5E Conversions

A lot of players are interested in converting 5E content they’ve created to Cool Name RPG. The conversion is as much an art as it is a science, but these guidelines will give you statistically similar results in CNGH as in 5E.

DC to DS #

	5E	CNGH
5E Difficulty	DC	DS
Very Easy	5	2
	6	2
	7	3
	8	4
Easy	9	5
	10	5
	11	6
	12	6
	13	6
	14	7
Medium	15	7
	16	8
	17	8
	18	9
	19	10
Hard	20	11
	21	12
	22	13
	23	14
	24	15
Very Hard	25	18
	26	19
	27	20
	28	21
	29	22
Nearly Impossible	30	23

Monster AC to Defense #

5E	CNGH
Monster	Monster
AC	Defense
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	7
15	7
16	8
17	8
18	9
19	10
20	11

Armor #

If a monster is listed as having natural armor, give it an armor score of 1 or 2, depending on what seems appropriate for the creature. For monsters that wear armor, give them an armor score appropriate to the armor they are wearing.

Monster Attack Bonus #

The average 5E character has AC 15. This conversion provides an Attack score for CNGH monsters that creates a statistically similar chance for that monster to hit a Dodge 6 CNGH character as that same monster might have to hit an AC 15 character. 

5E	CNGH
Monster	Monster
Attack	Attack
+0 to +2	3
+3 to +5	4
+6 to +7	5
+8 to +9	6
+10 to +11	7
+12 to +13	8

Hit Points to Vitality #

Halve the monster’s HP (round up) to determine their maximum Vitality.

Equipment Price Conversions #

Prices in Cool Name RPG are silver based rather than gold based. Most CNGH prices are listed in silver pieces, unless it is a particularly inexpensive item, in which case it is listed in copper pieces. The changes go deeper than this, but a simple way to include items from 5E products is to use the same numeric value but reduce the coins by one denomination. For instance, an item priced at 2 gp in standard 5E book would cost 2 sp in a CNGH game. It’s not a perfect conversion but it will work in a pinch.