D&D 4E Should 4e convert to metric?

[simply not edible]

I may be arrogant (i am French after all)

Us French aren't arrogant. We are better than the rest. Others just don't realize it yet.

Oh, sorry, did that sound arrogant?

 

[HeavenShallBurn]

Us French aren't arrogant. We are better than the rest. Others just don't realize it yet.

Yes I suppose you were just luring them in for your clever ambush in both world wars. Oh and you clearly don't have a holiday where everyone runs around waving surrender flags. Wake me up when your next Napoleon arrives, I wouldn't want to miss anything.

 

[simply not edible]

Yes I suppose you were just luring them in for your clever ambush in both world wars. Oh and you clearly don't have a holiday where everyone runs around waving surrender flags. Wake me up when your next Napoleon arrives, I wouldn't want to miss anything.

Those went... exactly as planned in our, uhm... our masterplan to... err...

...

Who am I kidding...

 

[ironvyper]

All those were examples of yours, taken ad absurdum. It was just an attempt at humour, really, i apologize if it came off as insulting.
The topic seemed pretty trivial and I didn’t think anyone would take it that seriously.

I may be arrogant (i am French after all) but I certainly don’t think any developed country would have kept those units if they were absurdly unwieldy.
Thanks, this is exactly what I meant.

One can expect the french to be arrogant, they have thousands of years of surrender and hairy women to make up for. Its just another face of little man syndrome.

 

[Nylanfs]

As an engineer I think EVERY thing should be in the metric system. Stupid Imperial system.

 

[dmcallis]

Should D&D Go Metric.

Show me one reference in the medieval or Rennaisance texts or any fantasy story (opening myself up here I know) and I'll support metrics.

Otherwise you lose the fantasy feel.

Want metrics? Play Modern or SciFi.

Yes, I know "leagues" and "virgates" and such would be even better. (Which is why I am using them, at least here and there to introduce athmosphere into the campaign I am writing for 4e.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

My favorite solution would be to use archaic names for metric numbers. It makes my life easier, and it retains the flavor.

 

[Kzach]

My favorite solution would be to use archaic names for metric numbers. It makes my life easier, and it retains the flavor.

That's possibly the smartest thing I've seen anyone ever say on a message board, ever.

 

[Nymrohd]

In the Wheel of Time Jordan took the names of imperial units and made their relations with each other decimal. 10 inches to a foot, 10 pounds to a stone. I'd use that

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

That's possibly the smartest thing I've seen anyone ever say on a message board, ever.

You haven't been around on ENWorld much, eh?