Character To Hit Bonus

[Eldrad]

Does the Too Hit Bonus handicap the PCs in combat or at least cause a huge disadvantage to them? I mean if a 1st Level PC fights a 10 HD monster and he has 10 HD the monster will have way better chance to hit the player as a 10HD Monster than the 1st Level player has to hit the monster. Does this pose a problem in play?

[JDJarvis]

PC's do start out with slightly lower numerical odds but unlike the monster class foes they improve (in hit chances and a bit in ability scores) and have a more diverse range of abilities and arms on hand/paw. PCs are on an even or superior footing when it comes to mental attacks and with experience will be topping the damage capacity of monster type opponents thanks to artifact use. So PCs are front loaded to be weaker then monsters to some extent but this encourages exploration to scavenge arms to raise damage capacity to trump the monster-types.