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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9183459" data-attributes="member: 6779310">2d20 isn't terribly crunchy, at least not in the STA, JCOM, nor DUNE versions. It's not quite to the storygame end of the spectrum, either. Those three flavors? JCOM is probably the deadliest, tho' I've only run the other two (and read 3 other flavors as well)... that said, it's as cinematic in approach as SWADE. Potential for super highs and rapid crash to major lows. Not as often as Savage Worlds, but still.BRP, in current incarnations, is a longish skill list, with around 45 pre-filled common skills and 40 blanks on the character sheet. Not counting weapons skills.  55 on the skills list, not counting weapons, with several actually being groups of similar skills. And large amounts of points to distribute.At least it isn't using the damage by hit location as a default rule as RQ3 did. Average HP for a genuinely average roll is going to be 11 for a human. Best armor is around 8 before magic... typical sword is 1d8+1, and typical damage bonus is 0, but +1d4 isn't uncommon. A crit is max damage from the weapon portion, so a sword crit is 9, Major Wound is anything over half. So a crit can be 10-13 points of damage, less armor. Impaling weapons can, on a special or crit, roll damage and double it instead of the max weapon portion. Thus a moderately strong man of midling size, with a 1d6+1 rapier can do 2×(1d6+1+1d4) on a special success or crit success... expected of 14, max of 22. 22 will kill almost any human-sized foe unarmored, or most non-warrior non-laborer type humans... outright. Even the buffest humans are only going to get to 21 HP...  And if using HP by location? Joe Normal in 7 point chain takes 11 to the head... Joe is DEAD. See, his 11 full body also means only 4 available in the head. From what I recall, Elder Scrolls wasn't too deadly, and wasn't location relevant, so be aware that a couple good hits can be lethal in BRP. There's no HP growth in BRP, either... Increased resistance is by increasing parry skills, not more HP.I can't speak to Fantasy Age, other than to note it has no clerical magic, at least none in any difference from wizardly.</blockquote>

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