What is THACO?????
Spell Guy
I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
I would like to know what is THACO????
Help would be appreciated.
"Every Man Is Mistaken" Wise Mage
Tim Genge
Spell Guy wrote:
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> I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
> I would like to know what is THACO????
>
> Help would be appreciated.
Um....Have you tried reading the PHB? WahAAhahahaah!
To Hit Ac 0.
Great help, aren't I!
Tim
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THAC0 is an acronym for "to hit armor class 0". This is the number (or higher) needed on a 1d20 for
a character to roll in order to hit something with an armor class of 0. Higher numbers will then
hit lower armor classes and lower number hit lower armor class.
For example, suppose a character (monster) has a THAC0 of 12. On rolling a 1d20, if he rolls a 17,
he hits armor class -5. On a roll of 12 he hits armor class 0, and on a roll of 8 he hits armor
class 4.
Gerald Katz
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Spell Guy
I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
I would like to know what is THACO????
Help would be appreciated.
Stéphane Tanguay
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> I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
> I would like to know what is THACO????
It's stand for "To Hit Armor Class 0". It's the number needed on a d20 to
hit armor class zero. From the THACO, you can easily calculate other to hit
numbers by substracting the target armor class from the THACO. For exemple,
to hit armor class 5 when your THACO is 20 means you need a 15 to hit.
Stephane
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> jit...@aiim.com (Spell Guy) writes:
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> I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
> I would like to know what is THACO????
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> "Every Man Is Mistaken" Wise Mage
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attack roll. Subtract what you actually roll from your THAC0 and that's the AC you've struck.
EX; Your THAC0 is 18 and you roll a 16. You've hit AC2.
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Criz
> I just recently started playing AD&D, which i have to say is AWESOME,
> I would like to know what is THACO????
>
> Help would be appreciated.
Yes, it can be tricky to understand when you're just getting into it..
It is: THAC0 which means (T)o (H)it (A)rmour (C)lass (0)
The THAC0 of a character is basically the probablity of the character hitting someone with an
armour class rating of zero.
You then apply modifiers to this probability if the thing the character is fighting against has
better/worse armour than AC 0
E.g. Granger the Ranger is fighting Toby the Troll. Granger has a THAC0 of 15. Toby has a AC of
5. So, for Granger to hit Toby, Granger's player must roll a 10 or above on a 20-sided dice.
THAC0 (15) - AC of thing being attacked (5) = 10
There ya go...
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Criz