Vedast Posted August 20, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) On 8/18/2023 at 10:47 AM, hoverfrog said: Feel free to role play it in any way you feel is appropriate. How about this as a rule of thumb for "unshaded" exposure to light: Sunrise to sunset: RAW Civil Twilight (~0-30 mins before sunrise/after sunset): => Slowed 1 => Slowed 2. Always retains 1 Action and is not destroyed. Nautical Twilight (~30-60 mins before sunrise/after sunset): => Slowed 1. Always retains 2 Actions. Astronomical Twilight (>60 mins before sunrise/after sunset): unaffected. Technically, duration of these phases (each 6-degrees of the sun's arc) depends on latitude, but at mid-latitudes such as Ustalav, 30-min as an average should be good enough for government work. I don't know if you care about this level of detail, but the following site provides sunrise and sunset data throughout the year for various cities, e.g. Bucharest Romania https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/romania/bucharest. I used this when running a campaign in the Old World of Warhammer which is a rather crunchy system anyway. But, it did provide some verisimilitude (I chose a city in central Germany for that) particularly with travel and operations during winter compared to summer above and beyond simply cold or hot. Edited August 21, 2023 by Vedast (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted August 21, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 I'll have to keep an eye on the time of day then. ;) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 21, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 17 minutes ago, hoverfrog said: I'll have to keep an eye on the time of day then. ;) Not trying to create busy-work for you. Just wanting to avoid the 'can't I just wear sun-screen?' work-around of a vampire's weaknesses. And it seemed like interesting flavor for me to use narratively. Of course, there's also trying to stick to deeper shadows or indoors. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted August 21, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 43 minutes ago, Vedast said: Not trying to create busy-work for you. Just wanting to avoid the 'can't I just wear sun-screen?' work-around of a vampire's weaknesses. And it seemed like interesting flavor for me to use narratively. Of course, there's also trying to stick to deeper shadows or indoors. I'm all for keeping things interesting and will try to accomodate you. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted August 21, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 If you want to tweak your gear, you can but do so before it becomes important. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 21, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, hoverfrog said: If you want to tweak your gear, you can but do so before it becomes important. To keep things simple, I merely exchanged one smoke stick (leaving Razvan with x1) for the set of thieves tools. Conveniently the same price and bulk so a quick modification. I edited that last dialogue somewhat to incorporate this narratively. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted August 21, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted August 21, 2023 No problem. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 23, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) It occurred to me that though as undead our charactes do not require food or drink from our Adventurer's Packs, we might wish to retain a filled waterskin. Do not the mummy characters (is Mr. Mud/ Oswald a mummy? and certainly Krott) have a weakness to fire? Thought it might be useful to have a source of water just in case. I edited my itemization post to include a waterskin in the Adventurer's Pack and have the character realize its potential use outside of hydration. Edited August 23, 2023 by Vedast (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDygrem Posted August 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, Vedast said: It occurred to me that though as undead our charactes do not require food or drink from our Adventurer's Packs, we might wish to retain a filled waterskin. Do not the mummy characters (is Mr. Mud/ Oswald a mummy? and certainly Krott) have a weakness to fire? Thought it might be useful to have a source of water just in case. I edited my itemization post to include a waterskin in the Adventurer's Pack and have the character realize its potential use outside of hydration. That's an excellent point. While not every fire effect will catch me on fire, anything that does can be very deadly. Having a some water would probably count as assistance to lower the flat check to stop the ongoing fire damage when it comes up. Originally I took a heritage to get fire resistance to counter the weakness, but it wasn't as interesting for my character. Eventually I'll also have enough alchemy slots to take a couple energy mutagens to negate the weakness, but there are other issues that opens up too, so having a mundane solution is great. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryfte Posted August 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 24, 2023 Just catching up on posting... I'll be more present starting tomorrow, lol. Stupid migraine kept me away from the screens for a bit! Self preservation of the brain. :D Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 24, 2023 [warning: attempt at humor] Krott; Cyntheria & Mr. Mud; Loreli: Say, where are you two going? Sal & Razvan: Out for some late night fast food. We're starving. K; C&MM; L: Well bring us something back will you? S&R: What d'ya want? K & C&MM: We'll take a couple of sandwich wraps with dressing. L: And a small order of spare ribs for me! 🧛♂️ Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryfte Posted August 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 24, 2023 L: Come on now, throw me a bone won't you? :P Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 24, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Ryfte said: L: Come on now, throw me a bone won't you? :P 😄 Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allefgib Posted August 26, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 26, 2023 lol - even as a Dad I'm struggling to credit that effort :P Yes Mr Mud is a mummy. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedast Posted August 29, 2023 Clone Share Posted August 29, 2023 I know my joke was lame, but I didn't intend to crash the game. 😟 Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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