No, Seneschal is right. Most of you came across as BRP Fanboys to me. The system is not flawless - no system is flawless. I was just hoping for some encouraging advise. Oh, and I'm technically not a newbie... played the original RQ & Elfquest, been playing CoC for over 20 years, and I was on the playtest for BRP for a couple months (with a different ID).
My question may seem like D&D players criticizing BRP - which, for some of them, it is - but it's a legitimate concern. If BRP wants a bigger piece of the pie, these are the sort of things we should be prepared for.
That is an interesting idea, Amra! The more I think about it, the more I like it actually. At the least, maybe use it for grunts to speed things up. Very nice!