= Prime set

CORTEX PRIME RULES MENU

WHAT'S ON THE CHARACTER WHAT TESTS OR CONTESTS DO WHAT DO PLOT POINTS DO? WHAT OPPOSITION DO WHAT OTHER TRAITS ARE IN
SHEET? THE CHARACTERS ATTEMPT? CHARACTERS FACE? PLAY?

Choose 4 – 6 trait sets (circle prime sets): Choose available test types: Plot Points can be spent to: What determines the difficulty of player What other traits can characters use?
Attributes Basic Test Include more dice in total action? Assets & Complications (Freeform)
Skills (Specialty Split; Pyramid) Contest and Reaction (Interference) Activate an SFX trigger Static Difficulty Opponent's Stress
Specialties (Multi-Level) Ordered Action (Initiative) Avoid being taken out Random Difficulty Own Stress (Pushing Stress)
Distinctions Timed Test Include more than one trait from a The Doom Pool (oppositional) Locations
Affiliations Escalating Contest single trait set in a roll – list applicable
Roles Asset Creation sets or state “all”:
Values Ganging Up __________________________________ What kinds of enemies do players fight? What else gets a character sheet/traits?
Relationships __________________________________ Major GMCs Vehicles
Resources Minor GMCs The Party
Powers (Power Sets) Choose available recovery actions: Extras Factions/Armies
Complication Recovery Players only can spend Plot Points to: Locations as GMCs The Setting
Signature Assets
Stress Recovery (Trauma Recovery) Step down a complication when the Mobs and Bosses
Other: _________________________ GM rolls an opportunity
Life Point Recovery Scaled Enemies (Multi-Level)
Create new assets, rated at D6 Are Weapons or Armour stats being used?
Share personal asset with the scene Weapons
Are you using SFX? If so, list trait sets
with SFX: What are the effects of an action? Extend scene asset into a scenario asset How does the GM use Plot Points? Armour
__________________________________ Effect Dice Test after being taken out The Pile
__________________________________ Heroic Success (Hero Dice) The Bank
(SFX are free-standing, i.e. Talents) Stress (Trauma; Trait-Applied) The Doom Pool
If other variant rules are in play, Plot
Points can be spent to:
Are actions limited by specific scene Create a D6 Relationship for a session
Are you using Trait Statements? If so,
types? If so, select scene types, and state Recover a lost Signature Asset
list trait sets with statements:
__________________________________ what actions are (un)available in each: Use your own Stress for a roll
__________________________________ Action Scenes Interfere in a Contest
__________________________________ Use a Hero Die (players only)
__________________________________ All Cortex Prime games use five core rules:
How are you tracking injury? Choose 1. Transition Scenes
Complications (not on character sheet) __________________________________ Plot Points can be earned by: Player responsibilities
Stress (Trauma; Trait-Applied) __________________________________ Receiving a complication after rolling a GM responsibilities
Life Points (Ablative; Threshold) Exploration Scenes spoiler (players only) How to build a dice pool (including Stepping Up and Stepping Back dice)
__________________________________ Rolling a D4 for stress or complication How to determine Success and Failure
__________________________________ Activating an SFX trigger Beats and Scenes
How do you generate a character? Tag Scenes GM spending Plot Point against you
Custom Creation __________________________________ (players only) For all other rules, refer to this menu to see what is in play.
Archetypes __________________________________ Roleplaying reward
Lifepath Flashback Scenes
__________________________________
__________________________________ What is the minimum number of Plot
How does your character improve? Other Scene Type: ________________ Points players start a session with?
Advancement __________________________________ 1
Growth __________________________________ Other: __________________________
Milestones