Tenday Names [Archive] - Wizards Community

Tenday Names [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
goofydemon
02-18-06, 03:41 AM OK, so I've found the names of the months, festival days and the years.
Are there official names for the days of the tendays, rather like our days of the week. If so where will I find them?
Another Gnome
02-18-06, 03:55 AM There aren't meant to be any.
Old Sparky
02-18-06, 05:40 AM Yeah there is... First Day, Second Day, Third Day, etc.
goofydemon
02-18-06, 06:46 AM cheers, firstday, secondday, etc it is then
Old Sage
02-18-06, 09:39 AM From Ed, via Bobby Nicholls, via Krash -

"As 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"
Old Sparky
02-18-06, 01:28 PM 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.
Yeah... my players are lazy, too. :D
Old Sage
02-18-06, 08:15 PM Note: It's not actually my players... but those of Bobby Nicholls. I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression from Old Sparky's post.

Quite the contrary... my players love learning about mundane FR aspects like this and learning to use them in-game through their characters.
Old Sparky
02-18-06, 11:46 PM I was just joking around... my players put more effort into my game than I do. Well, their characters' backgrounds and how it relates to the game, anyway.

But don't tell them I said so. :smirk:

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
goofydemon 02-18-06, 03:41 AM	OK, so I've found the names of the months, festival days and the years. Are there official names for the days of the tendays, rather like our days of the week. If so where will I find them?
Another Gnome 02-18-06, 03:55 AM	There aren't meant to be any.
Old Sparky 02-18-06, 05:40 AM	Yeah there is... First Day, Second Day, Third Day, etc.
goofydemon 02-18-06, 06:46 AM	cheers, firstday, secondday, etc it is then
Old Sage 02-18-06, 09:39 AM	From Ed, via Bobby Nicholls, via Krash - "As 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"
Old Sparky 02-18-06, 01:28 PM	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. Yeah... my players are lazy, too. :D
Old Sage 02-18-06, 08:15 PM	Note: It's not actually my players... but those of Bobby Nicholls. I just didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression from Old Sparky's post. Quite the contrary... my players love learning about mundane FR aspects like this and learning to use them in-game through their characters.
Old Sparky 02-18-06, 11:46 PM	I was just joking around... my players put more effort into my game than I do. Well, their characters' backgrounds and how it relates to the game, anyway. But don't tell them I said so. :smirk: