Two Question

Witherlain · 06-07-2002, 01:11 PM

ok i havent played AD&D since i was in fourth grade and i cant really remember too much about the rules plus i only have a copy of BG2 and not the real thing so i have no manual.
so number 1: what is THACO?
and 2: whenever i try to cast find familiar it says can only be cast by a protaganist, how can i cast find familiar and actually recieve a familiar?

these questions might sound stupid and simple to u guys but im new to the BG series and i just cant remember some stuff from when i used to play AD&D
thanx in advance

Sazerac · 06-07-2002, 01:32 PM

Hello, Witherlain, and welcome to Ironworks! [img]smile.gif[/img]

First of all, THAC0 means "To Hit Armor Class 0"...it's the common method of determining the success of a hit based upon your "to hit" roll and the opponent's armor class. So if you have a THAC0 of 11, and your opponent's armor class is "zero", then you must roll an 11 or higher on a 20-sided die to hit him. Any non-zero armor class is subtracted, so if your opponent has an AC of 5, then your hit roll must be (11 - 5) = 6 or higher on a 20-sided die.

2. Only your main character (the Bhaalspawn) can have a familiar. To do this, your main character must be a mage, mage subclass, mage multi- or dual-class, or sorceror.

Hope this helps!

-Sazerac

Tanoch Thas'ala · 06-07-2002, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sazerac:
Hello, Witherlain, and welcome to Ironworks! [img]smile.gif[/img]

First of all, THAC0 means "To Hit Armor Class 0"...it's the common method of determining the success of a hit based upon your "to hit" roll and the opponent's armor class. So if you have a THAC0 of 11, and your opponent's armor class is "zero", then you must roll an 11 or higher on a 20-sided die to hit him. Any non-zero armor class is subtracted, so if your opponent has an AC of 5, then your hit roll must be (11 - 5) = 6 or higher on a 20-sided die.

2. Only your main character (the Bhaalspawn) can have a familiar. To do this, your main character must be a mage, mage subclass, mage multi- or dual-class, or sorceror.

Hope this helps!

-Sazerac

Don't forget Bard.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sazerac · 06-07-2002, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tanoch Thas'ala:
Don't forget Bard.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

A bard can have a familiar?! Too cool! See now, I learned something new today.

Thanks!
-Saz

bulletsponge · 06-07-2002, 04:07 PM

Witherlane, i just asked those 2 question days ago myself. havnt played since 4th grade? well thats more than i ever played until i bought BG2. i still dont understand what the dif is between a wep that does 2d6 damage or 4d8 or whatever those numbers are?

bonus smiley- [img]graemlins/1popcorn.gif[/img]

Xero279 · 06-07-2002, 04:36 PM

dont you calculate damge buy just multiplying those numbers together? like 2d4 would be 2 times 4 means you can hit from 0-8? thats always how i calculate it.. maybe im wrong.

Darlon · 06-07-2002, 04:44 PM

Welcome to Ironworks!

I'm not so much on THACO but...

The protaganist (the main character) is the only one who can actually succeed in casting find familiar, you don't actually FIND a familiar you just summon it.

One word of warning tho: If it dies you lose 1 point of constitution forever!

Wolven · 06-07-2002, 05:02 PM

As far as I know, 2d4 means 2 four sided dice (in AD&D you use a lot of dice, all of which are not the como 6 sided dice we all know, you can have 4, 6, 8 10, 20, etc sides, So, yes, by multiplying the two you get the max damaga, but, it´s not the same to have 2d4 as 1d8, remember the minimunm you can get on a dice is 1 so the range for 1d8 is 1-8 while on 2d4 the range is 2-8.

Hope this helps

Helspanth · 06-07-2002, 05:17 PM

ADD used the following dices: d4,d6,d8,d10,d12,d20 and d100
d100 where actually two d10 examlpe:Say you rolled 2 and 5 that gives you 25
When a weapon does 1d8 damage that means that one 8 sided die is used to determin damage that is that the weapon can cause from 1 to 8 points of damage.2d8 means 2-16 points and so forth

Shadowpup · 06-07-2002, 06:24 PM

Is the familiar added to inventory or is it a creature that follows you around like a summon?

