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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 9267260" data-attributes="member: 984">Have you played or run the Cortex Plus or Cortex Prime system?  Have you played one of the many licensed games that were released, or did you pick up a system core book and run a campaign of your own?  If so, what did you think of it?The original Cortex system (now called Cortex Classic) was first released with the Serenity RPG and was a very different system with a very different intent than its later incarnations.  Starting in 2009, Margaret Weis Productions brought on Cam Banks to guide the system forward into their later games, pivoting the system to have a much stronger focus on the fiction, on the characters, and the unfolding narrative.  This Cortex Plus system was eventually used, with tweaks for each setting, for the Smallville, Leverage, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, and Firefly RPGs.As MWP exited the RPG space, Cam Banks licensed the rules and began to create a further refined version named Cortex Prime that incorporated all that came before into a modular system that can be custom-built for different campaign styles, themes, and tones.  Accompanying the Kickstarter was five volumes of mini-campaigns (of which four volumes have been released to backers), and one complete game, Tales of Xadia (based on the Netflix show The Dragon Prince) has been released.As noted in the previous “Grade…” threads, “the D20 System is the undeniable favorite for tabletop RPGs today, but there are plenty of options out there for those who don't like D20 or might be looking for something different. The goal in these little surveys is to highlight the different systems and options available to tabletop fans...not bash on anyone's favorites.”So! If you’ve played Cortex Plus or Cortex Prime, I’d like to hear about your experiences.  What do/did you like or dislike about it?  If you haven’t played, was there something that dissuaded you from giving it a try?And as before, just for fun I’ll take the responses to give the system a “grade.”  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Grade: B+Of those who voted, 96% have heard of it but only half (51%) have played it.Of those who have played it: 38% love it, 38% like it, 17% are lukewarm, 7% dislike it, and 0% hate it.Previous entries:<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tell-me-about-the-cypher-system.699558/post-9113969" target="_blank">Grading the Cypher System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-pathfinder-2e-game-system.699577/post-9114720" target="_blank">Grading the Pathfinder 2E (D20) System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-savage-worlds-system.699639/post-9118485" target="_blank">Grading the Savage Worlds System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-fate-fate-core-system.699746/post-9123350" target="_blank">Grading the Fate/Fate Core System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-modiphius-2d20-system.699862/post-9130300" target="_blank">Grading the Modiphius 2d20 System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-gurps-system.700000/post-9136681" target="_blank">Grading the GURPS System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-powered-by-the-apocalypse-pbta-system.700132/post-9143576" target="_blank">Grading the Powered by the Apocalypse System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-d6-system.700240/post-9149838" target="_blank">Grading the D6 System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-hero-system.700391/" target="_blank">Grading the Hero System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-storyteller-system.700467/post-9165156" target="_blank">Grading the Storyteller System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-megaversal-palladium-system.700634/post-9172320" target="_blank">Grading the Megaversal/Palladium System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-basic-roleplaying-system.700825/post-9181516" target="_blank">Grading the Basic Role-Playing System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-saga-system.700972/post-9189430" target="_blank">Grading the SAGA System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-warhammer-40k-system.701299/post-9204415" target="_blank">Grading the Warhammer 40K RPG System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-rolemaster-spacemaster-system.702503/" target="_blank">Grading the Rolemaster/Spacemaster System</a></blockquote>

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