Weather

The weather cam impact vision, movements, spells and other checks. The weather is determined by time of the year and the area you are currently in.

The weather varies depending on the are you are traveling in and can be a comnination of different weather effects (Light and Strong - See below).

Light Weather Effects:


Name	Effect
Cloudy	No direct sun
Mist	Can't see into far distance
Rain	Disadvantage on Perception checks (Hearing), Disadvantage on Survival, Open Flames are extinguished. Inflicts Muddy Ground Effect.
Windy	Disadvantage on Perception (Hearing),
Snow	Disadvantage on Perception checks (Seeing), Slow Travel, Open Flames are extinguished. Inflicts Snowy Ground Effect
Open Sky	During night no darkvision needed in open areas.
Heat	Immediately removes Muddy, Flooded, Snowy and Icy Ground Effects.

Strong Weather Effects


Name	Effect
Thick Mist	Disadvantage of Perception checks (Sight), Limited Vision 60 ft.
Strong Winds	Disadvantage on Perception (Hearing), Disadvantage on Ranged Attacks (just first Range), Slow Travel. Can't remain in air.
Heavy Rain	Disadvantage on Survival Checks (All), Disadvantage on Perception checks (All), Open Flames are extinguished., Slow Travel, limited vision to 60 ft. Everything gains fire resistance.
Heavy Snow	Disadvantage on Survival Checks (All), Disadvantage on Perception checks (All), Open Flames are extinguished., Very Slow Travel, limited vision to 60 ft. Everything gains fire resistance. Inflicts Icy Ground Effect.
Lightning	Thunder and lightning Damage deal 2 more damage
Extreme Heat	Increases Fire damage by 2. Anyone afflicted must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw DC 15 or take 2 points of exaustion, or half as much on a success. Inflicts Drought Ground Effect.
Sand Storm	Decreases Visibility to 30 ft. and traveling becomes impossible. During a fight a character has to succeed a DC 15 Constitution Save or take 10 piercing damage.

Extreme Weather Effects


Name	Effect
Sand Storm	Blinded, traveling becomes impossible. During a fight a character has to succeed a DC 15 Constitution Save or take 10 piercing damage.
Perfect Lightning Storm	Includes Cloudy, Heavy Wind and Lightning. Layer Action: Target Player, succeed DC 25 dexterity saving throw or take 30 lightning damage. Create a lightning elemental.
Sheer Cold	Deals 10*Proficiency bonus of cold damage to each character afflicted. Anyone afflicted must succeed a Constitution Saving Throw DC 15 or take 2 points of exhaustion, or half as much on a success.

From these Effects every Area can be given Weather Tables like the ones below

Ground Effects


Name	Effect
Muddy	After Rain. Tracks become difficult to track (Disadvantage Survival). Travel speed for wagons reduced.
Flooded	After Heavy Rain. Tracks are washed away and travel stays difficult for half a day. Travel speed reduced (All), impossible for wagons.
Storm damages	After Strong Wind. Trees might have fallen over or structures might have been damaged.
Snowy	After Snow. Travel speed reduced.
Icy	After Heavy Snow. Travel impossible.
Drought	Everything burnable is highly likable to burn up very fast.

Weather Tables


Roll d6	Effects
1	Open Sky
2	non
3	non
4	1 Light weather Effect
5	2 Light and one Strong Weather Effect
6	Up to 3 Strong weather effects.