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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grainger" data-source="post: 6649510" data-attributes="member: 6779234">I think the reason you're running into difficulties is because (from your example) it sounds like you're trying to run minis-like combat with ToTM. You don't need to worry about exact positioning and movement distances with ToTM. For example:DM: With your last strike, the Ogre's down!Player: You said the enemies were pretty spread out? In that case, I'll move towards the Orc, so I can be in range for an attack next round.DM: [deciding that the player and Orc are within 15 feet of each other] You can probably reach the Orc this round, but of course you'll have to wait until next round to attack. However, if you do that, you'll run past the Troll, who's fighting Biff, and the Troll will be able to hit you as you pass. You can take a wider route, but it will take a couple of turns to reach the Orc.Player: In that case, I'll run up to the troll so I can help Biff next turn.All very easy in ToTM. I have pretty much never used minis in all my years of DMing (and playing in several other BECMI and 2e games). We never found it hard because we'd never got into the "tactical wargame" mode that minis encourage (and allow). If you want to try ToTM, you really need to drop the tactical wargaming mind-set. When you're reading Lord of the Rings, you can picture the fights, but Tolkein doesn't give you the distances in feet between the characters, neither does he say "Aragorn attacked the Troll from the front, while Frodo stood to its right, gaining a flanking bonus". But yet... you know who's fighting whom, and what they're doing.If you like the tactical minis aspect, that's fine, but ToTM really isn't difficult, unless you try to do tactical minis without a grid and minis. Honestly, I find using a grid hard because there's so much extra information to keep track of - it's much, much easier to run ToTM! And trust me, as a middle-aged parent, I too find it hard to remember stuff and keep track of information these days!</blockquote>

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