Check out this Scroll of Weather Forecasting which fits this niche wonderfully. It's designed for Greyhawk, using the system described in the original Greyhawk material, but the months are described (spring, low summer, high summer, winter, etc.) such that you can use them for any campaign setting.
Check out this Scroll of Weather Forecasting which fits this niche wonderfully. It's designed for Greyhawk, using the system described in the original Greyhawk material, but the months are described (spring, low summer, high summer, winter, etc.) such that you can use them for any campaign setting.
That is pretty neat.
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I've used a simple weather system for my games since the 80's.
2d6: Adjust temp for Season
2: Brutal Storm -3 to next roll
3: Heavy Rain/ Snow/ Wind -2 to next roll
4: Rain/ Snow/ Windy -1 to next roll
5: Light Precipitation/ Blustery
6: Overcast
7: Mild Weather
8: Warm and Clear
9: Sunny Warm and Breezy
10: Clear Skies and Sunny +1 to next roll
11: Bright and Sunny +2 to next roll
12: Unseasonably Hot/ No Breeze +3 to next roll
In deserts, sandstorms are more prevalent than rain. Plains might hav tornados. Lakeside areas might get lake effect snow. Etc.
But it's quick and easy and makes it possible to have a trend.
12: Unseasonably Hot/ No Breeze +3 to next rollIn deserts, sandstorms are more prevalent than rain. Plains might hav tornados. Lakeside areas might get lake effect snow. Etc.
But it's quick and easy and makes it possible to have a trend.
I understand the need for balance but why would unseasonably hot weather help a roll? I could see unseasonably hot weather particularly hampering people who need to wear armor and who have to make certain skill checks.
It's +3 to the next weather roll. IE, weather that's really hot tends to stay unseasonably hot.I understand the need for balance but why would unseasonably hot weather help a roll? I could see unseasonably hot weather particularly hampering people who need to wear armor and who have to make certain skill checks.
12: Unseasonably Hot/ No Breeze +3 to next rollIn deserts, sandstorms are more prevalent than rain. Plains might hav tornados. Lakeside areas might get lake effect snow. Etc.
But it's quick and easy and makes it possible to have a trend.
Exactly, I should have been more specific. The + or - is to the next day's weather roll...
You rarely have a snowstorm followed immediately by a scortching hot day (though, wiht magic, other effects, or GM caveat, anything can happen...)
Ah. Okay, sorry then-- that makes more sense.
Where are you guys getting these months? Are they in the PF campaign setting? If so are they analagous (sp?) to RL months in regard to number and length?
I dont know which months youa re referring to, but the Golarion Months are listed in several places, including the Campaign Guide and I think the ROTR Players Guide (which is free).
Do a search for Golarion calendar and you'll also find a nice interactive calendar with holidays...
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This is what I came up with. I have only finished four months, but have the other eight roughly mapped out. If we like, I will post it when I am done.
I figured that the River Kingdoms was on a latitude about even with London or Brussels. I started the calender in July (Erastus). It also lists the sunset and sunrise times for every seven days. Also storms have the time listings of when they start and end.
Enjoy
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In the end I went back to Rule 1..the weather is what I want the weather to be.
I intend to have the ruined temple fight take place during a thunderstorm
I'm using the weather charts in Silver Marches (Forgotten Realms setting). They work fine well. If the result doesn't match with the scene, i use "Rule 1" of DM Wellard.
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Wauw Dante - those are some nice charts! I'll start the campaign at the end of march (Calistri) as the module say, so I won't be using your charts, but I'm, curious to how you made them look so fine? Is it a program/application that does it for you?
I'm using the donjon weather generator from the thread to give me some inspiration and then I'm mapping out 3-4 months weatherr i nadvance with thre "entry points" for each month.
I'll definitely also use rule 1 - but this will help me remeber describing weather and I'll have some guidelines :)
Another handy link for weather peeps:
Dandello's Faerûnian Almanac-Weather in the Realms
It's originally designed for the Forgotten Realms calendar, but "Temperate Forest" describes the Greenbelt fairly well.
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I gave a lot of thought to weather and to day length, and rather than wing it, I decided to base the Stolen Lands on a specific real world location. A lot of people are tossing around northern Canada as a model, but that's not the feel I wanted. For me exact "realism" is less important than verisimilitude and getting the right texture, as it were. I took a look at the materials and decided to go for something deep in the heart of the former USSR as a guide. I determined that the model for what I wanted wouldn't be in northern Russia, since that's Brevoy. Looking further south, I decided on Kiev in Ukraine, which had just what I was looking for: long winters, short summers, and a relative lot of precipitation (so the heavy winter snows can feed the rivers and swamps).
Using Kiev climatic data as my exact guide, I made up this spreadsheet,which lists average highs and lows for each day and average monthly precipitation. I also rolled in sunrise and sunset times for Kiev, since my thought was that short days permit a lot less exploration than long ones.
If anyone has any ideas on how to improve this, please let me know. I hope someone finds it helpful.
I use Lodz, Poland for the same purpose.
Where in the Hudson Valley? I'm from Poughkeepsie
-- david
Papa.DRB
Actually, it makes sense. Being from the Hudson Valley area of New York,
Awesome!!!