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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4023676" data-attributes="member: 2011">It's not the distance, it's the speed at that distance that matters.05 feet: 18 feet per second10 feet: 25 feet per second15 feet: 31 feet per second20 feet: 36 feet per second25 feet: 40 feet per second30 feet: 44 feet per second (or 30 miles per hour)This almost looks linear like you mentioned. However, the problem is that one has to (effectively more or less) cube the velocity to find out how much impact it has on a body. So, although falling 30 feet is only 6 times as far and 2.4 times as fast as 5 feet, it is nearly 15 times as devastating. In real life, 5 foot falls tend to hurt and slightly damage whereas 30 foot falls tend to kill. Going from 30 miles per hour to 0 miles per hour instantly is really harmful. 3D6 damage does not even come close to emulating this. Typically, the main thing slowing a falling person up is the compression of his own body beneath him.</blockquote>