Cramped combat - low ceilings, narrow halls?

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Just as a sanity check, Move 5, full Move for Joe Average, is a 6 minute mile; 10 miles an hour. What you're saying is that you think you can move through a 2 foot wide space at this speed reliably?

It does seem unlikely. Sometimes, I am so used to thinking of movement in terms of Basic Move, I forget that normal walking speed is just a Step.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Cats and ferrets are exceptional for being able to do that. It's because of having "floating" shoulderblades, ie not attached to the spine at hard-points.

Many rodents as well.

[Edges]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Just as a sanity check, Move 5, full Move for Joe Average, is a 6 minute mile; 10 miles an hour. What you're saying is that you think you can move through a 2 foot wide space at this speed reliably?

I'd think there would be penalty to long-term sustained movement. But honestly, in the space of a few seconds of combat, I don't see myself being slowed down just because the walls are only 2 feet apart.

But like I said, that's just me. I would penalize many characters. Maybe call for a DX check to see if Move is changed. +3 if Skinny, -3 if overweight, Fat needs the Slippery Advantage, and Very Fat needs Slippery and Double-Jointed.

Edit: Besides, the average person can't run a 6 minute mile anyway in real life or in GURPS, in a narrow dungeon or on a track. The book gives a 7 minute mile as an example of what Move 7 can do. Move 5 can do a 10 minute mile. I'd be happy to rule that if I couldn't sprint in a narrow hall, I also couldn't calculate paced running based off sprint. So paced running in a narrow hall for someone Skinny could be 5 miles an hour (12 minute mile). I think I could do that.