OK, y'all know I like some picky grit (grit pickin'?) in my game. And weather. And economics. And that my econ system is being reworked. So I finally got around to updating my textiles, cloth and clothing production. Alexis has over a dozen posts on clothing (sadly no longer with comments, some of which were quite helpful.) And I had begun the task of meshing the clothes and weather systems but several steps remained undone.
No longer.
Weather. Every population area has a weather system based on latitude, altitude and biome. This spits out a daily temp range, precipitation, condition and wind speed. The temp ranges are broken into 10 degree steps and each "step" has a clothing "requirement."
Clothing. The two prime concerns are thickness and weight. It takes about 4.5 pounds of material to provide basic coverage. Every 1.5 pounds provides an additional 10 degrees of "warmth." When it's pleasant the 4.5 mark is sufficient. As it gets warmer or colder the party needs to increase/decrease what they're wearing.
An outfit of common clothes (homespun hemp) weighs in at 4.6 pounds and covers the basics. Traveling clothes are made of linen which is not as heavy material but is made thicker, so 10 pounds which means it's good down another 35 degrees! Wool socks. Great hooded cloak. Mittens. Now you're getting down below freezing. It's late spring though and heat is getting to be a factor. Common clothes. But even then a failed CON save can result in exhaustion, and that adds up. And wearing ARMOR while traipsing around the countryside just adds to the problem! Leather armor adds 8# right off the bat!
So now part of my session prep will include evaluation clothing/armor worn as it relates to upcoming weather so I can advise the party of the choices they'll need to make. And choices make the game!
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