I have never ever seen a Hackmaster thread in this board, so I made one. Seriously, why isn't this more popular? It's basically a perfect mix of AD&D, GURPS, Palladium Fantasy and Rolemaster all in one neat package. Combat being pretty tactical but not overwhelming, also character creation being a mix of random with point buy is probably one of the better ways to handle minmaxxers. Now, after I sold my pitch, would you give it a chance? The Basic rules are free and give you all pointers to start playing and seeing if you want to try the more detailed rules.