History Main / RulesConversions

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. ''{{TabletopGame/Rifts}}'' and other Creator/PalladiumBooks games are usually played in converted form, since the [[Creator/PalladiumBooks Palladium]] system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, TabletopGame/HEROSystem, and UsefulNotes/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.

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In the context of tabletop RoleplayingGames, a '''Rules Conversion''' is an attempt to run a game built for one roleplaying system in another roleplaying system. In some cases, this is supported officially, with conversion guides or sourcebooks published with the original game creators' approval. Some of these works only provide the converted material from the original game, while others may include rules and guidelines to help players convert material to the new system themselves - and some do both. Numerous official conversions from other games have been released as TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} or UsefulNotes/D20System sourcebooks.

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. ''{{TabletopGame/Rifts}}'' and other Creator/PalladiumBooks games are usually played in converted form, since the [[Creator/PalladiumBooks Palladium]] system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, TabletopGame/HEROSystem, and TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.

** ''{{Star Wars}}'' (not a conversion per se, but the original version of the core rulebook includes guidelines to convert material from West End Games' ''TabletopGame/StarWarsD6'' RPG)

** ''GURPS BluePlanet''

In the context of tabletop RoleplayingGames, a '''Rules Conversion''' is an attempt to run a game built for one roleplaying system in another roleplaying system. In some cases, this is supported officially, with conversion guides or sourcebooks published with the original game creators' approval. Some of these works only provide the converted material from the original game, while others may include rules and guidelines to help players convert material to the new system themselves - and some do both. Numerous official conversions from other games have been released as TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} or TabletopGame/D20System sourcebooks.

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. ''{{TabletopGame/Rifts}}'' and other Creator/PalladiumBooks games are usually played in converted form, since the ''TabletopGame/{{Palladium}}'' system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, TabletopGame/HEROSystem, and TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. {{TabletopGame/Rifts}} and other Palladium games are usually played in converted form, since the Palladium system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, TabletopGame/HEROSystem, and TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.

** ''GURPS {{Traveller}}''

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. {{Rifts}} and other Palladium games are usually played in converted form, since the Palladium system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, TabletopGame/HEROSystem, and TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.

** The HERO Games magazine ''Adventurer's Club'' used to regularly include articles that gave guidelines for converting material from other systems into TabletopGame/{{Champions}}[=/=]HERO, including [=TSR=]'s ''TabletopGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' RPG and the ''DC Heroes'' RPG.

** {{Champions}}/Silver Age Sentinels: RealityStorm (crossover adventure with guidelines for converting material between HERO System and Tri-Stat)

** In the back of some old ''Villains & Vigilantes'' supplements, there were rules for converting material to and from {{Champions}} and/or ''Superworld'' (Basic Roleplaying System).
** The HERO Games magazine ''Adventurer's Club'' used to regularly include articles that gave guidelines for converting material from other systems into {{Champions}}/HERO, including [=TSR=]'s ''TabletopGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' RPG and the ''DC Heroes'' RPG.

In other cases, conversion guides are written by other players who have done this before. {{Rifts}} and other Palladium games are usually played in converted form, since the Palladium system is unpopular (although doing so publicly often leads to cease-and-desist orders from Palladium, who do ''not'' take kindly to the practice at all). When players convert games, they often use the GURPS, HEROSystem, and TabletopGame/{{FUDGE}} roleplaying systems, since these systems are specifically built to accommodate conversions.