Operation: Power Level Gary

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'll go on record as admitting I hated THAC0.

 

[Sorrowdusk]

I'll go on record as admitting I hated THAC0.

How was that developed anyway?

 

[Scott DeWar]

Well, I thing the phlosephy went something like this:

ac 10, normal human target with no armor. as armor type is more protective, so o shall the number increase. AC 0 is considered unattainable by any armor with out dex andor magic.

THAC0 was the number with all of the plusses on an attact that was needed to hit this particular number. It is the same as hitting an AC of 20 basicly for 3.x.

If a fighter had a strength of 17 he/she had a +1 to hit and +1 to damage. If the weapon used had a +2 enchantment there was now a total of +3 on the attack.

If said fighter waws level, say 5 then the thacl would be a base of 16, then add previous attack bonuses and you now have a THAC0 13.

Now if you were up against an otherworldly creature with an ac of -5 such as a typ of deamon, then you would now need an 18 to hit.

 

[Camelot]

By the way, does anyone know why Mr. Gygax chose to call himself Col Pladoh?

 

[Scott DeWar]

That is a good question. Any one?

Scott-drinker of dewar's scotch-DeWar

 

[Scott DeWar]

Thanks for the repp points, Rel, but there is a very sad comment I must make heree. I am out of scotch and out of money. :gaah!:

 

[Rel]

Thanks for the repp points, Rel, but there is a very sad comment I must make heree. I am out of scotch and out of money. :gaah!:

Oh noes! That's a terrible spot to be in.

I was telling my dad back at Christmas that, among the many things he's passed on to me that I appreciate, one is my ability to enjoy cheap whiskey.

 

[Scott DeWar]

Now I just KNOW you did not compare Dewers Scotch to
CHEAP WHISKY! did youi?!

 

[Rel]

Now I just KNOW you did not compare Dewers Scotch to
CHEAP WHISKY! did youi?!

No. I was saying that my lack of refined taste is saving me a lot of money.

Although (and getting back to my conversations with Gary) I only drink top shelf gin so maybe that balances things out a bit.

 

[GandalfMithrandir]

the xp knowledge base has been updated with up to date names for the levels, for those who care, and I would like to point out that it was in fact Jonesy that compiled the names, I just copied them so they would be in the same place as the rest of the information. I kept the old names in case anyone actually cares what they would have been before the switch. (which is nobody except me, most likely)