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Wondering if anyone knows of any of the classic AD&D modules being converted to the new 5th Ed rules etc.
Playing a new system without Keep on the Border Lands just seems wrong to a diehard 2nd Ed guy like myself.

I know Wizards of the Coast had the classic modules redone in 3rd Ed for a while but haven't heard anything about it for 5th Ed.

I don't know about any actual conversions, but I've run several AD&D modules "on the fly" using 5E rules. I just substitute the 5E monster in place of the AD&D one and cap magical items to +1. Seems to work pretty well.

Why cap the magical weapons at +1. Just started with 5ed so it that the limit in 5th?

I can't speak for finarvyn, but 5e, in general, has lower ACs but more HPs per creature. They intentionally designed it so lower level monsters will always be a threat to PCs, although not much of one in some cases. Magic weapons and armor are less abundant than in older editions.

Immunity to non-magical weapons is a thing of the past, for the most part.

TheZombieAK wrote:...without Keep on the Border Lands just seems wrong...

Wasn't that the test module in the playtest packets for 5e? Should be out there, somewhere...

It was.

As lukash noted, monster statblocks have changed somewhat from 1E/2E to 5E. That's why I try to substitute the entire creature instead of trying to "convert" it. (E.g. if a module calls for orcs, I use 5E orcs instead of older edition orcs.)

As to the cap on plusses, I haven't seen anything offical about an actual cap but I know that 5E is designed to have smaller bonuses on magic items as well as smaller bonuses on character stats. In my reading of WotC 5E modules, I don't think I've seen any "official" magic items higher than +1 yet. I figure you start out low and can adjust later if needed.