The Calendar for My First Campaign, Part I

 

 

Portrait of Aseir Rein before his fall from grace, created with the PortraitWorks app (beta version)

 

As my first campaign developed, I took notes on dates that were important to the player characters, namely their birthdays, holy days, anniversaries, and children's birthdays. I then created a calendar with their special dates, the equinoxes, and the solstices for a simple reference. The players wanted to keep track of such things, too, so I printed out a copy for them to get their hands on while we played, and they used it all the time. Their characters regularly celebrated their holidays, which created tighter bonds between them, as holidays are supposed to do.

I'm including an updated version of it here because it was a big part of our game and serves as an example of an evolving prop that can enrich any campaign. It doesn't have to take long to set up a calendar for your game and it can make a real difference. If you're playing in the Forgotten Realms, you can download my full Calendar of Harptos in Google Sheets, fill it in with your own entries, and adjust whatever you want. If you want a live prop, print it out. If not, you can share the Google workbook with the group and let players edit it, if you wish.

 

 

Thunder Blessing Day: This day is celebrated by many dwarven communities in thanks to Moradin for the Thunder Blessing. This day is sacred to Thorik, our player character dwarven cleric of Moradin, and to his cohort Grabthroat Shinkicker as well.

If you want to learn more about the many hoidays in Faerun, see my online version of the Calendar of Harptos.

 

 

Aseir's Birthday: Before his fall from grace, Aseir celebrated his birthday with the party.

 

 

Aleria's Birthday: The human paladin Lance is one of the original characters of our campaign. Aleria is his younger sister and since she is often with the party, her birthday is noted.

 

 

Tika's Birthday: Tika, a halfling rogue, is one of the original members of our campaign party.

Thorik's Birthday: Thorik, a dwarven cleric of Moradin, is one of the original members of our campaign party.

 

 

Thorik & Eliora's Wedding Anniversary: Thorik was the first of our player characters to get married and he celebrates his anniversary whenever he is close enough to home to do so.

 

 

Tika's Twins' Birthday: Long-time party member Tika gave birth to halfling/half silver dragon twins on this day.

Talven's Birthday: With the aid of a fertility blessing, Thorik and Eliora had their first son on this day.

 

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