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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 8040810" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Largely, but not completely. I think the biggest hang up in taking pcs from one TSR edition to another is 2e priests; I don't think I ever played in or ran a game in which "generic clerics" were the norm in 2e, instead of specialty priests. But it was simple to just use Monster Manual orcs instead of Basic orcs without needing to change anything else. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've run modules from every edition from 1e through 4e in 5e without doing a formal conversion of anything but monsters and maybe some key magic items or spells. Mostly, I convert on the fly. I've found it to be fairly easy; usually I just swap in a goblin for each goblin sharpshooter or goblin cutter or whatever and let it ride. This does mean that e.g. 4e minions are more of a challenge in my conversions, since they're no longer minions per se, and once in a while I need to be cautious when a monster's CR has changed significantly; but overall, it has worked fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 8040810, member: 1210"] Largely, but not completely. I think the biggest hang up in taking pcs from one TSR edition to another is 2e priests; I don't think I ever played in or ran a game in which "generic clerics" were the norm in 2e, instead of specialty priests. But it was simple to just use Monster Manual orcs instead of Basic orcs without needing to change anything else. I've run modules from every edition from 1e through 4e in 5e without doing a formal conversion of anything but monsters and maybe some key magic items or spells. Mostly, I convert on the fly. I've found it to be fairly easy; usually I just swap in a goblin for each goblin sharpshooter or goblin cutter or whatever and let it ride. This does mean that e.g. 4e minions are more of a challenge in my conversions, since they're no longer minions per se, and once in a while I need to be cautious when a monster's CR has changed significantly; but overall, it has worked fine. [/QUOTE]
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