Updated6August2014(Vulnerabilities,Resistances,Immunities)

Similartomypreviousconversiondocument(Nextto5E),Icreatedthebelowguidelinesby
comparingthe5EversionsofmonstersfromtheStarterSetwiththeir3.5counterparts.

Andlikemypreviousdocument,Ihavetoincludetwowarnings:
1. Ifyoutesttheseguidelinesonthe3.5versionsoftheStarterSetmonstersyourself,the
5Eversionswilllikelybeslightlyoff.ThisispartlybecauseWizardschangedsome
monstersinotherways(liketheDoppelganger)andpartlybecauseIwasgoingforan
approximation,soitwouldbeeasytouse.
2. Iamfallible,andImayhavemadesomemistakes.Ifyoufindanyglaringerrors,please
letmeknow.

Attheendofthisdocument,Ihavealsoincludedguidelinesforadjustingthebelowguidelinesto
workfor3.5smajorcousins,3EandPathfinder.

YouwillneedaccesstotheD&D5EStarterSetandBasicRulesPDFtomakefulluseofthis.

ThankstothepeopleinthisENWorldthreadforgeneralhelp!

Size

TherearefourconfirmedcreaturesizesintheStarterSet:Tiny,Small,Medium,andLarge.
TheBasicRulesextendthattoHugeandGargantuancreatures.

AnycreaturessmallerthanTiny(i.e.FineorDiminutive)shouldbetreatedasTinycreatures,
andanylargerthanGargantuan(i.e.Colossal)shouldbetreatedasGargantuancreatures.
Whetheryouactuallywanttorescalethemtothosesizesisuptoyou.

Type

5Ekeepsmostofthe3.5creaturetypes,includingAberration,Dragon,Giant,Humanoid,
Ooze,Plant,andUndead.NextmaterialalsoincludedConstructandElementaltypes,which
willprobablybecarriedoverinto5E.

Some3.5creaturetypeswerefoldedintoothercategories:
AnimalandVerminwerefoldedintoBeast.
MagicalBeastandMonstrousHumanoidwerefoldedintoMonstrosity.

NextmaterialincludedtheFiendtypeaswell,whichincludesmanyevilcreaturesofthe3.5
Outsidertype.NonevilOutsiders,andFey,shouldjuststayOutsiderandFeyatthistime.

Specialrulesforcreaturetypes(suchassensesorimmunities)aredescribedinthe5Estat
block,ratherthanbeingsomethingyoureexpectedtomemorizesomakesureyouinclude
notesonsuchtraitsalongwithyourconversion,forreference.(Ahandyguidetothe3.5types
canbefoundhere:http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm)Note,however,thatno
creatureappearstobeimmunetocriticalhitsorsneakattacks.

Tags

Thesehavereplacedthe3.5creaturesubtypes,butunlikesubtypes,tagsonlyappeartobe
descriptive.(Therearealsofewerofthem.)Aswithcreaturetypes,anygamerulesassociated
witha3.5subtypeshouldbeexplainedinthe5Estatblock.

Notethatnewruleshavebeenestablishedfortheshapechangertag(seeDoppelganger),so
theoldshapechangerrulesshouldprobablybeignored,unlessyouthinkitsrelevanttoyour
monster.Wealsohavenewrulesforincorporeal(seeMormesktheWraith),whichisnolonger
asubtypeortagatall.Itislikelynewruleswillbeestablishedforotherformersubtypesaswell,
butwedonthavethemyet.

Alignment

Generally,keepthisthesame.However,creaturesin5Emayalsobeunaligned,meaningthey
operateoninstinct,soyoumaywanttochangeneutraltounalignedforsomecreatures.

ArmorClass

ItseasiesttorecalculateACfromscratch,basedontheirDexteritybonusandanyarmorworn.
(MakesuretochecktherulesfordeterminingACintheStarterSetortheBasicRulesPDF.)

Ifacreaturehadnaturalarmorbefore,givethema+2bonustotheirnewAC.OthertypesofAC
adjustmentsfrom3.5,mostnotablysizeadjustments,nolongerappeartobeafactor.

