Re: [DL] Conversion advice

["Joseph C. Wolf" <coyote@net-link.net>]

thumperhead wrote:

> --- Ogy Joe <ogyslists@mail.midtnn.net> wrote:
> > > What creature would you say coyotes are most
> > > like? wolves? (It would seem to me that wolves would
> > > be nastier, but that's just me).
> >

No, you're right woves are nastier than coyotes. Wolves weigh between two and
three times what a coyote does and the biting power of a wolf is more suited
to gnashing and tearing large prey items whereas coyotes are primarily
scavengers although they do prey on rabbits, squirrels, quail and pheasants
and and mice.

>
> > I would say either make them wolves or some kind of rabid dog (Are war
> > dogs in DnD?  I don't have the book in front of me right now.).
>
> The Monster Manual entry for Dogs states that the stats "also can be used
> for small wild canines such as coyotes, jackals, and African wild dogs."
>

Yeah but coyotes are sufficiently different from other caenids I'd recommend
you make the following adjustment: add 1-2 ranks to both Hide and Move
Silently skills for ambush purposes.

> > > Fate Chips in D20 seem to be very different.
> >
> > Or you could devise some house rule on how fate chips work.  I am
> > working on that myself.
>
> I tried this myself for a while, but couldn't make it work - my ideas got
> bogged down by all the variations for Chip use.  I hope you can make a
> workable solution; I'd love to use Fate Chips more.
>

If I were to run DLd20 I'd use the following mechanics:

White Chip: +1 to a single die roll or the restoration of 1 hit point.
Red Chip: +2 to a single die roll, may be used in conjunction with a white
chip for a total bonus of +3, or the restoration of 1d4 hit points.
Blue Chip: Reroll any one die roll or the restoration of 1d6 hit points.
Legend Chip: Add 1d6 to ALL rolls that round or the cancellation of all
damage from a single source.

Heroes still receive only one chip per session and may receive another 1
perhaps 2 as an ingame reward. Any chips not spent carry over into the next.

Happy gaming!

>>Joseph

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