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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 4167101" data-attributes="member: 17969">Interestingly, the earlier editions of d20 star wars used 2 meter squares, but kept them in line with the 5 foot squares of D&amp;D by reducing move speed.&nbsp; So a human in D&amp;D had 30 foot move (6 squares) where a human in star wars had a 10 meter move (5 squares,&nbsp; or about 33 feet).SAGA edition reverses this with 1.5 meter squares (presumably to encourage mobility), and basically does measure all distances in squares.Indeed.&nbsp; Such implements exist in all right thinking countries, imperial-using and metric-using alike.&nbsp; Unfortunately, some nations, perhaps driven crazy by the sudden imposition of decimals on generations-old recipes with measurements given in 'thirds of a cup' and 'smidgens', have taken to replacing them with a set of scales.Also, for some unfathomable reason, the typical set of American measures includes a 2/3 cup, but not a 1/3 cup.It strikes me that pounds and ounces expressed in hexadecimal convey many of the advantages of the metric system.&nbsp; (*Consults Wikipedia* Apparently not stones, though.&nbsp; Fourteen?&nbsp; Seriously?)I may be arguing pretty stridently in favor of Imperial here, but that's just because I like a challenge.&nbsp; I'm also fairly conversant with metric.Given that the D&amp;D demographic skews toward both well-educated and technically inclined, I think you'll find that the same is true for many D&amp;D players (except, I suppose, for the computer science types, who have evolved beyond the clumsy decimal system in favor of powers of two)I finished highschool the same time as ironvyper, and I learned metric in elementary school.&nbsp; In the US, Curriculum standards are set by the state, so there's an absurd variance in what we get taught.&nbsp; Probably one of the reasons that metric never caught on (and for that matter, why we keep getting our butts kicked in comparisons to foreign education).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 4167101, member: 17969"] Interestingly, the earlier editions of d20 star wars used 2 meter squares, but kept them in line with the 5 foot squares of D&D by reducing move speed. So a human in D&D had 30 foot move (6 squares) where a human in star wars had a 10 meter move (5 squares, or about 33 feet). SAGA edition reverses this with 1.5 meter squares (presumably to encourage mobility), and basically does measure all distances in squares. Indeed. Such implements exist in all right thinking countries, imperial-using and metric-using alike. Unfortunately, some nations, perhaps driven crazy by the sudden imposition of decimals on generations-old recipes with measurements given in 'thirds of a cup' and 'smidgens', have taken to replacing them with a set of scales. Also, for some unfathomable reason, the typical set of American measures includes a 2/3 cup, but not a 1/3 cup. It strikes me that pounds and ounces expressed in hexadecimal convey many of the advantages of the metric system. (*Consults Wikipedia* Apparently not stones, though. Fourteen? Seriously?) I may be arguing pretty stridently in favor of Imperial here, but that's just because I like a challenge. I'm also fairly conversant with metric. Given that the D&D demographic skews toward both well-educated and technically inclined, I think you'll find that the same is true for many D&D players (except, I suppose, for the computer science types, who have evolved beyond the clumsy decimal system in favor of powers of two) I finished highschool the same time as ironvyper, and I learned metric in elementary school. In the US, Curriculum standards are set by the state, so there's an absurd variance in what we get taught. Probably one of the reasons that metric never caught on (and for that matter, why we keep getting our butts kicked in comparisons to foreign education). [/QUOTE]

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