Supernatural RPG

Has anyone played this? I was quite the fan of the classic Cortex system (I ran Firefly with it), and am wondering how a game of Supernatural might work over a long-term campaign using those rules.

I bought the book once. Was a fan of Cortex myself, but never was able to bring the game to the table sadly. And every PbP i played in died out in its infancy.

That's unfortunate.

I havent really played with the classic Cortex system, but for Supernatural / urban fantacy I would be interested

It's a nice simple system: attributes and skills and traits are assigned a die type, and applicable dice are rolled together, summed up, and compared to a target number.

So if your hunter has Agility d8 and Guns d6, you'd roll them together, total, and compare to the difficulty.

Haven't actually played (nor watched) Supernatural. I have tried Cortex briefly here for a fantasy academic game, and was not too impressed, but perhaps part of the reason is that the game had many of the bells and whistles disabled (like SFX and Distinctions). I do want to try Cortex 'for real' (with most of the mainline mechanics, and for more than a brief single chapter) at least once before a final verdict (because I don't want to jump to conclusions), but I'm mostly interested in the dramatic version of it and not the action/adventure/&c. one.

Sounds like you played the later version of Cortex. We're on about Cortex Classic, which was used for Battlestar Galactica, Serenity, and Supernatural.

I've run Supernatural campaigns twice, for two different in person troupes. Totally loved it, could be mainly the players there, of course, but I found no issues with the system.

It should be noted that one of my players in the second game was 65, and a total novice to role-playing in general, and I used the game to teach her how to play. Worked just fine.

Yeah, Cortex Classic was very simple to learn and run. Felt the same when I ran Serenity.

I've been watching Supernatural, and it made me dig out the rulebook again, along with my old character ideas.

Found my old character stats for my hunter. This was a character in an online, solo game, which is why she began more experienced and plot-centric (to make up for the lack of other player character support).

Aeryn Michaels
Agi: d8 Str: d6 Vit: d8 Ale: d8 Int: d8 Wil: d10
LP: 20; Init: d8 + d8
Skills:
• Athletics d6
• Covert d6 - Lockpicking d8/Stealth d8
• Discipline d4
• Drive d6
• Guns d6 - Pistols d10/Shotguns d8
• Influence d6 - Persuasion d8
• Knowledge d4
• Lore d6 - Demons d10/Ghosts d8/Mythology d8
• Mechanic d6 - Automobiles Repair d8
• Medicine d2
• Melee Weapons d6 - Knives d8
• Perception d6 - Investigation d10
• Performance d4
• Tech d6 - Online Research d10
• Unarmed Combat d6 - Brawling d8
Assets:
• Allure d6
• Brawler d6
• Contacts d4
• Destiny d12
• Tough d4
• Unbreakable Will d4
Complications:
• Duty (friends) d4
• Hunted (Anathema) d12
• Obsessed (Anathema) d6
• Out for Blood d4
• Phobia (heights) d2
Attacks:
• Knife (Damage: d2 W)
• Smith & Wesson Model 642 Airweight (Damage: d4 W, Range: 40', Ammo: 5)
• Beretta M92F (Damage: d6 W, Range: 50', Ammo: 15)
• Mossberg Maverick 88 Security 12 Gauge (Damage: d10 W, Range: 30', Ammo: 8)

Sounds interesting. Does anybody have some reference material I can check out and get a feel for the system?