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Eh. Honestly, a lot of it just turns on whether you want halfway realistic combat in the first place. I could design a fairly...

This thread topic reminds me more and more of the adage "Good, fast, and cheap. Pick two."

Now this statement I can get behind. If two "similarly skilled" opponents fight, luck and tactics (or pre-fight strategy) will/should...

Depends on the system. There's been a wave of Metacurrency (Hero Points, Bennies, Inspiration) games that have given PCs the advantage...

A fourth level character is "just better" than "other people" in the sense of surviving combat. Maybe the universe likes them better...

But MUCH easier to GM. "Well, I guess we're wrapping up early again this week!"

That means you're more comfortable playing a different game system. Nothing wrong with that! If you're facing D&D level and frequency...

Knife is "1d4-1" damage... 18 "hits" for 0 damage that lacerate you and bleed but aren't lethal... and then one hit that does 1 real hp...

But 1HD commoners survive deadly attacks all the time. You can waste a day watching and reading accounts of survivors who were stabbed...

A UFC fighter would definitely be concerned about a junky with a knife, because one mistake could have dire consequences, even if the...

Yeah, but in real life you aren't a hero. You're another one-hit die creature trying to survive the surprise round, often unarmed. If...

In real life, a random guy with a knife who wants to kill you is terrifying. In D&D he’s one-hit die and does 1d4 damage.

I think this a common misunderstanding. Almost any weapon can kill a person in one hit, but most hits aren’t lethal. Pistol wounds have...

Yep, Rolemaster and MERP were college saturday games for me, 35 years ago. We loved it then (bunch of enginerds), and accepted...

I own MERP and I like it quite a bit. There's really no chance to get anyone I know to play it with me, however.