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Cortex is a multi-genre, modular, session-centered tabletop roleplaying game system. Build your own custom tabletop RPG game with Cortex - all of the tools and resources are yours. Check out our first Spotlight Game, Hammerheads, for free.

HomeCortex HandbookHammerheads SpotlightExplore the RulesRedeemBuyLoginRegisterMenuHomeCortex HandbookHammerheads SpotlightExplore the RulesRedeemBuyLoginRegisterLogin | RegisterWelcome to the world of CortexWhat is Cortex Prime? Imagine a world-building tabletop RPG system where you and your players choose the genre, build the game, and forge the story from a set of modular rules mechanics. Cortex Prime helps you create a one-of-kind experience tailored to the way you and your friends like to play to bring to life an experience you will never forget.Continuing the award-winning Cortex legacy, Cortex Prime provides a complete game toolkit that is:Fast, featuring in-depth examples, illustrations, and tipsEasy for everyone to play and rewarding to masterVersatile, with hundreds of modular, customizable componentsCortex Prime offers the options you need to harness the power of your imagination and inspire new stories, from single session one-shots to epic adventures spanning years.Learn More About Cortex PrimeLearn MoreCortex Prime Digital HandbookOrc 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.Cortex is an award-winning tabletop roleplaying game system that has existed in one form or another for over twenty years, powering multiple licensed roleplaying games. Cortex Prime is the newest version of this much-loved set of game rules, refined and redesigned for a new, digitally-supported generation.This Game Handbook includes:Multiple character creation options, modular elements, and approachesFull rules for exciting conflicts and entertaining challenges at the game tableCompletely hackable and customizable mods to suit your players, your worlds, your storiesGuidance for Game Moderators—run scenes, sessions, and entire settingsBackwards compatibility with all previous Cortex-powered games and supplementsBuy online and receive:Instant Access to the Digital Cortex Prime HandbookInstant Access to the PDF Cortex Prime HandbookPrintable Cortex Character FilesEarly Access to Future CortexRPG.com FeaturesInvite Link to the Cortex Discord CommunityPurchase NowHammerheads Spotlight GameHammerheads is set in the near future when the world is besieged by the ravages of climate change, corporate catastrophe, and crisis.You play a Hammerhead agent, recruited from the ranks of first responders, the military, and the scientific community to join this elite global disaster management organization.Only the best and brightest, those individuals who run toward danger rather than run away, are sought out by the mysterious World Crisis Agency to serve.Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and the mighty High-Altitude Multi-Mission Emergency Response Headquarters—the Hammerheads—you and your team answer the call when nobody else can do it.Serialized Television-Inspired ActionerialiBecome a Highly-Trained Hammerheads AgentCrew Your Own State-of-the-Art Hammerhead VehicleOvercome Disasters without Combat or ViolenceFeatures Everything Your Group Needs to PlayExplore Hammerheads NowMore Cortex Is Coming Soon!Keep an eye out for more Cortex news coming soon on Twitter, Facebook, or our Discord server.Multi-GenreCortex Prime handles a multitude of genres from books, television, movies, and video games. Almost any genre you can imagine can be represented with this system. You can cross genres, mixing them up and using traits and elements from more than one in your game, as you like.ModularCortex Prime isn't a fixed set of rules. It's more of a toolkit, or a big box of building bricks. From a central system of dice and descriptive traits, you can assemble your own game from modular parts (called mods) to best suit preferences and the way you and your friends like to play.Session-CenteredCortex Prime is designed to suit groups of players who meet together in person around a table or online around a virtual tabletop, ready to collaborate on a shared story. Each session of play is its own experience. String a few sessions together and you get a story arc or something more episodic.© 2024 Dire Wolf Digital, LLC | All Rights ReservedSupportPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service

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