If it is an inventory item then is it possible to get the familiar, export your character, create multi player game and put the character into a different slot? (Possibly giving you more than one familiar per party?)

06-07-2002, 01:32 PM	#2
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	Hello, Witherlain, and welcome to Ironworks! [img]smile.gif[/img] First of all, THAC0 means "To Hit Armor Class 0"...it's the common method of determining the success of a hit based upon your "to hit" roll and the opponent's armor class. So if you have a THAC0 of 11, and your opponent's armor class is "zero", then you must roll an 11 or higher on a 20-sided die to hit him. Any non-zero armor class is subtracted, so if your opponent has an AC of 5, then your hit roll must be (11 - 5) = 6 or higher on a 20-sided die. 2. Only your main character (the Bhaalspawn) can have a familiar. To do this, your main character must be a mage, mage subclass, mage multi- or dual-class, or sorceror. Hope this helps! -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

06-07-2002, 04:07 PM	#5
bulletsponge Dungeon Master Join Date: April 18, 2002 Location: tx Posts: 97	Witherlane, i just asked those 2 question days ago myself. havnt played since 4th grade? well thats more than i ever played until i bought BG2. i still dont understand what the dif is between a wep that does 2d6 damage or 4d8 or whatever those numbers are? bonus smiley- [img]graemlins/1popcorn.gif[/img] __________________ <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[2gunfire]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/2gunfire.gif\" /> Go ahead, make my day!

06-07-2002, 04:36 PM	#6
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 38 Posts: 1,360	dont you calculate damge buy just multiplying those numbers together? like 2d4 would be 2 times 4 means you can hit from 0-8? thats always how i calculate it.. maybe im wrong. __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

06-07-2002, 04:44 PM	#7
Darlon The Magister Join Date: September 24, 2001 Location: United States of America Age: 41 Posts: 122	Welcome to Ironworks! I'm not so much on THACO but... The protaganist (the main character) is the only one who can actually succeed in casting find familiar, you don't actually FIND a familiar you just summon it. One word of warning tho: If it dies you lose 1 point of constitution forever! __________________ <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[firedevil]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/firedevil.gif\" /> <br />muhahahah feel the burn!!

06-07-2002, 05:02 PM	#8
Wolven Dungeon Master Join Date: February 1, 2002 Location: Chile Posts: 59	As far as I know, 2d4 means 2 four sided dice (in AD&D you use a lot of dice, all of which are not the como 6 sided dice we all know, you can have 4, 6, 8 10, 20, etc sides, So, yes, by multiplying the two you get the max damaga, but, it´s not the same to have 2d4 as 1d8, remember the minimunm you can get on a dice is 1 so the range for 1d8 is 1-8 while on 2d4 the range is 2-8. Hope this helps __________________ Live each day as your last.<br />It just might be.

06-07-2002, 01:11 PM	#1
Witherlain Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 7, 2002 Location: FLorida Posts: 9	ok i havent played AD&D since i was in fourth grade and i cant really remember too much about the rules plus i only have a copy of BG2 and not the real thing so i have no manual. so number 1: what is THACO? and 2: whenever i try to cast find familiar it says can only be cast by a protaganist, how can i cast find familiar and actually recieve a familiar? these questions might sound stupid and simple to u guys but im new to the BG series and i just cant remember some stuff from when i used to play AD&D thanx in advance

06-07-2002, 05:17 PM	#9
Helspanth Quintesson Join Date: January 21, 2002 Location: Thessaloniki,Hellas Age: 44 Posts: 1,050	ADD used the following dices: d4,d6,d8,d10,d12,d20 and d100 d100 where actually two d10 examlpe:Say you rolled 2 and 5 that gives you 25 When a weapon does 1d8 damage that means that one 8 sided die is used to determin damage that is that the weapon can cause from 1 to 8 points of damage.2d8 means 2-16 points and so forth __________________ \"Sorrow is the future tense of love\"

06-07-2002, 06:24 PM	#10
Shadowpup Dungeon Master Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: honolulu Posts: 51	Is the familiar added to inventory or is it a creature that follows you around like a summon? If it is an inventory item then is it possible to get the familiar, export your character, create multi player game and put the character into a different slot? (Possibly giving you more than one familiar per party?)

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