THACO is an acronym for To Hit Armor Class Zero (0) That is the number a character needs to roll on a 20 sided dice to hit AC 0. ie. If a monster has an AC of 4 and your thaco is 10 you need to roll a 6 to hit.(thaco 10 minus armor class 4 = 6 to hit)
The lower the armor class the better.(dont ask me why)
Some mage spells get more powerful the higher exp lvl the mage is. ie. Magic missle the higher exp lvl the mage the more missles he throws.
Any bonuses to saving throws are helpful.
Items that protect from critical hits protect you from taking double damage from a critical hit. Definitly useful.
The lower a weapons speed factor the faster it hits.
There are 10 rounds in a turn. each round is 6 seconds, therefore a turn is one minute.
You recieve a penalty to hit if you attack with your off hand using the two weapon fighting style. you can decrease this penalty by putting proficency slots in the two weapon fighting style. your base thaco is before calculating bonuses for magic weapons,proficenies, ect.
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