Dragonsdefinitelyappeartohavestrongernaturalarmor,butwithonlyoneexample,Icantgive
youagoodmethod.Shavingafewpointsoffoftheir3.5naturalarmor,thenaddingittotheirnew
AC,wouldprobablywork.

HitDice

In5E,hitdiceappeartobedeterminedbyacreaturessize,notitscreaturetype.Tinycreatures
used4hitdice.Smallcreaturesused6hitdice.Mediumcreaturesused8hitdice.Large
creaturesused10hitdice.

Wedonotyethave5EhitdicetypesforHugeorGargantuancreatures.However,Huge
creaturesusedd12hitdiceinNext.Gargantuancreaturesshouldbeassumedtousethesame,
untilwelearnotherwise.

Tinycreaturesshouldkeepthesamenumberofhitdiceastheyhadin3.5.

SmallorMediumcreaturesshouldaddonehitdie.Forexample,1d6shouldbecome2d6.

Largecreaturesshouldaddtwohitdice.Forexample,3d10shouldbecome5d10.

HugeandGargantuancreaturesshouldbetreatedthesameasLargecreaturesatthistime.

Averagehitpointsforcreaturesshouldberecalculatedasfollows:
Xd4MultiplyXby2.5(rounddown),thenaddtheirConstitutionbonus,timesX.
Xd6MultiplyXby3.5(rounddown),thenaddtheirConstitutionbonus,timesX.
Xd8MultiplyXby4.5(rounddown),thenaddtheirConstitutionbonus,timesX.
Xd10MultiplyXby5.5(rounddown),thenaddtheirConstitutionbonus,timesX.
Xd12MultiplyXby6.5(rounddown),thenaddtheirConstitutionbonus,timesX.

Example:Amonsterhas3d8HDandaConstitutionof14(+2bonus).Sotheiraveragehit
pointsare4.5times3,roundeddown:13.ThenyoumultiplytheirConbonusbytheirHD,fora
totalof+6.13+6=19.

Twoexceptions:
Oozesshouldprobablykeeptheircurrenthitdice.
Dragonschangedalotbetween3.5and5E,andsimplytreatingthemliketheothermonsters
willcreateaweakerdragonthanitshouldbe.Butuntilwehavemoreexamples,Icanonly
advisetreatingthemlikeothercreaturesoftheirsize.

Speed

Speedcanprettymuchbeusedasis.Dragonsseemtohavehadtheirflightspeedcutdownby
morethanhalf,soyoumaywanttohalveanyotherespeciallyhighflightspeeds.

AbilityScores

Thesecanbeusedasis.Most5Emonstershaveatleastminorabilityadjustmentsfromtheir
3.5counterparts,butthedifferencesareprettysmall,soyoushouldntsweatit.

Notethat5Edoesnotallowcreaturestohavenonexistentabilityscores.Myrecommendations
forreplacingamissingscore:
Strengthshouldprobablybebelow10forcreatureswithoutit.Thesingleexamplewe
haveofsuch,thewraith,hasaStrengthof6.
Constitutionneverseemstobelowerthan10.Youcanprobablygetawaywitha
Constitutionscoreanywherefrom10to15or16,basedonyourguessastohowtough
thecreatureshouldbe.
Intelligenceshouldalsobebelow10forcreatureswithoutit.Creaturesworkingon
instinctusuallyhaveatleast2Intelligence.

IhavenoguidelinestoofferonDexterity,Wisdom,orCharisma.Iwouldprobablyaimforat
leastascoreof2insuchcases.

ProficiencyBonus

Formonsters,thisisabonuswhichcanbeappliedtoSavingThrows,Skills,andtohit
bonusesforActionsandSpellcasting.(TheBasicRulesPDFexplainsthisfurther,and
providesbonusesuptolevel20.)Apparently,monstersin5Egettheproficiencybonusfora
characterequaltotheirChallengeratinghowever,thereisnoreliablewaytocalculate
Challengeatthistime(seeChallengebelowformoredetails).

Acreatureshouldhaveatleastaproficiencybonusof+2.Weonlyhaveoneexamplesofarthat
appearstohave+3,theyounggreendragon(Challenge8),butyoucanprobablygivestronger
monstersa+3aswell.

