Re: want to know why elven is used...Re: Talking ooc in game.

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Posted by Zix on February 1, 2000 at 07:27:23:

In Reply to: want to know why elven is used...Re: Talking ooc in game. posted by Graham on February 1, 2000 at 02:29:20:

> > "That is the third time I have felt the wrath of your blades [spells, heavenly powers, etc] within three days [in character, not 'elven'].

> Would that be days system/game time or real time??
> since you'd be rather out of character saying 3 days when in games it's been over -months- that is why elven days is used
> so when you say "i'll be back in an hour" the person doesn't go...umm is that game time..(ie will be back in 2 shakes of a rattlesnake) or is that one hour real time...

Not really, 24 hours in-game = +/- 15 minutes real time, and you could easily die 3 times in 45 minutes to the same person (has happened to me before).

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Comments:	> > > "That is the third time I have felt the wrath of your blades [spells, heavenly powers, etc] within three days [in character, not 'elven']. > > Would that be days system/game time or real time?? > > since you'd be rather out of character saying 3 days when in games it's been over -months- that is why elven days is used > > so when you say "i'll be back in an hour" the person doesn't go...umm is that game time..(ie will be back in 2 shakes of a rattlesnake) or is that one hour real time... > Not really, 24 hours in-game = +/- 15 minutes real time, and you could easily die 3 times in 45 minutes to the same person (has happened to me before).