[Runequest] Ow being hit with a sword hurts

[Lev Lafayette]

Also FWIW

If people want to get an idea what d4+2 looks like google something  '
'knife head x-ray' for some interesting results :-)

On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 12:37 +0100, alan richards wrote:
> FWIW
> 
> RQ combat is deadly.
> Being big gives you big damage bonus and makes you more deadly
> Armour is a massive decider in combat
> High skill dues can become dull and at certain levels of near parity
> become a test of luck.
> 
> I do not see any of these as being unsimulatory (as opposed to
> unrealistic which is a strange term)
> 
> All of this lead the groups I played with to never have a fair fight.
> 
> If I go into melee with a Troll its because I need to touch him to
> turn him into a Duck. And I damn well want lots of my mates with me
> to keep him occupied. And if  I can possibly  shoot him from outsie of
> his range (ideally with my mates doing likewise) I will.
> 
> When I played BRP Sharpe a few years ago Sharpe himself (another PC)
> was duelling a damn frog officer and clearly losing so I shot the
> froggie.
> 
> 
> Al
> 
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