However,ifyouthinkahigherbonus(+4,etc.)wouldmakesense,andyourewillingtoriskbeing
verywrong,youcansubtract1fromthecreaturesCRin3.5,thenusethatastheirlevelfor
proficiencybonus.

Ifamonsterisdescribedashavingcasterlevelsoranyotherclasslevels,thatcouldalsobe
usedasalevelfortheir5Eproficiencybonus.

SavingThrows

Youcanignorethe3.5savebonuses,as5Eusessavesassociatedwitheachofthesixability
scores.Soassumemostcreaturesjustusetheirabilitybonusforsaves.

Afewmonstersdoappeartoapplytheirproficiencybonustotheirsavestheyounggreen
dragonhasa+3tofoursaves,andthezombiehasa+2toone.Youmaywishtodothesame
foryourconvertedcreature,ifitseemsappropriate.(Forexample,ifthecreaturehadthefeats
GreatFortitude,IronWill,orLightningReflexes.)

Inmostcases,though,youshouldprobablypassongivingyourcreatureproficiency,asits
mucheasierwithoutit.

Skills

Formanycreatures,particularlymoreinstinctdrivenones,youwontneedtogivethemany
skills.Ifacreaturedoeshaveskills,itwillusuallyhaveproficiencywithonlyafew,generallythe
equivalentsoftheonestheyhadhigherranksinduring3.5.

Ifyouwanttotranslateacreaturesmorenotableskillsorfeatsintoequivalent5Eskill
proficiencies,theycanbetranslatedasfollows:

3.5Skill

3.5Feat

5ESkillProficiency

Climb,Swim

Athletic

Athletics(Strength)

Balance,Jump,Tumble

Acrobatic,Agile

Acrobatics(Dexterity)

SleightofHand

DeftHands,NimbleFingers

SleightofHand(Dexterity)

Hide,MoveSilently

Stealthy

Stealth(Dexterity)

Knowledge(arcana,the
planes),Spellcraft

MagicalAptitude

Arcana(Intelligence)

Knowledge(history,local,
nobilityandroyalty)

History(Intelligence)

GatherInformation,Search

Investigator

Investigation(Intelligence)

Knowledge(geography,
nature)

Nature(Intelligence)

Knowledge(religion)

Religion(Intelligence)

HandleAnimal,Ride

AnimalHandling

AnimalHandling(Wisdom)

SenseMotive

Negotiator

Insight(Wisdom)

Heal

SelfSufficient

Medicine(Wisdom)

Listen,Spot

Alertness

Perception(Wisdom)

Survival

SelfSufficient,Track

Survival(Wisdom)

Bluff,Disguise

Deceitful

Deception(Charisma)

Intimidate

Persuasive

Intimidation(Charisma)

Perform

Performance(Charisma)

Diplomacy

Negotiator,Persuasive

Persuasion(Charisma)

Appraise,Concentration,
Diligent
Craft,DecipherScript,
DisableDevice,Escape
Artist,Forgery,Knowledge
(otherfields),OpenLock,
Profession,SpeakLanguage,
UseMagicDevice,UseRope

No5Eskillequivalent.Many
ofthesearenowgeneric
abilitychecks,exclusive
classfeatures,orbackground
elements.

Ifacreaturehasproficiencyinaskill,theirbonuswiththatskillisequaltotherelevantability
bonus,plustheirproficiencybonus.

Example:AmonsterhasaDexterityof15(+2bonus)andproficiencyinStealth.Thismeans
thattheyshouldhavea+4bonuswithStealth(Dexterity)checks.Iftheyareamorepowerful
creature,theymayhavea+5bonusinstead.

Somecreaturesseemtohaveahigherproficiencyinoneskillthantheothers,typicallydouble
theirnormalproficiencybonus(+4or+6).Forexample,doppelgangershavea+4onDeception
(Charisma)checks.Youmaywishtodothesamewithacreaturessignatureskill.

