Oh, you are probably correct.
So 210' per turn (3 seconds?) is 4,200' per minute.
= 252,000' per hour
= 3.9 miles per hour.

Is that math correct?
Which would make her TK movement about 'walking speed'


I have no idea what you mean by 'use 4.4 conversion'.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:52, Wed 08 Jan 2014.

Use this conversion ==> inches per turn / 4.4 = mph

Don't use ==> 1" = 5'

You'll get 42"/turn = 9.5mph

Wse this data to compute your metric conversion.


Sorry to confuse.

inches per turn divided by 4.4 = mph

4.4 is the magic number to convert movement in V&V.

Yeah, Forge hasn't gotten into the INIT tree yet.

GM, are you gonna add Forge into the scene?

Oh, great.  Thanks MM, that's a very useful formula.  I appreciate the tip.

I'm hustling to get there..you can probably hear my clanging footfalls.

Aha, thought I heard something.

Nah, I think my character is dealing with flying bombs.  A bit distracted.  :D

Sorry for the delay.  Holidays kill me.  I'm still unsure of the system.  Char sheet just needs to be filled out and I'll be good to go.  Will try to figure all that out tonight or tomorrow.

hi Dr. Flux!

Excellent PC hustling. Helping each other with detail work and concepts in this = experience awards

NOTE: Move rates, of any kind, are further divided from "inches per turn" by the number of the characters PHASES PER TURN.

Example: The Molten Man moves at 100" (or, 500 feet) per turn. With his best initiative roll, he comes out in combat with 4 phases, making his maximum normal 25" per Phase. The molten man can move 125 feet in a split second, then make an attack with lava bombs, (or attack and THEN move.) this all occurs inside of your character's PHASE.

The strategy in this is being able to visualize position (we are keeping this warmup combat loose on purpose) and then try to anticipate where combat could go. Visualizing time is also important. though, on the board, a combat could take months? in game, a "Turn" is a few SECONDS. It is granted that you guys can talk, etc. inside of that timeframe.

Think of the inches in movement as a "fund":

Example: The Molten Man is getting punched out by The Invader.. The molten man gets pissed, and decides to burn all 100" of his movement rate for the turn, on a haymaker attack at full speed to the Invader's gut. After making this move, the Molten Man will be stationary for the rest of the turn. He ran out of move rate. He "burned" it, or "spent" it, etc.

Note that Molten Man will still be able to make movement type actions (like drawing his heat gun, and then attacking with it) he just wont be able to physically move.

Being able to work all the conversions and visualize is key. 100mph = 440"/turn = 2200 feet per turn, for example...

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This message was last edited by the player at 09:39, Thu 09 Jan 2014.

Not sure, but I think Pswitch & MM have gone & its bomb's turn?

How do you pronounce Pswitch, btw?

Silent 'P'. Like in 'Psionic Witch'.

Pretty cool name.  Figure she's pretty heavy psi, no?

Thanks.
'Psi' in VnV is relative and ambiguous; but she is very strong with the TK.

Taking about weights:
Does anyone know what the average weight of a car is? A truck? A motorcycle?

I don't even know these things in their metric equations.  But I'm trying to get a handle on how much mass Psitch can handle, in a practical sense.

2.2 pounds per kilogram

Thanks.  I'll keep that formula handy.
But does anyone know how much the common vehicle weighs (in either measurement)?

Something I've kept around... (this is in pound btw)

200 Manhole cover
400 Sport motorcycle, Piano, Drum of oil (full)
450 Snack vending machine
500 Dumpster (empty, but can hold up to 3000)
750 Soda vending machine
800 Touring motorcycle
1000 Telephone pole
1300 Sailboat
1800 U-haul trailer
2600 Medium missile
3400 20' Propane tank (empty, but can hold up to 2000 gal (16,000 lbs))
3500 Car, Large missile
4000 Granite monument
5000 Small forklift, 20’ Metal cargo container (empty, but can hold up to 53,000), Large meteor
6000 10' Jersey Barrier
7000 Truck, Limo
9000 40’ Metal cargo container (empty, but can hold up to 67,000)
10,000 Old-School atomic bomb
14,000 Small jet, Combat helicopter, School bus, Semi trailer (empty, but can hold up to 61,000)
15,600 Uber Rail Gun Shell
16,000 Howitzer, 'Twinkie' Travel trailer
19,000 Semi tractor
25,000 Armored car (empty, but can hold up to 10,000)
27,000 Jet fighter, Subway car
30,000 Motorhome RV
40,000 Mobile home, Greyhound bus
55,000 Infantry fighting vehicle
63,000 Railroad boxcar (empty, but can hold up to 200,000)
80,000 Bull dozer, Fire truck (empty, but can hold up to 15,000)
110,000 Tank
160,000 Crane, Double-wide mobile home
156,000 Typical water tower 125’ tall (empty, but can hold up to 120,000 gal (1,000,000 lbs))
220,000 Space shuttle
240,000 200’ Radio tower
250,000 Locomotive engine
300,000 Typical Wooden house
360,000 Giant mining dumptruck (empty, but can hold up to 620,000)
400,000 Nuclear reactor core
440,000 Large plane, Titan II rocket
450,000 Statue of Liberty
600,000 Large Brick house
759,000 Hydro-electric generator
880,000 Trawler
1,300,000 Giant crane
1,320,000 1000’ Radio tower
1,600,000 Giant mining excavator
1,760,000 Drilling rig
2,970,000 Uber Rail Gun
3,520,000 Small bridge
7,040,000 Military tugboat
11,000,000 300' Rocket launch tower
14,000,000 Eiffel tower
14,080,000 Destroyer, Large submarine
27,500,000 Freighter (unloaded)
55,000,000 Freighter (loaded), Cruiser, Large bridge
730,000,000 Empire State Building
This message was last edited by the player at 01:28, Sun 12 Jan 2014.

Oh Doc, that's exactly what I was looking for.  Ta, ta.
I'll be copy-pasting this for future reference.


I've just managed to pull this from the net:

Hyundai Accent: 2,396 pounds (1,086kg / 1+ tones)
MINI Cooper: 2.535 pounds
Honda Civic: 2,617 pounds
Ford Focus: 2,935 pounds
Toyota Prius: 3,042 pounds (1,380kg)
Toyota Camry: 3,190 pounds
Subaru Impreza: 3,208 pounds
Mazda MAZDA6: 3,323 pounds (1,500kg / 1.5 tones)
Subaru Outback: 3,495 pounds
Nissan Maxima: 3,540 pounds
Toyota Avalon: 3,572 pounds
BMW 5-Series: 3,814 pounds
BMW 740i Sedan: 4,344 pounds (1,970kg / 2- tones)
This message was last edited by the player at 01:39, Sun 12 Jan 2014.

I've, sort of, recovered from the holidays. Hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes jumping in as I did. I'll attempt to hold the surrealism to the minimum necessary, let me know if it goes too far.

I think it might be time to get out the sketch pad...

Actually, the bomb would start slow, but in ten seconds would be traveling at 352 kph (about 218 mph). Ten seconds later, it would out pace The Wizard and slow down.

@ The Wizard -- but doesn't your gravity control have a range?

What happens when that bomb leaves your range?  Normal gravity returns, no?

The spell is new, and you said, "I make it weigh ___"  and the magic responds to that. the spell is cast. witha power as variable as spells can be, I use GM option to say that you need to be specific about what happens, and choose your wording the right way. There is no "monkeys paw" twisting of words, or pact with a demon type stuff going on, you just tap into "magic" and can control it, but you need to be specific in both mind and word...