Pathfinder 1E X2 Castle Amber Conversion for Pathfinder?

[DMBrendon]

I'd like to run X2 Castle Amber for my Pathfinder group. I have borrowed a hard copy from a friend, but there's a lot of work to do to make it palatable in a Pathfinder game. Is there a conversion already out there, or does someone have some tips?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Define "palatable." Other than stat conversions, which can mostly just be eyeballed, what's the issue?

 

[Lord Mhoram]

There is a 3.x conversion. I know because the wife is Gming me through it right now. Don't remember where I found it though. Maybe from the archive here before that had it's issues.

 

[Herzog]

Check the 3.x converion thread

 

[DMBrendon]

Define "palatable." Other than stat conversions, which can mostly just be eyeballed, what's the issue?

I must admit, I'm not quite good enough to eyeball the conversions, especially with all the new monsters that it introduces.

As for "palatable", I'd like to reduce the "save or die without warning" situations. With warning is OK, but out of the blue doesn't make a fun experience.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Well, the risk of sudden improbable death is part of the Castle Amber atmosphere, as much as it in Tomb of Horrors. But if that's too much, I'd either foreshadow it in some way during play, or change the death effects to 6d10 damage, or whatever could theoretically kill your strongest character with a max roll -- that's enough to hurt but not something that'll automatically take out a character.