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Cornerstone RPG - Basic

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Cornerstone is a light, universal, RPG system toolkit. It is my answer to Freeform Universal, Fate, GURPS, and Savage Worlds. The game is 1d6, works with nearly any genre, and allows for quick setup and play.

  • Easy to play and run
  • 1d6 core mechanic
  • Every roll generates interesting results
  • No metacurrency or narrative points
  • Scalable to fit broad or focused game concepts

This is the basic edition, which is a cut down and simplified version of Cornerstone (to be released in the future), without as much advice or as many examples given. But, best of all, it is absolutely free, and contains everything you need to play an impromptu gaming session in your favorite setting.

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Terry S November 03, 2022 4:49 pm UTC
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Hey, I loved your system; it is so smooth and simple that it is a delight to read through it. I have only one question, and it's rather silly, with that being when one would use the character's Logic skill. In my experience, I feel that when logic is needed, it wouldn't be necessary to roll, but I would appreciate knowing how and when you use it in your games.
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Ben D November 03, 2022 11:19 pm UTC
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It’s for narrative purposes when you don’t want to put a player skill to the test. So for example figuring out a code, solving a puzzle, winning a game of chess, etc. Maybe the PC is very good at chess but the player doesn’t know the first thing about chess. It’s just like charisma or any of the other more head space traits.
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Terry S November 04, 2022 10:47 pm UTC
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Oh ok. Thanks for the clarification and for making such a fun system!
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Scott W August 19, 2022 10:15 pm UTC
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My pdf copy of this only has 41 pages and seems to stop rather abruptly. Is this right? Or do I only have a partial download? I still like the system. When is the full Cornerstone coming out?
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Ben D August 19, 2022 11:36 pm UTC
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Yep, per the table of contents, page 41. We have no plans to release the complete edition.
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Kat M October 05, 2023 6:57 pm UTC
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This contradicts the description which says "which is a cut down and simplified version of Cornerstone (to be released in the future), "
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Tak Pui L July 06, 2020 1:05 pm UTC
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Is Cornerstone RPG - Basic open for fan translation? I'm an HK RPG fan and I would like to translate it to Chinese and post it online for free
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Ben D July 06, 2020 1:17 pm UTC
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As long as you credit the artists and writers then go for it!
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Tak Pui L July 20, 2020 12:56 pm UTC
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Many thanks! I will credit them in the front pages of the translation
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Dirk R July 16, 2016 8:40 am UTC
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I've got two questions regarding the rules:

If one of your Three Core Traits is beneficial and relevant to
your attempted action, you can trigger​​ before the roll and:
○ Add +1​ to your roll
○ Add ​an extra AND ​or BUT
○ Cancel​ out an AND or BUT

If I rolled an abnoxious success+BUT, why would I just want to cancel the BUT - when I can add +1 and not only lose the BUT but get an AND on top?

Regarding the talent/ability that a character never has to roll:
Is it correct that I can never get a BUT or AND result in those situations? It sounds weird that no one can excel (+AND) in the field he is most proficient in.
An ability can't be attack or defend, but is there clearly no situation where an ability might apply in combat (where the AND/BUT state is needed because damage/damage reduction depends on it)?

I could house-rule all of that easily but I am interested what solution you found in "official"...See more
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Ben D July 16, 2016 4:54 pm UTC
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Good questions Dirk!

1) You probably wouldn't. Very rarely have people removed a "But", but it is an available option in case someone wants to do it for some edge case that I hadn't thought of or encountered.

2) I believe I state somewhere in there that you can still roll to determine an And/But status on your roll, however the point of the always-success rules is to eliminate the delay of rolling and just do what makes sense. You can of course always choose to roll as a Task, but, I'd be happy to say that you can use your Ability and roll just to determine And/But.

3) There are plenty of situations in which an Ability is of use in a combat situation, or completely negates the need for combat rolls. Which would work nicely with the above answer.

Thanks again, hope you enjoy!
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