Vulnerabilities,Resistances,Immunities

Vulnerabilities,resistances(suchasdamagereduction),andimmunitiesaresomethingyou
eitherhaveornotin5E.Sowhenyouimportthesefrom3.5,yousimplylistthemunderthe
appropriatecategory:DamageVulnerabilities,DamageResistances,orDamage
Immunities.

Inthecaseof3.5damagereductionthatcanbebypassedbycertaintypesofweapon(suchas
DR5/silver),theyareusuallydescribedasfollowsunderResistances:

bludgeoning,piercing,andslashingfrom(magicalornonmagicalor[blank])weapons(thatarent
silveredoradamantineoretc.or[blank])

YoushouldalsonoteConditionImmunities,whichmayoverlapwithresistancesordamage
immunities.Forexample,acreatureimmunetopoisondamageshouldalsonotethattheyare
immunetothepoisonedcondition.

Youshouldalsomakesuretolistanyvulnerabilities,resistances,orimmunitiesthatwereinnate
toacreaturetypein3.5intheappropriatesections,withthefollowingexceptions.

Theinnateimmunitiesofundeadin5Eare:

DamageImmunities:poison
ConditionImmunities:poisoned

Onlyaddotherimmunitiestoanundeadcreatureiftheyareseparatefromitsundeadnature.

Incorporealcreaturesshouldprobablyhavethefollowingresistancesandimmunities:

DamageResistances:acid,cold,fire,lightning,thunderbludgeoning,piercing,andslashing
fromnonmagicalweapons
DamageImmunities:poison
ConditionImmunities:grappled,paralyzed,petrified,poisoned,prone,restrained

Magicresistance(spellresistance)hasbeensimplified,andisnowlistedasatraitseethe
flameskullforanexample.


Senses

Thereareonlythreesensesestablishedin5Eatthispoint:blindsight,darkvision,and
truesight.3.5slowlightvisionappearstohavebeenfoldedintodarkvision.Anyothersenses
shouldbeusedasis.

Also,allcreatureshaveapassivePerceptionscore.Thisisequalto10plustheirtotalbonusto
Perception(Wisdom)checks.

Languages

Generally,thesestaythesame.Therewereafewchanges,however:
Aquan,Auran,Ignan,andTerranhavebeenfoldedintoPrimordial.
DwarvenisnowcalledDwarvish.Likewise,ElvenisnowElvish,andGnomeisnow
Gnomish.
MindflayersandbeholdersnowspeakDeepSpeechyoumaydecideothermonsters
shouldspeakitaswell.

DruidicandGnollarenotyetlistedin5E,thoughtheymaybeaddedlater.

Challenge

WedonothaveareliablewaytocalculateChallengeratingsin5E,soIcantprovideany
guidelinesforthis.Ifyouareconvertingacreaturefromamodule,however,thisprobablywont
beabigproblem.

Ingeneral,however,itappears5EChallengeratingsareaboutonelowerthantheequivalent3.5
ChallengeRating.(Ifthe3.5CRwas1orbelowi.e.,itsusuallythenextfractionsmaller,
like.)Thisisextratentative,however,anditwillprobablybreakdownforhigherChallenge
Ratings.


Traits

Mostofthe3.5SpecialQualitiesnotdescribedearlierinthestatblockshouldbedescribed
here,alongwithspecialcreaturetyperules(likeShapechanger).Whenpossible,youshould
replaceany3.5traitswiththeir5Eequivalents,asdescribedintheStarterSet.Whenthisisnot
possible,trytousetheStarterSetexamplesasexamplestofollow,orsimplyusethe3.5rules
asis.

