Cortex Classic System

Cortex System
DesignersJamie Chambers
PublishersMargaret Weis Productions
Publication2005
GenresRole-playing game

Now most commonly referred to as "Cortex Classic," the Cortex System is a generic RPG system based on the Sovereign Stone role-playing game system,[citation needed], and was developed by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd for the Serenity Role Playing Game.[1] It was subsequently used for their licensed Battlestar Galactica and Supernatural RPGs, and brought out as a stand-alone system in the Cortex System Role Playing Game book[2] (also called the Cortex Classic System Role Playing Game).[3] Serenity, using the Cortex System, was the 2005 Origins Award Gamer's Choice Role Playing Game of the Year.[4]

In 2010, the Cortex Plus system, which evolved from the Cortex System, was released. Despite the similar name, the Cortex System is different from the Cortex Plus system, also produced by Margaret Weis Productions.

  1. ^ "D6G Episode 18: Serenity RPG reviewed & interview with designer". The D6 Generation. October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  2. ^ RPG.net review of Cortex Classic
  3. ^ Cortex Classic System RPG listing
  4. ^ RPG Geek Serenity RPG page