Wizarding Almanac

The Fantasy Calendar

Month Names (15 total):

• 1. Narglenar (probably named after annoying magical pests)
• 2. Fizzwick (sounds like a failed spell)
• 3. Wiztember (September for wizards, obviously)
• 4. Toadsday (an entire month dedicated to toads)
• 5. Dragotune (dragon month? dragon songs? who knows)
• 6. Snidgetsun (Quidditch ball got a whole month)
• 7. Grimblewatch (ominous surveillance period)
• 8. Hippogust (hippogriffs are gusty, apparently)
• 9. Boggletide (the month when boggarts are most active)
• 10. Hexober (October but with more hexing)
• 11. Mufflemourne (quietly mourning something)
• 12. Charmuary (January but charming)
• 13. Thestralius (death horse month)
• 14. Oblivionth (the month you forget existed)
• 15. Chronoquance (time-related. quivering?)

Weekday Names (10 total):

• 1. Moonday (Monday but magical)
• 2. Spellstide (tide of spells)
• 3. Whiznesday (Wednesday for wizards)
• 4. Thirstrange (Thursday? Strange thirst? Both?)
• 5. Flextay (flexible Friday vibes)
• 6. Snoreday (lazy Saturday)
• 7. Wanderday (Sunday wandering)
• 8. Oopsday (the day mistakes happen)
• 9. Againday (Groundhog Day the weekday)
• 10. Nebuladay (cosmic Tuesday?)

How It Tracks Time

Daily Advancement:

• newday-runonce hook increments day counter
• When day > dayspermonth (default 50): Increment month, reset day to 1
• When month > monthsperyear (default 15): Increment year, reset month to 1
• Weekday cycles independently through daysperweek (default 10)

Current Date Storage:

• curDay: Numerical day of month (1-50)
• curMonth: Numerical month (1-15)
• curMonthName: Text name (e.g., "Hexober")
• curWkday: Numerical weekday (1-10)
• curWkdayName: Text name (e.g., "Oopsday")
• curYear: Year counter (starts random 1-3000)

Where You See It

Village Description:

• Portrait near alley mutters current date
• Default: "It's `Whiznesday`, `15 Hexober` of the year `2847`." (then goes back to sleep)
• Customizable via village-desc hook template

Newday Message:

• "The enchanted calendar unrolls to reveal: `Oopsday`, `3 Chronoquance`, Year `2848`."
• Displayed during newday sequence
• Reminds you what fictional date it is today

Admin Configuration

Customizable Settings:

• monthsperyear: How many months (range 1-15, default 15)
• dayspermonth: Days per month (range 20-50, default 50)
• daysperweek: Weekdays in cycle (range 1-10, default 10)
• curMonth/curDay/curYear/curWkday: Manually set current date

Random Initialization:

• On first install: Random month (1-13), random day (1-30), random year (1-3000), random weekday (1-8)
• Creates unique timeline per server
• Admin can override to specific date if desired

Practical Use (or Lack Thereof)

Cosmetic Feature:

• No gameplay mechanics tied to calendar
• Doesn't affect events, spawns, or bonuses
• Purely for worldbuilding/immersion

Potential Event Integration:

• Custom modules could check current month for seasonal events
• E.g., "Grimblewatch Festival" activates during month 7
• E.g., "Oopsday" weekday = higher accident rate
• Not implemented by default (requires custom coding)

Roleplay Value

For RP Communities:

• Reference dates in character commentary/YOM
• "Happy Oopsday! Let's meet in the inn during Hexober."
• Track in-character timelines ("We've been married for 3 Chronoquances!")
• Adds flavor to world narrative

For Everyone Else:

• Mostly ignored
• Sleepy portrait in village tells you it's Thirstrange
• You shrug and go fight trolls

Technical Details

Hooks Used:

• newday-runonce: Increment date counters
• newday: Display calendar message
• village-desc: Show date in village
• changesetting: Update month/weekday names when numerical values change

Name Generation:

• calendar_month($month): Returns month name for numerical month
• calendar_weekday($weekday): Returns weekday name for numerical weekday
• Names hardcoded in switch statements (no i18n)

Historical Note

Month/weekday names are delightfully absurd mashups of:

• Real calendar parodies (Wiztember, Hexober, Charmuary)
• Harry Potter creatures (Nargles, Snidgets, Thestrals)
• Temporal concepts (Chronoquance, Oblivionth, Againday)
• Pure nonsense (Fizzwick, Mufflemourne, Nebuladay)

Whoever named these was having a *great* time.

Limitations

• No Leap Years: Every year is exactly the same length
• No Seasons: Month names don't correspond to seasonal changes
• No Moon Phases: Separate moon module handles that
• Arbitrary Length: 15 months × 50 days = 750-day year (vs Earth's 365)