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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 3062240" data-attributes="member: 5171"><p>I think D&D monsters are usable in GT, but their CRs probably need to be fiddled with a BUNCH.</p><p></p><p>Some monsters are pretty much the same -- zombies are zombies, for example, and they're always gonna be weak. But in a fight with 2 10th level PCs against a bunch of zombies, several ghouls, and 4 dire wolves, the dire wolves were horrifically overpowered. The dire wolves' strengths -- high attack bonus, good tripping, decent damage -- still held true, and were in fact exacerbated (ain't no GT character can deal with a +11 Trip opposed roll), and the wolves' weaknesses (low Will save, can't fly, no real defenses against area-of-effect stuff) were pretty much negated. The wolves were MUCH deadlier than I thought they'd be.</p><p></p><p>The ghouls, by contrast -- ghasts, actually -- had instakill-threats (their paralyzation stuff), but they rarely hit, and the PCs never failed a save. Maybe if they had, I'd be complaining about them.</p><p></p><p>So I'd suggest that a Grim Tales monster might or might not have an accurate D&D CR, because it depends on what you give that monster. But a D&D monster will almost definitely NOT be accurate, CR-wise, in a GT game.</p><p></p><p>That doesn't mean that you shouldn't use 'em. They're great and easy to use. But use them in test cases in easy fights first, to get a sense of how they do against your party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takyris, post: 3062240, member: 5171"] I think D&D monsters are usable in GT, but their CRs probably need to be fiddled with a BUNCH. Some monsters are pretty much the same -- zombies are zombies, for example, and they're always gonna be weak. But in a fight with 2 10th level PCs against a bunch of zombies, several ghouls, and 4 dire wolves, the dire wolves were horrifically overpowered. The dire wolves' strengths -- high attack bonus, good tripping, decent damage -- still held true, and were in fact exacerbated (ain't no GT character can deal with a +11 Trip opposed roll), and the wolves' weaknesses (low Will save, can't fly, no real defenses against area-of-effect stuff) were pretty much negated. The wolves were MUCH deadlier than I thought they'd be. The ghouls, by contrast -- ghasts, actually -- had instakill-threats (their paralyzation stuff), but they rarely hit, and the PCs never failed a save. Maybe if they had, I'd be complaining about them. So I'd suggest that a Grim Tales monster might or might not have an accurate D&D CR, because it depends on what you give that monster. But a D&D monster will almost definitely NOT be accurate, CR-wise, in a GT game. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't use 'em. They're great and easy to use. But use them in test cases in easy fights first, to get a sense of how they do against your party. [/QUOTE]
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