03. To-Hit Adjustments

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TO HIT ADJUSTMENT
BECM D&D has a big table for finding the THAC0 for characters of a given level, or monsters of a given Hit Die. Since BE+ does not use THAC0, it uses a pretty simple table for PC's and another for Monsters to provide adjustments to the To-Hit roll in combat.

PC TO-HIT ADJ
Fighters
Mystics
Elves.....|...Cleric
Dwarves...|...Thief
Halflings.|...Druid....|..Magic User...|.To-Hit Adj
1-3.......|...1-4......|...1-5.........|..+0
4-6.......|...5-8......|...6-10........|..+1
7-9.......|...6-12.....|..11-15........|..+2
10-12.....|...13-16....|..16-20........|..+3
13-15.....|...17-20....|..21-25........|..+4
Every 3...|...Every 4..|..Every 5......|..add'l +1

For monsters, use the Hit Dice to determine the to-hit adjustment

MONSTER TO-HIT ADJ
HD........To-hit adj
up to 1....+0
1+ to 2....+1
2+ to 3....+2
3+ to 4....+3
4+ to 5....+4
5+ to 6....+5
etc........etc

When making an attack, roll equal to or greater than (≥) the target's Armor Class (AC) on a d20 adjusted by the Character's STR or AGL adjustment and the To-Hit Adjustment shown in the tables above.