[OOC] Academy of Drell, Part II

[Jeremy]

What survivors? The one's who snuck past?

 

[Zhure]

LOL, that could be it, but think of how well you're doing already! Things look glum, and as a forewarning, I don't do deus ex machina saves by NPC's because - as a player - I'd rather have the monster kill me than have Elminster or his lapdog rescue me.

-edit- I guess what I'm saying is: run if you feel the need to, that's your call. And don't feel too glad about the ones who snuck past. Dire bears have scent.

Greg

 

[Jeremy]

"You're right, Rallyn." She says softly. She then looks up at him. "Thanks..."

LOL She can't look up at him. He's barely waist high..

 

[Zhure]

Maybe she's sitting down?

 

[Zhure]

Hey Zhure, you wouldn't happen to have a calendar handy, would you? Also, I need the current date, if you can provide that.

Thanks much!

I had a long reply almost finished when the boards crashed yesterday, eating it all. Let me rewrite the gist of it.

* * *
In the empire, the standard calendar has been around since slightly prior to the founding of the Empire by Kazak the Conqueror. The first day of every year is established as being the anniversary of a battle between Kazak's father and some small highland chief, whose real name is lost to antiquity, though he is often refered to as "Valocet," some call him "the last of the Black Guards of the south," the exact significance of which is lost.

That New Year's day is arbitrarily set approximately one lunar cycle after the summer solstice, though only the first such New Year's Day was actually recorded based on that. Each month is 30 days long, an even dozen per year, with an extra five high holy days at the end of every year.

The five holy days are called "feast days" or "days of the dead" or any number of different things, depending on where in the empire one is, but none of them hold any real religious significance; they exist to make calendar keeping regular with the actual length of the year. Approximately once every four years an additional day is added as a "high feast day," though this is a relatively new practice, only a thousand years or so. (The calendar is thus out of sync with the original calendar practice and the first day of the year now falls in the winter-time.)*

1- Primus
2- Secundus
3- Tertius
4- Quarterus
5- Quintus
6- Hexamus
7- Septus
8- Octos
9- Novus
10- Decas
11- Undecas
12- Dodecas


The elven people use a lunar calendar, out of synch with the empirical calendar. They acknowledge 13 lunar months of approximately 28 days. The first day of every month is when the full moon crests the horizon. As this is about 364 days per year, the two calendars are relatively close. Different months have different names, depending on many factors, but mostly dependent on which of the elven "families" is doing the naming. As far as outsiders are concerned, the 13 names are interchangeable. Even the elves don't make a big distinction between the different appelations, except during court sessions, when they're trying to be stubborn or stir up trouble.

Common Older Rare
1- Mentur Illótan Arvírë
2- Nancar Nairë Menwë
3- Nénalissë Fëaralmairë Culinámë
4- Iquallë Nolantur Cirmil
5- Anuleril Artelin Ambatil
6- Nustar Ulardur Firannórë
7- Nenirya Ciratellë Lairetirnë
8- Yamarë Yalindur Eldemil
9- Mestimenwë Sorunáro Vacurtil
10- Veldil Viralassë Velië
11- Cirahtelmo Laurimildë Orminderil
12- Verien Yárion Nímengórë
13- Alpalangwë Celmo Annórin

The current date in the empirical calendar system is: Dodecas 24.
The current date in the elven system is Alpalangwë 17.

* Just assume we're using a modified version of the Gregorian Calendar. Thus, in today's game we're at approximately December 24th. 12th month, 24th day. New Years will be in 11 days. (Six days until December 30th, then five holy days,

 

[GnomeWorks]

LOL She can't look up at him. He's barely waist high..

Zhure is right - she was sitting down.

 

[GnomeWorks]

size=1] Just assume we're using a modified version of the Gregorian Calendar. Thus, in today's game we're at approximately December 24th. 12th month, 24th day. New Years will be in 11 days. (Six days until December 30th, then five holy days,[/size]

Thanks for the information, Zhure! This will be useful.

And out of curiosity - did the 2nd of Dodecas already pass IC? I'd assume so, but I'm not entirely sure how long IC things have been happening.

 

[Zhure]

I'm not certain either, but I believe the passage of time has only been three days since the campaign started. (I don't track time as well as I should.) Thus the intro do Drell was on Dodecas 21, just before the winter solstice.

Greg

 

[GnomeWorks]

Okay, Zhure, I have a few questions for you...

1) Are powers from Mind's Eye okay? I'm specifically looking at the energy-based powers, as well as some of the energy powers from here (specifically Hellish Mist, if you're curious).

2) Will you allow the Pyrokineticist PrC? If so, which version? The original (which sucked), the generic energy-using PrC, or the Monte Cook version? These are important questions, because, after next level, I plan on going into pyrokineticist.

3) My psionic combat feats are useless! We haven't used psionic combat a single time, ever, anywhere. I have only once considered using them, and then I didn't. Would you mind if I removed the two useless psionic combat feats I took, and replaced them with feats that would be slightly more useful? I'd understand if you didn't let me.

4) My HPs are all wrong! I screwed up and used 1/2 HD, not (1/2)+1. Should I correct that for all my levels thus far, or deal with it, and just remember it in the future?

Sorry to throw so many at you at once.

 

[Jarval]

2) Will you allow the Pyrokineticist PrC? If so, which version? The original (which sucked), the generic energy-using PrC, or the Monte Cook version? These are important questions, because, after next level, I plan on going into pyrokineticist.

Just on the point of the pyrokineticist PrC, the psionics SRD seems to use Monte Cook's version, or something pretty close. You can find it here: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=srd35 (You'll need to scroll down some way, as it's close to the bottom of the page.)