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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 4403839" data-attributes="member: 15538">Something like GURPS or Savage Worlds can be equally "realistic" if you adjust the dial. Runequest is fairly "realistic." RM is gritty, in the same way Warhammer is gritty. Dying, maiming, descriptions of spurting blood, embarrassing self-injury, woeful spell failures.I have run and enjoyed Rolemaster (and MERP), but I'll be honest, it's a game that sends players screaming for the hills. Character creation takes at least 45 minutes, even for someone experienced. Character advancement is relaistic, i.e. you can't pick up a smidgin of a foreign language here, a new spell list there, skill with the greatsword in your spare time, etc. Classes are basically aptitude + years of education. Someone like the Grey Mouser doesn't "multiclass," you pick a class up front that specializes in fighterly skill with a handful of light weapons, good access to thief skills, and a slight discount on open Essence lists. Trying to shift course later can be painful, even fatal.Another thing it has going against it is sourcebook spread; if you turn all the dials on, you end with a very different game than running core. And it has more classes than could sensibly fit in one campaign, unless you run a multiversal game.Still, it's a very well developed game with years of playtesting behind it. It has a nice blend of visceral action, fiddling with skill percentages, and flexible campaign assumptions, which is why I was attracted in the first place.For that kind of gaming, I would definitely use GURPS these days, maybe with Warhammer FRP, Runequest, or Fantasy Hero as backup choices.</blockquote>

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