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One thing I want to avoid, though, is having the players afraid to engage ANY monster. There are reasons they will need to fight the big bads, so they need to feel confident enough that they can win even these battles at times.

One of the Heroic Abilities allows you to increase HP, but you do have to wait until you "level up" a skill to 18. I'd argue that Dragonbane characters are more powerful at the beginning and it evens out as they progress. Power min/maxers can still do some things, but it won't be as ridiculously...

Right, I meant if your character had 12 HP max. Good point on not recording negative HP in all other cases.

Right, so at 12 HP, you die instantly if you are driven to -12 HP in one blow. To clarify Death, once driven to 0 HP or below, each round you make a Death roll against your CON. After 3 successful (cumulative) rolls, you regain d6 HP and stop making Death rolls. After 3 unsuccessful...

The base book and bestiary has a good baseline of monsters that are easy to translate. Also found this resource out there that has some pretty good standard creatures: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ptTPSxtsRcCvn08r6FzCk4-0Uk6_W36YOchZJfMavhU/edit?gid=1286686446#gid=1286686446

I like the idea of a solid baseline set of monsters and additionally a system for creating your own.

Characters can still be pretty great if they use Initiative well, plan judicious use of parry, and remember to use their Heroic Abilities. Strategy also is a huge help.

I'm giving beginning players an extra Heroic Ability to start (their choice, as long as it makes sense for their background), and a choice of one professional skill raised to 15 if all their abilities are less than 15.

Basic Roleplaying - the system that underlies most Chaosium games.

We're kicking up a Dragonbane game and using D&D Greyhawk adventures to fuel it (our players didn't want the D&D power creep), so it will be interesting to see how it translates - it does seem to have a really easy transition from D&D for things like Traits (Heroic Actions), and skills. Saves...

An RPG based on the show Colony would be awesome.

So I am guessing WoTC isn't going to appreciate converting of D&D spells to another system. I'll PM the link to anyone who's interested, just let me know (in Excel, tab for each school). A few notes, below, be happy to hear feedback: Schools of magic converted to Abjuration, Conjuration...

The Last Caravan is one I picked up recently though I haven't read it closely yet: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148197519/Last-Caravan-The---Core-Rules?awid=1086

That's extremely UNinteresting.

Yep. I’m doing some final cleanup and normalizing and will link it when ready. Only school I didn’t convert was Necromancy and I am waiting on Level 8 and 9 spells.

Absolutely. We ran a session 0 test combat last week against 4 goblins and it went well - goblins dispatched with the party taking only minor scratches. Of course they were cut down by missile fire while the goblins foolishly charged so no great tactics were being used. But they got the hang of...

We’re gearing up for our Dragonbane/Greyhawk game and most D&D spells and monsters have been converted well enough that I can run NPCs pretty easily. I decided to give PCs a starting boost with an extra Heroic Ability and 1 professional skill at 15 after doing the derived stats. First adventure...

Ever consider the Hero System (Champions roots)? I seem to remember lots of dice and damage in that game, and it seems to really lean into powerful characters.

Is Player A a fan of computer games and MMORPGs?

Sorry if I’m being off the cuff, but I do think you need to solve the power gamer vs the reasonable system puzzle. The Dragonbane Heroic Abilities can still make up for some of the power game needs but I also think maybe fudging a bit in favor of the players for awhile until you find that middle...