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One thing that is really impressive about Ascending AC is how it doesn't use any of the same numbers as Descending AC. Ascending AC scales up from 10 and Descending AC scales down from 9.I...did not enjoy 3e.
However, I did enjoy True20.
But no matter what, I must thank WotC for creating Ascending AC. I have no freaking idea how that took so long to develop. When it came out, I uttered a truly epic D'oh!
It means when I am using random monster stats from the OSR scene, where both systems see use, I never wonder which system that AC is written in. It is obvious. I can then use it as-is, or subtract it from 19 to the get the version I want. The exact same formula works whichever way I am converting.
That's one of my criticisms of ACKS. By creating his own AC system, he has muddied the waters by having a new Ascending AC system that overlaps with Descending AC.