CORE Micro

Aug 17, 2020

As heard in Actual Play on LegendsOfTabletopMFGCastand Fandible:

A Hybrid Microsystem built for Speed & Flexibility

Stat your world in no time.
Expand your options in realtime.

CORE blends traditional RPG concepts with narrative techniques to create unpredictable character-driven stories, while the GameMaster focuses on engagement and continuity. The system offers lots of creative agency and just a tiny bit of crunch. It’s built for speed, flexibility, low prep, and high collaboration.
SIMPLE UNIVERSAL MECHANIC

The CORE philosophy: use the smallest scale and a simple universal mechanic for everything, both during character generation and in play. The system is built to allow quick and reasonable GM rulings without sacrificing narrative flexibility. Dice rolls and tables in CORE don’t give you a number, a fact, or a pass/fail. They give you a simple prompt that sends you right back into the fiction.

Designed by Tod Foley – creator of CyberSpaceDayTrippers, and Watch the World Die – the CORE system will let you try any weird thing, and stay out of your way. It’s easy for Players to learn, and easy for GMs to hack.

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Version 3.0

The CORE Micro SRD is designed for GMs and Game Designers alike.
Built to be hacked for your world. Join the growing community of CORE developers.

AVAILABLE AT:

Drivethrurpg: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/323467/CORE-Micro

iTCH: https://as-if.itch.io/core-micro

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