compiled by: Dare, dare@sanguinus.com | A Legacy Article from Sanguinus Curae @ Kismet's World of Darkness, http://wod.kismetrose.com/ |
Basic movement rates are given in the rules as; Walking: 7 yards per turn, Jogging/Slow Running: 12+Dexterity yards per turn, Running: 12+(3xDexterity) yards per turn.
(Vampire: the Masquerade: 3rd Edition, p. 200)
That seems relatively simple - until you consider that a turn is defined as anything from 3 seconds to 3 minutes. Suddenly the basic consideration of how fast your character is moving becomes infinitely more complicated.
For my own purposes as an ST I have compiled this chart in which a movement turn is defined as 5 seconds. This follows well with a basic experiment regarding walking speed - get out and set a good walking pace, then count to yourself as you walk, you should find that a single pace takes just less than a second, and that an average pace is between two and three feet - Hence my basic walking speed of 4 feet per second.
The rest should be fairly self-explanatory.
The bottom line? No Vampire of any generation can outrun a bullet, and cars are still the fastest way to get from here to there on the long haul. :)
Dexterity 1 | ||||||||||||
Celerity | Walk | Jog | Run | |||||||||
0 | 4 | fps | 3 | mph | 7 | fps | 5 | mph | 15 | fps | 10 | mph |
1 | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 14 | fps | 10 | mph | 30 | fps | 20 | mph |
2 | 12 | fps | 8 | mph | 21 | fps | 14 | mph | 45 | fps | 31 | mph |
3 | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 60 | fps | 41 | mph |
4 | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 35 | fps | 24 | mph | 75 | fps | 51 | mph |
5 | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 42 | fps | 29 | mph | 90 | fps | 61 | mph |
6 | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 49 | fps | 33 | mph | 105 | fps | 72 | mph |
7 | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 56 | fps | 38 | mph | 120 | fps | 82 | mph |
8 | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 63 | fps | 43 | mph | 135 | fps | 92 | mph |
9 | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 70 | fps | 48 | mph | 150 | fps | 102 | mph |
Dexterity 2 | ||||||||||||
Celerity | Walk | Jog | Run | |||||||||
0 | 4 | fps | 3 | mph | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 16 | fps | 11 | mph |
1 | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 32 | fps | 22 | mph |
2 | 12 | fps | 8 | mph | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 48 | fps | 33 | mph |
3 | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 64 | fps | 44 | mph |
4 | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 80 | fps | 55 | mph |
5 | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 48 | fps | 33 | mph | 96 | fps | 65 | mph |
6 | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 56 | fps | 38 | mph | 112 | fps | 76 | mph |
7 | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 64 | fps | 44 | mph | 128 | fps | 87 | mph |
8 | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 72 | fps | 49 | mph | 144 | fps | 98 | mph |
9 | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 80 | fps | 55 | mph | 160 | fps | 109 | mph |
Dexterity 3 | ||||||||||||
Celerity | Walk | Jog | Run | |||||||||
0 | 4 | fps | 3 | mph | 9 | fps | 6 | mph | 17 | fps | 12 | mph |
1 | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 18 | fps | 12 | mph | 34 | fps | 23 | mph |
2 | 12 | fps | 8 | mph | 27 | fps | 18 | mph | 51 | fps | 35 | mph |
3 | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 68 | fps | 46 | mph |
4 | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 45 | fps | 31 | mph | 85 | fps | 58 | mph |
5 | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 54 | fps | 37 | mph | 102 | fps | 70 | mph |
6 | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 63 | fps | 43 | mph | 119 | fps | 81 | mph |
7 | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 72 | fps | 49 | mph | 136 | fps | 93 | mph |
8 | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 81 | fps | 55 | mph | 153 | fps | 104 | mph |
9 | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 90 | fps | 61 | mph | 170 | fps | 116 | mph |
Dexterity 4 | ||||||||||||
Celerity | Walk | Jog | Run | |||||||||
0 | 4 | fps | 3 | mph | 10 | fps | 7 | mph | 18 | fps | 12 | mph |
1 | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 36 | fps | 25 | mph |
2 | 12 | fps | 8 | mph | 30 | fps | 20 | mph | 54 | fps | 37 | mph |
3 | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 72 | fps | 49 | mph |
4 | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 50 | fps | 34 | mph | 90 | fps | 61 | mph |
5 | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 60 | fps | 41 | mph | 108 | fps | 74 | mph |
6 | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 70 | fps | 48 | mph | 126 | fps | 86 | mph |
7 | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 80 | fps | 55 | mph | 144 | fps | 98 | mph |
8 | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 90 | fps | 61 | mph | 162 | fps | 110 | mph |
9 | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 100 | fps | 68 | mph | 180 | fps | 123 | mph |
Dexterity 5 | ||||||||||||
Celerity | Walk | Jog | Run | |||||||||
0 | 4 | fps | 3 | mph | 11 | fps | 8 | mph | 19 | fps | 13 | mph |
1 | 8 | fps | 5 | mph | 22 | fps | 15 | mph | 38 | fps | 26 | mph |
2 | 12 | fps | 8 | mph | 33 | fps | 23 | mph | 57 | fps | 39 | mph |
3 | 16 | fps | 11 | mph | 44 | fps | 30 | mph | 76 | fps | 52 | mph |
4 | 20 | fps | 14 | mph | 55 | fps | 38 | mph | 95 | fps | 65 | mph |
5 | 24 | fps | 16 | mph | 66 | fps | 45 | mph | 114 | fps | 78 | mph |
6 | 28 | fps | 19 | mph | 77 | fps | 53 | mph | 133 | fps | 91 | mph |
7 | 32 | fps | 22 | mph | 88 | fps | 60 | mph | 152 | fps | 104 | mph |
8 | 36 | fps | 25 | mph | 99 | fps | 68 | mph | 171 | fps | 117 | mph |
9 | 40 | fps | 27 | mph | 110 | fps | 75 | mph | 190 | fps | 130 | mph |