Template:Oerth-time/doc

This template is used after any date given in an article that mentions a common year (CY) in the Oerthly calendar. Its purpose is to provide evidence to the best known canon approximation to the corresponding date in the Torilian calendars.

Background
The year 1371 DR appears to be equivalent to 591 in the Common Year (CY) timeline used in parts of Oerth, assuming the Forgotten Realms adventure For Duty & Deity and the Planescape adventure Tales from the Infinite Staircase (which were marketed as crossover adventures) both take place in late 1370 DR, and assuming that the adventure Die Vecna Die! (which includes scenes in the Greyhawk, Ravenloft, and Planescape settings) takes place a few months after Tales from the Infinite Staircase and Faction War, which seems evident from the political situation in Sigil.

This is supported by the Wizards Three series in Dragon Magazine. In Dragon #185, it's stated that the events of the novel The Parched Sea, which takes place on Toril, have just recently occurred. "Novel Ideas" in Dragon #196 places The Parched Sea in 1360 DR. Dragon #185 also places the meeting described in that article prior to the events of the adventure Vecna Lives (which happened in 581 CY according to the Greyhawk supplement The Adventure Begins), which suggests that 1360 DR approximately equals 580 CY.

Usage

 * Add the template directly after the CY date, preferably after giving the corresponding Dalereckoning approximate equivalent.
 * Add
 * ===Notes===
 * at the bottom of the page, usually before the references.
 * at the bottom of the page, usually before the references.


 * Notes, references, and the like should go together under the heading
 * ==Appendix==

Example
For an example, see the article on Oerth itself.