots. Up to six players can use all their skills of both magecraft and tradecraft to spy, assassinate, and get romantically entangled with one another using a combination of rock-paper-scissors action resolution and spells played as interrupts to ensnare the unwary.  If you like espionage fiction, urban fantasy visual novels, or the thrill of calling out "trap card!", then this is your game.