Cortex Prime RPG Game Handbook

Orc revolutionaries in love! Giant-sized mythic mecha!��Swashbuckling cats in the far future! Hard-boiled and��haunted police detectives! Whether you���re a fan of genres and genre mash-ups covering the full spectrum of RPG worlds��and settings, or you���re just looking for a tabletop game system you can customize to your own specifications, Cortex Prime is primed for you. Includes three sample Spotlight settings ready��to go: Eidolon Alpha, Hammerheads, and TRA”text-decoration: underline;”>GAMEPLAY BASICS

• Narrative-focused traits and abilities that quickly bring��your character and stories to life in ways that make sense for the genres you prefer.
• A simple dice-pool-based mechanic in which you add two of your dice results together and compare against an opposing��roll. Uses polyhedral gaming dice of four, six, eight, ten, and twelve sides.
• Player-centered choices allow for flaws and limits to manifest when the player feels they���re most effective.�����Hitches��� (dice results of 1) generate interesting immediate complications and long-term player benefits.
• Session-based play recognizes that both one-shot stories and extended campaigns are made richer by focusing on the��immediacy of what happens at the table���either in person or online.

Key Selling Points

• An exhaustive, award-winning tabletop roleplaying game system.
• Entirely modular and packed with advice, examples, and options.��Build your own roleplaying game primed by Cortex using hundreds of mods, traits, and mechanics, using themes and genres you already know and love.
• Flagship evergreen product with full digital support.��Cortex has existed in one form or another for over twenty years, powering multiple licensed roleplaying games.��Two exciting new games have already been announced for 2021:��Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game��and��Legends of Grayskull: The Masters of the Universe Roleplaying Game.
• Designed by Cam Banks, lead designer of��Marvel Heroic Roleplaying,��Smallville, and��Leverage; lead developer of more than fifty RPG sourcebooks and supplements; and winner of multiple E