D&D 5E Converting pathfinder adventure paths to 5e

[tuxedoraptor]

This is something I have started doing, curse of the crimson throne converts almost seamlessly to 5e, however rise of the runelords has proven to be a headache and a half to convert. Has anyone else done this?

 

[Tormyr]

Not Pathfinder explicitly, but I converted the 3.5 AP Age of Worms.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/rpgdownloads.php?do=download&downloadid=1254

The first document contains some of my thoughts on how to make these types of conversions work.

 

[Inchoroi]

I converted Rise of the Runelords!

Unfortunately, I don't have any of my notes, anymore. Let that be a lesson to you: always backup your stuff.

However, that being said, the only issue I had was the Haunts in the second chapter; I also cut the big dungeon underneath Sandpoint, and decided to add it in much later, when the sinkhole opens beneath the town.

What specifically are you having issues with?

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Two things:
1. There's a conversion of RotR's first three installments floating around - think it's from reddit. Some googling should do it.
2. Post everything you have for a 5e conversion of CotCT! Including learnings, please

 

[Inchoroi]

Two things:
1. There's a conversion of RotR's first three installments floating around - think it's from reddit. Some googling should do it.
2. Post everything you have for a 5e conversion of CotCT! Including learnings, please

I would also like the conversions for Curse of the Crimson Throne.

 

[tuxedoraptor]

Curse of the crimson throne is rather easy to convert. At least as far as I have gotten. Since most of the enemies are NPCs, I just found one that was similiar in either volos or the monster manual. It was very easy to do. I am planning on running it for my group when xanathars guide to everything drops.

As for runelords, a lot of the monsters are pretty hard to replicate in 5e, it wasn't a big deal for the first two and a half chapters but once the black maga shows up, things start to fall apart. I also don't see any easy way to convert the final boss to 5e. So I may just hold off on it.

Heres what I did for the NPCs:
gray maiden: champion (volos guide to monsters) with longbow instead of crossbow, lower levels, a knight works just fine.

Queens physicians: the thug stat block works fine, as does the spy later on.

blackjack: easily a swashbuckler

the lamms were rather easy to make: rolth was a necromancer, his father was a spy. I haven't gotten any farther than the beginnings of escape from old korvosa. Most of the time I just find a monster that is similiar enough to the one in question and go from there.

 

[robus]

Curse of the crimson throne is rather easy to convert. At least as far as I have gotten. Since most of the enemies are NPCs, I just found one that was similiar in either volos or the monster manual. It was very easy to do. I am planning on running it for my group when xanathars guide to everything drops.

As for runelords, a lot of the monsters are pretty hard to replicate in 5e, it wasn't a big deal for the first two and a half chapters but once the black maga shows up, things start to fall apart. I also don't see any easy way to convert the final boss to 5e. So I may just hold off on it.

I wonder if the Tome of Beasts would fill some of the gaps?

 

[Morrus]

Someday technology will reach the point where you upload an adventure for any RPG and an AI converts and spits it out perfectly for the system of your choosing.

 

[Arilyn]

Someday technology will reach the point where you upload an adventure for any RPG and an AI converts and spits it out perfectly for the system of your choosing.

That would be awesome! Get to work on that would you?

 

[robus]

Someday technology will reach the point where you upload an adventure for any RPG and an AI converts and spits it out perfectly for the system of your choosing.

By that point AIs will be writing the adventures for us...!