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Post by old squirmydad on Jun 22, 2013 8:56:36 GMT -9
If you're trying to figure out out how much to enlarge or reduce a model to fit a particular scale take a look here; WSAM calculatorScale calculatorAnd while you're over at Fiddler's Green consider buying a model or two, lots of neat stuff over there.
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Post by wyvern on Jun 24, 2013 4:35:09 GMT -9
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Post by WaffleM on Jun 27, 2013 4:31:45 GMT -9
While not a scale calculator, I have found THIS chart from wikipedia very helpful.
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 27, 2013 9:48:05 GMT -9
I have been thinking a lot about scale lately. The Pathfinder game is designed for 1"=5'(1:60 scale and so 30mm figures) Since the tendency is to draw furniture to fit into the grid I often see battle maps for Pathfinder that feature chairs five feet wide! I like Savage Worlds rules which are designed for 1"= 6' (1:72 scale) I am tempted to re-label some of my wonkier maps 1"=3' and then double the Savage Worlds "pace" and "range" numbers, which are expressed in squares. It seems to me a 3' square is a more reasonable space for a normal human to fill. It would also make my 2.5d figures less fiddly to build, but they would require more detailed textures. I might also keep some 2d 15mm figs around for open field battles and very large caverns/rooms.
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Post by wyvern on Jun 27, 2013 13:16:09 GMT -9
I have been thinking a lot about scale lately... It seems to me a 3' square is a more reasonable space for a normal human to fill. I had some discussions with several people, including re-enactors and live roleplayers, many years ago regarding this, when I was fiddling around with my own RPG rules-variants. The general consensus then, such as there was, seemed to be that aside from convenience in terms of map-making, the five-foot space for a human related to an armoured foot soldier with pack and other carried gear, and had more to do with things like the space needed to draw a sheathed weapon and make use of it, or when preparing to engage, in combat, rather than the space the person would physically occupy when standing still or simply moving forwards. In some respects, this could be likened to a cat contorting its body to appear larger and more fearsome when threatened. Or maybe someone had just misread Tolkien's "The Hobbit" - Five feet high the door and three may walk abreast
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Post by cowboyleland on Jun 27, 2013 16:14:29 GMT -9
I'm going to start a new thread to pursue these ideas further.
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