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Negative values first appeared in the Greyhawk supplement, because it first applied them directly to the Armor Class. [20] In editions prior to 3rd, armor class ranges from -10 to 10. Having an AC of 10 was the weakest, and a -10 being the strongest possible written AC. [21] In subsequent editions, armor class instead starts at 10 and increases.
The cleric character class first appeared in the original edition of Dungeons & Dragons. [2] [3]: 18 In the original edition, the class is described as gaining "some of the advantages from both of the other two classes (Fighting-Men and Magic-Users) in that they have the use of magic armor and all non-edged magic weapons (no arrows!), as well as a number of their own spells.
None of the original rules are changed, merely re-organized. A few clarifications of ambiguous rules are included, as well as an optional rule to use ascending armor class rather than the classic THAC0 rule. [1] A second line of books titled Advanced Fantasy Expansion sets out rules to allow material from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons to be used. [2]
The minimum number required to hit a target uses a mathematical formula in which the defender's armor class (AC) is subtracted from the attacker's THAC0 ("To Hit Armor Class '0 '") number, a simplification of 1st edition's attack matrix tables that had appeared as an optional rule in the 1st edition DMG. Distances are based on in-game units ...
In some role-playing games, armor class (abbreviated AC; also known as defense) is a derived statistic that indicates how difficult it is to land a successful blow on a character with an attack; it can also indicate damage reduction to a character's health. AC is typically a representation of a character's physical defenses such as their ...
Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) [2] is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. [3] [4] [5] The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules (TSR). [5] It has been published by Wizards of the Coast, later a subsidiary of Hasbro, since 1997.
Armor Class (or AC): The difficulty to hit a specified target, abstracted from its dodging capacity and armor. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] "This term was inherited from a naval battle game". [ 3 ] : 203 Many role-playing games that came after Dungeons & Dragons have "abandoned the notion of defining defense as armor class".
The druid is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. [1] [2] Druids wield nature-themed magic. Druids cast spells like clerics, but unlike them do not have special powers against undead and, in some editions, cannot use metal armor. Druids have a unique ability that allows them to change into various ...