Odhanan
Adventurer
Hello everyone.
I thought some on ENWorld would be interested by this: I'm reading the new Mongoose RuneQuest rules. I really love the way the system has been cleaned-up and updated, but one thing I've read on p.84 of the base book just made me stop and think - "huh?"
The movement rates. See: In a combat round, you get 1 to 3 Combat Actions depending on your Dexterity score. All humans have a fixed movement rate per Combat Action of 4 meters.
Now, a combat round lasts 5 seconds. So it means that a normal human can walk from 4 to 12 meters per 5 seconds, according to the rules. Double that speed if s/he sprints. Then, the movement table explains that an average walking human covers 48m. in a minute, 2.9km. in an hour and 34.8 km. in a day.
Does that seem realistic to you?
I know RPG rules are abstract representations, but still. I mean. Walking normally, I can sure walk more than 12 meters in 5 seconds, and I don't think I have 18 Dex. A world champion can cover 100 meters in sprint in less that 10 seconds. According to the RQ rules, a world champion with 18 Dex would have to run for more than 20 seconds to cover the same distance! Weird...
Is there something somewhere I forgot to read? Something I don't get? What do you guys think?
PS: after some trouble in creating an account, I was able to create an account on Mongoose's message boards. The question has been asked there as well, but by all means, if you know where I make a mistake or have an opinion about this, be my guest!
I thought some on ENWorld would be interested by this: I'm reading the new Mongoose RuneQuest rules. I really love the way the system has been cleaned-up and updated, but one thing I've read on p.84 of the base book just made me stop and think - "huh?"
The movement rates. See: In a combat round, you get 1 to 3 Combat Actions depending on your Dexterity score. All humans have a fixed movement rate per Combat Action of 4 meters.
Now, a combat round lasts 5 seconds. So it means that a normal human can walk from 4 to 12 meters per 5 seconds, according to the rules. Double that speed if s/he sprints. Then, the movement table explains that an average walking human covers 48m. in a minute, 2.9km. in an hour and 34.8 km. in a day.
Does that seem realistic to you?
I know RPG rules are abstract representations, but still. I mean. Walking normally, I can sure walk more than 12 meters in 5 seconds, and I don't think I have 18 Dex. A world champion can cover 100 meters in sprint in less that 10 seconds. According to the RQ rules, a world champion with 18 Dex would have to run for more than 20 seconds to cover the same distance! Weird...
Is there something somewhere I forgot to read? Something I don't get? What do you guys think?
PS: after some trouble in creating an account, I was able to create an account on Mongoose's message boards. The question has been asked there as well, but by all means, if you know where I make a mistake or have an opinion about this, be my guest!
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