Version 1.5/Basic Edition

A new COGS version is now available: 1.5 - or known now by its new name, COGS: Basic Edition. The rules of 1.3.0 have been updated to match the currently-in-progress Expanded Edition, and new content has also been added to the rulebook. While long-time readers may not find many changes in rules, I hope the changes will be appreciated.

I will take a bit of time to address the elephant in the room. "Basic Edition?" a few may ask. For those out of the loop, I ran a Kickstarter for a paid "expanded" edition of COGS, featuring artwork and more supplemental content to run the game more smoothly. As a result, the old version of COGS became the "basic" Edition of the game. While I don't plan on adding the new supplemental content or artwork to Basic Edition, I wanted to make sure that all the rules of the new Edition could be found in any version of the game, including the original free version.

In addition to updating the rules text, I have made two major additions to the document as a whole. The first change is a declaration: The Basic Edition of COGS will also act as the SRD for all COGS content. COGS: Basic Edition is CC BY-SA 4.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with it (even commercially!), so long as you give proper credit and allow others to do the same.

In addition to this announcement, I added one new page to the Basic Edition rulebook: a long-overdue page detailing how to make a COGS character sheet using a double-sided index card. The old character sheet templates have been removed, and I will be working on new versions in the near future.

That concludes all the changes to COGS: Basic Edition. I hope you will all consider looking into COGS: Expanded Edition when it becomes available later this year. Have a nice day, everyone.