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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoutonRustique" data-source="post: 6914564" data-attributes="member: 22362">[bolded] That's the goal - actually, the goal is to present situations where the players can learn/recognize an optimal strategy and be able to enact it. The last part is key!That is the rub.Really depends upon which aspects of bookkeeping that person finds difficult.As I said, for me, keeping track of a separate hp pool is a breeze - it's simply a column beside the regular one (I count damage taken, never hp) and having a once per encounter trigger isn't a problem: once that column hits the target number, I never need to reference it again. It's not something I have to watch out for - I'll see it immediately when I jot down the damage taken.Marks... I strongly dislike marks from monsters. Especially those that take effect on a hit and that last only a round... (When I use [soldiers] they have an aura mark unless they have a really cool mark effect - then I don't mind, because it's awesome, and I probably chose that monster for that ability.) Also, (save ends) on basic attacks... no. Just no. Unless it's imperative to the monster's identity, that stuff goes right out the window. I tend to "replace" it with having the effect trigger only on a high roll (how high will depend upon how often I want it to come into play.)</blockquote>