Witch Hunter to Savage Worlds Conversion Guide

With the Kickstarter campaign for the 2nd edition Grand Tome of Adversaries book in full swing, I can’t stress its value to fans of the Savage Worlds of Solomon Kane.  Not that Savage Worlds doesn’t have enough critters to keep the players busy for a long while, the lore of Witch Hunter goes hand in glove with SWoSK.  What’s better, building NPCs and adversaries in SW is a snap.

But for a SW GM coming to WH hoping to use some of the material for his or her game, he or she may have some issues if they don’t have a copy of the core rulebook laying around.  And that can be a tall order when all you want to do is use a critter (maybe even one from this blog!) or an adventure scenario.  So to help grease the skids, here’s a handy conversion guide.  It’s mainly focused on converting monsters from one system to another.  It’s not comprehensive either, so SW GMs will still have to use their imaginations to finesse the material.  As always, converting to SW is about the spirit of the rules, not direct conversions.  So use common sense when you run into something that doesn’t make sense.

Ready?  Ok.

Witch Hunter Ability Level	Savage Worlds Attribute Die
1	d4
2	d6
3	d8
4	d10
5	d12+

Witch Hunter Skill Dice Pool	Savage Worlds Skill Die
1-2	d4
3-4	d6
5-6	d8
7-8	d10
9-10	d12+

Attribute/Ability Comparisons
Savage Worlds Attribute	Witch Hunter Ability
Agility	Agility
Smarts	(Education+Reason+Intuition)/3
Spirit	(Will+Resolve)/2
Strength	Strength
Vigor	(Toughness+Will)/2

Personality to Charisma Bonus
Personality (WH)	Charisma (SW)
1-2	0
3	+1
4	+2
5	+4

Miscellaneous Traits
Witch Hunter	Savage Worlds
Hell’s Favor	Creature’s average Attribute score (use Ability to Attribute)
Threat Rating	Minions’ average Attribute score (use Ability to Attribute)
Pace	Double for SW Pace (3=6)
Armor	Equal to SW Armor
Resolve Skill 7d+	Add either Level Headed or Quick Edge
Minion, Lieutenant	Non-Wild Card
Attack Focus (weapon type)	Add Trademark Weapon or comparable Edge

Skill Equivalencies
Savage Worlds	Witch Hunter (Focus in Parenthesis)
Boating	Boating
Climbing	Athletics (Climb)
Driving	Ride (Drive)
Fighting	Melee or Unarmed
Gambling	Gamble
Guts	Resolve
Healing	Heal
Intimidation	Command (Intimidate)
Investigation	Scholarship (Research)
Knowledge	Scholarship (Trained Knowledge), Mysticism, Navigation, Speak Language
Lockpicking	Craft (Disable)
Notice	Notice
Persuasion	Charm
Piloting	—
Repair	Craft
Riding	Ride (Horsemanship)
Shooting	Marksman or Ranged
Stealth	Stealth
Streetwise	—
Survival	Survival (Forage)
Swimming	Athletics (Swim)
Taunt	Charm
Throwing	Ranged
Tracking	Survival (Track)

Creature Size
Witch Hunter	Savage Worlds
Tiny or less	-2
Small	-1
Medium	0 (Human-sized)
Long	2-4
Large	2-5
Huge-Gargantuan+	6+

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