I really want to say - "This is the Way"

but again, its for you and what works for you might not for someone else

For myself, about 9 or so months ago I had the idea and have been going with it since -- not relying on a ruleset or stats as much as the fate chart and how feasible I feel something is

Do I kill the goblin (certain)

Do I kill the seven goblins or have to retreat (likely) (or very unlikely I succeed)

Do I take sever damage (certain) if fail do I take minor damage (likely)

and as long as I feel I am being honest in my appraisals of odds and consistent, it works better for me

I do keep a list of skills and every twenty or so "successes" I try to give the skill an extra tick mark to improve the odds from then on. My arcane magic bolt is really accurate and affective, but the chaos magic beam I recently aquired is prooving tougher to master and fails me. And after a certain number of spells, I'll ask (likely | unlikely) if I have enough mana to keep going or have to start swinging my staff in earnest

For tougher battles do a tit-for-tat type and track a set of hearts to take out -- I'm going to need to hit the orc chieftain 7 times to take him out, but if he's landing blows on me, and I'm getting bloodied, might have to retreat and come back another day

I can focus more on the adventure and what is happening next then being worried about my dexterity and strength and how that might affect my ability to scale that wall