Game Info

Weather

Rain, storms and snow follow the seasons, slow thy feet, cloud thy sight — and sometimes strike.

Seasons

The world weather changes every 30 to 60 minutes; the game's calendar decides the season, the season decides the odds. Each kind comes in three intensities (light, moderate, heavy).

Season	Clear	Rain	Storm	Snow
Spring	45 %	35 %	20 %	0 %
Summer	70 %	15 %	15 %	0 %
Autumn	35 %	40 %	25 %	0 %
Winter	35 %	5 %	10 %	50 %

What the weather does to thee

Outdoors only — step under a roof or into a dungeon and every effect stops. Sight is thy visible range; speed is thy walking speed.

Weather	Light	Moderate	Heavy	Also
Rain	speed 95 %, sight 90 %	speed 90 %, sight 80 %, perception −5	speed 80 %, sight 70 %, perception −10	Wet: slightly slower attacks; chance to slip.
Storm	speed 90 %, sight 80 %, perception −5, lightning 5 %/min	speed 80 %, sight 60 %, perception & stealth −10, lightning 15 %/min	speed 70 %, sight 40 %, perception & stealth −15, lightning 30 %/min	Wet, weaker attacks and spells; lightning strikes.
Snow	speed 90 %, sight 85 %, stealth +5	speed 80 %, sight 70 %, perception −5, stealth +10	speed 70 %, sight 55 %, perception −10, stealth +15	Cold: slower attacks, but snow muffles thy steps.

Lightning

Storms strike, but the weather is ambience, not an executioner:

A strike takes roughly 6 %, 12 % or 20 % of thy maximum health for a light, moderate or heavy storm (plus up to a quarter more, and never less than a sting).
It never takes thee below a quarter of thy maximum health, and leaves thee alone if thou art already below it.
It never strikes on rest areas, peace tiles or arenas, nor indoors.

Where it rains

Only outdoor regions have weather; everything not listed here — dungeons, mines, sewers, Grimroot, the Long Tunnel, Teufelheim, Caligar, Arkhata, clan halls — is always dry:

Cameron · Cameron outskirts · Aston · the Swamp · the Forest · Staffer Isle / Dragon's Breath · Brannington Forest · Brannington · the second Live Quest area · Wolfe Pit.

The Nomad Plains and the first Live Quest area are desert: their sandstorms and fog exist in the code but are switched off for now.

On thy screen

The client draws rain, wind-driven streaks, lightning flashes and snow, with a small weather indicator, and plays rain, wind and thunder on their own volume slider (Options → Audio → Ambient). /weather reports the current conditions; #weather toggle switches the on-screen effects off, #weather indicator hides the indicator, #weather status prints the client state.