[DL] D&D3e Stuff

["Leybourne, Brian" <Brian.Leybourne@airnz.co.nz>]

>> Hmmm...interesting. I've been playing Icewind Dale, so I 
>> guess it's still 
>> going by the 2nd Ed. rules, becuase THACO is alive and well 
>> in the game. 
>> Wonder if BG2 will be under 3rd Ed. rules.
>
> I believe that BG2 will as well as Neverwinter Nights. 

Nope. BG2 is still second edition. To allow characters to continue through
the whole game, BG3 will also still be second edition. The upcoming Pools of
Radiance remake and Neverwinter Nights will both be third edition rules
however.

> > Not any more. WotC took THAC0 out of D&D.
> 
> Uh, yeah, but didn't they just rename it?
> 
> Also, they claim they changed Armor Class, when in fact it's just a
> positive scale instead of a negative one, now.

AC is slightly different now, it counts upwards from ten rather than
downwards from ten. There is no such concept as thac0 (lets see.. my THAC0
is 6, so to hit ac -2 I need to roll 8) instead you just roll a die, add
your attack bonus, and if you roll over their AC you hit them. MUCH easier!

Brian "3rd edition is actually not that bad!" Leybourne.

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