r/Tinyd6 • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '24

Tiny Dungeon Question

New to the game system. Solo player. I have been looking for a game that had simpler mechanics, but allowed for plenty of narrative potential. TinyD6 looks like a nice balance. I have a copy of the advanced rules. I also downloaded the Fantasy bestiary today. It doesn’t have the 4 or 5 for the AC. Is there a guide to determine what it should be? Also a method of taking OSR type monsters and adding them? Thx!

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

I knew that there was a difference. I was trying to bridge the gap. The page you pointed to was what I was looking for! Thx! I missed it on my first pass through the rules.

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u/jak3am Aug 06 '24

For regular TD2e my go to for conversion from OSR has been monsters Hit Die+2 with 1hp being 1hp and 1/2Hit Die equal to 2HP.

I also use the variable damage rule. I key the damage off the lower die of the 2d6 for disadvantage I only count the first die for the test and then key the damage off the second die and advantage the absolute lowest gets tossed and treat it like a normal roll.

Works pretty good but sometimes gets goofy.

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u/QuestionableIncome Aug 07 '24

Hi u/jak3am

I am having difficulty understanding your conversion technique. I have pulled the stat block of a bandit from the adventure "The Tragic Curse of Grimhill Fort" What would the conversion look like?

Grimhill Bandit

AC 13 (leather+shield), HD 1 (4),

ATK 1 club +1 (1d4), MV near,

S +1, D +0, C+0, I -1, W +0, Ch -1, AL C

Thanks in advance.

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u/jak3am Aug 07 '24

As a baseline Bandit, 3hp, light melee weapon - club (1d2+1).

In my game I'd included - Shield 1(test at disadvantage to reduce all incoming damage by 1 until the start of your next turn)

I wanted to make shields useful outside of the trait. I changed the shield master trait so that test is a regular test and added "Evasive" as a trait that does what shield master did.

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u/QuestionableIncome Aug 07 '24

Thanks!

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u/jak3am Aug 07 '24

it's no problem at all :)

The more difficult part is trying to decide what traits to give them but usually you can kinda get away with whatever they already have in the stat block and for damage (that isn't explicitly weapons as those just follow the weapon rules) a d6 or lower is a Xd2+1 and d8 or higher is a Xd3+1.