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Verkash

Jan 30, 2015, 07:30 am

How do I get my AC lower? Starting as an agile Thief, my AC is way too high. Need it lower so I won't get hit so much starting out. All these feats raise AC!

Dread Knight

Jan 30, 2015, 07:35 am

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Okay first you need to find who sold you this mix of 1E D&D and Pathfinder and get your money back.

Thymus Vulgaris

Jan 30, 2015, 07:35 am

No, high AC is good. The lower your AC, the more you're gonna get hit. We don't use THAC0 in Pathfinder.

SuperUberGeek

Jan 30, 2015, 07:36 am

Please tell me this is a THAC0 joke.

Derrack

Jan 30, 2015, 07:39 am

Safe to assume you are new to the system? In Pathfinder (and at least 3.5 D&D and beyond) the higher the AC the harder you are to hit.

Example, say your AC is 30. The enemy rolls a d20 and gets a 10. Their Base Attack Bonus is 5 and weapon bonus is +3, that combines to an 18. 18 is less than your AC of 30 which means the attack misses you.

Example the two, again your AC is 30. Enemy rolls and gets a 19. Base Attack Bonus is 8 and weapon bonus is +4. Total equals 31. That total is higher than your AC of 30 so you get hit.

I hope that helps.

marcryser

Jan 30, 2015, 07:56 am

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SuperUberGeek wrote:

Please tell me this is a THAC0 joke.

There's nothing funny about THAC0!

Verkash

Jan 30, 2015, 09:10 am

No THAC0?! Thank you, Paizo!

Lifat

Jan 30, 2015, 11:57 pm

WAUW! Really? This was changed back in 3.0 :P

Cuuniyevo

Jan 31, 2015, 12:52 am

My introduction to THAC0 was the Baldur's Gate series, and I always thought it was cool to reach negative numbers. Glad they changed it though; the 'modern' system is easier for new players to understand.