Series 43.1 - Cortex Prime with Cam Banks [Designer] (Creation)
Channel: Character Creation Cast
Date: 2022-06-07

Welcome to the first episode of series 43, everyone! This series we welcome Cam Banks to discuss his game, Cortex Prime, an RPG Toolkit for creating ANY game you want! We talk game design, working with a “generic” game, and start making our characters!

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Cam Banks (Designer) @boymonster
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cambanks 

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Cortex Prime
Website: https://www.cortexrpg.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CortexRPG
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tpJmwZ

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Announcements
00:02:53 - Introductions
00:04:37 - What's in a game?
00:05:15 - What materials do we need to play the game?
00:12:54 - The history of Cortex
00:25:56 - Basic terms and concepts
00:27:32 - Traits
00:29:22 - Let's make a... system! - Selecting genres
00:33:16 - Prime Sets
00:38:12 - Distinctions
00:41:17 - Additional Rules
00:45:57 - Additional Traits - Resources, Specialties, Assets
00:50:16 - Let's make some people!
00:50:39 - Three forms of character creation
00:51:23 - Scratch build method - Prime traits - Values
00:57:01 - Call to Action
00:58:36 - Credits
01:00:32 - Show Blurbs - All My Fantasy Children

Transcripts
https://charactercreationcast.simplecast.com/episodes/series-431-cortex-prime-with-cam-banks-designer-creation/transcript

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