tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209855737812016509.post1069556945499128898..comments2024-03-27T10:03:08.323-07:00Comments on Methods & Madness: Encounter Distance, light, vision, etc. (random thoughts)Eric Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196219031821755216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209855737812016509.post-66114988445832548102019-03-26T12:53:40.317-07:002019-03-26T12:53:40.317-07:00Nice. Re-purposing the surprise roll as encounter ...Nice. Re-purposing the surprise roll as encounter contact distance is cool. The dice size could be modified by sight distance, lighting, speed of travel, stealthiness. kimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961382206655820923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209855737812016509.post-70503912636834181892019-03-25T19:18:21.079-07:002019-03-25T19:18:21.079-07:00Thanks! I really didn't remember that AD&D...Thanks! I really didn't remember that AD&D had this figured out; 5e's rules on vision and lighting are a huge mess (even the errata was wrong IIRC), which is kinda confusing since they had all this previous materiel to work with.Eric Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196219031821755216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209855737812016509.post-43979984198456654192019-03-25T17:33:33.709-07:002019-03-25T17:33:33.709-07:00Neat! I will point out that the 1E AD&D DMG, i...Neat! I will point out that the 1E AD&D DMG, in its section on Pursuit, does say, "LIGHT: Straight line of sight is near infinite, any corner cuts distance to 60'" (p. 68). Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.com