CORTEX VORTEX
Every character in Cortex Vortex draws a path through the Vortex Flare Ring. Four classes sit at the centre. Each opens into specialisations, and each specialisation into abilities. Two players in the same class can finish a campaign with almost nothing in common.
Action, protection, conflict, physical mastery. The ones who stand where the room is loudest. Core abilities include Cosmic Critical, Counterattack, Battle Pact, Rush and Ready for Action.
Example: take Marksman and you are picking up X-Ray Shot and Sniper Shot. Take Force of Chaos instead and the same class becomes Embrace Chaos, Chaos Flow and Ride Lightning.
Wisdom, perception, spiritual discipline and the raw manipulation of the Flare. The ones who knew before anyone said it. Core abilities include Alchemic Disconcordance, Mental Barrier, Iron Will and Telekinesis.
Example: Susume, from our playtest table, was quick with a katana and quicker with telekinesis. After her first session, three other players rerolled as Mystics.
Charisma, performance, leadership and connection. In a solar system that runs on media, this is a weapon. Core abilities include Oppress the Weak Mind, See Beyond Eyesight, Master in Position, Psychic Spike and Mask.
Example: a Hypnotist can Take Over a mind outright. A Tactician never touches anyone and still decides how the fight goes, through Critical Team and Space Manipulation.
Intellect, engineering, medicine and technological command. Mech-Ups, Muta-Boosts, and things the Alliance has not approved. Core abilities include Crafter, Adrenaline Repair, Thinker, Battle Sense and Suited.
Example: the same class covers Cethra, a Synthfairy medic who kept a party alive through decisions they should not have survived, and a Destroyer running Twin Nova and Nova Flare.
Identity before statistics. Your species carries a history, a home and a set of expectations you are free to break.
EIGHT TO CHOOSE FROMKombatant, Mystic, Influencer or Techie. Four centres, and the core abilities that come with each one from the start.
FOUR CENTRESEach level you select from the ring. Specialisations open into abilities, and the path you draw is yours alone.
EVERY ABILITY IS A COORDINATEIncluding the Flare Ring, the Companion Bot rules, and four pregenerated characters you can hand straight to your players.
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