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S&W Monstrosities and ToH conversion.

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Is there a conversion guide somewhere for Swords & Wizardry monsters to DCC? I've been looking for awhile now, but no luck yet.

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There are no exact conversion guides, but you can take their Hit Dice and rework stuff from there. Just use common sense and don't be afraid about balance - there's no such thing in DCC RPG, the experience system handles risk vs reward. You might also find useful the Monster Helper.
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Hmmm.....Then let me rephrase the question. Since both S&W and DCC are part of the OSR, would it be close to the original intent of whatever encounter we're dealing with to just use S&W monsters straight with DCC characters, or is there something I need to be aware of? I realize that balance is not an issue, but in some ways that makes thinking about conversion harder since there's no target to aim at.
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Guang wrote:Hmmm.....Then let me rephrase the question. Since both S&W and DCC are part of the OSR, would it be close to the original intent of whatever encounter we're dealing with to just use S&W monsters straight with DCC characters, or is there something I need to be aware of? I realize that balance is not an issue, but in some ways that makes thinking about conversion harder since there's no target to aim at.
I tend to use S&W monsters (or C&C or AD&D or other D&D variant) pretty much as written and have few issues with this. Sometimes I find that monsters might be a little easier or tougher than expected, but that's okay.

I find that a DCC character level is roughly equal to two AD&D levels, if that helps, so if you want your DCC characters to fight a DCC 5th level monster it's more like 10th level in AD&D.
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Re: S&W Monstrosities and ToH conversion.

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finarvyn wrote:
Guang wrote:Hmmm.....Then let me rephrase the question. Since both S&W and DCC are part of the OSR, would it be close to the original intent of whatever encounter we're dealing with to just use S&W monsters straight with DCC characters, or is there something I need to be aware of? I realize that balance is not an issue, but in some ways that makes thinking about conversion harder since there's no target to aim at.
I tend to use S&W monsters (or C&C or AD&D or other D&D variant) pretty much as written and have few issues with this. Sometimes I find that monsters might be a little easier or tougher than expected, but that's okay.

I find that a DCC character level is roughly equal to two AD&D levels, if that helps, so if you want your DCC characters to fight a DCC 5th level monster it's more like 10th level in AD&D.
Thanks. I was really hoping to get an answer like this.
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