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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 7809245" data-attributes="member: 6779310">D&amp;D Cyclopedia would be recommend #1 for me...&nbsp; same rules as BX/BECMI (with a few important wording changes.)Monster blocks require few or no changes. The optional rules for skills and weapon mastery are simple, but effective.It's available via DTRPGSecond choice:&nbsp; Tunnels and Trolls.Note that T&amp;T isn't D&amp;D, so conversion will be needed... but...&nbsp; it's fast, it's simple, and it's as light a game as I will willingly play..MR is the one key stat for monsters...&nbsp; and there are three approaches I've used over the years, and all work reasonably well:MR = HP - makes it fast and easy, but... monsters become a bit too crunchyMR = 10*HD - also fast, and makes HD also the attack dice of the monster.hybrid: MR = HP + 5*HD&nbsp; - more mathy, but...If the monster has special attacks, make a judgement call on how many 6's are needed to trigger it.If the critter has a tough hide, each point of AC other than from dexterity is 1 point of armor. (MR critters in T&amp;T usually don't get armor.)Spells: wing it. T&amp;T 7, 7.5,&nbsp; &amp; D uses spite for MR MonstersIf you get character stats, the scale is the same, and they operate exactly like PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 7809245, member: 6779310"] D&D Cyclopedia would be recommend #1 for me... same rules as BX/BECMI (with a few important wording changes.) Monster blocks require few or no changes. The optional rules for skills and weapon mastery are simple, but effective. It's available via DTRPG Second choice: Tunnels and Trolls. Note that T&T isn't D&D, so conversion will be needed... but... it's fast, it's simple, and it's as light a game as I will willingly play.. MR is the one key stat for monsters... and there are three approaches I've used over the years, and all work reasonably well: MR = HP - makes it fast and easy, but... monsters become a bit too crunchy MR = 10*HD - also fast, and makes HD also the attack dice of the monster. hybrid: MR = HP + 5*HD - more mathy, but... If the monster has special attacks, make a judgement call on how many 6's are needed to trigger it. If the critter has a tough hide, each point of AC other than from dexterity is 1 point of armor. (MR critters in T&T usually don't get armor.) Spells: wing it. T&T 7, 7.5, & D uses spite for MR Monsters If you get character stats, the scale is the same, and they operate exactly like PCs. [/QUOTE]

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