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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zustiur" data-source="post: 5872803" data-attributes="member: 1544">Well, for one reason, feet is clearer because not every game is based on a grid.When it comes to lengths and distances, I prefer to use real-world units. Furthermore, if it's something I have to estimate or guess, I prefer imperial measurement. However, my point was more about the word 'burst'. What is a burst? It has to be defined by the rules. It also gets confused with blast on a regular basis, but that's a different topic. Whereas, 'cube', 'circle', 'cone', 'sphere' these are all things that the players know and understand without having to learn rules. Squares are great if you're looking at a battle grid. However, if you don't play with a grid, and the battles occur in your imagination, feet and yards are infinitely better than squares. Squares don't exist. To convert back to mind-space, you have to multiply by 5 and so on. I know that's not much in reality, but it's the same as the reverse argument. "How does a player relate feet back into squares? By dividing by 5". Is that hard? No. Is it annoying? Yes, for some players.Perhaps the entries should say "30 feet (6 squares)"Except that:a) it's only centered on the player if it's closeb) when compared with blast, the numbers confuse people, because the two areas behave differently *c) Burst has to be defined by the rules, while circle does not, because players know what a circle isd) Square 'circles'* blast 3 = a 3x3 square. burst 3 = a 7x7 square. Tell me that's not confusing when you are trying to quickly glance at your powers and know the size of the effect.</blockquote>

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