Hello everyone,
I have a spreadhseet that randomly generates weather and sunrise/sunset and aside from terrain and time of year, it also takes into account the latitude and longitude of the location.
So, I am running Kingmaker, Rise of the Runelords, Legacy of Fire and Second Darkness for my peeps and I was wondering if anyone knew what the lat and long were for the following cities:
Riddleport
Katapesh
Restov
Sandpoint
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello everyone,
I have a spreadhseet that randomly generates weather and sunrise/sunset and aside from terrain and time of year, it also takes into account the latitude and longitude of the location.
So, I am running Kingmaker, Rise of the Runelords, Legacy of Fire and Second Darkness for my peeps and I was wondering if anyone knew what the lat and long were for the following cities:
Riddleport
Katapesh
Restov
SandpointAny and all help would be greatly appreciated.
Well, if you figure the bottom of the map is the Equator (or close to it) and put Absalom as the Prime Meridian. You should be able to approximate the latitude and longitude of these locations.
I wonder if they will add these to the BIG map folio
Creative Director
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Hello everyone,
I have a spreadhseet that randomly generates weather and sunrise/sunset and aside from terrain and time of year, it also takes into account the latitude and longitude of the location.
So, I am running Kingmaker, Rise of the Runelords, Legacy of Fire and Second Darkness for my peeps and I was wondering if anyone knew what the lat and long were for the following cities:
Riddleport
Katapesh
Restov
SandpointAny and all help would be greatly appreciated.
According to the world map of Golarion I have right here (which will see print in Feburary in the World Guide), I'd use these Latitudes... note that these are only vague approximations and not exact numbers.
If you're plugging numbers into a spreadsheet, you can use these as a starting point. Not sure how you'll account for the fact that Golarion's continents are differently shaped than Earths, though, when calculating weather...
Riddleport: About 50º
Katapesh: About 25º
Restov: About 53º
Sandpoint: About 47º
As for longitudes... I can't really say. I would put Sandpoint at about 120º and go from there.
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Well, if you figure the bottom of the map is the Equator (or close to it) and put Absalom as the Prime Meridian. You should be able to approximate the latitude and longitude of these locations.
I wonder if they will add these to the BIG map folio
They will not be on the map folio. They'll PROBABLY be in the small, half-page world map we'll be putting into the revised World Guide: The Inner Sea though.
And the bottom of the current map is not the equator—the equator's a few inches further south.
The tropic of cancer runs right through the Eye of Abendego and Nex and the Mwangi Expanse, basically.
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They will not be on the map folio. They'll PROBABLY be in the small, half-page world map we'll be putting into the revised World Guide: The Inner Sea though.Well, if you figure the bottom of the map is the Equator (or close to it) and put Absalom as the Prime Meridian. You should be able to approximate the latitude and longitude of these locations.
I wonder if they will add these to the BIG map folio
That would be spiffy! Not like I will not buy both anyway.
And the bottom of the current map is not the equator—the equator's a few inches further south.
The tropic of cancer runs right through the Eye of Abendego and Nex and the Mwangi Expanse, basically.
Ok, I usually put the equator at the bottom of the logo on the Map with the old Campaign Guide.
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If you're plugging numbers into a spreadsheet, you can use these as a starting point. Not sure how you'll account for the fact that Golarion's continents are differently shaped than Earths, though, when calculating weather...
Does this mean we will get a Campaign Guide to Weather Prediction in Golarion?!!
I am thinking a Feb 2015 release date!
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If you're plugging numbers into a spreadsheet, you can use these as a starting point. Not sure how you'll account for the fact that Golarion's continents are differently shaped than Earths, though, when calculating weather...Does this mean we will get a Campaign Guide to Weather Prediction in Golarion?!!
I am thinking a Feb 2015 release date!
Not until Paizo hires someone with a meteorology degree who at the same time has an incredibly strong grasp of math or the English language and can thus serve also as an editor or developer or designer.
Does this mean we will get a Campaign Guide to Weather Prediction in Golarion?!!
I assumed weather prediction became unreliable with Aroden's death. :)
According to the world map of Golarion I have right here (which will see print in Feburary in the World Guide), I'd use these Latitudes... note that these are only vague approximations and not exact numbers.If you're plugging numbers into a spreadsheet, you can use these as a starting point. Not sure how you'll account for the fact that Golarion's continents are differently shaped than Earths, though, when calculating weather...
Riddleport: About 50º
Katapesh: About 25º
Restov: About 53º
Sandpoint: About 47ºAs for longitudes... I can't really say. I would put Sandpoint at about 120º and go from there.
Ah, groovy, thank you! I believe the lat and long are only needed for the sunrise and sunset.
The weather patterns aren't really patterns so much as generalizations based on terrain and time of year.
OP where did you get the weather program from? I use to have one like that but during a computer problem a couple of years back I lost it and never found it again. I have been looking for a good one like that ever since.
It's an old spreadsheet that was made from the Rolemaster random weather charts in the 'Gamemaster Law' book.
I can email you a copy if you'd like. Just drop me a line: jyarnell@d-3games.com
So what real world cities would the weather of Restove and Katapesh best emulate?
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So what real world cities would the weather of Restove and Katapesh best emulate?
Using James' Latitudes
Katapesh:
Coastal & Semi-coastal cities ~ 25d N
Brownsville, TX
Nassau, The Bahamas
Luxor, Egypt
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Karachi, Pakistan
Taipei, Taiwan
Restov:
Inland ~ 53d N
Prince George, British Columbia
Irkutsk, Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia
Warsaw, Poland
Berlin, Germany
Hope that helps
So what real world cities would the weather of Restove and Katapesh best emulate?Using James' Latitudes
Katapesh:
Coastal & Semi-coastal cities ~ 25d N
Brownsville, TX
Nassau, The Bahamas
Luxor, Egypt
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Karachi, Pakistan
Taipei, TaiwanRestov:
Inland ~ 53d N
Prince George, British Columbia
Irkutsk, Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia
Warsaw, Poland
Berlin, GermanyHope that helps
Wow, thanks, that helps a lot!
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So, sort of a tangential question... Apologies in advance.
Does Golarion's Sun rise in our East (right side of map) or our West (left side of map)?
I ask because in my reading of Players Companions and other setting material, there are often descriptions that make it seem like West is on the right side of the map...
-Kle.
Golarion's sun behaves pretty much exactly the same as our sun.
