? about 5th ed combat

[teramaze]

I have read the 5th ed book front to back and still have not found a movement rate in combat. do miss it or is in a book i do not know ? or do i have to go back to older ed like 3rd or 4th?

[The_Baron]

No, you didn't miss it, It's not there. I think most people use the movement rates from 4th edition, since it's available for free

[Erik_Tyrrell]

From the Ars Magica FAQ:

What are the rules for movement in combat?

There are no hard-and-fast rules for combat movement in ArM5. The group combat rules mean that characters need to have a lot of freedom of movement so they can mill around and engage members of other groups, or use the Defender option (p. 173) to protect their charge. The abstract group rules are conceptually incompatible with detailed miniatures-and-graph-paper type movement rules.

There are some situations where players do want to know how far someone can go in a round - for example, when two groups are standing 20 yards apart and one group wants to throw spears while the other wants to rush into melee. The intent of ArM5 seems to be to simply resolve these situations by common sense. David Chart has announced that advanced combat rules will be written in a future supplement, so help is on the way (eventually).

Until then, try using the Fourth Edition combat movement rates. You can download a PDF of Fourth Edition for free. For your convenience, I'll reprint the movement rates here:
Speed Paces Per Round
Walking 9 + Qik - Enc
Hustling 15 + Qik - Enc
Sprinting 30 + Qik + Athletics - Enc - Wound Penalties - Fatigue Penalty
Horseback (safe gallop) 50 + ride

[teramaze]

thank you for response to my question. i do not need to down load it i have a copy i and been playing since 93. and i am still in a campaign that started back that is running useing the 3ed rules.