Quote from: AkrasiaMERP had a simplified version of Arms Law.  Instead of different charts for each weapon, it broke them down into types (1-handed edged, etc.) with modifiers depending on the particular weapon.  Likewise the critical charts didn't have different columns for A, B, C, D, E criticals; instead, there was one column, and an A critical was -20, B was -10, etc.  The same system is used in Rolemaster Express (a 'basic' version of Rolemaster distilled from Rolemaster 2e/Classic), in case people are curious about it.

Quote from: CalithenaEver the optimist, James.

The extra die toss I suppose isn't any more onerous than subtracting, so point taken there. It seems sort of klugey in some ways though. If there are ANY modifiers on that second die, though, it seems like subtracting starts to be better.

QuoteYou could start doing a Critical Die Pool: 1d12 for x2 multiplier, 2d12 for x3, and so on, take high roll in all cases. But frankly the 'grain' on a d12 critical chart isn't quite enough for me to be worth going to descriptive crits over extra damage.

QuoteI used HM crit tables fairly extensively in 3e for about six months. I stopped not because they weren't fun but because I felt they slowed things down too much and the players really disliked me snickering behind the screen while I cross-referenced numbers. It's one thing to pull out the crit die, dramatically roll, and deliver the result; when we cross-indexed the severity roll with the d10000 and the squinting at those tiny letters it wound up being a little tedious for my tastes. Others may be more patient and/or better at making this sort of thing suspenseful. I DID keep using HM crits in my on-line game until it ended and would do so again if I ever played more PBeM.

Quote from: James McMurrayCool. Do the charts still have the dreaded 66 on them, which would migrate to the dreaded 76, 86, or 56 depending on your severity?