[DL] another miniature question

[matt ryan <mrr15@cornell.edu>]

Morning Everyone,

We just finished our first session of Deadlands gaming last night. It was 
fun (as everyone here knows). Being a new posse with a new marshal, our 
combat proceeded rather slowly as we all walked through the process of 
obliterating a half dozen acid spittin' zombie-spider critters. All this is 
typically what I would expect with a new group.

Afterwards we talked about the slow rate that our combat took, all of us 
realizing that we'll get quicker at it as we get more comfortable. There 
are six of us wranglers in the posse. This makes miniatures imperative. One 
of the suggestions I made was drawing a large square grid on a piece of 
heavy cardboard so we didn't have to guess at how far one of our figures 
could move. The group liked this suggestion.

My question: How far apart should I draw the lines? We are using 25mm 
figures. 10 yards seems to be the most common denominator for weapon range 
increments. The majority of our posse can move 8 and 10 yards in a round 
(equal to nimbleness, right). I was thinking of drawing the lines 5 inches 
apart and having each drawn line represent 5 yards. How does this sound to 
those of you with experience doing this?

Thanks,

Matt