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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 combat system was modified. 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 ...
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".
A character class is a fundamental part of the identity and nature of characters in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.A character's capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses are largely defined by their class; choosing a class is one of the first steps a player takes to create a Dungeons & Dragons player character. [1]
If spell source is strength-based, it allows the sorcerer to use strength instead of dexterity or intelligence to determine AC while wearing light armor. Furthermore, many sorcerer powers have additional effects if a sorcerer has a specific version of spell source.
In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, rule books contain all the elements of playing the game: rules to the game, how to play, options for gameplay, stat blocks and lore of monsters, and tables the Dungeon Master or player would roll dice for to add more of a random effect to the game.
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.