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<blockquote data-quote="danir" data-source="post: 4015321" data-attributes="member: 15552"><p>After seeing the pitfiend 4e statblock, it seems to me that converting monsters from 3e is feasible and might actually be not that hard to do.</p><p></p><p>Change CR -> XP (easy)</p><p>Initiative -> New init (easy, saga rules)</p><p>Senses -> just copy paste, add skill</p><p>Aura -> the same </p><p>HP -> seems the same scale (bloodied, just half HP)</p><p>Resist -> seems tha same</p><p>AC -> similar (SAGA). for other saving throws, either just make it static (+15 = 25) and adjust by role of thumb.</p><p>Speed -> similar/same</p><p>AP -> completly new, but can disregard... or use rule of thumb (the mechanics itself are not clear to me atm)</p><p>Attacks -> rewrite to new format, but the same prinicple</p><p>Abilites -> rewrite to new format, but the same prinicple</p><p>The rest is also easy to-do.</p><p></p><p>So, after a first glance, It might be possible to use 3E monsters as is with a few minutes work, or even adjusting on the fly.</p><p></p><p>Did I miss anything?</p><p></p><p>Note - I'm not talking about rebuilding from scratch, which will probably require selecting the level/role/etc and generate stats. Just a rough one for one conversion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danir, post: 4015321, member: 15552"] After seeing the pitfiend 4e statblock, it seems to me that converting monsters from 3e is feasible and might actually be not that hard to do. Change CR -> XP (easy) Initiative -> New init (easy, saga rules) Senses -> just copy paste, add skill Aura -> the same HP -> seems the same scale (bloodied, just half HP) Resist -> seems tha same AC -> similar (SAGA). for other saving throws, either just make it static (+15 = 25) and adjust by role of thumb. Speed -> similar/same AP -> completly new, but can disregard... or use rule of thumb (the mechanics itself are not clear to me atm) Attacks -> rewrite to new format, but the same prinicple Abilites -> rewrite to new format, but the same prinicple The rest is also easy to-do. So, after a first glance, It might be possible to use 3E monsters as is with a few minutes work, or even adjusting on the fly. Did I miss anything? Note - I'm not talking about rebuilding from scratch, which will probably require selecting the level/role/etc and generate stats. Just a rough one for one conversion. [/QUOTE]
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