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| Selrahc |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 14:59:46
I know many of you will most likely retort at me by saying a Tenday is Ten days, but I don't quite follow that logic. I have reason to believe it may be just another way to say a week and, in my most recent reading of The Halfling's Gem, I have discovered a Tenday is indeed longer than three days, though that went without saying, thus far I have not been able to spot any other indication to the length of a tenday. Anyone else have any ideas? |
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| Selrahc |
Posted - 27 Apr 2006 : 13:42:07
I'm quite pleased with the response I've gotten, you have certainly answered my questions.
Funny how a tenday turned out to mean ten days and a week meaning both I and my colleagues who told me they thought it was ten days were correct. Quite ironic. |
| Hoondatha |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 19:04:11
Thanks, Wooly. I knew I could count on you to find it... |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 18:37:12
quote:
Originally posted by Kaladorm
Another method of keeping time is a 'Ride', mentioned in Azure Bonds. I think a ride is also a tenday, but I'm only 90%
You are correct. From the 2E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting boxed set (page 21, A Grand Tour of the Realms):
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Months are subdivided into three ten-day periods. These are known variously as eves, tendays, weeks, domen, hyrar, or rides throughout the Forgotten Realms. While rides is the standard term used in Cormyr and the Dalelands, this text uses weeks to avoid confusion.
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| Hoondatha |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 17:53:17
A ride is indeed a tenday, one of several slang terms used throughout the Realms. Ride is used exclusively in the Dalelands, and maybe Cormyr/Sembia and the Moonsea, I'm not sure. That's why the Turmish mage Akabar was confused. I can never remember what the others are, though. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 17:53:03
quote:
Originally posted by Kaladorm
Another method of keeping time is a 'Ride', mentioned in Azure Bonds. I think a ride is also a tenday, but I'm only 90%
To further elaborate on this... here's a little bit from Ed via Bobby Nicholls via Krash -
"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" |
| Kaladorm |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 17:48:30
Another method of keeping time is a 'Ride', mentioned in Azure Bonds. I think a ride is also a tenday, but I'm only 90% |
| Kuje |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 17:44:35
And since I'm finally reading the FRCS from cover to cover, there is a section, which I didn't notice before, on page 76, that discusses the names of the tendays. I.E. Day one is first day, etc. :) |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 16:06:28
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Originally posted by Kentinal
Optional rule, it appears to be. *wink* " if the DM wishes it so"
Exactly. It's not specifically stated as such... but rather the details on pg. 291 weigh the case for and against tendays vs earth weeks.
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| Kentinal |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 16:02:28
Optional rule, it appears to be. *wink* " if the DM wishes it so" |
| Mace Hammerhand |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 15:54:57
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A tenday is indeed ten days. Weeks in the Realms are 10 days, not seven.
Indeed. Most references we have make it pretty clear that the "Tenday" is the FR interpretation of a standard Faerunian week. Faiths & Pantheons provides us with that since we saw that WotC changed deities senses from one week per DvR to one tenday period per DvR. This overrides what was previously published in the FRCS (pg. 291) about an FR week equalling 7 days if the DM wishes it so.
The FRCS stated that a week is 7 days??? Blasphemy!
And it proves that I never read that part  |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 15:22:31
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A tenday is indeed ten days. Weeks in the Realms are 10 days, not seven.
Indeed. Most references we have make it pretty clear that the "Tenday" is the FR interpretation of a standard Faerunian week. Faiths & Pantheons provides us with that since we saw that WotC changed deities senses from one week per DvR to one tenday period per DvR. This overrides what was previously published in the FRCS (pg. 291) about an FR week equalling 7 days if the DM wishes it so.
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| Kentinal |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 15:12:25
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/frx/20050525x
lanch to calculator and you will see how long a 10 day is *wink* and because it is from wizards it clearly should be considered canon. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 26 Apr 2006 : 15:09:07
A tenday is indeed ten days. Weeks in the Realms are 10 days, not seven. |
