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Post by Falconer on Jul 16, 2018 15:45:08 GMT -6
The 2e R&E rulebook, p. 199, includes this blurb (similar language is on the 2.0 rulebook on p. 132):  As far as I can tell, these conventions were adhered to throughout the nineties. BBY/ABY nomenclature had not yet been developed, but the concept was already in place, including the concept of year 0. Informally, the terms BSW4/ASW4 were used. |
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Post by Falconer on Jul 16, 2018 15:52:35 GMT -6
Actually, I think the BBY/ABY nomenclature was introduced in the Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998).
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Post by Falconer on Jul 16, 2018 16:03:22 GMT -6
Lords of the Expanse (1997) established the pattern as follows: Month 1 Month 2 Festival day 1 Month 3 Festival week 1 Month 4 Month 5 Festival day 2 Month 6 Festival week 2 Month 7 Month 8 Festival day 3 Month 9 Month 10 Festival week 3 It also gave local names for these for the Tapani sector ( Tapani calendar), but these are somewhat lame, IMO. Zahn post-90s seemed to like Harvest Day for Festival day 3 (Thanksgiving?). For months, I think using numbers is perfectly spacey. For example 10.4.5 (Tenth Year, Forth Month, Fifth day). But then how to indicate festival weeks/days? Someone also (again, post-90s) came up with (Coruscanti?) names for the days of the week: Primeday Centaxday Taungsday Zhellday Benduday Works for me.
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Post by Starbeard on Jul 18, 2018 14:50:36 GMT -6
Something inspired by the Roman calendar could work, as it keeps the months numbered, provides enough familiarity to ground the brain, and gives that Imperial flair.
[Primilis]
[Secundilis]
[Tertilis]
[Quartilis]
Quintilis
Sextilis
September
October
November
December
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Post by Falconer on Jul 18, 2018 15:42:32 GMT -6
That could work, though I do think of the Imperials as British, if anything.
Enjoy some old mailing list posts:
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 1994 17:04:42 +1100 (EST)
From: Neil Creek <orion@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>
Something I would find incredibly useul is a calendar of the SW year
(as per 2nd edition rules), so i designed one. You can put the
festival days and weeks whereever it suits your campaign, i just
bunged them on the end for now...
STANDARD STAR WARS CALANDAR
5 standard days per week
7 standard weeks per month
10 standard months per year
3 festival weeks
3 festival days
368 standard days per year
(p132 SWRPG 2nd ed.)
Month 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 8
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Month 10
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| | | | | |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Festival week 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Festival week 2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Festival week 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Festival days
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Galactic
- CROSS/SECTOR -
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A HoloNews subsidiary serving the OuterRim Terriories & BEYOND
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GalacticDate - 10..4 ASW4
OuterRim..Kathol Sector..System..
-------------------------------------------- Volume II Number 12
CALENDAR- clarification
At the request of several of of our recent *explosion* in readership
the Cross/Sector will attempt to explain our simple dating system.
With the Fall of the Old Republic, the rise of the New Order & now
with the galaxy in such a state of disarray amidst the Galactic Civil
War several of you have indicated our adopted dating system as
confusing.
Our calander is based on the standard devised in the latter days of
the Republic's Senate that became the New Order's official calandar
of:
10 standard monthes
containing 7 weeks
& each week containing 5 days each.
The year is set on the standard of 0.0 (or 0 year & 0 month) from
the year of the creation & destruction of the New Orders 1st Death
Star Battle Station.
All years prior are shown in negative numbers while all years after
are shown as positives.
An example would be that the Clone Wars ended 35 years before the
creation & destruction of the 1st Death Star, which would make the
year the Clone Wars ended: -35 BSW4 (before StarWars IV)
Or this issue's date: 10.4 ASW4 (after StarWars IV)
Our dating system for each issue is as follows:
year . month . day . time
An example- 10..4..5..17:00
Tenth Year, Forth Month, Fifth day, at 5pm
To simplify we at the Cross/Sector usually just print year & month,
since we understand that many of you cannot read our issues each day.
Each Planet, System, Region & Sector have their own way of recording
time on their own calandars. & in keeping with our name we have
adopted an established calandar that "crosses the sectors".
