Table of Diagonal Movement Rates?

[Ogrork the Mighty]

I remember seeing a table in a book that gave all the different movement costs for rise over run diagonal movement.

Anyone remember where it can be found?

 

[BOZ]

not sure, but we dealt with that a little bit in the Checkmate article in Dragon #358...

 

[3catcircus]

a^2+b^2=c^2

 

[Delta]

C'mon, give the guy something he can actually use:
c = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)

Or else: http://www.stanleytools.com/default...#34;+PowerLock®+Tape+Rule+3/4"+Blade

 

[Olaf the Stout]

C'mon, give the guy something he can actually use:
c = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)

Or else: http://www.stanleytools.com/default...#34;+PowerLock®+Tape+Rule+3/4"+Blade

I find it slightly amusing (but entirely appropriate) that a person named Delta is giving someone help with maths!

Olaf the Stout

 

[Delta]

That's not entirely accidental.

 

[Gez]

C'mon, give the guy something he can actually use:
c = sqrt(a^2 + b^2)

Which means that going one square in diagonal is √2, or about 1.414, rounded up to 1.5 in D&D which is why diagonal moves cost alternatively one or two squares of movement.

 

[SavageRobby]

Which means that going one square in diagonal is √2, or about 1.414, rounded up to 1.5 in D&D which is why diagonal moves cost alternatively one or two squares of movement.

Yeah. I use this simplification as well, even in other games. Counting diagonals as 1, 2, 1, 2 is just much easier, and with little downside.

 

[hexgrid]

Which means that going one square in diagonal is ?2, or about 1.414, rounded up to 1.5 in D&D which is why diagonal moves cost alternatively one or two squares of movement.

The formula can be more useful in tracking ariel combat, when there are more directions to move and no squares to count (but D&D's poor support for 3-demensional combat is a whole 'nother topic.)

 

[ThirdWizard]

I can't count (no pun intended) the number of times we've used the Pythagorean Theorem in our games. Usually used when involving levitating/flying or enemies on higher ground to determine if they're in area of effects or within range of something.