Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Weather

I doubt this is at all realistic, and it's probably too fiddly for most people, but here's a draft of a general weather chart that I'm considering using for this region.


Table: Random Weather
d20
Weather
Wind Table
Temp
Table
Precip
Table
Temperate Climate
1-13
Normal weather
1d10
1d10
1d6-1
Normal for season
14-15
Abnormal weather
2d6
2d6
2d4
Heat wave (01-50) or
cold snap (51-100)
1d8+12 on Temperature Table
16-17
Inclement weather
3d4
3d4
1d4+6
Precipitation (normal for season)
18-19
Storm
1d10+6
1d10+6
1d6+6
Thunderstorm, snowstorm
20*
Powerful storm
1d10+10
1d10+10
1d4+8
Windstorm, blizzard, hurricane, tornado
* Roll d20 again – if abnormal weather is indicated (14-19), the storm is a powerful storm as listed below, if a second 20 is rolled, the storm is a “storm of the century” table listed below.

Wind Table
Temperature Table***
Precipitation Table
1
No Wind 0 mph
1
10 degree change
0
Very dry, cloudless
2-3
Light Wind 0-10 mph
2-3
5 degree change
1
Dry, clouds
4-7
Moderate Wind 11-20 mph
4-7
No change
2-3
Dry, very cloudy
8-10
Variable Winds**
8-9
5 degree change
4-5
Partly cloudy, brief drizzle
11-12
High Winds 20-50 mph
10
10 degree change
6
Rain, 2d4 hours, overcast
13-14
Severe Wind 50-70 mph
11-12
15 degree change
7
Heavy Rain, 3d4 hours
15-16
Dangerous Wind 70-90 mph
13-15
20 degree change
8
Soaking Rain, 2d6 hours, overcast
17
Deadly Wind 90-120 mph
16-17
25 degree change
9
Hard Rain, 3d8 hours, thick cloud cover
18
Hurricane Winds 120-150 mph
18
30 degree change
10
Hard Rain, 2d12 hours including 1 hour of hail, sun-blocking clouds
19
Tornado Winds 150-200 mph
19
40 degree change
11
Hard Rain, 6d4 hours, flooding, sun-blocking clouds
20
Unnatural Winds 200+ mph
20
50 degree change
12
Hard rain, 24 hours, flooding, extreme lightning, sun-blocking clouds
** Variable Winds: Winds blowing from 10-40 (1d4x10) mph with gusts 50-90 mph (1d4+4x10). Check for gusts any time something is attempted that might be adversely affected by winds
*** Temperature changes are based on the previous day’s temperatures. Unless otherwise directed, a 50% chance of raising and 50% chance of lowering temperatures.



Storm of the Century
1d8
Temperate Climate
1
Hurricane/Tornado cluster (2d4 tornadoes touch down)3d6+12 inches of rain over 24 hour period, massive flooding
2-4
1d8+4 inches of rain falls for 1d12+12 hours, flooding, cluster lightning
5-7
Hail the size of grapefruits falls for 10d6 minutes (each does 1d6 damage), +1d4+8 inches of rain over 12 hour period, flooding
8
Golf ball sized hail for 10d4 minutes (1 point of damage each), +12d6 inches of rain over 20 hour period, cluster lightning


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