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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7046921" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p>1e creatures with AC.3 or better in the MM:</p><p>Aerial Servant</p><p>Anhkheg (main body)</p><p>Ant, giant</p><p>Beetle, giant - boring</p><p>Beetle, giant - rhinoceros</p><p>Beetle, giant - stag</p><p>Beetle, giant - water</p><p>Beholder(main body)</p><p>Brownie</p><p>Bulette (main body)</p><p>Carrion Crawler (main body)</p><p>Chimera (dragon head if memory serves)</p><p>Crab, giant</p><p>Demons, Devils, Demon/Devil Lords - almost all were well into negatives, a few at AC.0, so way better than a mere AC.3</p><p>Dinosaurs: Ankylosaurus, Archelon Ischyras, Monoclonius, Paleoscincus, Pentaceratops, Stegosarus, Styracosarus, Triceratops</p><p>Dragons - ALL</p><p>Dragonne (main body if memory serves)</p><p>Dragon Turtle</p><p>Efreeti</p><p>Elementals - Air/Earth/Fire/Water</p><p>Ettin</p><p>Gar, giant</p><p>Ghost (if you weren't ethereal)</p><p>Giants: Cloud/Fire/Stone/Storm</p><p>Golem, Iron</p><p>Gorgon</p><p>Griffin</p><p>Groaning spirit (AKA: Banshee)</p><p>Imp</p><p>Invisible stalker</p><p>Ki-Rin</p><p>Lamia</p><p>Lich</p><p>Lizard, fire</p><p>Werebear</p><p>Weretiger</p><p>Men - were listed as: ** - could be anything. Depended upon how the DM armed them</p><p>Morkoth</p><p>Mummy</p><p>Naga, guardian</p><p>Neo-Otyugh</p><p>Ogre (chieftan)</p><p>Otyugh</p><p>Piercers (all sizes)</p><p>Pseudo-Dragon</p><p>Quasit</p><p>Rakshasa</p><p>Remorhaz (head & main body if I recall)</p><p>Roper</p><p>Rust Monster</p><p>Sahuagin (baron/noble, king, prince)</p><p>Salamander (forget wich part)</p><p>Scorpion, giant</p><p>Sea Lion (forget wich part)</p><p>Shambling mound</p><p>Snake, giant - amphisbaena</p><p>Spectre</p><p>Sphinxes - ALL varieties</p><p>Squid, giant (main body)</p><p>Tick, giant</p><p>Titans - all sizes</p><p>Trapper</p><p>Treant - all sizes</p><p>Triton leaders (AC.4 or better)</p><p>Turtle, giant - sea & snapper</p><p>Umber Hulk</p><p>Unicorn</p><p>Vampire</p><p>Will-o-wisp</p><p>Wyvern</p><p>Xorn</p><p></p><p>Your right, virtually nothing in the game had AC.3 or better. And certainly nothing commonly encountered....</p><p>Would you like me to compile you a list of AC.3 or better foes from MM2 & the Fiend Folio? </p><p></p><p>As for never using anything but a Longsword? Speed factor - short swords (and daggers) were faster & faily common as magic items. Class restrictions - not everyone could use longswords....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7046921, member: 6803664"] 1e creatures with AC.3 or better in the MM: Aerial Servant Anhkheg (main body) Ant, giant Beetle, giant - boring Beetle, giant - rhinoceros Beetle, giant - stag Beetle, giant - water Beholder(main body) Brownie Bulette (main body) Carrion Crawler (main body) Chimera (dragon head if memory serves) Crab, giant Demons, Devils, Demon/Devil Lords - almost all were well into negatives, a few at AC.0, so way better than a mere AC.3 Dinosaurs: Ankylosaurus, Archelon Ischyras, Monoclonius, Paleoscincus, Pentaceratops, Stegosarus, Styracosarus, Triceratops Dragons - ALL Dragonne (main body if memory serves) Dragon Turtle Efreeti Elementals - Air/Earth/Fire/Water Ettin Gar, giant Ghost (if you weren't ethereal) Giants: Cloud/Fire/Stone/Storm Golem, Iron Gorgon Griffin Groaning spirit (AKA: Banshee) Imp Invisible stalker Ki-Rin Lamia Lich Lizard, fire Werebear Weretiger Men - were listed as: ** - could be anything. Depended upon how the DM armed them Morkoth Mummy Naga, guardian Neo-Otyugh Ogre (chieftan) Otyugh Piercers (all sizes) Pseudo-Dragon Quasit Rakshasa Remorhaz (head & main body if I recall) Roper Rust Monster Sahuagin (baron/noble, king, prince) Salamander (forget wich part) Scorpion, giant Sea Lion (forget wich part) Shambling mound Snake, giant - amphisbaena Spectre Sphinxes - ALL varieties Squid, giant (main body) Tick, giant Titans - all sizes Trapper Treant - all sizes Triton leaders (AC.4 or better) Turtle, giant - sea & snapper Umber Hulk Unicorn Vampire Will-o-wisp Wyvern Xorn Your right, virtually nothing in the game had AC.3 or better. And certainly nothing commonly encountered.... Would you like me to compile you a list of AC.3 or better foes from MM2 & the Fiend Folio? As for never using anything but a Longsword? Speed factor - short swords (and daggers) were faster & faily common as magic items. Class restrictions - not everyone could use longswords.... [/QUOTE]
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