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<blockquote data-quote="Grazzt" data-source="post: 1260558" data-attributes="member: 7">I knew I had seen that somewhere. Thanks RedShirt! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Here's the relevant parts to answer the question originally posted above (but follow RedShirt's link and read the whole thing):1a) A creature such as a Bullywug is used in an old 1st edition TSR Paper Product. Which of the following options is legal in a conversion? Rename them &quot;Frog-men&quot; or some such, and convert their stats by hand. Legal. Call them &quot;Bullywugs&quot;, cite their copyright source and convert their stats by hand. Legal. Call them Bullywugs, cite their copyright source, and use the stats that are listed in the copyright source. Not Legal. Call them Bullywugs, and cite their copyright source. Period. Legal. 1b) If a 3e version of a monster/item/etc already exists, must I use that version, or may I perform a custom conversion? You may create a custom conversion but we would prefer that you did not. This would be edging close to &quot;rewriting rather than converting&quot;. 2) When converting monsters how much can be converted? 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 converted/rewritten? Rules only. however, you may include text that is germaine to the use of the rules (creature X always attacks with breathe weapon first and then uses claw and bite attack, etc.) But no lifiting ecology material such as &quot;creature X lives in ecological harmony with its environment. It often burys its droppings thus fertilizing local flora.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grazzt, post: 1260558, member: 7"] I knew I had seen that somewhere. Thanks RedShirt! :) Here's the relevant parts to answer the question originally posted above (but follow RedShirt's link and read the whole thing): [B]1a) A creature such as a Bullywug is used in an old 1st edition TSR Paper Product. Which of the following options is legal in a conversion? [/B] Rename them "Frog-men" or some such, and convert their stats by hand. [B]Legal.[/B] Call them "Bullywugs", cite their copyright source and convert their stats by hand. [B]Legal. [/B] Call them Bullywugs, cite their copyright source, and use the stats that are listed in the copyright source. [B]Not Legal. [/B] Call them Bullywugs, and cite their copyright source. Period. [B]Legal. [/B] [B]1b) If a 3e version of a monster/item/etc already exists, must I use that version, or may I perform a custom conversion? [/B] You may create a custom conversion but we would prefer that you did not. This would be edging close to "rewriting rather than converting". [B]2) When converting monsters how much can be converted? 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 converted/rewritten? [/B] Rules only. however, you may include text that is germaine to the use of the rules (creature X always attacks with breathe weapon first and then uses claw and bite attack, etc.) But no lifiting ecology material such as "creature X lives in ecological harmony with its environment. It often burys its droppings thus fertilizing local flora." [/QUOTE]

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