Ubiquitousness of the Theyalan Calender

[bronze]

It is said that Theyalan Calender was spread across the world by the God Learners, and the West had already adopted the Theyalan Calender in favor of the traditional Brithini Calender in the First Age. Only the East is tenaciously holding onto their conventional system. Does the Theyalan Calender have advantages over other competing systems? 

 

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by bronze

[Joerg]

18 hours ago, bronze said:

It is said that Theyalan Calender was spread across the world by the God Learners, and the West had already adopted the Theyalan Calender in favor of the traditional Brithini Calender in the First Age. Only the East is tenaciously holding onto their conventional system. Does the Theyalan Calender has advantages over other competing systems? 

The week days and seasons complement the Monomyth and the magical conclusions drawn from that massive work of syncretism. Knowing the element of the day and the season, and the power rune of the week will give you an easy approximation on which magic may be especially powerful on a given day.

There are other systems of magical correspondence that can be used instead, and elaborate schemes of horoscopes and other such techniques of (non rune magic) divination, but the Theyalan calendar is good enough for most ritual considerations.

[Nick Brooke]

On 10/20/2023 at 11:21 PM, bronze said:

Does the Theyalan Calendar have advantages over other competing systems? 

You can tally the days of a fortnight using your knuckles, which is handy. (I slay myself!)