Questions tagged [conversion]
For questions about converting or translating characters and concepts from one edition of a game to another, or to a different game entirely.
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Can CR be directly lifted from 3.5 to 5e?
I am looking to convert a few modules from 3.5 into 5e and while I am going to change the nature of the creatures encountered I am not 100% sure how.
Does 3.5 follow the same kind of encounter and ...
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What comes close to 9-again in V5?
We want to port our old Vampire the Requiem game into V5.
What would be a good analogue for the 9-again mechanic? Would it be more dice, would around 2 suffice, or is that already too much?
Maybe the ...
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Is there a way to change 3e stats into 5e stats?
Is there any way (preferably and online generator or something akin to that, but I can do it by hand too), to quickly and hopefully simply, change a stat block like
Medium Aberration
HP 8d8+8 (44 hp)
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How would permanent invisibility affect a monster's challenge rating?
I’m attempting to convert a phantom fungus to fifth edition. The creature is always invisible while alive, similar to an invisible stalker. When calculating challenge rating, how would this ...
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What metric could be used to convert a mental stat between 3.5 D&D and GURPS?
When converting character back and forth between 3.5 D&D and GURPS, there are a few stats that are easier than others.
As an example, an easy stat such as Strength could be converted by using the ...
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How do I convert the DC of a check from AD&D 2E to 5E?
In the AD&D 2e supplement, In The Cage: A Guide to Sigil, there are rules given for the impacts of a noxious smog, as follows:
Any PC exposed to [the smog] must make a Constitution ability check, ...
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Converting first edition supplements to Feng Shui 2?
I've decided to pick up Feng Shui 2 again after a long absence. I have a lot of the supplements for the original version, which I'd like to utilize in a new campaign with the more recent ruleset. Is ...
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How do I recalibrate this encounter from D&D 3.5e's Red Hand of Doom for D&D 5e?
I'm running D&D 3.5e's Red Hand of Doom updated for 5e. So far it has been effortlessly straightforward. I've been keeping the basic combat encounter structures and simply swapping out 3.5e ...
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What pathfinder 2e features, if any, can be used to replicate / emulate the features of a 5e transmutation wizard?
I run a 5e campaign for a group of friends. I've recently suggested transitioning over to PF2e. One of the players is playing a transmutation wizard, and he's fond of his Minor Alchemy ability:
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Is there a way to convert MTG creatures and characters to AD&D? [closed]
There are a lot of creatures and characters from the trading card game Magic: The Gathering that I would like to incorporate into my Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. Specifically, I'm ...
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How to convert armour class from Pathfinder 1 to D&D 5?
My sandbox game uses some material from Pathfinder (and D&D 3 and 3.5). I run games there using D&D 5 (among other rules systems). How do I convert the armour class of a creature (especially ...
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How do I adapt characters from past editions to 5E? [closed]
Suppose I see a monster/npc/race described in material from previous editions (likely 2nd or 3rd) and want to rework it for 5th - how can I do so?
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Are these homebrew attempts at recreating some blast shape invocations from 3.5e balanced for 5e? (Version 2)
This is a follow up to the question: Are these homebrew attempts at recreating some blast shape invocations from 3.5e balanced for 5e?
As that question explains, I wanted to convert some "blast shape"...
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Are these homebrew attempts at recreating some blast shape invocations from 3.5e balanced for 5e?
In D&D 3.5e, there were various "blast shape" invocations available to warlocks, five of which were included in the video game Neverwinter Nights 2 (which is based on 3.5e and is all I really know ...
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Is this Monk’s Robe magic item conversion balanced in 5e?
In Pathfinder, there is a magic item called the Monk’s Robe.
I like the idea, and have tried to convert it to D&D 5e, but I don’t know if my conversion is balanced. My conversion of the item is ...
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