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Anyone heard of this?
Friend of mine found it some months ago and my online RPG group has played one or two test game in the system and we've found it to be really fun. Our best game had us cast as gobbo gladiators in an arena and we had a really great time slicing our way to glory.
The combat uses dice pools to attack and defend so you've go to weigh your options carefully and where you attack is just as important as how hard you hit.
HP isn't really used until you go down from pain or blood loss and the injuries you can get is like having Dark Heresy on high. The armour and weapons also go into some real detail and include guns, though for those of us who prefer a simpler route there are pre-made armour sets so you don't have to puzzle together some armour only to find you left your groin open. Magic is something I've not seen much of though from what I've heard it's pretty powerful but can cost just as much.

The link to their kickstarter is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2006613790/song-of-swords-tabletop-roleplaying-game it's fully funded by now so anything added goes to stretch goals and towards getting you some loot.

As an aside if anyone's been wanting to run a Warhammer Fantasy RPG this would be a great system to do it in.

The combat system is one of the most fun and engaging ones I've played with so far. Being able to properly target body parts, and most injuries being debilitating if not lethal is a very nice change of pace from standard HP systems.

Can recommend.

You can download the beta rules PDF here:

http://www.songofswords.net/rules