Back in July of this year I wrote about why I plan to go <abbr title="Old School Revival">OSR</abbr>. At that time I'd been running a 5E game that just recently concluded.

I've been running <abbr title="Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons">5E</abbr> since its release and to be honest it has never really scratched the <abbr title="Dungeons and Dragons">D&amp;D</abbr> itch for me. I've tried to explain why on several occasions but every attempt has devolved into a rant. It's easy to rant but rules nitpicks aren't the core issue. The core issue is play style which in turn is directly informed by rules.

I've been watching some YouTubers talk about their predictions for future D&amp;D updates recently, and one prediction was the removal of padded armor since it seemed unnecessary to the individual. Sadly I made no note of who this was since I'd love to give an attribution, but I will admit to having two rapid reactions. The first was a little internal chuckle, &quot;of course it makes sense,&quot; and then, &quot;oh right, not everyone who plays D&amp;D is all nerdy about armor.&quot;

<abbr title="To Hit Armor Class 0">THAC0</abbr> has been discussed elsewhere but I want to give it a look here for two reasons. First I find it interesting enough to be worth understanding. Second it would seem that the acronym has become the butt of a joke being told by people who are old enough to know better. Let’s begin with the Eric J. Holmes boxed set because that’s where I began.

I was watching an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlgFdbRZjN4">interview</a> regarding the release of “Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse” in which Todd Kenreck and Jeremy Crawford were discussing why they made the monsters tougher in the upcoming release. According to <abbr title="Wizards of the Coast">WOTC</abbr>‘s research it would seem that the problem with the <abbr title="Challenge Rating">CR</abbr> system, in part at least, is the <abbr title="Dungeon Master">DM</abbr> not playing the monsters in the most optimal way. I disagree.