I have read the rules but not played yet. What I saw so far I liked very much. Especially the magic system from the expansion. I'm looking forward to trying out the game. But I have one question: Do I understand the rules correctly, that they assume every character has a weapon, and also different weapon types don't make a difference? How would you handle unarmed combat, for example?
Hello!
Correct, weapons don't matter, but you can "upgrade" them so they provide skill dice when rolling. That translates into increased damage as each success (5 or 6 on check die and 6 on skill die) inflict 1 point of damage. The optional rules include more ways items can be enhanced to provide skill die or even inflict more damage.
There are no rules for unarmed combat at this point. Personally, I would restrict the damage inflicted on the target to 1 hit regardless of the roll. I think that would work well and wouldn't break the system.