THAC0 has made going back to these classics a real chore.
Nothing like booting up BG1 and watching low poly figures wave swords around for a solid few minutes before any hits connect. lol
Nothing like booting up BG1 and watching low poly figures wave swords around for a solid few minutes before any hits connect. lol
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
THAC0 has made going back to these classics a real chore.
Nothing like booting up BG1 and watching low poly figures wave swords around for a solid few minutes before any hits connect. lol
Nothing like booting up BG1 and watching low poly figures wave swords around for a solid few minutes before any hits connect. lol
AC of 30.
Unfortunately it’s in AD&D’s THAC0 system.
Unfortunately it’s in AD&D’s THAC0 system.
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
AC of 30.
Unfortunately it’s in AD&D’s THAC0 system.
Unfortunately it’s in AD&D’s THAC0 system.
There’s only really one letter difference between THAC0 and TACOS. This means something.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
There’s only really one letter difference between THAC0 and TACOS. This means something.
Staring at a shop menu in Planescape: Torment trying to remember if "THAC0 + 1" would be good or bad.
Because lower THAC0 is better, but the item description says it improves my accuracy. Hmm, much to think about here.
Because lower THAC0 is better, but the item description says it improves my accuracy. Hmm, much to think about here.
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Staring at a shop menu in Planescape: Torment trying to remember if "THAC0 + 1" would be good or bad.
Because lower THAC0 is better, but the item description says it improves my accuracy. Hmm, much to think about here.
Because lower THAC0 is better, but the item description says it improves my accuracy. Hmm, much to think about here.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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it really fucked me up when WOTC looked at 5e's design and went "you know what the problem is here? too complicated and it's too easy to die" with 5.5
I don't want THAC0 tables back but, god bless, I would at least like a Halberd and a Glaive to be functionally different weapons!!!
I don't want THAC0 tables back but, god bless, I would at least like a Halberd and a Glaive to be functionally different weapons!!!
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
it really fucked me up when WOTC looked at 5e's design and went "you know what the problem is here? too complicated and it's too easy to die" with 5.5
I don't want THAC0 tables back but, god bless, I would at least like a Halberd and a Glaive to be functionally different weapons!!!
I don't want THAC0 tables back but, god bless, I would at least like a Halberd and a Glaive to be functionally different weapons!!!
Didn't see the 1st tweet and thought for a second that you meant how to calculate THAC0. I see my error now
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Didn't see the 1st tweet and thought for a second that you meant how to calculate THAC0. I see my error now
That, plus how to calculate THAC0
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
That, plus how to calculate THAC0
Just add THAC0, you'll be so disgusted by the design you'll have to come up with something better ;)
November 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just add THAC0, you'll be so disgusted by the design you'll have to come up with something better ;)
THAC0 famously stands for Trans Homosexual Anarcho Communist 0
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
THAC0 famously stands for Trans Homosexual Anarcho Communist 0
THAC0.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
THAC0.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
Clearly the solution is to go back to THAC0
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Clearly the solution is to go back to THAC0
Yeah. Imagine it being the 1980s back when AC was descending because it was based on naval ship classes and you were subtracting that from your THAC0 which you can find by referring to the handy dandy attack matrix
November 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Yeah. Imagine it being the 1980s back when AC was descending because it was based on naval ship classes and you were subtracting that from your THAC0 which you can find by referring to the handy dandy attack matrix
Now imagine being drunk and having to work with the old system of THAC0. I can't get around that system even when sober
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Now imagine being drunk and having to work with the old system of THAC0. I can't get around that system even when sober
I would literally figure out how the hell THAC0 works before I played a TTRPG that used GenAI.
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I would literally figure out how the hell THAC0 works before I played a TTRPG that used GenAI.
Subite a mi camioneta, te voy a contar lo que es el THAC0 (?
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Subite a mi camioneta, te voy a contar lo que es el THAC0 (?
What's your THAC0?
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
What's your THAC0?
What's your Thac0?
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
What's your Thac0?
When I first saw this, I read “Thac0 with Advantage in the 80s”…
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
When I first saw this, I read “Thac0 with Advantage in the 80s”…
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DM: "We're bringing THAC0 back!"
Artificer: "Noooo! And this is coming from the Artificer!"
Artificer: "Noooo! And this is coming from the Artificer!"
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
DM: "We're bringing THAC0 back!"
Artificer: "Noooo! And this is coming from the Artificer!"
Artificer: "Noooo! And this is coming from the Artificer!"
THAC0 is whacko if you're a teen
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
THAC0 is whacko if you're a teen
I can always tell when an author has actually played DnD, because they immediately see how insane the backlash is. It’s a game of imagination. The rules and story are up to whomever is sitting at the table. THAC0 isn’t what made the game great, it was the people you played with. Thanks Adam.
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I can always tell when an author has actually played DnD, because they immediately see how insane the backlash is. It’s a game of imagination. The rules and story are up to whomever is sitting at the table. THAC0 isn’t what made the game great, it was the people you played with. Thanks Adam.
But like its predecessor, and the boardgame it took its inspiration from, HeroQuest II was still aimed at being a friendly turn-based dungeon crawl that anyone could get into. No crunch, no THAC0, just taking turns finding your way through one corner of Rhia to the next in search of adventure!
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
But like its predecessor, and the boardgame it took its inspiration from, HeroQuest II was still aimed at being a friendly turn-based dungeon crawl that anyone could get into. No crunch, no THAC0, just taking turns finding your way through one corner of Rhia to the next in search of adventure!