Units of Measurement

This section lists units of measurement used throughout the rules. For reference, their metric equivalents are also provided.

Units of Time

Name	Equivalent	Use
Heartbeat	1 second
Moment	5 seconds	combat round
Minute	60 seconds
Punct	10 minutes	delve round
Hour	60 minutes
Watch	4 hours	exploration round
Day	24 hours
Week	7 days	company round, a run of a deck
Month	30 days	faction round

In addition, here are the most common names for the six watches of the day.

Watch	Name
1	Dawn
2	Morn
3	Noon
4	Afternoon
5	Evening
6	Night

Units of Length

Name	Equivalent	Use
thumb	2.5 cm
finger	10 cm
yard	1 meter	combat hex
rod	5 meters
furlong	150 meters
mile	1.25 kilometers
league	5 kilometers	wilderness hex

Units of Area

Name	Equivalent	Use
nook	100m2
oxgang	1.5km2	1/12 of a wilderness hex
virgate	4.5km2	1/4 of a wilderness hex
hide	16km2	1 wilderness hex

Below is a hide (hex) divided into oxgangs.

Units of Weight

Name	Equivalent	Use
grain	1 gr
dram	10 gr
ounce	25 gr
pound	500 gr
stone	2.5 kg	one encumbrance slot
amphora	50 kg	one slot for sea vessel shipment

Units of Volume

Name	Equivalent	Use
drop	1 ml
spoon	10 ml
pint	500 ml
bottle	1 lt	required daily water intake for humanoids
gallon	5 lt
barrel	50 lt