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Old 01-22-2016, 08:12 AM   #30
Anaraxes
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Default Re: fantasy crafting

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Originally Posted by The Colonel View Post
I think we all figured out that they'd accidentally reversed the feet and inches signs.
Now you tell me! After I've already ordered my Stonehenge megaliths!

I don't think the use of "inches" in D&D was a typo. Rather, it was a result of its miniatures wargame heritage, where the "inch" on a tabletop battlefield was a common measure for distance, with varying scale factors depending on the mini rules in use.
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