The Traveller Free Trader's deck plan has squares of 1.5 square meters. That is, the base unit is 1.5 square meters.
Does 1.5 square meters strike anyone else as weird? That's ~16 square feet, which is 4 feet on a side.
I think they did this originally in imperial and converted.
As the ship I want for this game has a sizeable crew beyond the table, I think I can adjust by calling those square 6 feet on a side -- about 2 meters, so 4 square meters.
think that means 2.66 times bigger on the inside, so big enough for a real crew instead of just the table. Which is what I'm going for, so huzzah.
As an aside, 2 meters is a great baseline distance, as that's roughly how much a bunk needs.
Also, jeebs is Traveller stuff involved. I'm intentionally just scratching the surface, as I am not making a traveller game. Just stealing the deck plans for a first run, so we can draw on the ship.
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ReplyDeleteYeah, 1.5 m is a really bizarre unit. I wonder if it's related somehow to the base movement speeds in Traveller.
ReplyDeleteMaybe, Adam D ! Even 4 ft x 4 ft is pretty weird!
ReplyDeleteTodd Sprang It'll be bigger on the outside too....
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