D&D General Thaco the angry clown... really?

[DemoMonkey]

"It's not like they named a clown Attack Matrix."

His brothers name is CRTo.

Beware his "Exchange" power!

 

[Bolares]

Hiya!

Because your THAC0 would be 18, obviously. You need 18 to hit AC 0...you missed it by 6 (18 - 12), so...AC6. But Bolares meant "...or worse" (and just misstyped, I'm assuming...), because you didn't hit AC5, which is better (you would have needed a 13). Ergo, "I hit AC6 or worse".

^_^

Paul L. Ming

Ah, I think I got it now (maybe). You would have a Thac0, and you would subtract your roll from it to see wich was the best AC you could hit?

 

[pming]

Hiya!

Ah, I think I got it now (maybe). You would have a Thac0, and you would subtract your roll from it to see wich was the best AC you could hit?

Yup. Nailed it!

So, assuming THAC0 18...

...if your total roll was 12: You hit AC 6
...if your total roll was 19: You hit AC -1

Simple.

^_^

Paul L. Ming

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Has he been replaced by a younger, more popular clown named "the Ascending Ac"?

A trapeze flying clown named Professor A.C. "the Ascending" Calhoun, B.A.B.

Sometimes he binds his partner to a wooden board to test his accuracy.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Ah, I think I got it now (maybe). You would have a Thac0, and you would subtract your roll from it to see wich was the best AC you could hit?

You don't even need to subtract. Take this example from the B/X character sheet. you'd have a row like this for each weapon. you simply roll, and look at what you hit. no adding or subtracting at all, since all of those numbers are figured out before hand (base thac0, bonus for magic or ability score, etc). So in this example below, if I rolled a 14, I immediately knew that I hit AC 2 or worse.

 

[Mallus]

"It's not like they named a clown Attack Matrix."

I would totally name a clown Attack Matrix in a sci-fi campaign. It would be a shoddily reprogrammed combat drone.

I think I have to write an adventure called "What Could Go Wrong at a Space Bar Mitzvah?" now...

 

[Staffan]

Isn't that called an Easter Egg nowadays? Like when they put THAC0 in the in the back of the 5e Player's Handbook so you could try sand look it up.

The best D&D easter egg will always be the on on page 92 of the 3.5e Expanded Psionics Handbook.

 

[cbwjm]

I had a bit of a laugh at ol' Thaco, thought it was a nice touch.

 

[Bill Zebub]

I'd be so immersed in my character that I wouldn't laugh, because my character doesn't know about THAC0.

 

[Tinker-TDC]

You don't even need to subtract. Take this example from the B/X character sheet. you'd have a row like this for each weapon. you simply roll, and look at what you hit. no adding or subtracting at all, since all of those numbers are figured out before hand (base thac0, bonus for magic or ability score, etc). So in this example below, if I rolled a 14, I immediately knew that I hit AC 2 or worse.

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Oh, is that all?
Yeah, it's no math required. But say I'm playing 5e and I have a 16 Strength, a +5 Proficiency Bonus, and a +2 Longsword. Then you just put this chart in your weapon:

AC>To Hit
10>2
11>2
12>2
13>3
14>4
15>5
16>6
17>7
18>8
19>9
20>10
21>11
22>12
23>13
24>14
25>15

See? No math required!