Converting X1-The Isle of Dread

BOZ · Jan 1, 2004

as said, so done; please do come by and give input.

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73262

slingbld · Jan 16, 2004

Giant Lizards: Use Normal Lizards, scale them up 1-2 HD This should increase them 1 size category

Giant Scorpion (can be replaced by Large Monstrous Scorpion I think)
I agree there

Snakes (I need to work out equivelent snake types in the MMI, should be no problem
Spitting Cobra
Pit Viper
Giant Rattlesnake
Rock Python
I would have to agree here. I would just make some minor modifications or just use a generic "snake" with all of them.

Spiders, Giant (same as snakes)
Crab Spider
Black Widow Spider
Tarantella
Ditto
Slingbld

johnsemlak · Feb 1, 2004

OK the 3e mystara site has posted an updated, and more rules-consistant phanaton. Favored class is Ranger.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mystara3E/files/Conversion Library/Races/phanatonsv3.5.rtf

BOZ · Feb 12, 2004

took long enough, but we finally have a rakasta here: http://www.enworld.org/cc/converted/view_c.php?CreatureID=776

BOZ · Mar 5, 2004

we now have Brontosaurus and Dimetrodon in the Creature Catalog - working on Phanaton now, and starting Trachodon soon.

BOZ · Apr 3, 2004

and they are both done and ready to go!

http://www.enworld.org/cc/index.php

Khayman · Apr 13, 2004

getting lost at sea

Most times you just want to boxed text the getting lost part --- i.e., it just happens. A bit of the old deus ex machina, though if the characters are simply passengers on someone else's ship (who then gets lost) the logic doesn't strain as visibly.

If you are desperate for mechanics, there are third-party rules for navigation. Check out Skull & Bones (Green Ronin) and Broadsides (Living Imagination). I'm more familiar with Broadsides, which has extremely detailed navigation & piloting rules --- probably too detailed for the task at hand but its a good read.

Looking forward to the conversion!

Elthbert · Dec 2, 2005

So is anyone still interested in trying to convert this module? Specifically the alteration of the snake and spider in the MM to the variations in the adventure seems a good place to start.

Mortis · Dec 6, 2005

It would be good to see more Mystaran modules converted to 3.0/3.5.

Sea navigation etc is probably covered in Stormwrack.

A list of converted Mystaran creatures can be found here

Regards
Mortis