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<blockquote data-quote="Wraith Form" data-source="post: 3492219" data-attributes="member: 10789">To preface, I feel your pain.&nbsp; I was in a similar situation.&nbsp; Not only do I suck at math, I'm not a very good strategist, so my players would plow over my NPCs a little too easily.&nbsp; It became a real chore to DM, and I wanted a less-math-intensive game.&nbsp; I'm here to use my imagination, not run a seminar in statistical analysis.#1, I just purchased C&amp;C.&nbsp; Your reluctance to use C&amp;C is unfounded, as the perceived &quot;lack&quot; of adaptability in C&amp;C is actually a freedom.&nbsp; Anyone can execute any &quot;feat&quot; in C&amp;C--it's no different than a DC in 3.5, they just use a slightly different mechanic.&nbsp; Thus, a warrior will have a much better chance to do a Cleave-like action than a wizard will, but a wizard can TRY it.You should give C&amp;C a second chance--just make sure you get the second printing of the rules, and hit the Troll Lord forums for the errata.#2, something that has helped immensely with things like grapple is Goodman Games' new DM screens.&nbsp; They contain concise rules for piles of cool stuff like Grapple, Bull Rush, Cover vs. Concealment, etc. as well as some of the highly-used skills, weapons &amp; armor charts, and things of that nature.&nbsp; The screens are plural--two of them--and have most of the stuff you'll need for any game.&nbsp; I highly prefer them to WotC's screen.My players are still 3rd level, so I can't say I fully understand your troubles at 10th level (we're getting there!)--but I hope this helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wraith Form, post: 3492219, member: 10789"] To preface, I feel your pain. I was in a similar situation. Not only do I suck at math, I'm not a very good strategist, so my players would plow over my NPCs a little [i]too[/i] easily. It became a real chore to DM, and I wanted a less-math-intensive game. I'm here to use my imagination, not run a seminar in statistical analysis. #1, I just purchased C&C. Your reluctance to use C&C is unfounded, as the perceived "lack" of adaptability in C&C is actually a freedom. Anyone can execute any "feat" in C&C--it's no different than a DC in 3.5, they just use a slightly different mechanic. Thus, a warrior will have a much better chance to do a Cleave-like action than a wizard will, but a wizard can TRY it. You should give C&C a second chance--just make sure you get the second printing of the rules, and hit the Troll Lord forums for the errata. #2, something that has helped immensely with things like grapple is Goodman Games' new DM screens. They contain concise rules for piles of cool stuff like Grapple, Bull Rush, Cover vs. Concealment, etc. as well as some of the highly-used skills, weapons & armor charts, and things of that nature. The screens are plural--two of them--and have most of the stuff you'll need for any game. I highly prefer them to WotC's screen. My players are still 3rd level, so I can't say I fully understand your troubles at 10th level (we're getting there!)--but I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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