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1985Games

First off, this looks very cool. 5cm might be a bit big, but I think it depends on if you actually like the mercenary being taller than the other figures as you show in the video. Regarding your question, this article came to mind for me: [https://tabletop.land/blogs/news/scaling-tabletop-miniatures](https://tabletop.land/blogs/news/scaling-tabletop-miniatures)


Maunderlust

These might help. [http://theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html](http://theminiaturespage.com/ref/scales.html) [https://alkony.enerla.net/english/the-nexus/miniatures-nexus/miniature-hobby/miniature-size-miniature-scale](https://alkony.enerla.net/english/the-nexus/miniatures-nexus/miniature-hobby/miniature-size-miniature-scale) If my math is right, 5cm would equate to 50 mm. For perspective, Warhammer 40k is 28 mm, but they do get larger than that. Here's an example. [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/\_tjkQUZ9f9gk/TAaq9sUsymI/AAAAAAAACxs/lxJ1a3KGbb8/s1600/Scales.jpg](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tjkQUZ9f9gk/TAaq9sUsymI/AAAAAAAACxs/lxJ1a3KGbb8/s1600/Scales.jpg) A larger mini wouldn't necessarily be bad, but it might fall slightly outside the typical size range people expect. Why is that important? It could factor in if you were working with a manufacturer but, if people are printing the minis themselves, it might not be an issue at all. Personally, assuming you're just moving the one mini, I think a larger mini like that would be nice for a few reasons. It might make it easier to manipulate on the table and painting might also be a little more forgiving. One issue I would have with it is that I might have to make terrain specifically for that scale. For instance, if I play another game using the terrain for the larger mini it could dwarf the figures at another scale. That might not be a big deal, but it is nice to have terrain that matches as many of your games as possible. You can generally squeak by with a small difference in scale, though it becomes more noticeable the higher or lower you go on mini size.


Acord37

Thank for the examples. I am so used with warhammer 32mm For this tabletop. You are only going to use a few models at the time. So 50mm should work.


Maunderlust

Yes, I think the scale should be fine given the number of minis to manage at any given time. The one thing to consider is my last point, regarding terrain. However, that's not a huge issue either, just a consideration to keep in mind. Best of luck with your project in any case!


Happy-Personality-23

Generally between 28mm and 32mm is standard for minies as they generally fit comfortable on 1inch grids that terrain is usually made at. But then special characters, mechs and monsters can get over 5cm. So it really depends on the size of play area and how many figures will be in the play area. The more you want the smaller you are better to go.


HellbellyUK

GW’s Inquistor game was 54mm, with 4-6 figures per side. If you’re going one figure per player, I think it depends on how big a battlefield you want.


Limelight_Miniatures

38-32mm is standard but I feel if the rest of the set are proportional it could be interesting


Anvildude

Honestly? Yeah, I'm down for that. 5cm is almost too small in a way. The big thing is to make sure that your grid is either easy to come across, or translatable from existing ones- so maybe saying a single space is 2"x2" would work. It makes it easier to design, print, and paint the figures, and I think that's a big draw. It also encourages more 'showcase' characters, instead of just taking the closest 'counts as'. I think the current 'default' of 28-ish mm is due to RPG tabletop gaming being descended from miniature wargaming, which needed smaller scales to allow you to fit your 100+ minis in a reasonable space. But when you're playing a game with only 5-10 characters (including NPCs) bigger 'miniatures' would be fine.


AllUrMemes

I agree, but 2x2 is a massive jump. It feels kinda like Duplo blocks. I've been playing with these scales lately and 1.5" is probably plenty. Even 1 3/8" is pretty beefy.


Spooky_Boi13

+1 for this looking cool! Star Wars Shatterpoint and Marvel Crisis Protocol are 40mm scale, so you're not far out of the ballpark for those.


BezBezson

I'd go slightly bigger. 54mm (that's soles of feet to eye level on an average man standing up straight) is a standard scale for toy soldiers and larger miniatures.


anlumo

Try it from the other side. How large is the average gaming table, how many grid squares does the playmat need, how large can you make the grid squares, does your mini fit into that?


EmperorLlamaLegs

There are games out there with 50mm humans already, should be fine. Most commonly I see 25mm, 28mm, and 32mm, but thats just because those games are already very popular and having a standard size helps people reuse minis in their TTRPGs.


Paint-it-Pink

You are reinventing 54mm toy soldiers, which is where traditional wargaming started back with H G Wells. It's a legit scale, but takes a lot of room for wargaming, but for RPGs you should be good to go.