Commlink vs. Genesis

Owned by Stefan Prelle
Last updated: Nov 08, 2023
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Commlink aims to be a successor application for Genesis, but it is not there yet. This table contains an overview of feature implementation states in both applications.

Feature is implemented Feature is planned or only partly supported Feature won’t be supported

Feature

Commlink

Genesis

Feature

Commlink

Genesis

Core Rulebook

 

 

  • Create char with CRB content

  • Career mode for characters

  • Customizable weapon foci

  • Export as PDF

  • Export to JSON (e.g. Roll20)

  • Export to Foundry

Core Features

 

 

  • Online character storage

  • Custom data

  • Custom descriptions

  • Metaindex

  • DE Text License

  • better house rule support

Firing Squad / Feuer Frei

 

 

  • Gear and qualities from FS

  • Modification rules

  • Martial Arts

  • Quality paths

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Street Wyrd / Arkane Kräfte

 

 

  • More spells, adept powers, metamagic

  • Adept Ways

  • Spell Designer

  • Group Rules (Lodges, Covents)

Double Clutch / Vollgas

 

 

  • More gear and modifications

  • Vehicle Designer

Lowfyr’s Legions

 

 

  • Drakes

Sixth World Companion / Schattenkomp.

 

 

  • More Metatypes

  • SURGE qualities / Changelings

  • more qualities and quality paths

  • Optional rules (e.g. Transhumanism)

  • Infected

  • Sum-To-Ten generation

  • Point Buy generation

  • Lifepath generation

  • Karma generation (DE rules)

  • Quality designer

Shadow Cast

 

 

  • More qualities and quality paths

  • More creation assistance

Hack’n Slash / Auswurfschock

 

 

  • More Gear

  • Playable A.I.

  • Cyberdeck Designer

  • Paragons, Complex Forms

New Qualities

  • Hacker Groups

Body Shop

 

 

  • New Cyberware

  • New Bioware

  • Drug Designer

 

  • Critter Augmentations

 

  • New Qualities

  • Cybermancy

 

Supplement Books

Power Plays / Konzerngewalten

Slip Streams / Schlagschatten

Collapsing Now / Phantome

Berlin 2080

Revierbericht

Astral Ways

Bestial Nature