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[mik3cap]

Hi Dr. Gamer, I'm a huge fan, first time poster, long time reader - and I was just wondering: what does THAC0 mean?? signed, n000bers in Saskatchewan

Well n000bers, it's an acronym from the early editions of "Dungeons & Dragons" which apparently were published long before you came into your nerditude. I hate you for making me feel old. THAC0 stands for "To Ham Armor Class 0" and represents the amount of ham you have to throw at a naked Dwarf before he'll stop hurting you. (and you better hope it's a he, it's hard to tell sometimes)

Comments

[lady-darkwolf.livejournal.com]

"...and represents the amount of ham you have to throw at a naked Dwarf before he'll stop hurting you. "

Whoa! Makes me almost glad I never played 2nd D&D.

[dariusk.livejournal.com]

This hallowed past of THAC0 is given a shout-out in Dungeons & Dragons Online, where you can type "/lfh" and get a "looking for ham" animation, where there is a picture of a ham over your head.