Jd Smith1
Hero
Lets list the most deadly combat systems in the business; to qualify it has to be dice-based and a TRRPG.
Here's a short list to start:
Riddle of Steel: d10 pool combined with canned maneuvers. A lot of combat ends with a single exchange of blows, with one or both combatants dead.
Millennium's End and Aces & Eights: d100 and d20 system mated to target overlays, where a single solid hit can end the fight.
Zweihander and Flames of Freedom: d100 system with damage based on five stages, very little tactical healing, and any weapon strike having the potential to one-shot anyone.
Phoenix Command: Not only could it kill you with a single shot, but it could tell you the exact path it took through your body as it killed you.
Rolemaster, Spacemaster: Had the potential for a one-shot fatal crit in every attack!
Here's a short list to start:
Riddle of Steel: d10 pool combined with canned maneuvers. A lot of combat ends with a single exchange of blows, with one or both combatants dead.
Millennium's End and Aces & Eights: d100 and d20 system mated to target overlays, where a single solid hit can end the fight.
Zweihander and Flames of Freedom: d100 system with damage based on five stages, very little tactical healing, and any weapon strike having the potential to one-shot anyone.
Phoenix Command: Not only could it kill you with a single shot, but it could tell you the exact path it took through your body as it killed you.
Rolemaster, Spacemaster: Had the potential for a one-shot fatal crit in every attack!
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