J-H
2022-09-30, 12:24 PM
My current campaign is at level 19 with at least 6 sessions to go, but I'm already planning the BG2->5e adaptation.
My goal is to do it with minimal advance documentation. I'll be making a number of changes, including adapting BG2 magic items to 5e's paradigm. +5-+6 becomes +3, +3-+4 becomes +2, +1/+2 becomes +1 or possibly just "+0/moontouched" depending on the context.
In Baldur's Gate II, you can find 3 different parts to a longsword call the Equalizer. It is, as I recall, a +3 sword. It does bonus to hit and damage based on the alignment of enemies, ranging from +0/+0 against TN enemies up to +3/+3 vs LG/CG/LE/CE enemies. This is antithetical to the "track every bonus +1" of 5e, and puts extra work on me as the DM to specifically determine the exact alignment of every single enemy whoever wields it swings at.
Any suggestions for how to keep the general concept? Maybe giving it a bane-like effect against undead, divine casters, elementals, fiends, and celestials?
It requires getting 3 different parts, including two from difficult Underdark sections, so it's also entirely possible the party will never put it together.
My goal is to do it with minimal advance documentation. I'll be making a number of changes, including adapting BG2 magic items to 5e's paradigm. +5-+6 becomes +3, +3-+4 becomes +2, +1/+2 becomes +1 or possibly just "+0/moontouched" depending on the context.
In Baldur's Gate II, you can find 3 different parts to a longsword call the Equalizer. It is, as I recall, a +3 sword. It does bonus to hit and damage based on the alignment of enemies, ranging from +0/+0 against TN enemies up to +3/+3 vs LG/CG/LE/CE enemies. This is antithetical to the "track every bonus +1" of 5e, and puts extra work on me as the DM to specifically determine the exact alignment of every single enemy whoever wields it swings at.
Any suggestions for how to keep the general concept? Maybe giving it a bane-like effect against undead, divine casters, elementals, fiends, and celestials?
It requires getting 3 different parts, including two from difficult Underdark sections, so it's also entirely possible the party will never put it together.