I really like skill challenges.

[Thrud]

I like Skill Challenges better than the WW system. WW was always waaay too nebulous in how to deal with Aces, Ones, and success v. DC. Skill Challenges are an extremely tight system, but the fluff can be a bit harder to implement... hence these threads.

Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong. I don't use the WW system in D&D. I just stole the basic concept and adapted it. Then all you have to do is assign challenge ratings to various skill based events, and the game no longer has to be all about combat. This was always my favorite part of 3ed. It was so easy to adapt to a system where combat was not essential, i.e.the only means for increasing in level. Of course, I dislike the basic concept of levels anyway, but ehh, if you are going to play D&D there are some things you just have to use.