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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7230105" data-attributes="member: 23">I should say why I recommended warhammer 1:&nbsp; Spellcasters are rare, and fairly narrowly focused.&nbsp; If you are a fire mage, you're a fire mage.&nbsp; A spell-caster usually knows 10-20 spells, top - no more swiss-army-knife caster that solves 2/3 of every problems!&nbsp; Magic can fail, and may backfire.2:&nbsp; Heroes don't get tons of HP, they get better at avoiding damage.&nbsp; A &quot;low level&quot; character has maybe 10 wounds (ie, HP).&nbsp; A &quot;high level&quot; champion has about 20 - but he's much better at parrying etc3:&nbsp; Combat is always dangerous.&nbsp; Although it is unlikely if you are &quot;high level&quot;, *any* attack could kill you.&nbsp; Ranged fire is very dangerous (can you parry an arrow?&nbsp; nope) but the range is limited so melee characters can rush you.&nbsp; 4:&nbsp; Healing is slow.&nbsp; Dismemberment is rare but possible.&nbsp; 5:&nbsp; The setting itself is pretty gritty, although you can use the system in another setting if you don't want to use it.6:&nbsp; With that link I sent you, you can get the rules dirt cheap right now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7230105, member: 23"] I should say why I recommended warhammer 1: Spellcasters are rare, and fairly narrowly focused. If you are a fire mage, you're a fire mage. A spell-caster usually knows 10-20 spells, top - no more swiss-army-knife caster that solves 2/3 of every problems! Magic can fail, and may backfire. 2: Heroes don't get tons of HP, they get better at avoiding damage. A "low level" character has maybe 10 wounds (ie, HP). A "high level" champion has about 20 - but he's much better at parrying etc 3: Combat is always dangerous. Although it is unlikely if you are "high level", *any* attack could kill you. Ranged fire is very dangerous (can you parry an arrow? nope) but the range is limited so melee characters can rush you. 4: Healing is slow. Dismemberment is rare but possible. 5: The setting itself is pretty gritty, although you can use the system in another setting if you don't want to use it. 6: With that link I sent you, you can get the rules dirt cheap right now. [/QUOTE]

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