overgeeked
B/X Known World
It's easy math. You can add it in yourself.
Assuming base 10 AC, then ascending AC 20 = Descending AC 0.
Whatever your need to hit AC 20 is your THAC0.
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D&D 5E What Single Thing Would You Add
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Assuming base 10 AC, then ascending AC 20 = Descending AC 0.
Whatever your need to hit AC 20 is your THAC0.
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
was that not super confusing?
Ralif Redhammer
Legend
Getting rid of the "exotic" category would be good. And while we're at it, how about a revised index...
Possibly? With the tiefling, for example, the leveling progression would integrate their Infernal Legacy. And you could also simplify some of the choices further, with preset invocations, for example. For the dwarf, you could integrate some new elements, like the magic resistance they used to have in older editions, at a higher level, maybe in place of some of the plain fighter class ASIs. There's a lot that could be done to give them their own flavor while streamlining the options you have to pick from.
Possibly? With the tiefling, for example, the leveling progression would integrate their Infernal Legacy. And you could also simplify some of the choices further, with preset invocations, for example. For the dwarf, you could integrate some new elements, like the magic resistance they used to have in older editions, at a higher level, maybe in place of some of the plain fighter class ASIs. There's a lot that could be done to give them their own flavor while streamlining the options you have to pick from.
Sacrosanct
Legend
No. Especially since character sheets had what the number was next to each weapon. So it was really easy. If you rolled a 15, and your THAC0 for that weapon (which had already factored in any modifiers) was 14, then you hit AC -1. It wasn't any more math, since the math was done up front to get the individual THAC0 for that weapon type. The only math was subtracting your roll from the THAC0 number. That's it. You didn't have the "I rolled a 14, +2 for strength, +1 for weapon, +4 for BAB, so I hit.....(14+2+1+4 is 21)...AC 21!"
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
at minimum, it would need a better name.
Sacrosanct
Legend
Funny enough, speaking about names, the name "Armor Class" only makes sense with descending AC, and not ascending AC, since "class" is used to classify ratings where the lowest number is better. A class I rating is generally better than a Class IV rating, for example. So to be pedantic and accurate, if we're using ascending AC, it should be renamed to something other than "class"
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