Time Tracking and Weather

Tracking Time

Time in the Sacred Shores is based on a realistic time system but modified to make time pass quicker than in reality. This allows for events to happen more often due to the year being a total of 6 months, rather than 12. The system revolves around a standard 28 day month. Time began at year 0 and play starts in year 825. Months are known as Eras and are written following the year, separated by an 'E' as such:

Full Date: (Day) (Date) (Year)E(Era) - Frost 1 825E1

Date with Era: (Date) E(Era) - 1 E1

Day, Date and Era: (Day) (Date) E(Era) - Frost 1 E1

Time Conversion:

• 1 min = 60 sec
• 1 hr = 60 min
• 1 day = 24 hr
• 1 week = 7 day
• 1 era = 4 week
• 1 yr = 6 month

Names of the Days:

Frost, Witch, Yov, Grel, Pyre, Cal, Sun

Seasons:

• Spring = Era 1
• Summer = Era 2 - 3
• Fall = Era 4
• Winter = Era 5 - 6

Example Calendar

		825	Era	1
Frost	Witch	Yov	Grel	Pyre	Cal	Sun
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

Generating Weather

Roll on the table once per day to determine the current weather. Bolded text indicates halved travel speed for that day due to severe conditions. Italicized text indicates limited visibility giving the party a -2 to surprise checks.

2d6	Winter	Autumn	Summer	Spring
2	Deep freeze	Torrential rain	Cool winds	Gentle snow
3	Snow storm	Rolling fog	Mist	Chilly
4	Relentless wind	Driving rain	Gentle rain	Windy, cloudy
5	Bitter, silent	Bracing wind	Brooding thunder	Brisk, clear
6	Frigid, icy	Balmy, clement	Balmy, clear	Clement, cheery
7	Clear, cold	Clear, chilly	Hot, humid	Warm, sunny
8	Freezing rain	Drizzle, damp	Overcast, muggy	Bright, fresh
9	Cold wind, gloomy	Cloudy, misty	Sweltering, still	Blustery, drizzle
10	Frigid mist	Brooding clouds	Baking, dry	Pouring rain
11	Icy, steady snow	Frosty, chill	Warm wind	Gloomy, cool
12	Relentless blizzard	Icy, gently snow	Thunder storm	Chill mist

** Table utilized from the Dolmenwood setting by Gavin Norman.

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