From the back cover: Designed for the player who wants the ultimate in realism, this supplement is a self-contained hand-to-hand combat system usable with any game. Whether in a fantasy role-playing setting, the trenches of WWI, or the jungles of Vietnam this supplement provides exciting armed and unarmed hand-to-hand combat. This revolutionary supplement combines unmatched realism with quick and easy play. Ancient to Modern Weapons & Armor: swords to bayonets leather to Kevlar composite armor Martial Arts and Brawling: strikes, locks, pins, and throws Anatomical Hit Locations Realistic Armor Protection Revolutionary Damage System We invite you to feel reality in your gaming, to enter battles more vivid, more realistic than anything you have experienced. You will feel the exhilaration of close combat, each instant ducking, parrying, striking. Hits no longer do vague "hit points" but real damage to specific body locations. If you are curious . . . If you are dissatisfied with your current rules . . . If you demand the best . . . Join the Revolution in Game Design and move up to the Leading Edge