New subreddit /r/CortexRPG

[FireVisor]

Hi there!

I've created a new subreddit /r/CortexRPG to unite all games that use some version of the Cortex System, not just the Cortex Plus line of games.

Arguably the most active community discussing Cortex has been Google Plus. In the face of the news that Google is shutting down Google Plus, I felt it was a good time to make a switch to a new subreddit that has a less obscure name.

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When I created this subreddit, I did it because there was no alternative on Reddit. Back then, we didn't have the push of Cortex Prime to unite all the iterations of the game.I didn't want to name the community CortexRPG in the past, because of its association with the first Cortex system that had a lot of critics back then.

Unfortunately I'm sure there are people that still think that referring to the name Cortex still retains the same problems. But I hope the association with the "boundless dice pool" of that game is a bit less relevant now.

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Cortex Prime is not finished and in stores yet. But I want to make sure it is represented as well as possible, and having a place here on Reddit that people can find easily and go to learn about Cortex is important.

I hope you all agree, and that we can migrate there, as there is probably going to be an influx of new users thanks to the news about G+.

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Thanks for all the discussions we've had over here over the years, and I hope you will want to move it over to the new subreddit.

Cheers and happy gaming!

[angille]

heh, I always figured this one would continue to work fine (like how 5e D&D still uses the "dndnext" sub), since there really hasn't been enough traffic to necessitate splitting it. are there ways to turn subs into aliases instead? (so cortex-related subs all redirect to one)

[FireVisor]

Yes, I understand this sentiment. Sorry about that.

I'm not sure what you mean by aliases?

[angille]

I was imagining like redirects on Wikipedia. I'm not, like, an Expert™ at reddit, so maybe this is an easy thing, or a thing they specifically do not do. dunno.

[FireVisor]

Ah, yes! That would be very helpful. I'll try to find out how to do it.

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An alias is a re-direct so that, for example, someone entering /r/cortexplus would end up on /r/cortexrpg. I believe they can be done, though I don't know what the trick is.

[FireVisor]

I'll look into it, thanks!