I hope you understand abit ad&d rules: for argument sake lest say you Thaco is 8
If you got a +2 bow that deals out two extra points of damage and you have normal arrow you cannot hit creatures that need a +2 to hit why?
beacause the bow +2 is in the thaco (the aiming if you will) and the extra damage is in the bow's dessing but what hits the monster is a plian run of the milld wooden arrow so no dammage to a vampire lest say.
so if your thaco is 8 with the bow it becomes 6.
If you take the +2 bow with a +1 arrow you get a +3 to your aim the Thaco (The bow and arrow are so well dessing) your thaco of 8 now is a 5 and the arrow is a +1 so when it hits it hit creatures that can be hit with a +1 (or less)
that bow thasheron is +3 but it makes it's own arrows wich are also +3 so you get a thaco of 8 is a 5 with that bow but the arrows are +3 so now you can hit +3 creasures say bye bye vampires.
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I am the lord of Ravenloft foolish bohdi... Come my little vampire thing you will obey me!
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