@TheEdVerse hey Ed thanks for everything. Quick Q. What is the temperature in Waterdeep at the peak of the summer? Do we have heavy heatwaves making impossible every day activities flow as normal as they could? Do guards wear plate armors?
— Lexar (@Lexar131) May 16, 2019
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USUALLY the cooling shore breezes (winds blowing from the sea) make life bearable (70s in Fahrenheit) at the height of the summer, but when those winds die the city can turn into a sauna in the sunlight (hot damp; high 80s). Guards would go down to…#Realmslore 2)
…"back-and-breast" (plates, held on with leather straps), plus gorget (throat) and cup (groin) plates, with white-hued surcoats to NOT absorb heat. No gauntlets. Light helms ARE usually worn.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 17, 2019
I always assumed Waterdeep was fantasy Toronto by the sea and the weather was about the same. Waterdeep's a little warmer, thanks to warm ocean currents (keeps the harbor open longer). But close. :}#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 17, 2019