Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
Hosted Forums
Creature Catalog Forums
General Monster Talk
Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9159985" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>After further thought, we gave the Goatling and Goatfolk "Any mountains" for their climate and the Ovinaurs "Any mountains, hills or plains" so giving "Any forests" for the Caprine would at least be consistent.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, there's a decent argument for Temperate forests:</p><p></p><p>The original background for the Goatmen says "Most are known to reside in the hills and mountains east of the City States (Slagovich, Zvornik, Zagora, and Nova Svoga)" which is east of the Savage Coast.</p><p></p><p>The southern end of the Black Mountains just touches the Northern Tropics. See Thorf's </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.thorfmaps.com/mystara-climate-maps/" target="_blank">Climate Map I</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.thorfmaps.com/mystara-climate-maps-ii/" target="_blank">Climate Map II</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>The above climate maps color-index the mountain area at "Highlands", which isn't much help, but the regions on either side of it are "Semi-Arid." The tropical jungle areas are in the Orc's Head and Serpent Peninsulas, which are both further South.</p><p></p><p>The latitude suggests the Black Mountains is a temperate area that verges towards semi-tropical on the end near the Tropic, although the high altitude would presumably chill the climate a bit.</p><p></p><p>Hmm, overall I'd say any woodlands in the Black Mountains area would have to be <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_forest" target="_blank">Temperate Forest</a></strong> as it's about 30 to 45° latitude.</p><p></p><p>It'd have to be a good deal closer to the equator to be a <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Rainforest" target="_blank">Tropical Rainforest</a></strong> and it's nowhere near North enough to be a <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga" target="_blank">Taiga</a></strong>, so it can't be a Warm Forest or Cold Forest in 3E Environment terms.</p><p></p><p>We're probably talking dry temperate forests (either <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_coniferous_forests" target="_blank">Conifers</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forest" target="_blank">Broadleaf & Mixed Trees</a></strong>) rather than <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_Rainforest" target="_blank">Temperate Rainforests</a></strong>, if the adjacent Semi-Arid regions are any indication of rainfall. However, 3E does not make such distinctions.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking a <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forest" target="_blank">Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest</a></strong> is most likely since that's the kind of woodlands Dryads prefer, and they're essential for Caprine reproduction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9159985, member: 57383"] After further thought, we gave the Goatling and Goatfolk "Any mountains" for their climate and the Ovinaurs "Any mountains, hills or plains" so giving "Any forests" for the Caprine would at least be consistent. Alternatively, there's a decent argument for Temperate forests: The original background for the Goatmen says "Most are known to reside in the hills and mountains east of the City States (Slagovich, Zvornik, Zagora, and Nova Svoga)" which is east of the Savage Coast. The southern end of the Black Mountains just touches the Northern Tropics. See Thorf's [b][url='https://www.thorfmaps.com/mystara-climate-maps/']Climate Map I[/url][/b] and [b][url='https://www.thorfmaps.com/mystara-climate-maps-ii/']Climate Map II[/url][/b]. The above climate maps color-index the mountain area at "Highlands", which isn't much help, but the regions on either side of it are "Semi-Arid." The tropical jungle areas are in the Orc's Head and Serpent Peninsulas, which are both further South. The latitude suggests the Black Mountains is a temperate area that verges towards semi-tropical on the end near the Tropic, although the high altitude would presumably chill the climate a bit. Hmm, overall I'd say any woodlands in the Black Mountains area would have to be [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_forest']Temperate Forest[/url][/b] as it's about 30 to 45° latitude. It'd have to be a good deal closer to the equator to be a [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Rainforest']Tropical Rainforest[/url][/b] and it's nowhere near North enough to be a [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga']Taiga[/url][/b], so it can't be a Warm Forest or Cold Forest in 3E Environment terms. We're probably talking dry temperate forests (either [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_coniferous_forests']Conifers[/url][/b] or [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forest']Broadleaf & Mixed Trees[/url][/b]) rather than [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_Rainforest']Temperate Rainforests[/url][/b], if the adjacent Semi-Arid regions are any indication of rainfall. However, 3E does not make such distinctions. I'm thinking a [b][url='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forest']Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest[/url][/b] is most likely since that's the kind of woodlands Dryads prefer, and they're essential for Caprine reproduction. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Hosted Forums
Creature Catalog Forums
General Monster Talk
Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters
Top