Pathfinder to Fantasy Craft conversion?

[Wizard]

Is the Pathfinder Bestiary suitable for conversion to Fantasy Craft or is there some other bestiary out there that is better for use with Fantasy Craft?

I am coming back to the d20 fold and am still reading through Fantasy Craft and coming to terms in regards to  the differences between Fantasy Craft and D&D 3.5. Just a bit concerned that I may make my GMing harder for myself by converting Pathfinder material instead of sticking with D&D 3.5 material  .

[ludomastro]

I'll take a stab at this one.
In my experience the conversion section in Chapter 6 to convert NPC's from any d20 product (especially DnD) to FC works very well.  A little creative license is required but it is not difficult.

I would not expect any problems with a Pathfinder to FC conversion.

One word of warning though.  FC is NOT simply a repackaging of DnD.  It is a different take on how to run a fantasy game using the core outline of d20 (i.e. classes, levels, feats, skills, etc.).

Have fun!

[Krensky]

If you have the FC book or PDF, sit down with it, the NPC generator, and the PFSRD monster section and have a go.

Nothing should pose too much a problem.

[Wizard]

In my experience the conversion section in Chapter 6 to convert NPC's from any d20 product (especially DnD) to FC works very well.  A little creative license is required but it is not difficult.

Great news  . So I can assume Pathfinder isn't too different from other d20 products.

[Wizard]

If you have the FC book or PDF, sit down with it, the NPC generator, and the PFSRD monster section and have a go.

Will definitely do so in a couple of weeks once I finish reading through the 400 pages as I like to digest my rulebooks page by page and get all the rules in my head nice and clear.

I was mostly curious if Pathfinder was a good choice, and it sounds like it is so I will pick it up to supplement Fantasy Craft.

[Krensky]

Well, Pathfinder is D&D 3.75.

If you own a 3.5 MM, there isn't much new in the PF Bestiary.

[Wizard]

Well, Pathfinder is D&D 3.75.

If you own a 3.5 MM, there isn't much new in the PF Bestiary.

No, I don't have the 3.5 MM as I went through a phase where I just got tired of d20 and gave away all my books  .

Now that the Mastercraft system has fixed d20 for me I am eager to get some support material for it. So for me the Pathfinder Bestiary will be all shiny and new .

[aegis]

This, if you don't know already, is free: http://www.d20srd.org/

And as Krensky said, there's not much more in the PF bestiary. On the other hand, I can recommend a few nice monster manuals if you're interested.

• The Fiend Folio is a very fine book, with dark and dangerous foes.
• The Monsternomicon is the Iron Kingdom's monster manual, but it is a great one and it can easily be ported to another setting (forget about Tome II, though, not nearly as good as the first).
• Finally, Necromancer Games' Tomes of Horrors are all excellent bestiaries containing terrifying monsters.

I run 95% of my adventures with these three bestiaries, the remaining 5% being covered by Eberron-specific monsters (not counting personal creations and FC's, of course).

[Wizard]

Finally, Necromancer Games' Tomes of Horrors are all excellent bestiaries containing terrifying monsters.

No, I didn't know about www.d20srd.org  . It's been a few years since I gave up on d20 so it's going to take a couple weeks for me to catch up. Have it bookmarked for future reference.

I just checked out the 3 volumes of Tomes of Horrors on DTRPG and added them to my wish list. These definitely hit the spot. Awesome .

The Monsternomicon also looks good and I will probably end up getting that as well.

Thanks for the great feedback .

[Swordpriest]

There's a Pathfinder SRD, also, at http://www.d20pfsrd.com/ , where you can get the stats for some of the additional monsters from the Bestiary, such as the shoggoth.

[Wizard]

There's a Pathfinder SRD, also, at http://www.d20pfsrd.com/ , where you can get the stats for some of the additional monsters from the Bestiary, such as the shoggoth.

Cool, another page I will keep bookmarked. Thanks.

[pawsplay]

Pf beasties can converted using the guidelines given. What I haven't tried is True20 -> FC.