Lists & Benchmarks – EpicSavingThrow.com: A Grognard's Notebook

Range and Scale Benchmarks

January 2, 2025 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks

Some generic range bands for any rpg-like comparisons (may vary per game system).

Sci-Fi Equipment Lists

January 2, 2025 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

Sample personal “starting gear” lists from science-fiction role-playing games.

100 NPC Types

August 7, 2024 mstanton Characters, Lists & Benchmarks

Seeds to prompt personalities for minor non-player characters.

Sci-Fi Space Travel Speeds

April 9, 2023 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Settings

Some notes cribbed from various sources on sunlight and faster-than-light starship speeds in popular science-fiction worlds.

Sci-Fi Environmental Standards

May 23, 2022 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Settings

Taking a guess at what the “air” inside most spaceports and starships must be like in the Traveller Universe.

Imperial / Metric Conversions For D&D

March 24, 2022 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

Loose estimates rounded for narrative/gaming purposes.

D&D5e: Prices For Spellcasting Services

November 30, 2020 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

A houserule on the price and availability of hiring spellcasters.

D&D5e: Magic Item Prices

November 28, 2020 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

A shopping list for magical items and spellcasting services.

Sample Fantasy Character Equipment Lists

July 29, 2019 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Settings

DUNGEONEER’S GEAR (AD&D) Adapted from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. A melee weapon (longsword or battleaxe common). Leather armor (or better, unless forbidden). A waterskin (2

Speed Benchmarks

September 21, 2017 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks

A range of movement rate examples per 6-second round.

Heat And Power Benchmarks

September 21, 2017 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks

Random notes on temperatures.

RPG Starship Sizes

September 22, 2016 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks

Some baseline measurements, maybe for use with High Guard/Trillion Credit Squadron?

Benchmarks: DC Heroes APs

February 25, 2016 mstanton Homebrews, Lists & Benchmarks

A look back at the logarithmic ability score scale Mayfair Games used for their first superhero role-playing game.

AD&D1e Equipment Lists

December 14, 2011 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

A list of items, services, prices and weights.

RPG Weight Benchmarks

April 22, 2010 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks

Sometimes it matters how much things weigh: carrying allies to safety, lifting things with magic, and so forth. The following “close enough for gaming” benchmarks can be used.

Prices In A Fantasy Setting

April 22, 2009 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

A collection of benchmark standards for use as a house rule for most traditional fantasy marketplaces.

Cop Gear, Spy Tools, Modern Equipment Lists

January 5, 2003 mstanton Lists & Benchmarks, Rules

GURPS 3.0 stats for equipment typically found in the trunk of a police cruiser / squad car.