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jhilahd
Acolyte
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 Posted - 27 Mar 2014 : 16:40:09
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Apparently, my google-fu is weak. I've looked through the web and my Unapproachable East book, and I can't find any weather specific ideas on what the seasonal climates for the region is?
Should I think of it more like say the Pacific Northwest or more like the Great Lakes Regions? Or something else altogether.
I've started a game during the month of Marpenoth, and now... we're nearing Uktar and I thought maybe the first signs of winter. What does that look like?
My game is running Rise of the Runelords AP set in a "Sandpoint" north of Teflamm.
Help? Suggestions?
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"So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me."
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Edited by - jhilahd on 27 Mar 2014 17:36:08
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2014 : 19:36:34
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VERY roughly, going by my knowledge of FR geography, I'd say Thesk has a climate similar to the Ukraine. I know that doesn't help much, but here is a generalization from a page with info on Ukrainen climate:quote:
temperate continental; Mediterranean only on the southern Crimean coast; precipitation disproportionately distributed, highest in west and north, lesser in east and southeast; winters vary from cool along the Black Sea to cold farther inland; summers are warm across the greater part of the country, hot in the south.
Substitute 'Inner Sea Coast' for 'Crimean Coast' (and SoFS for 'Black Sea') and it works (the Inner Sea has a climate similar to Mediterranean, for the most part). Large bodies of water tend to moderate the seasonal differences in coastal regions of any landmass. The Great Ice Sea should behave similarly to the Great Lakes, with very cold arctic fronts sweeping down from it, but most of that would be lessened by the time it reached Thesk (especially with the artificially-warmed climate of pre-4e Thay to the south). |
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Edited by - Markustay on 27 Mar 2014 23:18:04 |
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jhilahd
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2014 : 20:40:31
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Cool. That works. And it was kinda where I've been leaning mentally. Heck, I was thinking of Thesk in terms of a Bulgarian-esque setting.
Thanks, Markustay. |
"So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me."
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 27 Mar 2014 : 22:16:36
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Don‘t be misled by the term ‘temperate‘. It isn‘t a middly sorta weather which wobbles around the average. It‘s a bunch of extremely good weather mixed in with a bunch of extremely bad weather. Spring and Autumn seasons tend to bring a lot of sudden temperature changes, endless winds and rains, and a fair number of semi-violent storms. Summers tend to bring enervating dry blinding heatwaves. Winters tend to be mild but very dark, wet, and long. I think a more accurate name for ‘temperate‘ would be ‘unpredictable‘.
The secret to surviving such weather is to wear multiple layers of clothing. And always, always carry an umbrella. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2014 : 23:24:18
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Right - it fluctuates into the extremes, but along the coast its moderated somewhat by the water (which takes a lot longer to change temperature then the surrounding air).
I live on an island (a very big island), so I know about this - we are never quite as hot as NY city, but never quite as cold, either. Inland, all bets are off (especially as you increase altitude). There should be a decent amount of precipitation, though, especially with so much forest to brunt the impact of evaporation. It always stays cooler and damper near forests (in a temperate region - closer to the equator you get a hot-house effect and it becomes rain forest). |
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What is winter like in Thesk?
