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<blockquote data-quote="Olfactatron" data-source="post: 1571284" data-attributes="member: 18035"><p>As a long time CoC and D&amp;D3.x GM, there are some things that I believe the BRP does a little better.&nbsp; I like the Luck, Knowledge and Idea mechanics, they're great catch-alls.&nbsp; I like that you can have a character experienced in combat starting out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which, due to the BAB mechanic is simply not possible unless you start out as a higher than level one character.&nbsp; I feel that the advancement doesn't quite fit, when I think of levels I instantly think of 'high' fantasy role-playing, because levels, to me, are an inherently unrealistic advancement method.&nbsp; And anything that detracts from the realism makes the game less frightening.&nbsp; Another thing I don't like about the d20 advancement for CoC is that, in CoC the PCs basically either end up dead or insane, and the leveling method seems to dangle carrots that aren't really there.&nbsp; I'd be really interested in hearing about anyone's experiences with a high level (16-20) d20 CoC game.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Olfactatron, post: 1571284, member: 18035"] As a long time CoC and D&D3.x GM, there are some things that I believe the BRP does a little better. I like the Luck, Knowledge and Idea mechanics, they're great catch-alls. I like that you can have a character experienced in combat starting out. Which, due to the BAB mechanic is simply not possible unless you start out as a higher than level one character. I feel that the advancement doesn't quite fit, when I think of levels I instantly think of 'high' fantasy role-playing, because levels, to me, are an inherently unrealistic advancement method. And anything that detracts from the realism makes the game less frightening. Another thing I don't like about the d20 advancement for CoC is that, in CoC the PCs basically either end up dead or insane, and the leveling method seems to dangle carrots that aren't really there. I'd be really interested in hearing about anyone's experiences with a high level (16-20) d20 CoC game. [/QUOTE]

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