D&D (2024) I just got a 2024 PHB From Gen Con. AMA!

[Paul Farquhar]

1.41421356237 is not an easy number to multiply by.

I have seen 1.5 (rounded down) be used.
So moving diagonal goes
5'
10'
5'
10'


Etc...

It quite a common approximation - many grid based games use it.

 

[Crimson Longinus]

House ruling Euclidean distance measurements is one of the first things I changed in 5e. But I understand why it’s not core - not everyone can do Pythagoras in their heads.

I just use hexes.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I just use hexes.

The last person I know tried to do that was arrested for drink driving!

 

[Parmandur]

I just use hexes.

Yeah, the absurdity largely dissapears if you do that, I would expect.

 

[pukunui]

Not that I could find, other than the grapple rules.

Thanks.

Interestingly, I noticed a small unrelated detail when looking at the movement rules: diagonal movement no longer costs extra speed.

That was the case in 2014 5e as well, it was just in the DMG rather than the PHB.

 

[Azzy]

Heh... the first time I read about the rule in 4e, I winced. After the first session of play, I didn't care anymore. It works fine on the typical scale of a D&D combat.

That was my response, too (just it was with 5e instead). I welcome my Non-Euclidean overlords!

 

[Azzy]

Yeah, the absurdity largely dissapears if you do that, I would expect.

And new ones appear.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

And new ones appear.

And a medium creature can only be surrounded by six other medium creatures, rather than eight! And sometimes, you struggle to move in a straight line without wiggling back-and-forth! And...

 

[Oofta]

And a medium creature can only be surrounded by six other medium creatures, rather than eight! And sometimes, you struggle to move in a straight line without wiggling back-and-forth! And...

I use a hex grid. I just explain that it's primary purpose is to measure distance. I use it because non Euclidean math just makes my head hurt.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I use a hex grid. I just explain that it's primary purpose is to measure distance. I use it because non Euclidean math just makes my head hurt.

Hex grids are good. I haven't used one in decades, but it was my go-to back in the day, for sure.