VERSION 2.
A FAN-PROJECT ROLE-PLAYING GAME
WRITTEN BY JEREMY FORBING
BASED ON THE CORTEX PRIME GAME HANDBOOK
BY CAM BANKS
ALL S TAR WARS ARTWORK PROPERTY OF LUCASFILM AND ITS LICENSING
PARTNERS , USED F OR TEXT FLOW /P LACEMENT PURPOSES ONLY
CORTEX AND THE CORTEX PRIME RULES ARE PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT OF
FANDOM , INC. – LEARN MORE AT CORTEX RPG. COM
SPECIAL THANKS : JIM MASON , JOHN PHILLIPS , JOSH ROBY , KAMALA KARA, AND RAFAEL FERREIRA
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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: PLAYING STAR WARS ADVENTURES
THAT ’S ALL
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AN EXAMPLE OF PLAY
STORY C OMES FIRST
OTHER RULES
STEPPING UP/S TEPPING DOWN
ASSETS
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COMPLICATIONS
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SESSIONS , SCENES , AND TURNS
HEROIC SUCCESS
HITCHES
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THE DOOM POOL
PLOT POINTS
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SPENDING PLOT POINTS
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ACTION ORDER FOR CORTEX VETS
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CHAPTER 2: TRAITS
YOUR PRIME SETS
WHAT IF I’ M NOT A HERO ?
DISCIPLINES
VARIANT RULE : ROLES
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DISTINCTIONS DRIVES
OTHER TRAIT SETS
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SPECIALTIES
USING STRESS
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TRAUMA
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CHAPTER 3: HERO CREATION
STEP 1: CLASS
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ADEPT
ADEPT SUBCLASSES
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LEADER
MIXING SUBCLASSES
LEADER SUBCLASSES
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SCOUNDREL SCOUNDREL SUBCLASSES
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SOLDIER
SOLDIER SUBCLASSES
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SPECIALIST
SPECIALIST SUBCLASSES
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STEP 2: ORIGIN
DROID HEROES
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STEP 3: DISCIPLINES
DISCIPLINES (AND SPECIALTIES )
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DISTINCTION DESCRIPTOR E XAMPLES
STEP 4: FINALIZING DISTINCTIONS
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STEP 5: DRIVES
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STEP 6: SIGNATURE ASSETS STEP 7: SPECIALTIES
NOW YOUR HERO IS COMPLETE
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GROWTH & EXPERIENCE
SPENDING XP
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OPTIONAL RULE : RELATIONSHIP ASSETS
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SIGNATURE ASSETS
SAMPLE HEROES
CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
SAMPLE HERO : PADME AMIDALA
DISCIPLINES BASE SFX AND LIMITS
DISTINCTIONS
DRIVES
SPECIALTIES
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SAMPLE HERO : OBI -WAN KENOBI CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
DISCIPLINES
BASE SFX AND LIMITS
DISTINCTIONS
DRIVES
SPECIALTIES
SIGNATURE ASSETS
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SAMPLE HERO : CAPTAIN PANAKA CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
DISCIPLINES
DISTINCTIONS
BASE SFX AND LIMITS
DRIVES
SPECIALTIES
SIGNATURE ASSETS
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CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
SAMPLE HERO : R2-D2
DISCIPLINES
DISTINCTIONS
DRIVES
BASE SFX AND LIMITS
SPECIALTIES
SIGNATURE ASSETS
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CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
SAMPLE HERO : RABÉ
DISCIPLINES
BASE SFX AND LIMITS
DISTINCTIONS
DRIVES
SPECIALTIES
SIGNATURE ASSETS
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ORIGINAL HERO : FANHAE DAAN CLASS/O RIGIN SFX AND LIMITS
DISCIPLINES
BASE SFX AND LIMITS
DISTINCTIONS
DRIVES
SPECIALTIES
SIGNATURE ASSETS
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APPENDIX: CLASSES AND SUBCLASSES TABLE
ADEPT (OR PADAWAN ) SOLDIER
LEADER SPECIALIST
SCOUNDREL
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