Age of worms first edition?

[kryztlmn]

G'day fellow DM's and PC's everywhere. The thing that I would like to ask is how would you convert Age of worms to the 1st edition rules. This may come as a shock to some people, but there are some of us who think that it is more challenging to play the old, almost original version from way back in the 80's. Is a conversion possible, Seeing that 43HD or what ever monsters with all those "standard abilities" are usually not the norm. What do you guys think of this fossil question?

[tylerthehobo]

kryztlmn wrote:

G'day fellow DM's and PC's everywhere. The thing that I would like to ask is how would you convert Age of worms to the 1st edition rules. This may come as a shock to some people, but there are some of us who think that it is more challenging to play the old, almost original version from way back in the 80's. Is a conversion possible, Seeing that 43HD or what ever monsters with all those "standard abilities" are usually not the norm. What do you guys think of this fossil question?

Age of Worms has a very "old school" feel to it (I say old school cautiously, as I started playing with the pre-yellow-spine AD&D books and early basic sets, as a kid). I think that a lot of it would align well with 1st edition flavor and mechanics. That said, rampant substitution of monsters to achieve HD balance, as you noticed, might be necessary.

[Stebehil]

Converting the whole AP back to 1st Ed. would be a mayor task. But IIRC, most of the monsters used did exist back then, so it would be possible without too much trouble. The Spire of Long Shadows and the Library of Last Resort would probably require the most work to convert.

Stefan

[Vic Wertz]

Stebehil wrote:

Converting the whole AP back to 1st Ed. would be a mayor task. But IIRC, most of the monsters used did exist back then, so it would be possible without too much trouble. The Spire of Long Shadows and the Library of Last Resort would probably require the most work to convert.

Stefan

I'd suggest posting in the Age of Worms messageboard—you're more likely to run into folks who are able to help there.

-Vic.
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