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At 08:08 AM 4/25/05 -0400, you wrote: <br>
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<font face="arial" size=2 color="#000080"><blockquote type=cite cite>Very
complete, but perhaps a tad too complex for what is essentially fluff or
environment <br>
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Do we need to get down to the degree detail level? It s not like they
have thermometers in the PL. :}<br>
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I would think tables that resolve to word statements would be more
intuitive as well as resolving to simpler tables:<br>
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Below Freezing, Freezing, Cold, Cool, Comfortable, Warm, Very Warm,
Hot, Very Hot<br>
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You might want a level or two under Below Freezing with increased
exposure effects (gamewise). Obviously, any precipitation at freezing or
less is snow.<br>
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<font size=3 color="#FFFFFF">Complex? The weather system I did is
not as complex as the encounter system. In fact the treasure system
is far more complex. The encounter uses a basic chance chart and
then terrain/monster chart. Two charts. That's basically what
I did with the weather. A basic general climate (sunny to overcast)
and then a terrain chart. The temperature is a optional system and
lets GMs use it or not and may be fluff. But in reality weather is
the LEAST bothered aspect of any rpg. I'e been in thousands of
games over the year and weather is not used. Why is it always 80
degrees and sunny? Ho Hum! Boring. Only time Refs tend to
deal with weather is in Desert (hot/water) and Ice (snow/moement).
That's about it. Everywhere else its like San Siego year
round :)<br>
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Not realistic. <br>
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Most of the material was text explanation of the various
aspects. Strip that away its not that big in terms of just
charts. I made it so a GM can simply cut and past/print out the
terrain chart for the region hes playing in. <br>
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Theres 3 levels you can use weather. Weather for Dummies is no
charts just the Ref decides its 80 degrees and sunny every day or
something else. Basic weather is using the basic chart of cloudy,
overcast, etc. And the Ref then determines the weather at
will. Or you can use the full fledged charts I did. <br>
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So its up to the Ref to use it or not. I simply did it for those
who wish to.<br>
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