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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Oh, I’m not criticizing the work…it
is very complete. I guess I’m just more one to keep it relatively minor
and in the background unless I want to have some affect on the player actions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Scott Adams
[mailto:longshot@darktech.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 25, 2005 8:03
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> The Powers and Perils Mailing
List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [PnP]
L'p'nth/Orichalum/Eastern Lands/Bhamotin Economy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>At 08:08 AM 4/25/05 -0400, you wrote: <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<font color=white><span style='color:white'>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>
<br>
Not realistic. <br>
<br>
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>
<br>
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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:)</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Longshot - ZC of AdventureNet International Echomail Network<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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