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Interesting. Yea I thought the +15 was ridiculous compared how low the parties bonuses are. Interestingly enough this 15HD Crab in a BX game would only have a +10 to hit or a THACO of 9. Can you shoot me that OD&D link? I'm looking in my S&W book and monster attack bonuses go up to +15 as well.

How is this race understood when using alternating Fighter & Magic User rules? The book states: Elves may use either the Fighter or Magic-User class advancement charts, to be announced at the start of an adventure. They are typically allowed to progress to 4th level as Fighters and 8th level as Magi...

So I'm currently running a group through White Plume Mountain using FMAG. The party is getting to meet the giant crab. It's Ad&d stats are: AC: 0, HD: 15, HP: 60; #AT: 2; D: 3d6 We're using AAC so for FMAG I was thinking: AC: 19, HD 15, HP: 45 or 50, Either one attack for 3d6 or 2 attacks for 1d6 ea...

Ah that's right. I forgot that unarmored AC in AD&D is 10 for descending AC. So I assume I would need to lower the AC listed by 1 if using DAC? Now if I'm converting to AAC, do I simply subtract the AC shown by 19?

What's the easiest way to do this? There are some AD&D and BX modules I would like to run using FMAG. Is changing the HD and damage dice to a D6 the only thing I need to do? And I assume any multiple attacks are removed as well. Anything else?

I would like to add that I think updating the Thief's backstab to a +4 to hit along with backstab progression would be appropriate. From the Greyhawk supplement: By striking silently from behind the thief gains two advantages: First, he increases the chance to hit by 20% (+4 on his die). Secondly, h...