to clarify my question
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When converting monsters how much can become OGC? many 2nd edition monster sources had useful ecology, society, and description sections. If the references to WotC named settings, characters etc.were removed could the rest be turned OGC? The srd contains descriptive combat notes for example.
I'm not clear what you mean?
Suppose I wanted to convert a beholderkin type thing from a 2nd edition supplement for a new adventure. I do a conversion of the monster and comply with the policy. Some of the monster characteristics stay the same (perhaps innate spell abilities) and some are modified (AC is now broken down by natural armor, size, dex etc.) The conversion document has the whole beast and uses WotC PI (it is named it might refer to specific characters or game worlds).
Okay, I now use the critter in the adventure and want to put a creature entry at the end of the adventure so people can get a better feel for the critter and use it in other situations. Here (and in the adventure scenario) I do not think I can use the monster name as that is identified as PI of WotC. And so I make up a new name which I can either PI or make open, and use that name in the adventure and monster description.
If I have removed all references to names, settings, and characters from the old monster descriptions can I use the rest of the text that was in the 2e monster description as OGC. For example, what they ate, what their ecological and social roles were, what their physical description was ( a floating eyeball 4 feet across with tough hide armor plating, multiple little eyestalks and two crab pincers). Could I include text stating that orcs like to fight and burn things as long as I omit references to Gruumsh.
To sum up my question, are there parts of a monster description besides the monster name and references to named characters or settings that can not be made OGC when converting a monster.
