D&D 5E Distance Estimation

[reelo]

I like the way The Black Hack and its derivates does it:

Close: ≤5ft
Nearby: 6-30ft
Over there: 31-60ft
Far away: 61-120ft
Distant: 121-300ft
Way far away: beyond 301ft

When using TotM just use these descriptives instead of precise numbers.

 

[overgeeked]

Yeah neither Robin Hood

Fictional character.

nor William Tell were olympic athletes either, but as archers they could estimate range to their targets

Source?

 

[Vaalingrade]

Fictional character.

100% The Point

Edit: Wait... do you think William Tell isn't fictional? Is this other peoples' version of King Arthur or Sherlock Holmes where they're depicted as historical in fiction so much that people start thinking they were real?

 

[Tonguez]

Fictional character.

Source?

Everybody in DnD is a fictional character

And no Im not pulling up a list of every Olympic athlete to prove they arent on it

I wonder have you ever been hunting or even just thrown a rock at something?

 

[overgeeked]

I wonder have you ever been hunting or even just thrown a rock at something?

Yep. I know what I can hit, with what, and I can guess the distance in very rough estimates, so when someone says people can tell exactly how far something is or exactly how many inches or whatever, I know they’re making stuff up.

 

[Cadence]

I have nothing to add involving the game... but I'm pretty sure my son's scout troop has vast new respect for estimating distances, lengths, and heights after the past few meetings...

 

[overgeeked]

I have nothing to add involving the game... but I'm pretty sure my son's scout troop has vast new respect for estimating distances, lengths, and heights after the past few meetings...

They do the hold out your arm and close one eye thing?

 

[LordEntrails]

No, they really don’t. Olympic athletes might. Most people don’t. A D&D PC is not an Olympic athlete.

Declare, measure, then fire.

You do you. But I don't expect I would enjoy your table. But I'm also sure you're not alone. Good thing we can all play our own way.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Clearly not.

They should be stronger, fasters, more literally and explicitly more fantastical and an Olympic athlete.

but often they are not

 

[Cadence]

They do the hold out your arm and close one eye thing?

All kinds of things, I think that was one of them.