D&D 4E 4e Monsters in a 3x Game?

[hvg3akaek]

It would just be easier to use 4E

This would also require convincing players to drop all their 3x ed stuff and take up a whole new game. hard.

It would also involve getting rid of classes that are not supported yet (dragon shaman, swashbuckler, arcane archer, beguiler, order of the bow initiate...), thus loosing what the characters have built up over the last year. also hard.

 

[Voadam]

As a GM, I really like the 4e monster design. One simple stat-block that can pretty much fit on a 3x5 card instead of a complex mess that references half a dozen other sources...

I am currently running a 3.5 campaign that wont convert to 4e for quite some time...altho I will be pulling in some 4e-like house rules.

So my question for the smart folks out there...what would need to be done, if anything, to use a 4e monster in a 3.x game?

Hit points and AC look OK, you have to figure out if you are going to use reflex for touch attacks or break down AC to its component parts.

Monster powers that work with a save could use the 4e save mechanic no problem.

I'm not sure how the math goes for the 4e will/fort/ref defenses compared to 3e save bonuses, it would take some consideration.

High level/HD monsters you would want iterative attacks added.

Level to CR seems roughly the same target goal.