my ruling is that your combat speed is basically a tactical jog/run,
so swapping your significant action for two more minor actions that
you spend on movement is you flat out booking it (or charging). I
would require END and DEX throws to avoid fatigue, falling on your ass
or becoming a bigger target if you took all three, but taking two and
then a different action (like aiming or changing your stance) is okay.
I think they may have done average speeds, or taken the speeds down to
make them "tactically reasonable", or not even done their research in
the first place. But your figures sound reasonable to me. Just expect
someone to pressure you out of them on the basis of "but players will
capture them and train them to carry bombs!" (which would be cool, and
more proper for a 4-color villain).
When did gaming become afraid of players taking advantage of the game
world again?

On 8/6/17, Timothy Collinson <xxxxxx@port.ac.uk> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Ok, it's a Sunday afternoon and maybe I'm tiredness frazzled, but I'm
> struggling a bit with Mongoose Traveller 2nd edition animal speeds.
>
> The figure given in an animal stat block is it's 'speed' but is actually a
> distance just to be confusing.  The rules say  (p.80) that it's "how far
> the animal can move in a single combat round with a minor action."
>
> A combat round is six seconds and you can have three minor actions in a
> round, so presumably the 'speed' is the distance an animal can move in two
> seconds.
>
> Q: is that how others work it out or do you limit it to one 'move' per
> round and thus six seconds?
>
> Q: I'm assuming that this is a 'top' speed and not necessarily sustainable
> for long periods - is that what others use?  Or should I be doing a normal
> walking speed (or ambling in the case of the critters I'm on now).
>
> The Thunderer (on p.83) has a 'speed' of 10m, so I make that 30m per round
> and thus 300m per minute and thus 18kph (just over 10mph) and is described
> as a "slow, ponderous triped".  Perhaps when it's roused it can do a short
> distance a bit quicker.
>
> So is it reasonable for my 60kph savannah critter (maximum sprint) to have
> a 'speed' of 33m?  (100m / round, 1000m / minute and 60kph).  None of the
> other examples in the book are close to this (even the flyer), so are they
> looking at average speeds or do they just not have fast examples, like, say
> a cheetah?  {Sidenote: I've been surprised to find out how fast giraffes
> can sprint!]
>
> Please feel free to criticize my maths/math or my design or my rules
> understanding!
>
> cheers
>
> tc
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