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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4241699" data-attributes="member: 13892">This began as a Fight On! article submission, though due to some personal issues (including a recent job layoff) I'm not going to be able to finish it. . . so I'm posting the raw maths here. When dividing, round results up to the nearest whole number:&nbsp; d20 HP to O/BD&amp;D Health Diced20 HP / 6 ≈ OD&amp;D Hit Diced20 HP / 8 ≈ HD&amp;D hit Diced20 AC to O/BD&amp;D Armor19 - d20 AC ≡ OD&amp;D Armor19 - d20 AC ≡ BD&amp;D Armord20 BAB to O/BD&amp;D Weapon Damage Bonusd20 BAB / 2&nbsp; ≡ OD&amp;D Weapon Damage Bonusd20 BAB / 2 ≡ BD&amp;D Weapon Damage Bonusd20 Speed to O/BD&amp;D Movementd20 Speed in 1&quot; Squares x 2 ≈ OD&amp;D Movement in Inchesd20 Speed in Feet x 4 ≈ BD&amp;D Movement in FeetSpecial Attacks / DefensesUnfortunately, in D&amp;D, these abilities always have been (and probably always will be) exception-based. Pick and choose special attacks, defenses, and non-combat abilities from the d20 list as you (the DM) deem interesting. --- You will note many approximations above. This is necessary given that raw values for certain things have changed wildly between editions of the game (movment rates for certain creatures being a key example). In calculating approximate values, I errored on the side of the two systems beng converted to. Still, anomalies exist (e.g., dwarves are bit more mobile than normal).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 4241699, member: 13892"] This began as a [I]Fight On![/I] article submission, though due to some personal issues (including a recent job layoff) I'm not going to be able to finish it. . . so I'm posting the raw maths here. When dividing, round results up to the nearest whole number: [b]d20 HP to O/BD&D Health Dice[/b] d20 HP / 6 ≈ OD&D Hit Dice d20 HP / 8 ≈ HD&D hit Dice [b]d20 AC to O/BD&D Armor[/b] 19 - d20 AC ≡ OD&D Armor 19 - d20 AC ≡ BD&D Armor [b]d20 BAB to O/BD&D Weapon Damage Bonus[/b] d20 BAB / 2 ≡ OD&D Weapon Damage Bonus d20 BAB / 2 ≡ BD&D Weapon Damage Bonus [b]d20 Speed to O/BD&D Movement[/b] d20 Speed in 1" Squares x 2 ≈ OD&D Movement in Inches d20 Speed in Feet x 4 ≈ BD&D Movement in Feet [b]Special Attacks / Defenses[/b] Unfortunately, in D&D, these abilities always have been (and probably always will be) exception-based. Pick and choose special attacks, defenses, and non-combat abilities from the d20 list as you (the DM) deem interesting. --- You will note many approximations above. This is necessary given that raw values for certain things have changed wildly between editions of the game (movment rates for certain creatures being a key example). In calculating approximate values, I errored on the side of the two systems beng converted [i]to[/i]. Still, anomalies exist (e.g., dwarves are bit more mobile than normal). [/QUOTE]

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