this is a long shot, but does anyone have or know where i can get the digital version of cortex system roleplaying game (cortex classic)? i got the physical copy from a second hand bookstore a little bit ago and i'd like to play it with, and consequently teach it to, my friends and that gets easier if we have a digital copy to go off of, not just a physical copy.
come to learn im 5 years too late to the party and fandom now owns the rights to cortex and took down all the downloads of classic and plus off of drivethru and im not finding luck on any mirrored downloads since my search results just get flooded with the stuff for prime. (this isnt anything on not wanting to play prime, i just dont have the physical copy for that version and would prefer to just have a digital copy of the version i do have)
i did manage to find a pdf of cortex classic, but it's a case of "piracy is preservation" because for all appearances, it really looks like classic and plus were wiped off the face of the internet as much as possible. it's really like there was an attempt to scrub the existence of anything but prime, which. i guess feels par the course of how any company is attempting to streamline the ttrpg experience these days and not split their playerbase. all 3 versions of this game do seem to be very different than each other, but that doesn't feel reason enough to try to eliminate them from public consciousness.
feels a bit bitter to hold this book in my hands. i'll still try to learn it, but it'll maybe be more of an educational experience for me and my ttrpg writing rather than a game i end up running at this point.