CATS ยท Crunchy Automated Tactical System

Every hit lands somewhere.

CATS is a detailed, tactical tabletop RPG. Fights are dangerous, decisions count, and a planned companion app will handle the bookkeeping so the crunch stays fun.

How it plays

Tactical depth, less table friction.

CATS is for players and game masters who like detail in a fight: where the blow lands, what your armor stops, and what it costs you afterward.

01

Hit locations

A hit lands somewhere specific, and each location takes its own damage. A wounded arm is a different problem than a wounded leg.

02

Percentile skills

Skills run on a d100, and your skill is your chance: 70 means you succeed on 70 or under.

03

Gear that matters

What you carry and what you wear changes the fight. Choices before the battle count as much as choices during it.

The companion app

Let the app carry the numbers.

TRACK

Bookkeeping handled

A planned companion app will track the crunch for you, so the session goes to playing instead of math.

GROW

Designed to grow

CATS is built to span settings, from swords to starships. Settings and worldbuilding are in development for each major setting. See where each one stands.

Setting colors around the orange CATS core An orange core labeled CATS rules sits in the middle. Four game settings, each a different color, sit on a circle around it. Every setting connects to the core with an orange line, and the circle links the settings to one another. CATS rule system Setting Setting Setting Setting
Setting colors shown are illustrative.
What the helix means

The same orange core under every setting.

Orange is the CATS rule system. Each game setting brings its own color, and every setting is connected to the others through the same orange core.

That's why the circle matters: the settings aren't separate games, they share one set of rules. More on the helix.

Status

In development.

We're working on the core rules now, settings and worldbuilding are in development for each major setting, and the companion app is planned.

Email [email protected] with the subject "CATS news" and we'll let you know when there's an update.

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