tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post5636185547819464748..comments2024-03-27T20:09:00.283-04:00Comments on Tenkar's Tavern: Inclement Weather in Your Games - Hand Wave or a Heavy Hand?Tenkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-63600052236729489612013-02-04T02:28:04.284-05:002013-02-04T02:28:04.284-05:00"A couple of inches of snow is no big deal he...<i>"A couple of inches of snow is no big deal here on the east coast (the west coast is a whole 'nother ball of wax)."</i><br /><br />'scuse me?! A halfway decent storm could dump a couple of feet where I lived in the Sierra Nevada, and yeah, we'd snicker over East Coasters going to pieces over a piddly six inches of snow.<br /><br />The West is vast and contains multitudes. Mock it at your peril, my friend.<br /><br />;^)Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-54232694451946766802013-02-03T18:57:33.779-05:002013-02-03T18:57:33.779-05:00I've been considering just using the weather o...I've been considering just using the weather out the window for that day. My current campaign is set-up so that its the same time of year and time passes in game at the same speed as in real life. Being a dungeon crawl though, weather doesn't much come in to it...<br /><br />(yes, that makes my PCs weekend warriors)Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378724098324789764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-72507919331939307722013-02-03T16:27:59.727-05:002013-02-03T16:27:59.727-05:00For me, weather is usually just a background detai...For me, weather is usually just a background detail, something to add atmosphere and flavor. Also, adding a little snow or rain makes the PCs feel like they didn't waste gold buying that winter cloak during chargen.<br /><br />But sometimes the weather is going to be a significant part of the adventure as a challenge to overcome. When the PCs' train derails and they have to hike two days through the hills to get to the nearest town, you'd better believe that the cold and snow are suddenly going to become an issue. Josh Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010068908384481313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-73159177491781204042013-02-03T14:46:24.179-05:002013-02-03T14:46:24.179-05:00I have had the misfortune of playing in a Harn gam...I have had the misfortune of playing in a Harn game where I was nearly killed by rainy weather. If I use weather it is for atmosphere. On occasion I've had a climatic battle in the middle of the raging lightning storm. I arbitrarily rolled for footing for sections of the map. Some area the player (and opponent) needed to make save or they could have slipped, fell or got stuck in the mud. It worked well. Had a lot of fun with it because they needed to be aware of their surroundings. Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-55128251411961641212013-02-03T14:38:08.608-05:002013-02-03T14:38:08.608-05:00I want to track weather, but it is hampered by two...I want to track weather, but it is hampered by two things.<br /><br />One is the lack of organization and procedure on my part. A daily practice of checking for weather when checking for encounters or resting for the night is the way I should go. (Procedures like that are the next thing I am working on improving in my DMing.)<br /><br />The second is the lack of good weather generators. I like Harnmaster's weather chart a lot, but my campaigns are not currently set on a misty isle in the north sea. I have not found something of that quality for the tropical environment of my current campaign. <br /><br /> Shane Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876510916374322780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-908554632851953162013-02-03T14:08:23.792-05:002013-02-03T14:08:23.792-05:00I prepare the weather one year in advance. This me...I prepare the weather one year in advance. This means I can expose the players to a nice storm, drought (with the following danger of fire) and similar, without plotting it. Mostly it's barely noticed, but sometimes it comes into play - but mostly with exteme weather, or the occational flooded river due to heavy rain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192019321827304301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-44206748672533126542013-02-03T11:19:45.410-05:002013-02-03T11:19:45.410-05:00I track the weather IMC. I track the weather IMC. Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770517741281593733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-32927290670169811692013-02-03T11:10:49.426-05:002013-02-03T11:10:49.426-05:00It's currently winter in my Loudwater/Gray Val...It's currently winter in my Loudwater/Gray Vale Forgotten Realms campaign, and I have made the cold weather a factor, with Endurance checks for eg camping overnight or marching through 2' deep snow. It's 4e so failure costs Healing Surges. Getting across a small, partially frozen river was also a challenge; the players came up with using cold magic to freeze it enough to cross.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724254580047847936.post-74844071734103824102013-02-03T11:09:41.259-05:002013-02-03T11:09:41.259-05:00I do both, and I don't announce which I will d...I do both, and I don't announce which I will do when the description starts. As a result, I don't always have to be heavy-handed in order to get the players to pay attention to the weather.<br /><br />A little temporary Stamina damage goes a long way.<br />ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.com