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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4400241" data-attributes="member: 54846">While I'm running a D&amp;D game, a player is a veteran of Rolemaster and wants to start a rolemaster game during the week. I've only been able to glean a few things from him and Wikipedia. Namely:1) Once you finish character creation, it's just a roll of percentile dice + modifier = outcome to anything.2) Charts for everything. EVERYTHING. Charts charts charts. 3) It's &quot;realistic&quot;. For instance, while there are &quot;Hit Points&quot;, most injuries come from a &quot;Critical hit&quot; table, and the degree of those injuries usually designate you dieing. And even a skipping stone can kill you with a lucky roll. 4) &quot;Magic&quot; is in three categories: Arcane, Mentalist, and Channeling.5) You're just a vulnerable kitten without armor. All of the above has me a bit wary, but I'm still curious, so I seek out you, the Enworld population.Among a general &quot;lay of the land&quot; of Rolemaster, I do have two questions:1) I'm interested in Mentalism, but I don't know what it can &quot;do&quot;. Is it telekinesis, telepathy, can you do some sort of force-ninjitsu to be Neo, what? I'd enjoy something like a Jedi, or in D&amp;D terms, a Monk/Psion. But I just don't know what the options Mentalism offers. 2) Aside from the three magics, and obviously &quot;I'm a warrior with a sword&quot;, what other &quot;Classes&quot; or Archetypes does Rolemaster facilitate?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4400241, member: 54846"] While I'm running a D&D game, a player is a veteran of Rolemaster and wants to start a rolemaster game during the week. I've only been able to glean a few things from him and Wikipedia. Namely: 1) Once you finish character creation, it's just a roll of percentile dice + modifier = outcome to anything. 2) Charts for everything. EVERYTHING. Charts charts charts. 3) It's "realistic". For instance, while there are "Hit Points", most injuries come from a "Critical hit" table, and the degree of those injuries usually designate you dieing. And even a skipping stone can kill you with a lucky roll. 4) "Magic" is in three categories: Arcane, Mentalist, and Channeling. 5) You're just a vulnerable kitten without armor. All of the above has me a bit wary, but I'm still curious, so I seek out you, the Enworld population. Among a general "lay of the land" of Rolemaster, I do have two questions: 1) I'm interested in Mentalism, but I don't know what it can "do". Is it telekinesis, telepathy, can you do some sort of force-ninjitsu to be Neo, what? I'd enjoy something like a Jedi, or in D&D terms, a Monk/Psion. But I just don't know what the options Mentalism offers. 2) Aside from the three magics, and obviously "I'm a warrior with a sword", what other "Classes" or Archetypes does Rolemaster facilitate? [/QUOTE]

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