How many of you use (A)D&D adventures as is...

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:14 am

...without really modifying them?

ie. Don't change monster stats, etc.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:25 am

I've not changed a single thing about any pre-d20 modules, from Caverns of Thracia to Dark Tower and Ravenloft to Treasure Hunt and Barrier Peaks. I don't see the desire to "convert" with perfect precision or write it all out beforehand, when it can be done on the fly, in about 2 seconds.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:25 am

I use 'em without conversion. Just fix the AC as I go.

Some of the Modules I've run with C&C have been:

Wrath of the Minotaur

Eye of the Wyvern

The Star Cairns

Return to White Plume Mountain

Return to the Tomb of Horrors

I know there have been others, just can't think of 'em right now.

I'd like to get my hands on The Shattered Circle again and run that using C&C.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Thu May 24, 2007 2:29 am

Ooooo. I want Drums on Fire Mountain again too and run it with C&C.

BASH MAN · Post by **BASH MAN** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:05 am

I only change the AC as I go. 20 - Listed AC = New AC.

I have run:

Assault on Raven's Ruin, and The Dragon's Den [Boxed Set] using C&C and no conversion at all.
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:00 am

I ran "Against the Giants".

Stuie · Post by **Stuie** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:00 am

DangerDwarf wrote:
I use 'em without conversion. Just fix the AC as I go.

Same here.
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Philotomy Jurament · Post by **Philotomy Jurament** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:51 pm

Stuie wrote:
Same here.

Me too. Same story for B/X modules: I don't bother with any "formal conversions."

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:16 pm

For d20 modules, I'm about at a 50/50 split. Occasionally it takes a little more thought process to convert on the fly but its not too hard to do either. Major villains I'll generally do a full conversion of .

sieg · Post by **sieg** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:21 pm

Put me in the camp with DD; just invert AC.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:06 pm

Philotomy Jurament wrote:
Me too. Same story for B/X modules: I don't bother with any "formal conversions."

same here, so far have run keep on the border lands and caves of the unknown.

Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:47 pm

sieg wrote:
Put me in the camp with DD; just invert AC.

Same here.
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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:50 pm

DangerDwarf wrote:
I use 'em without conversion. Just fix the AC as I go.

Some of the Modules I've run with C&C have been:

Wrath of the Minotaur

Eye of the Wyvern

The Star Cairns

Return to White Plume Mountain

Return to the Tomb of Horrors

I know there have been others, just can't think of 'em right now.

I'd like to get my hands on The Shattered Circle again and run that using C&C.

Wrath of the Minotaur and Eye of the Wyvern are great starter mods, very well suited for C&C.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:46 am

Maliki wrote:
Wrath of the Minotaur and Eye of the Wyvern are great starter mods, very well suited for C&C.

Yeah, I loved 'em when they first came out. Sure they were cluttered up with introductory to the game stuff but I didn't care, I loved the feel of those two mods.

Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:37 pm

NO major changes here. In fact I am prone to changing the C&C rules to fit the module. That is why I worked up the alternate XP matrix.
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seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Sat May 26, 2007 5:14 pm

Yeah - real easy to just convert AC on the fly with M&T handy.

The B series are especially easy to run.

Two that I've done that ran very, very well were C1 Hidden Shrine and X1 Isle of Dread.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:37 pm

I also do not convert anything before hand. Just run and go. However I've only really done this with Keep on the Borderlands.

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Barrataria · Post by **Barrataria** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:44 pm

I don't feel comfortable winging spell selections for NPC casters on the fly. They are often quite similar (at least many in the ToEE seemed to be similar to what C&C counterparts would have), but I like to not have to think that much when running a game (to figure out bonus spells, substitute for spells not included in one version or the other) and I like to be mostly honest with NPC spellcasters and keep them to a list of prepared spells, just as the PCs have to.

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