What system has the most realistic combat? Did 5th finally g

>>52437756
Realism meme needs to die. Realism does not mean fun. If I wanted my escapism to be realistic, I would be working in my shitty hospital for shit pay.

>>52437792

Anti-realism meme needs to die. Unrealistic does not mean fun. If I wanted my escapism to be unrealistic, I would ignore all the game rules and play freeform "teleports behind you and stabs you with a Swiss sabre" tier garbage.

>>52437756

D&D does not, has never had and was never intended to have realistic combat.

>>52437792
>>52438259

'Realism' is a matter of preference. For some people, it's of great importance, other people do not give a flying fuck.

To answer OP's question, Riddle of Steel/Song of Swords and the various systems associated with it has seen a lot of praise for its detailed and authentic historical combat system.

>>52437756
>What system has the most realistic combat?
Song of Swords

>Did 5th finally get it right?
If you mean 5E D&D, I love it, but it's not remotely realistic and very little changed from their core mechanic of "roll d20, add modifiers and try to beat AC".

>>52437756
Song of Swords and GURPS are the only two I have experience with. Both are quite good for that. Song of Swords is a little easier to wrap your head around at first, but GURPS is one of those things with such a high learning curve that you constantly feel like you're struggling until that final moment you truly see. Once you hit that point you're golden and GURPS is better.

I suggest SoS though. Because that golden moment took me four years.

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>>52437756

GURPS

>>52437756
Possibility 1: You are trying to start yet another D&D edition argument, but you are too retarded to choose a topic that can be realistically discussed in light of a D&d edition

Possibility 2: you really started a thread about realistic combat genuinely thinking that 5ed D&D would have been a good example - thus, you are retarded

>>52438956
Always assume ignorance before malice. Thus, Option 2. He is retarded.

>>52438979
That is actually a fair point.

>>52437756
How the fuck was Phoenix Command not the first reply?

D&D never had realistic combat. Even leaving magic aside, the inspiration for early D&D fights and HP was swashbuckling movies where two people fence for some time and then one of them suddenly falls dead.