Why? The 'basic' D&D is out of print, so there was nothing for AD&D to be 'advanced' from. And in case you are curious, as of the 3rd Edition the 'Advanced' in AD&D is being dropped.

There are several upcoming 3rd Edition rules games - namely Neverwinter Nights and Pool of Radiance II: Ruins of Myth Drannor. 3rd Edition Note: This document works mostly for the 2nd Edition ruleset. So the purpose of this document is to explain these concepts to people who aren't familiar with the AD&D ruleset. What is THAC0? What is AC? How does magic work? Since I've done so many different AD&D games, I didn't want to duplicate information in each one, and so I have created this file. ВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВї AD&D Rules FAQ for every CRPG based on the 2nd Edition AD&D ruleset: Baldur's Gate Gateway to the Savage Frontier Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn Hillsfar Champions of Krynn Icewind Dale Curse of the Azure Bonds Menzoberranzen Dark Queen of Krynn Planescape: Torment Death Knights of Krynn Pool of Radiance Descent to Undermountain Pools of Darkness Dungeon Hack Secret of the Silver Blades Eye of the Beholder Treasures of the Savage Frontier Eye of the Beholder 2 Warriors of the Eternal Sun (Genesis) Eye of the Beholder 3 _ ВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВїВї SeptemVersion 4.3 Written by: Dan Simpson Email: Notes - You will find the most up to date version of this FAQ at: Having written a number of FAQs for AD&D games (Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II Icewind Dale, and Planescape: Torment), I often get questions on the basics of the ruleset.

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