Do you track the date? The phases of the moon? The weather? Holidays?
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Lanefan
Victoria Rules
Date: tracked and recorded. The game logs are based on what happens each game day (rather than each session).
Calendar: homebrew, 9 months of 40 days each = 360 days, no variance - not even a second per decade - because those who built the world designed it that way.
Holidays: noted in the players' write-up, seldom bothered with much in game. I could - and probably should - design different holidays and celebrations for each culture and-or pantheon, but life's too short.
Birthdays: players track these (roll a d-9 for month then a d-40 for day) and sometimes make use of them in game.
Moon phases: they are noted but not tracked closely unless it's relevant, and it only ever becomes relevant if a) lycanthropy is involved, b) if it's a clear night and someone is trying to see in the dark, or c) if someone actually tries to go to a moon. Tracking moon phases in my current game is a mess as one of the moons goes "backward" through the sky (reverse orbit) and the two moons are on vastly different rotations.
Astronomy: somethng else I really should put some time to, figuring out some constellations and star charts; other planets, etc. I know some DMs get all kinds of story ideas out of such things; I guess I ain't one of 'em.
Lan-"and to confuse things, the length of a month is equal to the cycle of neither moon"-efan
Calendar: homebrew, 9 months of 40 days each = 360 days, no variance - not even a second per decade - because those who built the world designed it that way.
Holidays: noted in the players' write-up, seldom bothered with much in game. I could - and probably should - design different holidays and celebrations for each culture and-or pantheon, but life's too short.
Birthdays: players track these (roll a d-9 for month then a d-40 for day) and sometimes make use of them in game.
Moon phases: they are noted but not tracked closely unless it's relevant, and it only ever becomes relevant if a) lycanthropy is involved, b) if it's a clear night and someone is trying to see in the dark, or c) if someone actually tries to go to a moon. Tracking moon phases in my current game is a mess as one of the moons goes "backward" through the sky (reverse orbit) and the two moons are on vastly different rotations.
Astronomy: somethng else I really should put some time to, figuring out some constellations and star charts; other planets, etc. I know some DMs get all kinds of story ideas out of such things; I guess I ain't one of 'em.
Lan-"and to confuse things, the length of a month is equal to the cycle of neither moon"-efan
pming
Legend
Hiya.
Yes for all. I use a program I bought a looooooong time ago called Weather Master. The company (guy) who made it has since gone missing and the only way for those of use who bought it is to 'cheat the verification', but still...awesome program.
It automatically will track the moon (or moons) phases, weather (an all it's glory) as well as abnormal weather (blizzards, floods, etc.), holidays, etc...etc..etc. I have taken to basiclaly writing my campaign notes using this program as it has a day-by-day "Notes" page where I can write down campaign and game stuff (like keeping track of bad guys timetables for when their latest Doomsday-Device will be completed...).
Before I really started using Weather Master I only dabbled in weather/time specifics other than a close approximation of the actual day of the year. On occasion I'd whip out one of my Wilderness Survival Guide's and do some quick weather checking.
^_^
Paul L. Ming
Yes for all. I use a program I bought a looooooong time ago called Weather Master. The company (guy) who made it has since gone missing and the only way for those of use who bought it is to 'cheat the verification', but still...awesome program.
It automatically will track the moon (or moons) phases, weather (an all it's glory) as well as abnormal weather (blizzards, floods, etc.), holidays, etc...etc..etc. I have taken to basiclaly writing my campaign notes using this program as it has a day-by-day "Notes" page where I can write down campaign and game stuff (like keeping track of bad guys timetables for when their latest Doomsday-Device will be completed...).
Before I really started using Weather Master I only dabbled in weather/time specifics other than a close approximation of the actual day of the year. On occasion I'd whip out one of my Wilderness Survival Guide's and do some quick weather checking.
^_^
Paul L. Ming
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