We hope this will avoid future confusion.
Time will tell & so will we...
This has been Arriot Fuches reporting for the Cross/Sector...
______________________________________________________________________
"Banned by the Empire & loving every minute of it!!"
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GM Scoop...
Campaign Timeline: 7.0 - 10.4 ASW4 (seven to ten yrs after ANH)
Campaign InBrief: Rebel/Smugglers based on the DarkStryder Campaign
Boxed set.
About the Article: a few people mentioned the Galactic date was
confusing & they couldn't tell when my articles are set. Well first
of all I try to write article as ambivalent as possible to allow any
campaign timeline use them (although difficult for TotJ of course).
The timeline I've always went by is the one listed in most DarkHorse
comics front cover, some of the books, in the new GM screen by WEG &
all the timelines I've found on the net.
I thought it would be neat to tie in the confussion some on the list
have had with a new article... explaining it to the roleplayed
readers... (you guys & your campaign's characters)
Can anyone think of anything cool for the "BSW4 & ASW4" that follows
the dating system for in game reference...
Like BC is Before Christ & AD is After Death (I think that's what
they stand for anyway).
If you have questions or suggestions mail me.
-kevin-
Modern technology
owes ecology
an apology.
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Post by Falconer on Jul 18, 2018 15:55:24 GMT -6
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 18:35:25 -0500
From: Basil B Varian <merlin273@JUNO.COM>
Subject: SW Time/Date info
Here it is! For everyone who needs the info. This was originally sent
by Pete Schweighofer (WEG Editor -SW:RPG) a while back, and I saved it.
Hope it helps. :-)
Yours,
Merlin273@juno.com
"He who controls the past, commands the future. He who commands the
future, conquers the past." KANE, 'COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT'
"A Liberal is a Conservative who hasn't been mugged yet." THE MAXX
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi, folks, Pete Schweighofer here to answer all your Star Wars time
questions. Unofficially, of course.
If you're sharp, you've already picked up some of the nuances of the
dating system used in Galaxywide NewsNets. It's a three-number code,
usually 35:6:28, or something like that.
WARNING: Although this system is used in newsnets and in a lot of spacer
documentation (Platt's DoB), the system itself is not entirely approved.
It's a little arbitrary, in fact. The first digit is supposed to
represent the year--since no official reckoning is made, we chose year 35
to represent the year of Star Wars: A New Hope. Maybe year 1 was when the
Empire began, or when the Clone Wars ended, or when the Old Republic
fell. Nobody knows, and we really can't comment on it anyway. 35 is a
nice neutral year. If you know that year 35 is Star Wars: A New Hope, you
can figure most events into the future, and a limited number of events
(birthdays of certain characters) in that context.
The second number is the month, the third the day, according to the
calendar and time sections of the SW: RPG 2nd Ed and SW R&E.
It's that simple.
Hope I've answered some of your questions. This is generally how we deal
with dates and times, but it limits most of them to the past 35 years or
so, plus anything into the future.
Best,
Peter Schweighofer
Editorial Director35 BBY was the “end of the Clone Wars” date according to all the 90s sources (for example, pay attention to the date of the destruction of Honoghr in Dark Force Rising), which is why often it was used as Year 0 in these dating systems which go back to A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (first edition 1984)… Despite Griffon86 ’s obscuring the issue, here (persumably the order came down from Lucasfilm that that info was now off-limits, in preparation of the PT). |
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Post by Falconer on Jul 18, 2018 15:56:47 GMT -6
*Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 17:13:23 -0400 (EDT)
*From: Scott Sutherland <ssutherl@uoguelph.ca>
*Subject: Imperial Calender
I just downloaded the imperial calender from the ftp site, and I also
came up with one of my own.
The months are numbered, not named. Since it is a technologically
advanced society with diverse species, it was standardized. So dates
are quoted as
month/day/year
Ie: 09/27/25219
So someone would say that is"oh-nine, twenty-seven, twenty-five two
one nine"
The months have seven 5-day weeks.
The Festival Weeks are
The Festival of Life, which occurs between the third and fourth
months, during which people celebrate the gift of life.
