Jordan Grun
@jordangrun.bsky.social
One half of the parentage of a Strawberry Fiend (@tamelaredfin.bsky.social is the other half). I also write stuff, so that's something.
You can use whatever pronouns work, just don't be a jerk about it.
You can use whatever pronouns work, just don't be a jerk about it.
Of course
You know, I don't know what's stranger as an idea: the two of us sitting on the same ugly couch and communicating through posts on a public platform or that but also we're still talking while doing this posting back and forth too.
You know, I don't know what's stranger as an idea: the two of us sitting on the same ugly couch and communicating through posts on a public platform or that but also we're still talking while doing this posting back and forth too.
June 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Of course
You know, I don't know what's stranger as an idea: the two of us sitting on the same ugly couch and communicating through posts on a public platform or that but also we're still talking while doing this posting back and forth too.
You know, I don't know what's stranger as an idea: the two of us sitting on the same ugly couch and communicating through posts on a public platform or that but also we're still talking while doing this posting back and forth too.
Sure sure...
Setting aside that though, you've got to get some new material
Setting aside that though, you've got to get some new material
June 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Sure sure...
Setting aside that though, you've got to get some new material
Setting aside that though, you've got to get some new material
This is the one you responded to that with? Not the multiple post long explanation of THAC0?
June 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This is the one you responded to that with? Not the multiple post long explanation of THAC0?
Well, I think it changed in the transition to 3rd Edition by which point Gygax has been gone from officially working on D&D for a while.
June 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Well, I think it changed in the transition to 3rd Edition by which point Gygax has been gone from officially working on D&D for a while.
Subtract 1 from your own THAC0 because of your bonus (now it's 14) but then add 2 because of the target's own bonuses for themself and you end up with a To Hit Armor Class 0 of 16, thus 16 is the number to meet or beat to hit that target.
THAC0: 15 - 1 + 2 = 16
THAC0: 15 - 1 + 2 = 16
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Subtract 1 from your own THAC0 because of your bonus (now it's 14) but then add 2 because of the target's own bonuses for themself and you end up with a To Hit Armor Class 0 of 16, thus 16 is the number to meet or beat to hit that target.
THAC0: 15 - 1 + 2 = 16
THAC0: 15 - 1 + 2 = 16
Still as long as you know your THAC0, you can reverse engineer bonuses and penalties and adjust on a per roll basis. If you have something giving you an extra +1 but the target has something that grants them their own temporary bonus of +2 AC you can pretty easily figure it out still.
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Still as long as you know your THAC0, you can reverse engineer bonuses and penalties and adjust on a per roll basis. If you have something giving you an extra +1 but the target has something that grants them their own temporary bonus of +2 AC you can pretty easily figure it out still.
AC 0 is the same you'd get with Full Plated Armor and a Shield but nothing else adding to (or subtracting from) that AC.
If a character has a THAC0 of 15 they'd need to roll a 15 or the d20 to land their attack on an AC 0 target. The thing is other factors can come into play, such as magic.
If a character has a THAC0 of 15 they'd need to roll a 15 or the d20 to land their attack on an AC 0 target. The thing is other factors can come into play, such as magic.
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
AC 0 is the same you'd get with Full Plated Armor and a Shield but nothing else adding to (or subtracting from) that AC.
If a character has a THAC0 of 15 they'd need to roll a 15 or the d20 to land their attack on an AC 0 target. The thing is other factors can come into play, such as magic.
If a character has a THAC0 of 15 they'd need to roll a 15 or the d20 to land their attack on an AC 0 target. The thing is other factors can come into play, such as magic.
So THAC0 stands for:
To
Hit
Armor
Class
0 (Zero)
It is the benchmark used to determine a character's ability to hit a target (in this case set against AC 0)
Armor Class 0 is actually pretty good, because you start at 10 and lower numbers are better. It can go into the negatives too.
To
Hit
Armor
Class
0 (Zero)
It is the benchmark used to determine a character's ability to hit a target (in this case set against AC 0)
Armor Class 0 is actually pretty good, because you start at 10 and lower numbers are better. It can go into the negatives too.
June 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
So THAC0 stands for:
To
Hit
Armor
Class
0 (Zero)
It is the benchmark used to determine a character's ability to hit a target (in this case set against AC 0)
Armor Class 0 is actually pretty good, because you start at 10 and lower numbers are better. It can go into the negatives too.
To
Hit
Armor
Class
0 (Zero)
It is the benchmark used to determine a character's ability to hit a target (in this case set against AC 0)
Armor Class 0 is actually pretty good, because you start at 10 and lower numbers are better. It can go into the negatives too.
Don't worry I could have gone with something nerdier, maybe the equation for THAC0 or something.
June 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Don't worry I could have gone with something nerdier, maybe the equation for THAC0 or something.
Aye, it's been a good first Father's Day...or whatever we would call it for me but we'll run with the term for now.
June 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Aye, it's been a good first Father's Day...or whatever we would call it for me but we'll run with the term for now.
It's surprisingly difficult as a little challenge. To be fair it might be the bisexuality that makes it weird for me to imagine finding someone not attractive on the grounds of gender so I just kind of default to assume a character is bi unless it's otherwise specified. Such is life in the zone.
June 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It's surprisingly difficult as a little challenge. To be fair it might be the bisexuality that makes it weird for me to imagine finding someone not attractive on the grounds of gender so I just kind of default to assume a character is bi unless it's otherwise specified. Such is life in the zone.
Though at least from personal experience, hearing about all of these main characters just kind of falling for each other because they find each other hot is a reason I kind of feel put off from the genre in the first place and thus why I'm reluctant to try it further. 2/2
May 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Though at least from personal experience, hearing about all of these main characters just kind of falling for each other because they find each other hot is a reason I kind of feel put off from the genre in the first place and thus why I'm reluctant to try it further. 2/2
I do want to clarify that it is very possible that there are plenty of romance stories out there like this and we just personally don't run into them that much and this is perhaps a consequence of not seeking out capital R capital S Romance Stories 1/2
May 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I do want to clarify that it is very possible that there are plenty of romance stories out there like this and we just personally don't run into them that much and this is perhaps a consequence of not seeking out capital R capital S Romance Stories 1/2
I mean, Anja is odd — like, is a semi-magical fish person really even going to have a concept of gender similar enough to fit with human norms? (Depends on the story because fantasy is pretty neat like that)
May 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I mean, Anja is odd — like, is a semi-magical fish person really even going to have a concept of gender similar enough to fit with human norms? (Depends on the story because fantasy is pretty neat like that)
How dare you, ma'am!
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How dare you, ma'am!