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5e monsters - converting from 3.5 to 5e

Started by mcbobbo, July 10, 2014, 12:03:47 AM

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mcbobbo

#15
July 10, 2014, 12:04:30 PM
Any requests?  If you have stats for your preferred version, message me and I can easily plug them in to my sheet.
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cranebump

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July 10, 2014, 12:06:41 PM
Quote from: mcbobbo;767210Interesting,  but again, "Step 5: Hit Points, leave as is." probably needs revisiting.

Might, though, in the playtest, I found the 5E monsters pretty squishy. The 3.5 monsters converted using this document proved pretty challenging. This conversion also relies a lot on using the Fort/Ref/Will scores (halved) for most things, including stats. I really liked the 5E monsters, but, man, did the part tend to wipe them out easily, mainly because the fighter is such a combat monster.
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mcbobbo

#17
July 10, 2014, 12:11:17 PM
Quote from: cranebump;767226Might, though, in the playtest, I found the 5E monsters pretty squishy. The 3.5 monsters converted using this document proved pretty challenging. This conversion also relies a lot on using the Fort/Ref/Will scores (halved) for most things, including stats. I really liked the 5E monsters, but, man, did the part tend to wipe them out easily, mainly because the fighter is such a combat monster.

Fair point.  My reference for 5e is the Starter.  No clue how the playtest relates.
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Sacrosanct

#18
July 10, 2014, 12:41:40 PM
I did a conversion for 1e to 5e, finding the average ratio %, and then applying that ratio to other 1e monsters.  Interesting results.  Especially the bulette.  Obviously some winging it will still be needed :)

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