The Festival of Stars, which occurs between the sixth and seventh
months, which celebrates the ability to travel among the stars. Many
people take interstellar vacations during this week.
The Festival of Yule, which occurs between the 9th and 10th months,
is a celebration which has carried down through the millenia, and
originated from the human core worlds. It is a week of parties, family
times, and giftgiving.
The 3 Festival days are
Rememberance Day, which occurs between the 4th and 5th months and is
a day of rememberance of all those who have fallen in the defense of
the New Order Note: this holiday used to be called Republic Day, but
the day's meaning has not changed.
Emperor Day, which occurs between the 8th and 9th months, is a
celebration for the great Emperor, who has brought peace and order to
the galaxy once more. Note: this used to be President's day before the
coming of the emperor
New Year's Day, which occurs between the last month of a year and the
first month of the next year, is a rememberance of the year past, and
a celebration of the year to come.
The Imperial Calender
_____________________________________________________________________
| 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 |
| | RD | |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
| 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 |
| | | ED |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
| 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
| Festival of Life | Festival of Stars | Festival of Yule |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
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| | | 10 |
| | | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| | | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| | | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| | | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| | | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| | | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| | | 31 32 33 34 35 |
| | | NY |
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RD: Rememberance Day
ED: Emperor Day
NY: New Year's Day
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I have revised my calender to go along with what I have seen in the NewsNet
in the Adventure Guides.
The dates go as follows: year:month:day
ie: 35:10:13
The months have seven 5-day weeks.
The Festival Weeks are
Fete Week, which occurs before the first month of each year, and is a
celebration of the past year, and the year to come.
The Festival of Life, which occurs between the third and fourth months,
during which people celebrate the gift of life.
The Festival of Stars, which occurs between the sixth and seventh months,
which celebrates the ability to travel among the stars. Many people take
interstellar vacations during this week.
The 3 Festival days are
Rememberance Day, which occurs between the 4th and 5th months and is a day
of rememberance of all those who have fallen in the defense of the New Order
Note: this holiday used to be called Republic Day, but the day's meaning
has not changed.
Emperor Day, which occurs between the 8th and 9th months, is a celebration
for the great Emperor, who has brought peace and order to the galaxy once
more.
Note: this used to be President's day before the coming of the emperor
The Imperial Calender
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| Fete Week | Festival of Stars | Festival of Life |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
_____________________________________________________________________
| 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 |
| | RD | |
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| 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
| 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 | 31 32 33 34 35 |
| ** | | ED |
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| 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 | 6 7 8 9 10 |
| 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 | 11 12 13 14 15 |
| 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 | 16 17 18 19 20 |
| 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 | 21 22 23 24 25 |
| 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 | 26 27 28 29 30 |
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RD: Rememberance Day
ED: Emperor Day
**: I removed New Year's Day, since it is replaced by Fete Week, so I need
one more holiday. Does anyone have any ideas?
Scott
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Post by Falconer on Jul 18, 2018 16:12:43 GMT -6
Found this info on Wookieepedia under “Fete Week” (apparently this info all comes from the Star Wars Adventure Journal itself):
I’ll have to dive into the Journal to see what exactly they settled on.
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Post by Falconer on Jul 18, 2018 16:12:51 GMT -6
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 23:13:36 -0500
From: "Paul J. Iutzi" <pjiutzi@RS6000.CMP.ILSTU.EDU>
Subject: Imperial Standard Calendar
Hey all,
A question was asked a bit ago about how we handled dates in our games,
and so, in response (along with the fact I was coming up with a timeline
for my campaign and needed the info) I kind of threw together a
possibility as to what the Imperial Standard Calendar would look like. If
there is an "official" one out there somewhere, I apologize for wasting
the bandwidth, but I couldn't find one.
