Grid space
I think we talked about this before, but...
How many feet should one square (48 x 48 pixels) represent in battle?
Basically, a 48 x 48 pixel icon right now is doing what a 25 mm miniature would be doing... 25 mm = 6 feet, right?
Strangely, the AD&D books then decided that 1 inch on the grids (1 inch = 25.4 mm) was 10 feet INDOORS and 10 yards OUTDOORS...
So it seems that 6 feet = 10 feet = 30 feet (ergh?)
But anyway, I was thinking that we have two choices here...
1. Make everything as realistic/standardized as possible, so that 6' per 48 x 48 pixels is adhered to throughout (so all magic, weapon ranges would be set to 1 square = 6 feet measurements).
2. Follow the books' quirky rules - yes, the figures (icons) are 48 pixels = 6', but 1 square is also 1", so all our ranges should be set to this measuring stick. On the bright side, calculations are easy (everything rounds down nicely), etc., people used to doing their thing with miniatures will adapt easily to DC... (also, DC's combat grids aren't huge, so in a way this will minimize areas/ranges a bit.)
But either way will work for me.
(The 25 mm = 6 feet thing is what my memory tells me - anyone else remember?)
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