Has Anyone Converted CR XP to Flat XP for 3.x? i.e. Making Pathfinder and AD&D xp =

[Humanaut]

Funny, I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing for my next game. I have not decided on either PF slow or an average xp need from a previous edition. We play mostly levels 1-12 so I'm thinking PF Slow.

I was planning on using the table from Dragon #80 for xp given for monster defeated. If I remember that article altered the THACO, saves and xp for monsters a bit.

I figured that after a bit of adventuring I could see if it needed tweeking.

 

[joethelawyer]

Funny, I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing for my next game. I have not decided on either PF slow or an average xp need from a previous edition. We play mostly levels 1-12 so I'm thinking PF Slow.

I was planning on using the table from Dragon #80 for xp given for monster defeated. If I remember that article altered the THACO, saves and xp for monsters a bit.

I figured that after a bit of adventuring I could see if it needed tweeking.

Great minds think alike, huh? If nothing else came of this, at least the excel spreadsheet i attached above might be of use to some people.

 

[joethelawyer]

SInce CR is tied to the monster creation "rules" which is based on their stats, why not just "assume" that CR is the new Hit Dice of AD&D. In which case, multiply CR by some value, and that's how much XP to give.

That's what I do.

I add up all the CR of stuff killed in the game, then multiply by 300 (standard XP for a 1 CR encounter), then divide by the number of PCs.

It's quick, it's easy. If you wan to slow down advancement, choose a smaller multiplier.

Good idea man. Since the CR is internally balanced, on a monster to monster basis it could work. I'll just use the # of orc kills per level thing to make it be scaled to AD&D advancement rates. It ought to work, and better than using old XP from AD&D because the monsters that are more powerful nowadays are scaled against each other accordingly with the CR system. Damn good idea.

Thanks!

 

[Janx]

Glad I could help.