Question about movement

[heyhogan]

I am looking for some advice from a seasoned Savage Worlds GM. When using a battlemap (square grid) with tokens, if the characters pace is 6, does this mean they can move 6 squares? If their reach is 2, does that mean they can be up to 2 squares away? Thanks for helping the newbie.

[phantomwhale]

Pretty much the approach, yeah (assuming each square is 1"). But the scale is up to you.

Certainly when drawing arrows / burst templates on the battlemap, this is the scale they use too.

Sometimes I'll put out more "zoomed out" battlemaps and tell my players each square is 3". Therefore someone with pace 6 can move 2 squares. Mainly I'll do this for some long range tactical combat (rifles can go 72", after all).

Only draw back is the burst templates will still render thinking each square is only 1". Rarely an issue though - even a Large Burst Template (6" circle) is only 2 squares at that range - so accurate burst template placement doesn't really come into play.