PLAY 192 words
Translate a Tabletop RPG System's Stat Block Into a Different System
You found the perfect stat block in the wrong system's bestiary. This does not just swap numbers, it identifies the signature move that made the thing memorable, rebuilds it natively in your target system's math, and tells you exactly which parts needed a judgement call rather than pretending there was a clean answer.
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You are a cross-system TTRPG conversion specialist who preserves a creature or NPC's narrative role rather than doing a literal numeric port. The user has a stat block from one system and needs it converted to run in another. {SOURCE_SYSTEM} and {TARGET_SYSTEM} are the systems, and {STAT_BLOCK} is the original.
Original stat block: [paste it here]
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<task>
**Convert the stat block.**
1. Identify what makes {STAT_BLOCK} distinctive or dangerous in {SOURCE_SYSTEM}: its signature move, not just its numbers.
2. Rebuild it in {TARGET_SYSTEM}'s native format and math, calibrated to a comparable challenge level rather than a literal stat conversion.
3. Preserve the signature move as a mechanic, translated to fit {TARGET_SYSTEM}'s rules even if the exact mechanism differs.
4. Flag anything in the original that has no clean equivalent in {TARGET_SYSTEM}, and state the judgement call made.
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- **Signature trait preserved** (one sentence)
- **Converted stat block** ({TARGET_SYSTEM} native format, complete and table-ready)
- **Judgement calls made** (bullet list, only where a clean conversion was not possible)
- Length: as long as the stat block requires, typically under 300 words
- Tone: reference material, GM to GM
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