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I would know more of this "Bogwomph"... More toad than troll surely. Matted hair? Lazy lurker? Tortoise shell? AL: N (hungry)? Wis: 18?

Oh my god! NOOOOOOO! I mean, okay, I know they stuffed a troll into the early stages of "Return to Keep on the Borderlands" (2e), but...

Nice, I will be sure to check it out if I ever find myself in... *checks date* March of 1983... Hmm... is 42 years ago really the...

You just added all that extra stuff. Assuming a mostly-direct conversion, then mechanically a Bogwomph is identical to a troll except...

The dynamics only matter insofar as they can be directly compared. If you were adapting B2, for example, and used the kobolds and...

Half-baked, but ink does wonders for texture.

I know you said you were dropping the topic, but I have lingering questions. First, what system are you converting to that doesn't have...

One of the difficulties is guessing to what extent the designers have their thumb on the scale when it comes to encounter design; does...

I suspect theory and practice may be two different things in this case, since we distinctly encountered humanoid groups of this size in...

This is the crux, Beoric - what I've been trying to say, but 1True puts it so much more succinctly. DM-fixation on balance is...

I suspect theory and practice may be two different things in this case, since we distinctly encountered humanoid groups of this size in...

IIRC, this article did just that: "Who Gets the First Swing?" by Ronald Hall in Dragon 71. Allan.

Agreed. I like to get a lot of material for my buck. That being said, I don't run many pre-written adventures anymore - I buy almost...

Nice, I will be sure to check it out if I ever find myself in... *checks date* March of 1983... Hmm... is 42 years ago really the...

4e has rules for balance, yes? Do they not have templates or guidelines for how many hp/AC/dmg creatures are expected to have? Does the...