Looking at the map, I think it's 'badlands', but that doesn't help me with what kind of monsters should be around. What kind of terrain is that? Desert? Warm plains?
If you are running CoCT, their should be random encounter tables in the back of the book. If not, you should get CoCt anyway, because it is both amazing AND answers your question.
Badlands tend to be arid with difficult terrain and ravines for nasties to hide in/behind.
I think it's temperate. There's a lot made of the fact that the parts off of the Rise are a much gentler climate in Varisia. There are lots of woodlands and a major swamp not THAT far away. Unfairly pinning a map of Europe over the top of Avistan is one way to think about it.
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From what I understand, the city has some sort of arrangement with local druids to keep the local climate around the city mild and temperate the entire year.
Korvosa is also on the Varisian coast and close to the Mindspin Mountains (where the nearby Hellknight Citadel Vraid is based). There is at least some farmland, but their main food source is seafood and imported (often luxury) goods.
Have a look at the US' "Badlands National Park" for an idea. Essentially it's arid grassland with a lot of ravines and steep hills. The lack of water and difficulty of travel through the terrain is why they're called "badlands."
Right, but again, the "badlands" of Varisia are the areas above the Storval Rise. The areas south and west of the rise are temperate and not at all arid. Also, I've never read this about druids having anything to do with Korovosa's environment and would be interested in the source on that. The go to sources here are Varisia, Birthplace of Legends, the Guide to Korvosa, any number of Season 4 Pathfinder Society scenarios, and various other products.
So if you were picking a climate from a bestiary, would you go with any temperate/temperate hills/temperate plains?
Based on what I've read about the barbarian cultures up there, the southern Plateau is mostly arid scrubland (think of the climate in 'Mad Max'). You should be able to justify almost anything from the Temperate Grasslands or Temperate Desert encounter lists.
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Korvosa is temperate, think Europe, its only up on the Storval Rise that it gets more scrub and arid. Look what's between Korvosa and Magnimar, it's forests and marshland.
Varisia has at least two climates, and Korvosa and Magnimar are in the more hospitable one.
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LucyG92 wrote: So if you were picking a climate from a bestiary, would you go with any temperate/temperate hills/temperate plains? That would generally fit the bill. Looking at the map, north of Korvosa is mostly plains to the Storval Plateau. Cross the river directly south and you get hills and then mountains. Any temperate, temperate hills, temperate plains, even coastal, all sound perfectly fine.
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