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Father Bronze · 01-31-2001, 01:53 PM

Example: If a character has a THACO of 11 it means that if Character-A were trying to hit a character/creature with an Armor class of 3, Character-A would need an 11-3=8 (dice roll from 1-20). If the same Character-A tries to hit a character/creature with an AC of -10, Character-A would need an 11--10=21 (yes, minus the negative number).

Each creature you encounter in the game (goblins, dragons, vampires, etc.) has an AC and a THACO, although you don't get to see the stats unless you use some editing utility to browse the creature files.

Hope this helps a little.

01-31-2001, 01:53 PM	#3
Father Bronze Baaz Draconian Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 56 Posts: 719	Example: If a character has a THACO of 11 it means that if Character-A were trying to hit a character/creature with an Armor class of 3, Character-A would need an 11-3=8 (dice roll from 1-20). If the same Character-A tries to hit a character/creature with an AC of -10, Character-A would need an 11--10=21 (yes, minus the negative number). Each creature you encounter in the game (goblins, dragons, vampires, etc.) has an AC and a THACO, although you don't get to see the stats unless you use some editing utility to browse the creature files. Hope this helps a little.