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1 year ago ::
Nov 22, 2011 - 7:24AM
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Date Joined:
Nov 22, 2011
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Specifically advice on level conversions. I'm new to 4th ed and GW as well. Has anyone worked out a rough D&D monster level conversion since GW characters have a level 10 limit but also seem to be a bit stronger then D&D characters of equal level? I would love to run a GW campaign using all sorts of great D&D monsters ("created by a Mad Wizard") but I don't want to over- or underwhelm the players. If this has been covered and I missed it then just let me know otherwise any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Heres to players facing a Beholder Ultimate Tyrant! mwuahahaha
Thanks
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1 year ago ::
Nov 22, 2011 - 1:11PM
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Date Joined:
Aug 18, 2007
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The Gamma World core rulebook says you can use 4th edition D&D monsters as written. To fit in with the genre, you might want to reskin some of them, or change damage types, but you don't need to. For example, I would change radiant damage to either radiation or laser damage. If you want to use higher level monsters, I suggest you expand the characters' level limit beyond 10th. My article "30 Levels Of Gamma World" is available here: www.4shared.com/folder/C5sqxVE0/DD_Gamma...Since the PCs' power level may not scale perfectly with the monster levels, you may want to start with lower-level monsters to get a feel for your PCs' capabilities, then adjust later encounters as necessary.
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1 year ago ::
Nov 28, 2011 - 1:41PM
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What little experience I have with D&D-GW crossover games would suggest that the level in one is pretty similar to the level in the other. I'd keep D&D monster level pretty low to compensate, but I also tend to enjoy low-level games best so I like low-level monsters best as well.
Marv (Finarvyn)Master of Mutants (MA and GW) Playtesting D&D Next and liking it! OD&D player since 1975
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1 year ago ::
Jan 05, 2012 - 1:09PM
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I bought Monster Vault specifically to have a diversity of Gamma critters. Everything in it I can redescribe in a scifi trappings including nanobots animating bones. Now what I'd like to ask, are the humans in Monster Vault the closest thing to the old GW Pure Strain Human?
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1 year ago ::
Jan 12, 2012 - 9:41AM
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Mar 23, 2007
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I did a series on this on my blog. I have one last entry in the series coming in a couple of weeks, but you can find the start of the series here: www.rovingbandofmisfits.com/2011/12/conv...
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