Guildworld - Climate and Biome discussion

[Deadshade]

My country is so dry that a water-phobic alien race might survive there, but be unable to get much beyond that central core.

The rivers are a bit of a problem, but tall mountains would presumably scrape any moisture out of the winds and provide at least some source for them. This continent would also have a monsoon that makes the earthly ones look puny, which just might draw enough water in to keep the mountains snow-covered.

Mountains won't help you. There are no more any glaciers that could melt because if there ever were any, they have already molten. The highest peeks (above 5k) will indeed have accumulated some Eternal ice over eons. But it is just that - Eternal and it never melts.
You are right with monsoons. As the whole southern shore is approximately isolatitude at the junction of the Hadley and Ferell cell, in winter (northern winter) the ITCZ just might move South enough so that monstrous monsoons start blowing.
Especially the South eastern part and Robbie's land would probably have a strongly monsoon dominated climate.

But all that still leaves you and Gameprinter in a dry hot hell