tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post5455682605664741931..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Is D&D Next is Compatible With AD&D 1e "Out of the Box" - Wizards May be Saying SoTenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-67751028175683195782014-01-14T21:09:03.120-05:002014-01-14T21:09:03.120-05:00OK. That st least sounds better. It still begs the...OK. That st least sounds better. It still begs the question of why one would want to change rule sets. In the past there has typically been something different about the new rules given as a reason to make the change, even going back to 1e vs. 2e. I guess that would be the real question.. If D&D Next is going to be released in tandem with these adaptations that are backward compatible for each old rule set, then why bother buying D&D Next, unless there is something really good about it to attract the customer base. That is something I have not seen in D&D Next yet. Didn't really see it with 4e, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-42589071139218301232014-01-14T18:00:47.889-05:002014-01-14T18:00:47.889-05:00Actually I think you are looking at it from the op...Actually I think you are looking at it from the opposite direction. Re-release the originals and the allow you to play them with whatever edition you like by giving you conversion documents. The Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670101962259531452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-43038576577842659992014-01-13T20:32:34.511-05:002014-01-13T20:32:34.511-05:00Is this their (WotC) idea of a "new edition&q...Is this their (WotC) idea of a "new edition"..? To hammer out conversions of vintage material for a lightly revamped rules system? I find myself asking, why do I need to worry, when the originals are just fine the way they are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-20994674061012002222014-01-13T12:04:39.048-05:002014-01-13T12:04:39.048-05:00I was going to mention that those are included in ...I was going to mention that those are included in the playtest.. They also took the original Caves of Chaos and converted it to Next.. I'm thinking there may be more to just re-releasing those old modules then to just satisfy the Old School peeps..The Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670101962259531452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-13072319570763055162014-01-13T10:50:41.900-05:002014-01-13T10:50:41.900-05:00There are very detailed (from 7/TOH to 77 pages/At...There are very detailed (from 7/TOH to 77 pages/AtSL) Bestiary Conversion PDF files for Against the Slave Lords and Dungeons of Dread in the last versions of the D&D Next Playtest Kit. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946343704025220300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-387000784972461312014-01-13T10:40:09.758-05:002014-01-13T10:40:09.758-05:005E is balanced against the 1E/2E method of progres...5E is balanced against the 1E/2E method of progression which means yes, it's easy enough to convert on the fly so long as you understand the two editions enough to make the right call (i.e. 1E save vs. poison means a 5E constitution check). I suspect that any monster which appeared in 1E will also appear in 5E in a similar "range of expected use" as well, based on the playtest bestiary.<br /><br />But yeah, what Lord Gwydion said: converting from 1E to 5E will be about as big of a deal as going from 1E to C&C. Maybe les since C&C still has SIEGE mechanics to create additional odd scaling issues and 5E's bounded accuracy and nearly flat progression means that you can have tougher, dirtier games at higher levels.<br /><br />As for the website: sloppy, I guess? The playtest packet had the conversion material for the modules in question, but they announced that was going offline a few weeks back, and I would have thought they'd disable/update references it to indicate such. OTOH WotC shuts down for much of December but it is January so....yeah. Doctor Futurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586371999646337047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-22451800555557493302014-01-13T08:58:23.165-05:002014-01-13T08:58:23.165-05:00WotC has released D&D Next bestiaries for both...WotC has released D&D Next bestiaries for both those books, so they've already been converted to Next rules. In fact, the WotC convention packet right now is A0: Danger at Darkshelf Quarry from Against the Slave Lords, which comes with the 1e adventure plus rules to convert everything to Next.Nat 20https://www.blogger.com/profile/05723723386691404829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-42124707508119582972014-01-13T08:43:15.325-05:002014-01-13T08:43:15.325-05:00I'd guess sloppiness. But then, I could just ...I'd guess sloppiness. But then, I could just be being mean.<br /><br />I'm playing with the Next playtest documents now, and while you could easily run the classic modules as adventures, I think they would need a bit more conversion than you would need if using one of the retro-clones like LL or S&W. I'd guess it would be about the same as using them with C&C - possibly a bit more conversion necessary, but not much.<br /><br />So yes, you likely could just run the modules straight and convert on the fly, if you knew both the contents of the modules well and the Next rule set equally well. Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.com