Time in the EFU Game World

[Aethereal]

Passage of Time

Time progresses on the server as it does in real life. Days begin at 12:00am EST (-5 GMT) and end at 11:59pm EST. However, as a legacy of when the sun still existed, there are technically roughly two day/night cycles per RL day.

For purposes of time-keeping in this cycle, 1 hour equals 27 real-life minutes. However, for the purposes of anything mechanical (spell duration, time until rest, etc.) hours are 5 RL minutes long.

The common calendar used in the setting will be that of Harptos. The following link explains a bit about this particular calendar and includes a small tool players might find useful in determining what the exact date is in game:

Forgotten Realms Calendar Tool

Starting Date

The first day of play on the server was November 3rd, 2005 and will be considered Shieldmeet of 1372 in game.

Sanctuary's Calendar

In addition to the standard Forgotten Realms Calendar, it is common in Sanctuary to mark the passage of years since Sanctuary's founding. For example, it is currently Year 161.

Time Skips

Note that there was a several year "time-skip" in between Chapter 2 (EFU:A) and Chapter 3 (EFU:M) and a brief one between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 (EFU:R).

[Pup]

Despite all this, calender days equate equally between EfU and real life.  For instance, today is Hammer 23rd...

[Pandip]

Do rounds of combat supersede the 5min/hr rule in terms of buffs and rest times in any way?