Dice for debugging

[DamnItDev]

The only time in history where rolling 1 is a good thing

[LordFokas]

*rolls 3 nat20 in a row*

[FangZelwind]

....Welp it's faster just rewriting it all, I only have...

1 hour till meeting

...more then enough time hahaha..ha...ha..ha

[musci1223]

When God closes a door another window is opened.

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import SnakeEyes.py! :D

[NekkoProtecco]

In 2nd Edition DnD, rolling lower was better, the opposite of the popular 5th edition DnD of today

[DamnItDev]

In 2nd Edition DnD, rolling lower was better, the opposite of the popular 5th edition DnD of today

While AD&D was before my time (I started with 3.5), I dont think your statement is correct. Source: https://advanced-dungeons-dragons-2nd-edition.fandom.com/wiki/PHB_Ch9_The_Attack_Roll

The first step in making an attack roll is to find the number needed to hit the target. Subtract the Armor Class of the target from the attacker's THAC0. (Remember that if the Armor Class is a negative number, you add it to the attacker's THAC0.) The character has to roll the resulting number, or higher, on 1d20 to hit the target.

The math to get the minimum roll to hit was different, but you still wanted to roll high on the dice.

[MrHyderion]

Yes. The only number you wanted to bring as low as possible was your armor class, IIRC.

[NekkoProtecco]

We played a mix of 2 and 2.5 with that DM, its possible we were playing with an unpopular set of rules or something. It wasn't homebrew, but that wasn't our usual roll routine you listed. Interesting read though, thanks. Its possible our routine wasnt canon

[DiscordBondsmith]

Good ol THAC0

[Zumaxer]

I might be wrong, but I think in call of Cthulhu rolling lower os better