[Tywyll]

Hey,

New poster here.

I am really excited by the prospect of the new BRP book and am tempted to buy the Zero edition (even though I will probably simply wait till the edited version comes out). I've been a big fan of BRP since I got 2nd or 3rd (I forget which) ed Stormbringer, and then CoC, Nephilim, Elric!, and Runequest.

While I think that the basic engine of BRP is a good basis for a 'universal' system, I have questions about some specifics.
1) How much 'fiddle' room is there? If you want to use BRP for a more cinematic style game rather than a 'realistic' one, do they give rules/advice on doing it?
2) Race creation... is there any guidelines on such? Does the book contain some generic races for play (elf, dwarf, dragons, etc)?
3) Magic/Psionics/etc. How malleable are these systems? Every magic system I've seen for BRP is very world specific. Do they limit their example to a single style of magic, or do they have various systems you pick from, or rules to build your own system?
4) Total HP or Location HP? Do the power systems change dependent on which you use (1 Mp per d6 damage is one thing in a 'total HP' system, its something else entirely when targeting a location based hp)?
5) Skill/Attribute advancement... which of the many systems that BRP has used gets use this time or do they give you multiple choices?

Thanks for your time!