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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8984759" data-attributes="member: 2209">I think it would be two weapon fighting's extra attack on top of fighter specialization extra attacks and compounding an extra attack with strength bonuses that was more of a concern for two weapon fighting. A lightly armored low HD non-strength class who could have an extra attack in front line melee does not raise the same issues.18 dex only gave you a +2 to hit max bonus on missile fire in 2e. That is nice, but not as nice as Strength to hit and damage bonuses.Bows gave two attacks a round, so a thief with a short bow was getting two attacks which was really nice. With THACO advancements only once every two levels the high rate of fire bows, daggers, and darts were a way to claw back an edge for rogues and (for the latter two) wizards.Yep. At first level everybody has the same THAC0, at 2nd level the rogue has the same THAC0 as a 1st level fighter. Then for the range when they are both 2nd level the rogue falls behind but catches up again for the range when the 3rd level rogue has the same xp as the 2nd level fighter. Theives increasingly fall behind on attack accuracy after that with their 1/2 THAC0 advancement.Sure, 1st level wizards have one one-shot spell (two if they are a specialist) and then for all their class abilities they are essentially a pastry chef in a dungeon.Low level is a significantly different environment from the rest of the game, most everybody can be one-shotted or brought down quickly in combat, everybody is equally inept with weapons, the static things like ranged ROF, individual weapon damage size, and stats are much more of a factor than level in class stuff.Every level the hp and THAC0 and power differential grows though. Fighters get more attacks while priests, wizards, and bards get increasing magic. Thieves are left being the not really combatants who can use a bow a little bit more accurately than they could at 1st level.</blockquote>

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