Metric? Keep or change?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Most Americans do not think or play in metric regardless of what was officially taught in schools.

Most Americans are familiar enough with metric that one meter hexes will not confuse them (it's sorta similar to a yard, right?), and unfamiliar enough with the actual weight of armor and weapons that it doesn't really matter if kilograms are confusing.

[Chris Goodwin]

I vote keep. Cidri has a science fictional vibe. Plus I've been playing Fantasy Hero in metric for years.

Approximations are good enough. One meter approximately equals one yard. One kilogram approximately equals two pounds. One liter approximately equals one quart.

[Carnifex]

I see no compelling reason to change the game from the metric system, personally I think the American system is obsolete and should have been replaced in the 70's anyway.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Most Americans are familiar enough with metric that one meter hexes will not confuse them (it's sorta similar to a yard, right?), and unfamiliar enough with the actual weight of armor and weapons that it doesn't really matter if kilograms are confusing.

Like you or someone else said, they're close enough to work as rounding errors. But if they're close enough one way, then they're close enough the other way. So no one should be getting their pants in a twist, right?
I suppose similar could be said for kilograms being close to twice the size of pounds.
That still leaves the question of why use modern units for fantasy settings. Even if "everyone" can make do with either.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

That still leaves the question of why use modern units for fantasy settings.

US customary units are modern too. Might as well use a Roman pace (about 5').

[tbeard1999]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Like you or someone else said, they're close enough to work as rounding errors. But if they're close enough one way, then they're close enough the other way. So no one should be getting their pants in a twist, right?
I suppose similar could be said for kilograms being close to twice the size of pounds.
That still leaves the question of why use modern units for fantasy settings. Even if "everyone" can make do with either.

Well, you have to have measures for weight and distance. There's no good reason that I can think of not to use the most commonly used (by your audience) system.

And there's particularly no good reason to use a wholly artificial system.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by tbeard1999

And there's particularly no good reason to use a wholly artificial system.

A game using Planck units would be a big hassle.

[tbeard1999]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Like you or someone else said, they're close enough to work as rounding errors. But if they're close enough one way, then they're close enough the other way. So no one should be getting their pants in a twist, right?
I suppose similar could be said for kilograms being close to twice the size of pounds.
That still leaves the question of why use modern units for fantasy settings. Even if "everyone" can make do with either.

Why would you force a majority of players to divide weight by 2.2 or even 2? What possible advantage is gained? Why use a measurement that is "close to a yard" rather than just using yards?

Other than some quixotic desire to impose the metric system on a culture that has largely rejected it (outside certain scientific areas), I just can't see why you'd insist on keeping the metric system. And imposing something on your customers - for their own good of course - doesn't really make a lot of business sense to me.

I think it's safe to say that most of the TFT faithful play TFT for reasons other than its use of the metric system.