Hi everyone,

FWIW, in my WHFRP 3e I've been able to convert the task resolution mechanics of d20 3.5 to the following for WHFRP 3e:

1) d20 Difficulty Classes (DC) convert to the following Challenge dice levels in WHFRP:

DC 5 = Simple (no Challenge dice)

DC 10 = Straightforward (1 x Challenge die)

DC 15 = Average (2 x Challenge dice)

DC 20 = Challenging (3 x Challenge dice)

DC 25 = Tough (4 x Challenge dice)

2) Circumstantial Modifiers:

Per +2 (FRU) = 1 x additional Fortune Die

Per -2 (FRU) = 1 x additional Misfortune Die

This system helps me leverage all of my D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder RPG material for use within my Conan - Hyborian Age campaign using the much more dramatic WHFRP 3e game system. Hope this helps!

d20 Ability Score Conversions to WHFRP 3e:

Ability Score 5 or less = Characteristic 1

Ability Score 6-8 = Characteristic 2

Ability Score 9-11 = Characteristic 3

Ability Score 12-14 = Characteristic 4

Ability Score 15-16 = Characteristic 5

Ability Score 17-18 = Characteristic 6

Cheers,

Marcus

Portal said:

You probably going to want to adjust your Characteristic scale down some. A 5 in a characteristic is pretty significant, much more than having a 15 in an ability.

Part of this is you are going from a game where level has more impact than attributes, to a game where attributes are far more important. A one-to-one relationship is going to cause some strange results.

I would probably be in this ballpark:

Ability 6 or less = Characteristic 1

Ability 7–9 = Characteristic 2

Ability 10–13 = Characteristic 3

Ability 14–16 = Characteristic 4

Ability 17–19 = Characteristic 5

Ability 20+ = Characteristic 6

Warhammer says that a characteristic 2 is an average characteristic. d20 says that a score of 10-11 is an average stat. That means that a characteristic 2 is equal to a d20 stat of 10-11. I think you should adjust your table to account for that. A characteristic 1 would be any stat of 9 or less. I am not sure what the other numbers should be.

3 is average (check out the first paragraph of pg 14 of the main rules).

mechanically and statistically speaking you are a bit doomed. Rather than equivalating characteristics to abilities in d20 I'd take a look at more of the end results you are trying to model.

In d20 you've got an ever increasing stat -> output scenario and in WFRP you have 10 theoretical numbers for everything from kittens to supernatural deific beings.

By the end of character progression in D&D a fighter has a total modified and boosted strength of some rediculous 30+ number and anything less can't damage oponents or...be any fun. By the end of progression for a WFRP fighter analogue he might have a 5? Maybe...maybe a 6? and he started with a 4.

Look at the output you want to model from D&D -> WFRP and work backwards, rather than starting with the roots and trying to match it the whole way to the top.