by: Dare for Sanguinus Curae
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 |
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Celerity |
Walk |
Jog |
Run |
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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 |
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Celerity |
Walk |
Jog |
Run |
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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 |
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Celerity |
Walk |
Jog |
Run |
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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 |
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Celerity |
Walk |
Jog |
Run |
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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 |
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Celerity |
Walk |
Jog |
Run |
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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 |