Hey Reader!
So I was down in Florida for Hurricane Ian (as my parents live there, and my family and I helped them ready their house for the storm), and during the course of the storm I had an idea for weather conditions that one could add to a matched play or casual game to make things more interesting. And since I came up with some ideas, and Tiberius and Rythbryt are used to my scatterbrained post ideas by now, I decided to share them with you all, :P
So if you've ever been looking to fight an epic battle in the midst of a hurricane, today's the day!
We'll start by looking at each of the weather condition events in turn, first looking at what triggers the event (as some of them are battlefield-wide for the whole match, like a hurricane, while others happen at specific times, like a tornado), and then look at what it does mechanically. If you have ideas, feel free to let us know in the comments below!
It's worth noting that several other tournaments have added weather as a feature, and I've looked at those, and they look like a lot of fun. I've avoided repeating those ideas, though, in part because I think that sometimes it bogs down the game (as some of the resolutions of weather can be very involved), and I really do want this to be a feature in a scenario, but not something that will require more than 1-2 minutes to resolve at the start of a round (and ideally not more than 30 seconds). These are designed to be quick and dirty rules so that they don't slow down the game.
The other thing that I wanted to convey is simplicity: they are easy to understand, so even a new player isn't going to be thrown for a loop while learning the game. Snow slows you down, lightning strikes the tallest thing - all of these things allow for easy resolution while also allowing you to grasp the concept and make a plan for how to deal with it. Simplicity that can still facilitate strategy. That's our motto.
So with no further ado, looks like there's a weather system inbound...
