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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8080246" data-attributes="member: 6921763">I'm not [USER=16814]@Ovinomancer[/USER], but I play much like he does.  And we're not "throwing away the rule book away for no reason".  We're actually reading the books completely and applying as much as we can to ensure everyone has a good time and memorable stories are made.  Of course, there are many ways to have fun with this game.It's all right there.  "Sometimes, resolving the task is easy."  Like when a PC wants to off a sleeping NPC mook, for instance.  You don't need to invoke combat rules for any and all attacks.  You can if you want.  But it is absolutely not mandatory.  And I would argue it can actually be contrary to the ultimate goals of the game if you do.  I've been there - for example, 4+ years ago in my early days of DMing 5e when I told my 10 yo son to roll for an attack when his 5th level Assassin was trying to off an unsuspecting solo goblin guard.  It wasn't fun to make him roll in retrospect and he said as much.  We play, we learn, we improve, we have more fun.</blockquote>