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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wightbred" data-source="post: 5678632" data-attributes="member: 56388">Funny, our group thought the reverse. We liked the tension of combat, especially as it was connected to the story. The fatigue from travel swings combat away from the PCs favor, so I wouldn't recommend running trial combats like this.Our first combat was 12 Orcs of various breeds which they fougt at a river crossing. A long battle, which they only survived by controlling the crossing.Our second was a Stone Troll which the PCs tried to Riddle first, but ultimately fought and defeated fairly easily because of their prepared position and some bad rolls by the Troll.Overall we liked the lack of balance (sometimes you might have to flee!), the stances (which can increase your Parry) and the tactical flow of combat. We thought D&D combat was a little boring in comparison.A couple of minor errors in your summary, but nothing that would have changed the feel for you.I didn't miss the number of monsters after I played it. There are plenty of Orc varieties and all the monsters except the they fought in the Hobbit are in here.However, like I said above, this is a game which some people will love and others will not, so just go in with a good understanding.</blockquote>