The Core is a single-page microgame for 3-5 players. Players take on the roles of hustlers from the streets of the future kidnapped and dumped into a corporate testing facility. Pitted against an AI designed for psychological warfare, characters will navigate a series of half-remembered nightmares built from their own memories in a struggle for survival.
Features:
Perfect for one-shots
Pick up and play; everything’s all on one sheet
Simple d6 dice pool system
Collaborative storytelling, letting players influence the environments they explore, the characters they meet
Low setup time
Mechanics for exploring characters through their pasts and emotions
The current release of The Core is a text-complete playtest version. It contains everything you need to strike up a session or two of play with a few friends. All subsequent releases will be available to download on this page as they're made available, so keep an eye out!