Converting GURPS critters to TFT?

[JohnPaulB]

Originally Posted by JLV

What I've been doing is averaging their HT and ST (HT+ST/2, round fractions up) and taking their DX and IQ as is. That seems to work pretty well for both animals and people. Armor is fairly straightforward, I think, but natural weapons are a bit tougher -- so I generally look for some analogous beastie and try to figure out what seems fair given their relative strengths, sizes, etc.

I could agree with all that.

You could still list some of the advantages/disadvantages as "these types tend to have this ____ (whether you buy it or not)." So the player can know what the GM feels should be role-played or the general expectation of that thing.