3.5 to 2
grigori777:
I've always played using either 3.0 or 3.5. this will be my first time actually playing the 2.0 rules, except when I played the PC game Planescape Torment, which I do not remember much about. A friend is DMing. We are to make 6 different characters, no two can be the same class or race, and my understanding from talking with him about it briefly, almost all races are allowed.
Jason Scanlon:
The rules i mentioned require some DM arbitration if i'm not mistaken. It doesn't sound like this is necessarily the angle being considered, i just thought i'd mention it. Was your friend any more specific than "almost all races"? Counting half-elves there are six (right?) playable races in 2E, though i realize those alone would not be ideal for six players to choose from. Based on the question, i had assumed that you were running the game. In this situation I might ask the DM if he or she uses any races taken from supplements or other sources (i'm only really familiar with the 3 basic books and mainly the PHB). If theres no such option for you, the DM can always allow new races according to the guidelines i mentioned (probably a more accurate word than rules). In any case i would consult the DM. Sorry i couldn't be of more help.
Larry L.:
grigori,
The most comprehensive software I found for creating characters in 2nd Edition was Core Rules 2.0 plus the Expansion disc. You might be able to find a copy of both discs on eBay. The main disc includes all the stuff from the "Player's Option" rulebooks which I never got into, but the expansion disc includes all the various splatbooks that were published. And there's tools to make custom races and kits for your own campaign. So you could use this software to make a character based on most of the published rulebooks.
This might be overkill if you just want to make one character, though. Has the DM stated he will allow characters based on books X, Y, and Z, or anything like that? You might want to try to get a copy of The Complete Book of Humanoids; that has stats for most of the monster races as playable characters.
There's not really a way to convert a character from one version of the rules to other. You'd be better off re-imagining that character and building him from scratch in the new rules.
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