D&D General Has anyone converted Maure Castle to 5e?

Lidgar · 2026-04-17T16:05:49+0100

Yeah, the TIG should definitely be tougher than CR 16, partly because it should invoke one of those "run away! run away!" moments. Adding fly, the flail of feathers that petrify, and any other things (I don't remember them all!) is sort of mandatory, at least for me. That encounter should be like trying to solve a really dangerous puzzle where the party needs to us all its wits and resources.

Voadam · 2026-04-17T17:06:54+0100

the Jester said:
Also, vis-a-vis naming conventions, you'll note that I did an "Air Elemental Elder" and not an "Elder Air Elemental". This is organizational- when I alphabetize things, it helps keep like with like.

Not Elemental Air Elder?

D&D is full of these categorical and alphabetization judgment calls, is Ghast found on its own or is it a Ghoul Ghast?

Voadam · 2026-04-17T17:09:48+0100

Which issues of Dungeon was Maure Castle? It was multiple right?

Dragon and Dungeon were full of great stuff but finding anything can be a real chore. I am really glad I got the Dragon Archive CD for issues 1-250, its search function across the whole collection has been great.

KoolMoDaddy-O · 2026-04-17T17:18:15+0100

Voadam said:
Which issues of Dungeon was Maure Castle? It was multiple right?

Maure Castle (Lv12)	Dungeon 112
Chambers of Antiquities (Lv15)	Dungeon 124
The Greater Halls (Lv17)	Dungeon 139

the Jester · 2026-04-17T17:50:05+0100

Lidgar said:
Yeah, the TIG should definitely be tougher than CR 16, partly because it should invoke one of those "run away! run away!" moments. Adding fly, the flail of feathers that petrify, and any other things (I don't remember them all!) is sort of mandatory, at least for me. That encounter should be like trying to solve a really dangerous puzzle where the party needs to us all its wits and resources.

I think I've settled on a CR 19 version, which I'll post next time I update my notes here.