D&D 4E Should 4e convert to metric?

[Chacal]

I'd prefer metrics, but since I don't need high precision for D&D, I can do approximative conversions.

By the way, you might find this firefox extension useful for converting between units:
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/2286



Chacal

 

[Halivar]

Stupid Imperial system.

"You rebel scum."

 

[Hairfoot]

What would gnomes use? They'd use metric. Therefore metric is the more appropriate system. Reductio ad gnomus, or some similar butchering of Latin.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

What would gnomes use? They'd use metric. Therefore metric is the more appropriate system. Reductio ad gnomus, or some similar butchering of Latin.

But then the metric system would be relegated to the Monster Manual and not the Players Handbook.

 

[Kzach]

You haven't been around on ENWorld much, eh?

Since it was Eric Noah's Unofficial 3e News, actually. Just not with this nick.

And since when is there a plethora of smart things said here to choose from?

I know I'm certainly not guilty of any

 

[Halivar]

And since when is there a plethora of smart things said here to choose from?

Is 1,089 considered a "plethora"?

 

[lutecius]

Reductio ad gnomus, or some similar butchering of Latin.

ad gnomicum

Yes I suppose you were just luring them in for your clever ambush in both world wars. Oh and you clearly don't have a holiday where everyone runs around waving surrender flags. Wake me up when your next Napoleon arrives, I wouldn't want to miss anything.

One can expect the french to be arrogant, they have thousands of years of surrender and hairy women to make up for. Its just another face of little man syndrome.

You know, when I, as a frenchman mentioned the "arrogant french" stereotype, i thought it was kind of ok.
But it was not meant as an invitation for offensive, not to mention inaccurate comments.
I could retort, but I think there are rules against that in this forum.

As for Napoleon, I don’t think the greatness of a nation should be measured by its propensity to invade other countries.

 

[simply not edible]

You know, when I, as a frenchman mentioned the "arrogant french" stereotype, i thought it was kind of ok.
But it was not meant as an invitation for offensive, not to mention inaccurate comments.
I could retort, but I think there are rules against that in this forum.

As for Napoleon, I don’t think the greatness of a nation should be measured by its propensity to invade other countries.

Most of those responses probably came from my taking that arrogant stereotype and running with it. As an ex-pat, I'm used to that kind of remarks and use them myself, too. If you are less receptive, then please accept my apologies for calling them out. I'll try to keep it in mind in the future.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Since it was Eric Noah's Unofficial 3e News, actually. Just not with this nick.

And since when is there a plethora of smart things said here to choose from?

I know I'm certainly not guilty of any

Maybe you're way smarter than me, or a much better DM, but I read so much on this boards that "educated" me, that I'd say EnWorld is pretty good. But then, I might tend to ignore the bad parts and remember the good parts easier...

 

[mhacdebhandia]

In my Fourth Edition games, squares will be one metre on a side. This makes them significantly smaller than a five-foot-square space, but to be perfectly honest five square feet is to my mind implausibly large as a space for one character to "occupy" in the D&D sense.

The other advantage of this is that it brings the scale of rooms back down to a sensible, real-world size. If you have a corridor that's one square wide, a metre across is a bit more realistic than five feet, which is mildly ginormous.