I've been complaining about this map for months, but now that it's done, I can share with you the rather impressive (if I do say so myself) timelapse of the illustration process. I'm really rather proud of how this one came out!
(the video's too big for anyplace but YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwp1AMKGvxs
(Reshares vastly appreciated, btw!)
#fantasyArt #fantasy #ttrpg #ttrpgs #WickedWhiskers #KeystoneFantasyRoleplaying #Cortex #CortexPrime #dwarves #cartography #map #illustration
System Hack: Colony Sim Cortex Design Goals
It’s been a while since we’ve seen an extended System Hack at Cannibal Halfling Gaming. Genesys Mecha concluded in September of 2019 and Cyberpunk Chimera concluded in May of 2020. And yes, neither of them were ever expanded into standalone products; while writing did continue behind the scene the scope of the ambition of both of the projects was simply too high to be completed in the spare time of one or even two nerds who also had jobs (and in one case, kids). With all those caveats out of the way, I’m trying it again anyway. Both Genesys Mecha and Cyberpunk Chimera provided great deep dives and game design ideas, and with that in mind I wanted to set my sights on something that’s both been a personal quest of mine for a little while as well as something that will add to the game design conversation in a positive way (whether or not the article series leads to anything more). Cortex Prime is, in my opinion, one of the most flexible and powerful rules toolkits on the market. It’s also a toolkit that takes some effort and consideration to set up, which has prevented it from taking off in the same way as the similar but much simpler Fate. Cortex Prime also has many fewer worked examples than Fate, which has the exemplary Fate Worlds series as well as a number of Fate System Toolkits; instead, Cortex only has Tales of Xadia as a fully implemented Cortex game outside of its three in-book examples which are too short and a bit too unconventional to be accessible demos (their genres are police procedural, rescue team, and neo-classical fantasy). A good system hack will walk through the various mechanics, mods, and character options and discuss why each choice is made and how they’re going to work in the final product. […]https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2025/06/11/system-hack-colony-sim-cortex-design-goals/
Recently, I mentioned my old Power Rangers hack in a Power Rangers E20 conversation. I couldn't sleep last night so, instead, I tried out Affinity Publisher by trying to give it a proper layout. Honest thoughts: does this work from a layout perspective?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iyBc5o9BqEq_zmxjopJ2euCNuMr4IpYN/view?usp=drive_link
#affinity #powerrangers #cortex #cortexprime #essence20 #fanhack #layout #prime #tabletop #rpg #roleplay #roleplaying #roleplayingame #trpg #ttrpg
So the tentative name for this supernatural university #CortexPrime #TTRPG I'm noodling on is Generation Hex. I know there's already a comic book out there with a similar name, don't care. I'm thinking of tying it into another game I want to do, called Trenchcoats and Thaumaturgy.
Reading through #TorchLite, and I really love the focus on the backpack as part of the character. It's really thematic!
Neon Angels, my Bubblegum Crisis-inspired #CortexPrime #TTRPG build, at roughly 23k words (and it's some very rough text), is almost in a playable state. I have a few things to work out still, plus mocking out some play sheets.
I'm going a different direction for this #CortexPrime #TTRPG build than I normally would. It's not totally crunchy with lists of weapons and cyberware and stuff, but does have movement, range, etc. Of course the movement is zones, but that's still more involved than I usually prefer.
It's here, it's here, release day is here, and TorchLite is out in the world! Whew!
So proud of this project and so happy we're here at the finish line. Fly, fly my pretties!
You can grab your copy here: https://xineink.itch.io/torchlite
Reshares and retweets VERY appreciated! :D
#TorchLite #ttrpg #ttrpgs #Cortex #CortexPrime #CortexLite #fantasy #dungeon
Torchlite was developed by members of the #CortexPrime #TTRPG community, including the effervescent @miriamrobern.
TorchLite ignites on Nov 13 at https://xine.ink.
Special effects (SFX) in the #CortexPrime #TTRPG are abilities that make your character go VROOOOM.
I've moved on to what might be my favorite part of Neon Angels — vehicles and mecha. I get to draw on a deep well of Mekton and Silhouette for it. #TTRPG #CortexPrime.
A little something to look forward to. It isn't much, but it's something.
I'm surprised when @direwolfdigital.bsky.social burned $200k on the #CortexPrime #TTRPG Spotlights with nothing to show for it that Mr. Beast wasn't involved, seems right up his alley.
https://news.direwolfdigital.com/dune-imperium-uprising-pre-release-invitationalthe-rise-of-mrbeast/
I just posted some thoughts on the news about the #CortexPrime #TTRPG
http://aggregatecognizance.com/p/dwd-spotlights/
Due to Direwolf Digital's bullshit decision to not honor the KS obligations, the creators who worked on The Spotlights get nothing. They were only promised royalties with the creator studio, which is never coming out. And the profit sharing for the phsyical books won't happen. Just fuck your most engaged fans, #CortexPrime, I'm sure that will work out in the wash.
"Xavier’s sacrifice brought about a world more tolerant towards mutants. I am indebted to honor his last wish, even if his X-Men won’t trust me. Perhaps they are right not to. My past is too littered with error.” – Magneto
https://marvelplotpoints.com/2024/08/02/datefiles-magneto-97/
I am starting a new #TTRPG campaign--#GenesysRPG in a cyberpunk setting--and I'd like to copy what I did for *Invisible Handiwork*--an urban fantasy game I ran based on *The Magicians* in #CortexPrime--but I can't remember how I did it. I think I started with villains, then drew out a tree of lieutenants' methods and goals, but I can't remember the exact process.
In this video, you can see what I'm talking about, and hear me musing further on it: https://youtube.com/live/d7yun9OaY0U
I broke through a bit of a wall in working on my Bubblegum Crisis inspired Cortex game, and it feels like things are really coming together. This is going to be pretty awesome I think.
I just sorted through all of my dice to put enough of a selection into one bag to take to #Gencon. I don't think I'll want to lug five pounds of dice around. I have some Fate dice, metal BitD dice, blood splatter d6s in case I play Eat the Reich, Avatar Legends dice because I like them.
And enough of an assortment of other polyhedrals because...#CortexPrime.
