I need help with converting an older character to current Pathfinder.

[Salarain]

Howdy people,

I have an older character from 2nd dnd converted in 3.0 dnd already. I want to know or get help with converting to current pathfinder.

The character has the following class type and levels.

20 levels in Psionics Warrior 3.0
10 levels in prestige class (Weapon Master)3.0
10 levels in prestige class (planar champion)3.0

The reason is converting this older character is to be use in current pathfinder as a NPC/Deity form.

Thanks

[proftobe]

here's the issue:that character doesn't convert to PF. There aren't rules for going over 20. There aren't psionic rules(although the dreamscarred stuff is really good and their unofficial go to). Neither of those prestige classes exist except as an archetype for another class. Since they also lack rules for gods I'd say either take 20 levels and raid the mythic rules playtest for 10 more mythic levels,but in all honest you'd be better off either making him up as a unique creature or even better IMO just handwave whatever he's going to do he's a CR40 in a game where CR's top out at about 25 and character level stops at 20. He doesn't need specific rules.

[Kalanth]

I agree with proftobe, unless you are planning on the party actually fighting the deity, and then that is a different issue in and of itself. The best way to do it, honestly, is to convert the character into 3.5 and then convert a couple of things into Pathfinder (CMD, CMB, Skills, etc). Leave the class stuff as it would be in 3.5 and just go with that. It is close enough to work out without many hiccups in the rules.

[darkwarriorkarg]

Right... well let's see if we can help the OP.

1) Psionics warrior: use dreamscarred Press's psionics. It's basically the same rules as 3.5 converted to pathfinder

2) Weapon Master doesn't translate anymore. In fact, it's now a fighter archetype. What is the character's weapon and how does it complement his build? The psionic warrior does have a weaponmaster archetype.

3) Planar Champion: I would simply use the 3.5 update

You'll need to redo all your skills & add in feats, of course.

[Ciaran Barnes]

Since you're talking about an NPC/deity, you don't necessarily need to follow standard character creation. I would be strongly inclined to give the character however many outsider racial hit dice as you think is appropriate, make his count as a 20th level psionic character, and add in whatever class abilities you think are appropriate. What the CR ends up in outside my area of expertise.

The other way to look at it is this: If the PCs are not going to fight it, is it worth the trouble?

[Skeld]

Salarain wrote:

The reason is converting this older character is to be use in current pathfinder as a NPC/Deity form.

If it's a deity, I wouldn't bother covering it into game stats. I'd just say, "it's beyond measurement by mortal standards."

If you're really dying to covert it, though, Paizo is releasing a book for "mythic" characters next month. That plus the advice upthread should be enough.

-Skeld

[blackbloodtroll]

Pathfinder Deities have no stats.

This was done on purpose, as noted by the creators.

[Kalanth]

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Pathfinder Deities have no stats.

This was done on purpose, as noted by the creators.

Sure, for core, but if someone wants to stat something for a homebrew, or even their version of the campaign setting then more power to them.

For this, I still say that converting the majority of it into 3.5 with corrections for things like CMD and CMB to make it Pathfinder accessible would work. Psy Warrior from Dreamscarred Press will convert those first 20 levels and the rest is really up to the OP's discretion at that point.

[blackbloodtroll]

Is this set in Golarion?

[LazarX]

Salarain wrote:

Howdy people,

I have an older character from 2nd dnd converted in 3.0 dnd already. I want to know or get help with converting to current pathfinder.

The character has the following class type and levels.

20 levels in Psionics Warrior 3.0
10 levels in prestige class (Weapon Master)3.0
10 levels in prestige class (planar champion)3.0

The reason is converting this older character is to be use in current pathfinder as a NPC/Deity form.

Thanks

You don't stat dieties in Pathfinder. Because you can't kill them as mortals, even as mythic ones. What they are is GM Fiat incarnate. Whatever you want to happen... happens.

More to the point, Pathfinder currently has no rules for handling characters past 20th level.

[Skeld]

LazarX wrote:

More to the point, Pathfinder currently has no rules for handling characters past 20th level.

Right. However, based on the stat block for Baba Yaga in AP#72, I think Mythic is going to be the new "epic." She has 30 class levels in that book (Witch20/Archmage10) and some other stuff. That's why I think he might look to Mythic rules to accomplish what he's looking for (assuming it's really necessary for his NPC/demigod/deity to have stats).

I didn't participate in the Mythic playtest, so apologies if I'm rehashing old news.

-Skeld