I am new to the whole D&D rpg style game. I kind of understand the basics but I have a problem. Everytime I level up, my THACO and Save Vs Spells, Wands, Breath Etc, is all REDUCED. Is this good? Bad? My characters continue to improve gameplay wise, but I couldn't find an adequate answer to my question in the instruction books.

LOL, don't worry Rambler! They are supposed to go down! ;)
I won't go into the long and arduous explanations, but just bear in mind that for THAC0 and saving throws, the lower the better.
Well alright, a short elaboration then! ;)
THAC0 stands for 'to hit armor class 0' - it's the number you need to roll on a 20-sided die to be able to hit someone with AC 0. Obviously with a THAC0 of three (you only need to roll a 3 or higher) you will have a higher success rates, as only rolls of one or two will be misses. Similarly, with a stat of Save vs. Spells = 4, you will need to roll 4 or more to succeed your saving throw.
I hope that was clear enough :D

Welcome to the forums BTW, and feel free to post any other questions that you might have. [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

[ 09-12-2002, 05:35 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]

Welcome to the ironworks forum Rambler! As for your question yes a low thac0 is good as is for example a low armour class. Thac0 stands for "to Hit armour class 0" so that's what you have to roll on a die to hit the oponent so the lower your thac0 is the lower number you have to roll on a die, makes sense?

EDIT:whoops too slow

[ 09-12-2002, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Zarr ]

Armor Class, as well, is counterintuitive. The lower your AC, the better. I had a friend who made this mistake in BG1--kept wondering why he kept getting his butt kicked in the Nashkel Mines using a party wearing Leather Armor.

Lol! I almost made the same mistake with my first D&D game!