Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:22:04 EST5EDT
From: Kevin Perrine <KEVINP@HOUSE.UVM.EDU>
Subject: [SW-RPG] HoloNews: Calendar Clarification
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                                    the
                               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...
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          "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-

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