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I'm picturing "the mage lets the AC 20 Dodgy McSwashbuckler go first, only to suddenly get hit with all the javelins the so-called...

Exactly. In fact, to have even odds of winning 10 fights in a row, you need a 93% chance of winning each fight. But I get the...

I agree, but than we need a completely different system. Like "being hard to hit" should not be able to translate into a swashbucker...

RPGs don’t generally model waiting for an opening, and if they do have a feint maneuver, it’s generally either worth doing or not worth...

Right. And in practice, D&D (for the key example) has increased PC durability and sped up healing over time to better emulate action...

I think this gets at the crux of what people like the original poster want from “realism” in their game. A heavily armored soldier...

On initial read I thought that with "steady pace of combat" Aramis was referring to its frequency/incidence rate. RPG characters tend...

I think that a realistic combat system would make a much, much bigger deal out of morale and fear in combat. Even mundane foes should...

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...