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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 1934623" data-attributes="member: 13098">Wow, a lot of possibilities there.&nbsp; The short answer is that any of those things are conceptually possible.&nbsp; The long answer comes down to how you model your world.&nbsp; Size, distance from the sun, whether you use plate-tectonics, etc.&nbsp; I don't know if I could give you a quick answer.&nbsp; I would suggest Expeditious Retreat Press' Magical Society:&nbsp; Ecology and Culture.&nbsp; It has most of the information you are looking for and is more accessible than a Physical Geography textbook.&nbsp; One thing to remember that the definition of a desert is a lack of yearly precipitation.&nbsp; I live in a high altitude, temperate desert.&nbsp; Albuquerque is situated on the west side of the Sandia mountains (Part of the greater Rocky mountain chain).&nbsp; Prevailing rainfall comes up from the Gulf of Mexico and most of the moisture gets dumped on the east side of the mountains as the air rises to clear the Sandias.&nbsp; Temperature wise, we are no warmer than the Dallas area, but it is a dry heat.&nbsp; There are arctic deserts down in antarctica where they get very little precipitation but it is very cold and there is a bunch of ice around.&nbsp; Deserts come in many different forms, as do rain forests.&nbsp; So be sure you understand why something is a desert when you start world building.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BSF, post: 1934623, member: 13098"] Wow, a lot of possibilities there. The short answer is that any of those things are conceptually possible. The long answer comes down to how you model your world. Size, distance from the sun, whether you use plate-tectonics, etc. I don't know if I could give you a quick answer. I would suggest Expeditious Retreat Press' Magical Society: Ecology and Culture. It has most of the information you are looking for and is more accessible than a Physical Geography textbook. One thing to remember that the definition of a desert is a lack of yearly precipitation. I live in a high altitude, temperate desert. Albuquerque is situated on the west side of the Sandia mountains (Part of the greater Rocky mountain chain). Prevailing rainfall comes up from the Gulf of Mexico and most of the moisture gets dumped on the east side of the mountains as the air rises to clear the Sandias. Temperature wise, we are no warmer than the Dallas area, but it is a dry heat. There are arctic deserts down in antarctica where they get very little precipitation but it is very cold and there is a bunch of ice around. Deserts come in many different forms, as do rain forests. So be sure you understand why something is a desert when you start world building. [/QUOTE]

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