D&D 1E AD&D players and referees, what do you think of ascending AC?

[overgeeked]

Never mind.

 

[James Gasik]

I mean, obviously, there's a number of things a DM could do to speed up the process of calculating whether or not a player hits. Most of the variables to boost one's to hit chance don't change that often. Ascending AC just kind of cuts out the middle man.

 

[Jahydin]

I've used both so often I can use them interchangeably now.

That said, if the system is using descending, there better be a "to-hit" table on the PC sheet to make things faster and easier for new players.

 

[cbwjm]

I haven't played, but started with BECMI and 2e which used the same system, while I'd probably stick to thac0 and descending AC, I don't really see any issue with ascending AC. It's simple enough to convert thac0 to attack bonus and descending AC to ascending on the fly that it should be fine.

 

[DammitVictor]

Ascending AC and BAB is just common sense. THACO was never that bad, and it was itself a major innovation back in the day... but it no longer sparks joy. It is time to thank it for its service and let it go.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Ascending AC and BAB is just common sense. THACO was never that bad, and it was itself a major innovation back in the day... but it no longer sparks joy. It is time to thank it for its service and let it go.

Do ascending AC and BAB spark joy in you?

 

[JEB]

Do ascending AC and BAB spark joy in you?

It sure did for me and my group in 2000.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It sure did for me and my group in 2000.

My 2000 impression of 3e was more terror at a squad of orcs with great axes and a Strength bonus.

 

[cbwjm]

Ascending AC and BAB is just common sense. THACO was never that bad, and it was itself a major innovation back in the day... but it no longer sparks joy. It is time to thank it for its service and let it go.

Never!

Unless you want to, no big deal.

 

[Mark Hope]

I use ascending AC in my BX and AD&D games and have for years and it works fine. Converting descending AC and THAC0 can be done on the fly if I'm using an old product and when I write my own material, it's just baked in. I also play in an AD&D game run by a friend that uses descending AC and THAC0 and that's fine as well. Honestly, it's a complete non-issue to me. Can you subtract a number from 20? If so, you can adopt ascending AC without any problems at all