TheStarterSetincludesdescriptionsforthefollowingTraits:
Aggressive(Orc)
Ambusher(Doppelganger)
Amorphous(OchreJelly)
Amphibious(YoungGreenDragon)
Brute(Bugbear)
Devotion(Cultist)
FalseAppearance(TwigBlight)
FeyAncestry(NezznartheBlackSpider)
Hover(Spectator)
Illumination(Flameskull)
IncorporealMovement(MormesktheWraith)
InnateSpellcasting(NezznartheBlackSpider)
KeenHearingandSmell(Wolf),KeenSight(Nothic),KeenSightandSmell
(Owlbear)
MagicResistance(Flameskull)
MartialAdvantage(Hobgoblin)
NimbleEscape(Goblin)
PackTactics(Wolf)
Rejuvenation(Flameskull)
Shapechanger(Doppelganger)
StoneCamouflage(Grick)
SpecialEquipment(NezznartheBlackSpider)
Spellcasting(EvilMage,Flameskull,NezznartheBlackSpidermoreonthisbelow)
SpiderClimb(GiantSpider,OchreJelly)
SunlightSensitivity(MormesktheWraith,NezznartheBlackSpider)
SurpriseAttack(Bugbear,Doppelganger)
Telepathy(Spectator)
UndeadFortitude(Zombie)
WebSense,WebWalker(GiantSpider)

Afewfurthernotes:

Fasthealingmaynotbepartofthe5Erules,assomecreaturesthathaditin3.5didnothaveit
intheStarterSet.Iimagineregenerationwillstickaround,however.
Spellcastingismorecomplicatedtoconvertthantheothers.Inadditiontobeingusedfor3.5
monsterswithspellcastingclasslevels,listsofspelllikeabilitiesfrom3.5alsotendtobe
translatedasaSpellcastingtrait.(Theexceptionisanyspelllikeabilitiesthatseemtobe
signaturepowers,inwhichcasetheyreusuallylistedasInnateSpellcastingorbrokenoutas
theirowntrait,action,orreaction.)

ThecasterlevelforSpellcastingshouldprobablystaythesame(unlessitsabove20,inwhich
casegowith20).However,keepinmindthatyouwillneedtofollowtherulesforspellcastingin
5E,whichdifferfromtheonesin3.5refertotheStarterSetorBasicRulesformoredetails.
(ForInnateSpellcasting,thespellcastingabilityappearstobeWisdom.)

Onemorethingifaneffectisdescribedasbeingsimilartoaspell,butisnotmeanttobeactual
spellcasting,youshouldlookuptheequivalent5Espell(orthe3.5version,ifnoneexists)and
describeitseffectsinthe5Estatblock.Ofcourse,ifitsmoreconvenientforyourgametousea
spelllistinstead,goforit.

ActionswithanAttackRoll

Theseareconvertedfrom3.5AttacksorSpecialAttacks.Youneedtoconvertthreethingsto
maketheseinto5Eactionsthetohitbonus,thedamageinflictedbyelementsoftheattack,
andanysavingthrowsrequired.

ToHit

LikeAC,thisshouldprobablyberecalculatedfromscratch.Ingeneral,thetohitforanaction
seemstobebasedontheproficiencybonus.Thisiscombinedwiththerelevantabilitybonus
(usuallyStrengthorDexterity).

Notethatmostnaturalattacks(claw,bite,etc.)appeartobefinesseattacks,meaningtheycan
useeitherStrengthorDexteritywithattackrolls.Unlessyouthinkyourcreatureshouldbea
weakmeleecombatant,youshouldchoosethehighestofeitherStrengthorDexterityfortohit
withnaturalattacks.

UnusualattackslikethewraithsLifeDrainappeartoeitherhaveahigherbonus,orareusing
somethingotherthanStrengthorDexterity.Idonthaveanyspecificrecommendationsforthis
rightnow,butfeelfreetoexperimentwithotherabilityscores(likeConstitutionorCharisma)if
thatseemsappropriate.Youreprobablysaferavoidingthat,however.

Damage

Forattacksthatuseaweapon,refertothedamagelistedintheBasicRulesPDForStarterSet.
Ifthecreatureislarge,increasetheweaponsdamagediebyone(i.e.1d6becomes2d6).Ifthe
creatureishuge,increasetheweaponsdamagediebytwo(i.e.1d6becomes3d6).

Someespeciallyhugecreatures,andgargantuancreatures,mayincreasethedamagedieby
three(i.e.1d6becomes4d6),butyoumaybesaferstickingwithaddingtwo.

Fornaturalattacksbytinyorsmallcreatures,youshouldprobablyleavethedamagedicealone.
However,theminimumdamagedieappearstobe1d4,soanyweakerattacksshouldprobably
upgradetothat.(Thesamegoesfordamagedicebelow1d4forothercreatures.)

