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PressureDrop 06-01-05, 06:34 PM	The Forgotten Realms Calendar tool is great...came along just in time too as I am planning a FR campaign...anyway does anybody know the names of the weekdays in FR? If there are any? You know, like Monday, Tuesday, etc...thanks in advance.
Kuje31 06-01-05, 06:37 PM	The Forgotten Realms Calendar tool is great...came along just in time too as I am planning a FR campaign...anyway does anybody know the names of the weekdays in FR? If there are any? You know, like Monday, Tuesday, etc...thanks in advance. George posted this either here on WOTC's boards or Candlekeep awhile back. It can also be found in my 04 file at the end of it. "Bobby Nicholls noted on the Realms-L a loooong time ago the following: Last year, at GenCon '95, I asked Ed Greenwood about the days of the week (Ride) in Faerun. I asked if there was a standard day or day name for the days of the ride. He responded that the days of the ride differ from geographic region to region, and usually have a religious connotation. There is no standard set of day names. Ed went on to say that the people of Faerun use the number of days to indicate when something will happen as long as the number of days does not exceed 30. For instance, if I was to see you in 10 days, I would say "See you in a ten-day," not "See you in a ride" or "See you next ride," both of which are not as determinalistic as the first statement. If you want to indicate an event in the future of past and this event happens within 10 days of a major event, a Realmsian would say "Bessie had her calf 3 days after the Lord came into his castle." or "Bessie's calf was born 2 days before last Greengrass." In other words, Realmsians do not use dates like we do -- my birthday in Faerun is something like "12 days after Greengrass" not "Mirtul 12th." Now IMC, I use "Firstday," "Seconday", "Thirday", etc. for my days of the week, and I use dates like Americans do. Why? Well, to be blunt, my players don't want to try to uderstand the FR method of dating. So it is usually easier just to give in on this minor point. However, if you write fiction, you might want to follow these rules. -- George Krashos"
PressureDrop 06-01-05, 07:12 PM	Awesome, thanks for the info...one more question does anybody know (or know where I can find) what number dates the celebrations (holidays, whatever) fall on? The calendar says what month the festivals are in, and it lists the solstices and all that...but it doesn't say the day(s) of the festivals...
Kuje31 06-01-05, 07:15 PM	Awesome, thanks for the info...one more question does anybody know (or know where I can find) what number dates the celebrations (holidays, whatever) fall on? The calendar says what month the festivals are in, and it lists the solstices and all that...but it doesn't say the day(s) of the festivals... There is a poster who has a calendar with the festivals..... hmmmm let me see if I can find a link. :) http://www.candlekeep.com/library/articles/holydays2.htm
PressureDrop 06-01-05, 07:40 PM	Thanks again man.
Kuje31 06-01-05, 07:42 PM	Thanks again man. No prob. :)