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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8287069" data-attributes="member: 6704184">So, in case anyone was curious, 60ft per 6 seconds is 10ft per second. That’s 600ft per minute, 36k ft per hour, which is 6.82 mph. Average human running speed is at least twice that, and as much as over three times that if we only look at trained runners in good health.&nbsp; So a Dash is still very much “combat movement”, ie pretty slow.&nbsp;I just can’t ignore that, which is why I allow an ability check to increase speed when Dashing. it’s hard to hit someone running full speed, so I don’t give any kind of defense penalty for sprinting, but you do have disadvantage on attack rolls unless you’ve run straight at someone, and there is a risk of you and your target falling prone. &nbsp;This makes the game more fun, for us. YMMV &nbsp;EDIT: 18mph is about 156 feet per 6 seconds. Rogues with Mobile can get close RAW (120), and Monks can beat that with Step of The Wind (varies, starts same as rogue, eventually hits 180, 210 with Mobile), but neither can actually compete in a 100m foot race.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8287069, member: 6704184"] So, in case anyone was curious, 60ft per 6 seconds is 10ft per second. That’s 600ft per minute, 36k ft per hour, which is 6.82 mph. Average human running speed is at least twice that, and as much as over three times that if we only look at trained runners in good health. So a Dash is still very much “combat movement”, ie pretty slow. I just can’t ignore that, which is why I allow an ability check to increase speed when Dashing. it’s hard to hit someone running full speed, so I don’t give any kind of defense penalty for sprinting, but you do have disadvantage on attack rolls unless you’ve run straight at someone, and there is a risk of you and your target falling prone. This makes the game more fun, for us. YMMV EDIT: 18mph is about 156 feet per 6 seconds. Rogues with Mobile can get close RAW (120), and Monks can beat that with Step of The Wind (varies, starts same as rogue, eventually hits 180, 210 with Mobile), but neither can actually compete in a 100m foot race. [/QUOTE]

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