COLLABERATIVE Dragonborn City: Drak'Thul

[DanChops]

130 is still high. We can't be sure how endure elements will work in 4e (or who can cast it).

I just wanted to pop in with minor quibble based on a bit of experience. I live in Muscat, Oman, where the temperature regularly tops 130 in the summer (and is coupled with 90% humidity most days - something I doubt is prevelant in Drak'Thul.) Of course, living here is aided greatly by air conditioning, but people have been living here, and throughout the Arabian peninsula, for thousands of years.

So, it seems to me that if you're looking for flavor that prevents "standard" mammal-based races from being able to survive in the heat, you might consider making the temperature a bit higher than 130.

Of course, even here, most people don't hang out on the street in the heat of the afternoon. Rather, everything shuts down and there is a sort of siesta time between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon.

 

[Irda Ranger]

I just wanted to pop in with minor quibble based on a bit of experience. I live in Muscat, Oman, where the temperature regularly tops 130 in the summer (and is coupled with 90% humidity most days - something I doubt is prevelant in Drak'Thul.) Of course, living here is aided greatly by air conditioning, but people have been living here, and throughout the Arabian peninsula, for thousands of years.

So, it seems to me that if you're looking for flavor that prevents "standard" mammal-based races from being able to survive in the heat, you might consider making the temperature a bit higher than 130.

Of course, even here, most people don't hang out on the street in the heat of the afternoon. Rather, everything shuts down and there is a sort of siesta time between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon.

Thank you for the perspective. I was aware that humans could survive in fairly high temperatures because of friends' experiences in Iraq and North Africa, but it's nice t have it confirmed from a first-hand source (not a second-hand source like me).

I'll probably leave it at 130 for now. The Dragonborn do not shut down for a siesta though; 130 is fine for them. I'm taking a page from the 4E designers books though; I don't want Drak'Thul to be 100% off-limits to non-dragonborn PC's, just very uncomfortable. Once we have environmental rules I'll tweak it to make clear that any non-dragonborn out during the hot hours will have to make Con checks or face heat exaustion, and that fighting or other heavy exertion is right out.

I want to re-state however that what I'm hoping for is a paragraph or two on factions, inns, or other places within the city for DM's to populate his campaign. Also, I want to also re-state that this discussion is helpful because it will help any DM intelligently consider the issues for his own campaign.

Thanks for all who have posted so far.