Using minis in combat

[Rake]

How do I convert character movement rate for use on a combat map using squares?


Thanks.

[headsetguy]

I have been playing Pathfinder where one square on a map is typically 5 feet when indoors. In the group I am GM-ing Star Wars with, I have decided to have one square equal one meter which works out to roughly 3 and a third feet. It is a little tight for a character to occupy, but not horrible.
Also, I took out a centimeters tape measure and found that I can count one of these squares as roughly 2.5 meters if I count each centimeter on the tape as one meter. That means two squares equals 5 meters - average cautious movement for most races.
Anyway, I have only played through a short session with the group as they just made character up. The campaign begins in earnest next week and I will see how all of this theory really plays out for me.
Hope this was helpful - or at least not confusing.

[Whill]

[garhkal]

[Rake]

Thanks for the answers. If I were using a square based battle map for space combat, would I simply use the ships space as squares of movement or do a conversion?

[cheshire]

If it were my game (and if I were using the Maps of Mastery space map), I would do 1 square per space unit. It seems simple enough. Since they are just abstractions for relative distance, it would be easy enough.
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[nuclearwookiee]

I use 1.5m per square, but that's because I played other RPGs as well and got used to base character movement of 6 squares per round (it's been a couple years now, but I'm pretty sure SAGA ed. uses 1.5m as well). For d6, just divide the speed rating by 1.5 and round down. Speed 10 = 6 squares, speed 11 = 7, speed 12 = 8.

[garhkal]