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41. Use the following stat block for the Accursed Carpet. The Accursed Carpet Gargantuan Construct, neutral Armor Class 14 (natural armor) Hit Points 220 (20d20) Speed 10’, fly 5’ STR 24 (+7), DEX 4 (-3), CON 10 (+0), INT 1 (-5), WIS 1 (-5), CHA 1 (-5) Damage Immunities poison, psychic...

52. Deciphering Lyral’s shorthand requires a DC 17 Int (Investigation) check. The safe’s locks each require a DC 30 Dex (thieves’ tools) check to open. Failing one check resets all the locks. Use the following stat block for Lyral. When assessing her CR, assume that her Commander’s Strike adds...

Awesome, thank you guys! Here's the next batch of my conversion notes. I'm trying to put in stat blocks from my giant monster docs when I use them (and likewise with magic items and spells), but if I miss any, let me know. That said: 41. Use the following stat block for the Accursed Carpet...

27. The secret door can be found with a DC 25 Int (Investigation) check. Pcs following the map from area 38 gain advantage on this check. 28. The save against the bubble is DC 16. 29. See the Appendix for the stat block for the tyrgs. (Note that here, I let flavor beat out tuning the CR.) 30...

I realized rather belatedly that I should probably define a couple of terms that I use that are from 4e. They'll pop up in custom stat blocks; if I haven't used them above, I'm using "shift" in Serini Glistermane's stat block. A shift is moving without provoking opportunity attacks. Push...

Nope. I find that when I listen to a book, my attention wanders pretty badly. I read it.

Yesterday's notes: 15. The Obscene Tapestry depicts Seclaidra rather than Malcanthet. The Shadowy Tapestry shows the somatic components to the following spells, with the following Int (Arcana) DCs to discern what they are: Lorloveim’s shadowy transformation (DC 18), wall of shadows (DC 16)...

There's also the Warlock's Walk, which RJK published online apparently? I haven't seen it but plan to hunt it up.

I think I've settled on a CR 19 version, which I'll post next time I update my notes here.

And then there's the Terrible Iron Golem. Whose CR 16 value puts him at... a normal iron golem. And he's supposed to be way tougher than a standard iron golem. So yeah, there's an example of something where my general approach has to give way. I can't both be faithful to the concept and get the...

A couple of general notes: In converting creatures, I am generally less worried about an exact conversion and more about being faithful to the concept and getting the CR about right. Also, vis-a-vis naming conventions, you'll note that I did an "Air Elemental Elder" and not an "Elder Air...

Okay, here's the first bit. As I go on and make sufficient progress, I'll eventually upload a pdf of what I've done in the OP. For now: DUNGEON 112 The Maures: In Cydra, the Maures were some of the last scions of the noble line of Imperial Wotan, who were displaced when the dragon Dekrasode...

Will do- I'll probably post it here as I go. Fair warning- I'll be making pretty significant alterations to the lore and npcs referenced to make it fit into my own campaign. First up will be deciding who the Maures are/were in my game, as well as subbing in campaign-appropriate names for...

It wasn't the humor for me, it was that the creatures that were supposed to be alien were too human. I've noticed that that can kill my interest in a story before.

Thank you very much. This is really cool.