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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7616597" data-attributes="member: 2209">For me THACO always made me pause to figure out the math every single time especially with switching gears for where the magic/strength/specialization bonus goes into the equation.So THACO minus AC compare to roll as modified by bonuses.&quot;I've got a THACO of 17, I have a +2 to hit, I rolled an 11 so I hit an AC of . . . 4?&quot; It was a little speed bump every time.And I'd have players asking does a 12 hit? So I'd ask for their THACO and their bonuses then plug in the roll and the monster's AC to figure it out and. It was annoying.&quot;I've got a BAB of +3 with a +2 bonus and I rolled an 11 so I hit an AC of 16&quot; Was quicker and less shifting of mental gears so in play it went faster and kept me more in the narrative flow of a combat and less in calculating the numbers mechanics.I was excited when I saw it in 2e Dragon Fist and was glad it was in 3e and everything since.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7616597, member: 2209"] For me THACO always made me pause to figure out the math every single time especially with switching gears for where the magic/strength/specialization bonus goes into the equation. So THACO minus AC compare to roll as modified by bonuses. "I've got a THACO of 17, I have a +2 to hit, I rolled an 11 so I hit an AC of . . . 4?" It was a little speed bump every time. And I'd have players asking does a 12 hit? So I'd ask for their THACO and their bonuses then plug in the roll and the monster's AC to figure it out and. It was annoying. "I've got a BAB of +3 with a +2 bonus and I rolled an 11 so I hit an AC of 16" Was quicker and less shifting of mental gears so in play it went faster and kept me more in the narrative flow of a combat and less in calculating the numbers mechanics. I was excited when I saw it in 2e Dragon Fist and was glad it was in 3e and everything since. [/QUOTE]

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