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Does anyone have any conversion stats for converting monster stats from Labyrinth Lord to the DCC rpg please? I am considering running a Stonehell Dungeon campaign that is written for Labyrinth Lord in DCC.

daddystabz wrote:Does anyone have any conversion stats for converting monster stats from Labyrinth Lord to the DCC rpg please? I am considering running a Stonehell Dungeon campaign that is written for Labyrinth Lord in DCC.

Conversions? I ran parts of Stonehell with DCC and then again with characters from Transylvanian Adventures. I don't remember there being that big of an issue.

I can't remember what I did. But, on the fly, I think it was something like... AC = 20 - LLAC. And saves were the "Saves as" character level applied 1:1 to the save that made most sense (say Will +7 for Wiz7) then half that for the next one that makes the most sense (so Reflex +3 for Wiz 7) and half that again for the other save (Fort +1 for Wiz7). A Fighter-3 would be Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +0.

I remember just running with that. Doing the same thing for old D&D modules. Seems to work okay.

Those are good ideas. Thanks!

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daddystabz wrote:Does anyone have any conversion stats for converting monster stats from Labyrinth Lord to the DCC rpg please? I am considering running a Stonehell Dungeon campaign that is written for Labyrinth Lord in DCC.

Conversions? I ran parts of Stonehell with DCC and then again with characters from Transylvanian Adventures. I don't remember there being that big of an issue.

I can't remember what I did. But, on the fly, I think it was something like... AC = 20 - LLAC. And saves were the "Saves as" character level applied 1:1 to the save that made most sense (say Will +7 for Wiz7) then half that for the next one that makes the most sense (so Reflex +3 for Wiz 7) and half that again for the other save (Fort +1 for Wiz7). A Fighter-3 would be Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +0.

I remember just running with that. Doing the same thing for old D&D modules. Seems to work okay.

THIS may also help.

Sweet. That's awesome Colin, thanks.

It's by Jeremy Deram of the excellent People Them With Monsters blog. I'm just sharing the love.

Colin

Any suggestions how to convert between Tunnels & Trolls to DCC? I have a dungeon I'd love to convert over.

daddystabz wrote:Any suggestions how to convert between Tunnels & Trolls to DCC? I have a dungeon I'd love to convert over.

T&T is a little tricky because it mostly relies on a single number, whereas more complex RPGs have multiple numbers. This means you won't have a perfect conversion, but you can "fake it" and get results that are pretty good.

The first step might be to look for a similar monster in DCC. Of course, that won't really "convert" since a monster might be strong in one game and weak in the other. This might or might not matter to you, as T&T is known for not balancing encounters. It might at least help you with damage. "Ah ... so the monster fights a lot like an ogre, so I can use this damage ..." or whatever. Same for AC and some of the other key stats.

Hit Dice are actually pretty easy, however, and HDx15=MR is a good rule of thumb to convert a D&D monster into a T&T MR (and DCC monsters are very similar to D&D ones). Sometimes adjustments are needed, and I like to use +/-3 MR for each +/- to HD.

Maybe that helps?