StrongArm
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Okay, so I was wondering about the units of measurement I should use in a fantasy novel. I am American, and we use the inefficient imperial system. Most of the world uses Metric. I could say that 'the orc was 6 ft tall' or I could write that 'the orc was almost 2 meters'. Does metric system make sense in a fantasy world?
This site is pretty multi-national, so I imagine a lot of readers dont know imperial units of measurement as well as metric. Would they have to stop to look it up if i said the distance of the street was 300 yards? Conversely, my fellow americans would probably have to look it up if I wrote 'the object weighs 45 kilos'.
Can this break immersion? Or is this just a minor thing i'm overthinking?
This site is pretty multi-national, so I imagine a lot of readers dont know imperial units of measurement as well as metric. Would they have to stop to look it up if i said the distance of the street was 300 yards? Conversely, my fellow americans would probably have to look it up if I wrote 'the object weighs 45 kilos'.
Can this break immersion? Or is this just a minor thing i'm overthinking?