Battlestar Galactica


A space opera RPG based on the modern television series created by Ronald D. Moore that started in 2004. It uses the ""Cortex"" system adapted from theSovereign Stonefantasy system andSerenity RPG. Attributes and skills are rated in a a step die system with twelve ranks: d2¸ d4¸ d6¸ d8¸ d10¸ d12¸ d12+d2¸ d12+d4¸ d12+d6¸ d12+d8¸ d12+d10¸ d12+d12. Action resolution is by rolling attribute die plus skill die. Characters have six attributes (Agility¸ Strength¸ Vitality¸ Alertness¸ Intelligence¸ Willpower)¸ along with skills and advantages. It also includes a plot point mechanic. Plot Points can be spent before a roll for an extra die (costing 1 per rank)¸ after the roll to raise the total (costing 1 per +1)¸ or to manipulate the story (scaled from 1-3 for convenient coincidence to 11+ for ""saving your bacon""). - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim