18.2 Dates and the date command - Achaean and other-worldly

(See also HELP CALENDAR, HELP REMINDERS)


DATE
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To see the current date in Achaea, simply type DATE. The result will show the
day of the month, Achaean month, and year after the fall of the Seleucarian
empire.

This date command also shows you the date in 'your world.'


CONVERTING - REAL-WORLD to ACHAEAN
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Let's say you have a real-world date in mind and you want to know what Achaean
date that will be. This can be very useful for staying in character (IC) in
public posts and the like. Type:

   DATE 3/22/2004 18

(Which means please convert March 22, 2004 at 18:00 (6 pm) to Achaean.)

The general rule is to include the month, day, and year, followed by the hour
of the day, with 0 being at midnight, and 23 being just before midnight of the
next day. 

The date must be as follows:  mm/dd/yyyy hh

   mm    - is the numeric month, such as 1 or 10. Must be 1 through 12.
   dd    - is the day of the month, from 1 to 31, depending on the month.
   yyyy  - is the year, all four characters, 1991 - 2039.

NOTE: this conversion is not perfect, as Achaean days are not precisely one
real-life hour long. The error may be small, but may be compounded for dates
far from the current date. Be careful to treat this conversion as a reasonable
approximation only.


CONVERTING - ACHAEAN to REAL-WORLD
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Let's say you have an Achaean date in mind and you want to know what Real world
date that will be. This can be very useful when someone is staying in character
(IC) in public posts and the like, but you'd like to know for sure when that
is. Type:

   DATE 2 Ero 358

(Which means please convert the 2nd of Ero, year 358, to real world.)

The general rule is to enter the day of the month, name of the month (either
the first three letters, or the whole name of the month), and the year.

The date must be as follows:  dd mmm yyy

   dd   - is the day of the month, from 1 to 25.
   mmm  - is the name of the month, full name, or first three letters.
          (Sarapin or Sar, Daedalan or Dae, Glacian or Gla, etc.)
   yyy  - is the year since the fall of Seleucar, 1 through 999 only.


NOTE: this conversion is not perfect, as Achaean days are not precisely one
real-life hour long. The error may be small, but may be compounded for dates
far from the current date. Be careful to treat this conversion as a reasonable
approximation only.

These conversions all use GMT and are not affected by any configured timezone.

(See also HELP CALENDAR)