As always comment and suggestions are welcome. :)
1 Standard Month = 7 Standard Weeks = 35 Standard Days (from SW 2ed. R&E)
1 Standard Year = 10 S. Months, 3 Fete Weeks, 3 Holidays = 368 S. Days
(from SW 2ed. R&E)
The Imperial Standard Calendar (Old Republic Standard):
Fete Week 1: New Years and Winter Fete
Month 1
Month 2
Emperors Day (was Day of the Fallen Warriors)
Month 3
Fete Week 2: New Order Fete (was Republic Fete)
Month 4
Month 5
Productivity Day
Month 6
Fete Week 3: Masq Fete (was Festival of the Jedi)
Month 7
Month 8
Harvest Day
Month 9
Month 10
Fete Week explainations:
New Year and Winter Fete (F1:1 - F1:5)
The traditional celebration of the New Year. Think of it kind of like the
Chinesse New Year celebrations (maybe?). (From NewsNets in AJ8)
New Order Fete (F2:1 - F2:5)
A celebration of the prosperity brought by the New Order and its founder
Emperor Palpatine. Think of it kind of like the US Independence Day
celebrations, but a week long. (Made up)
Was origionally Republic Fete, which was pretty much the same thing, but
people were generally happier to celebrate it.
Masq Fete (F3:1 - F3:5)
This one requires a little more explaination, but it is basically a lot
like Halloween in the US.
This was originally the Festival of the Jedi, a time where the Republic
would celebrate the Guardians of Peace and Justice. The Jedi where never
terribly thrilled about the celebration (Adoration, hah. Ego-stroking,
hah. A Jedi craves not these things. ;) ), but the Republic did it
anyway.
Well, when the Purge came about, the people suddenly didn't feel like
celebrating the Jedi anymore, but the Fete week was part of the calendar
so they had to figure out something to celebrate. Well, a couple of the
more boot-licking, toadyesque of the crew that started COMPNOR decided to
throw a party where they mocked the Jedi. A bunch of them dressed up like
monsters, and one dressed up like a Jedi to save the partiers from the
monsters (imagine Don Quioxote ;) ). The partiers loved it, and the
practice spread. After a few years, the mock combats were dropped in
favor of a week long Masquerade party, and thus Masq Fete was born. (Made
up)
Holidays
Emperor's Day (H:1)
The celebration of the savior of the galaxy, and all around great guy,
Emperor Palpatine. Imagine a mixture of Christmas and Lincoln's Birthday
in the US, if Jesus and Abraham Lincoln were facist dictators (not even
touching that one ;) ).
Was originally Day of the Fallen Warriors, a day to celebrate the
sacrifice of those fallen in battle in the Republic military. Imagine
Memorial Day in the US. (Made up)
Productivity Day (H:2)
A day to celebrate the good work that everybody is doing, kind of a thank
you from the Imperial government to the workers of the galaxy (yeah, right
;) ). Imagine Labor Day in the US. (LotE: Sector Guide)
Harvest Day (H:3)
A day to celebrate the bounty of the harvest. In a galactic society,
where someone is always harvesting somewhere (and that someone is
generally a droid) Harvest Day is really more a excuse to feast, more than
an actual celebration of anything. Imagine Thanksgiving in the US.
(LotE: Sector Guide)
Final note: if anyone can come up with a good naming convention for the
months, please send it to the list or me privately, thanks. :)
PJI
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Post by Starbeard on Jul 18, 2018 18:41:15 GMT -6
Wow, some fantastic reading here.
It’s interesting to see the tendency to model the festivals as equivalents to national US holidays, but then there’s the Life Festival. Is there documentation that might imply where all of the holidays were sourced? I’m wondering if there were holidays depicted in the Marvel comics or EU books 1991-94 that point to why the calendar has 3 festival weeks and 3 holidays, especially when you could nix the holidays and get a 365-day standard year.
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Post by Zenopus on Jul 18, 2018 18:55:24 GMT -6
Is the Festival of Life the same as Life Day from the Star Wars Holiday Special?
"Chewie ... Why do I always think gettin' you home for Life Day is gonna be easy?"
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Post by Starbeard on Jul 18, 2018 19:02:56 GMT -6
Is the Festival of Life the same as Life Day from the Star Wars Holiday Special? "Chewie ... Why do I always think gettin' you home for Life Day is gonna be easy?" That’s what I’m guessing, but these here have it as a week festival instead of a single day. |
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