Fornaturalattacksbymediumorlargercreatures,usethefollowingtable:

3.5DamageDice

5EDamageDice

1d4

1d6(or2d4)

1d6

1d8(or2d6)

1d8

1d10(or2d8)

1d10

1d12(or2d10)

1d12

2d8(or2d12)

Ifanattackinflictsmorethanonedieofdamage,increasethe5Edamagediebythatnumber.
Forexample,2d4shouldbecome2d6(or3d4).

Somecreaturesstrongestnaturalattacksseemtoaddbothonedieofdamageandincrease
thedietypebyoneforexample,1d6becoming2d8.Thisshouldbeusedcarefully,however,
andshouldntbeusedonmorethanoneattack.

DontforgettoaddthemonstersStrengthbonustomeleedamageandDexteritybonusto
rangeddamage.YoucancalculateaveragedamagethroughthemethodaboveunderHitDice.

Somecreaturesinflictadditionaldamageonahit,suchasacidorpoisonconvertthisthesame
astheabove.

Othertypesofdamagingattacks(liketheflameskullsfireray)seemtobetreatedmuchlikethe
strongestnaturalattacksabove,buttherearentmanyexamplesyet.Still,thatguidelinemay

workfornow.Dragonbreathweaponsareupgradedmuchmorethanthat,butuntilwehave
moredragons,Imreluctanttorecommendanyguidelinesthere.
SavingThrowsforActions

Ingeneral,FortitudesavesshouldbeconvertedtoConstitutionsaves,Reflexsavesshould
beconvertedtoDexteritysaves,andWillsavesshouldbeconvertedtoWisdomsaves.

TheaverageDifficultyClass(DC)forsavesseemstobelowerin5Ethantheywerein3.5.The
wayDCsarecalculated,however,seemstodifferbythetypeofaction:
Type1:Iftheactioninvolvesanattackroll,theDCseemstobe10+theabilitybonusof
thecreaturefortherelevantsave.Forexample,acreaturewithConstitution13(+1
bonus)thatinflictsaConstitutionsaveeffectshouldrequireaDCof11(10+1).
Type2:Iftheactionisarangedeffectwithnoattackroll,theDCappearstobe10+
Challengerating.Ifcorrect,thisisinconvenient,sincewedonthaveagoodwayto
determineChallengeIcanonlysuggestusingthetentativeconversionabove(10+3.5
CR,minusone).
Type3:Iftheactionisanareaeffectwithnoattackroll,theDCappearstobe10+the
abilitybonusofthecreaturefortherelevantsave+proficiencybonus.(Weonlyhaveone
exampleofthis,however.)

TheStarterSetincludesdescriptionsforthefollowingActionsrequiringasavingthrow:
Biteplusknockedprone(Wolf)[Type1]
Bitepluspoison(GiantSpider)[Type1]
Clawsplusparalyzedcondition(Ghoul)[Type1]
EyeRays(Spectator)[Type2]
LifeDrain(MormesktheWraith)[Type1]
PoisonBreath(YoungGreenDragon)[Type3]
RottingGaze(Nothic)[Type2]
Web(GiantSpider)[Type1]

Also,actionsthatdrainedConstitutionin3.5appeartoinflicthitpointdamageinstead.The
numberofConpointsdrainedshouldbeturnedintothesamenumberofhitpointsofdamage
(i.e.1d4Conbecomes1d4damage),thenconvertedusingtheguidelinesunderActionswith
anAttackRollabove.IfanattackinflictedbothhitpointandConstitutiondamage,combine
thosetogetherasbestyoucanbeforeconvertingthetotaldamage.

Recharge

Someactionsalsohavearecharge,whichisexplainedintheStarterSet.TheStarterSetonly
includestwoexamplesofsuch,thegiantspidersWebandtheyounggreendragonsPoison
Breath,whichbothhavearechargeof56.

Rechargeseemstobelimitedtostrongeffectsthat,in3.5,couldonlybeusedalimitednumber
oftimesperday,orrequiredanumberofroundsbetweenuses.TheStarterSetalsoincludes
rulesforeffectsthatcanonlybeusedaspecificnumberoftimesperdaybutprovidesno
examplesofsuch.

MyrecommendationistouseRecharge56formostlimiteduseactions,andkeepXperday
forespeciallystrongattacksthatshouldonlybeusedonceinabattle.

ActionswithoutanAttackRoll

Severalcreaturesthedoppelganger,flameskull,grick,nothic,owlbear,andyounggreendragon
haveMultiattack,allowingthemtotakemorethanoneactionperturn.Ifyour3.5monster
couldattackmorethanonce,youshouldconsidergivingthemMultiattackin5E.Notethatmost
creaturescanonlymaketwoattackstheonlyexceptionistheyounggreendragon,whichcan
makethree.

Therearealsoafewcreaturesthatcantakeactionsnotrequiringanattackrollorsavingthrow.
Ifyourmonstercoulddothisin3.5,youcanprobablyusethemverbatimin5E.

TheStarterSetincludesdescriptionsforthefollowingActionsofthattype:
CreateFoodandWater(Spectator)
ReadThoughts(Doppelganger)
WeirdInsight(Nothic)

Reactions

Anyspecialqualityorattackin3.5thatrequiredsomesortoftriggershouldbeaReaction.
Otherwise,treatitjustthesameasanyotherAction.

FinalNotes

Everythingnotmentionedaboveshouldprobablybedroppedin5E.Ofcourse,ifyoufeelitsvery
importanttothecreaturesconcept,feelfreetoportitoveranyway.

Also,ingeneral,5Emonstersseemtohaveslightlyfewerattackchoicesthanmanyoftheir3.5
counterparts,soyoushouldfeelfreetodropanymonsterabilitiesthatdontseemessentialtoits
concept.(Thiswillalsospeedyourconversionup,ofcourse.)
Appendix1:3E

Converting3Ecreatureswillgenerallybethesameas3.5.Thereareonlytwonotable
differences:
3Ehastwocreaturetypesdroppedin3.5:BeastandShapechanger.Creaturesofthe
formertypeshouldbecomeBeastsin5E,ofcourse,whileanyShapechangershould
probablybecomeaMonstrosity(unlessyoudecidetheybetterfitunderanothertype).
Damagereductionin3Ewasbrokendownbyweaponbonus(+1,+2,etc.).Thisshould
allbefoldedintoaresistancetononmagicalweaponsin5E.

Also,3Ehassomenotableskillsthatweredroppedormergedin3.5:

3ESkill

5ESkillProficiency

PickPocket

SleightofHand(Dexterity)

ReadLips

Perception(Wisdom)

IntuitDirection,WildernessLore

Survival(Wisdom)

Innuendo

Deception(Charisma)

Alchemy,AnimalEmpathy,Scry

No5Eskillequivalent.Manyofthesearenow
genericabilitychecks,exclusiveclass
features,orbackgroundelements.

Ifyouwantmoredetailsonthedifferencesbetween3Eand3.5,checkouttheofficialguidelines
fromWizardsoftheCoasthere:http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20030718a

Appendix2:Pathfinder

ConvertingfromPathfinderwillgenerallybethesameasconvertingfrom3.5,evenmoresothan
3E.Mostadjustmentsareminor,anddonotchangeanyoftheguidelinesusedfor3.5.

PathfinderdidrestoreflatXPawardsformonsters,butitalsoretained3.5sChallengeRating
system,sothatconversionshouldbethesame.

Lastly,Pathfinderdidconsolidatesomeof3.5sskills,whichcanbeconvertedasfollows:

PathfinderSkill

5ESkillProficiency

Acrobatics

Acrobatics(Dexterity)

Stealth

Stealth(Dexterity)

Perception

Perception(Wisdom)

Linguistics

No5Eskillequivalent.Thisisusuallya
backgroundelement.

Ifyouwantmoredetailsonthechangesbetween3.5andPathfinder,youcanfindtheofficial
conversionguidelineshere:
http://paizo.com/products/btpy89m6?PathfinderRoleplayingGameConversionGuide