Weather and Pitch Types

Some initial thought. I propose that you'd randomly choose one factor from each list. So, for example, you could end up with Light Rain in Strong Wind on a Heavy Pitch - with each impact adding to the others.

For further background, here is a link here to a discussion on the weather:

https://www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/how-weather-conditions-can-affect-a-rugby-match/41221.htm

	Primary impacts	Notes
WEATHER
Dry and overcast	No change to base values
Bright sunshine	Catching kick offs becomes harder if the receiver is facing the sun	Sunshine needs a direction
Hot and humid	Energy loss +1/minute	Humidity requires a soft/heavy pitch
Light Rain	Catching becomes harder
Heavy Rain	Catching becomes much harder
Light Snow	Catching becomes harder
Heavy Snow	Catching becomes much harder
Fog	Kicking becomes harder	Fog can only appear in light winds on a heavy/soft pitch
WINDSPEED		Windspeed needs a direction to determine how it affects kicking
Light wind (1-15mph)	No change to base values
Moderate Wind (16-30 mph)	Passing and kicking become harder
Strong Wind (31-45 mph)	Passing and kicking become much harder
PITCH
Heavy	Energy loss +2/minute. Injury Risk +0.5 Scrum at greater risk of collapse, creating a higher risk of fouls (+1%) being conceded. Running becomes much harder	Follows prolonged heavy rain that has turned the pitch to mud.
Soft	Energy loss +1/minute. Injury Risk +0.2 Running becomes slightly harder	Follows constant rain making the pitch slippery
Good	No change to base values	Neither too hard or too soft
Firm	Energy loss -1/minute. Injury risk +0.2 Running becomes much easier	Rock hard following constant sunshine