The local calendar begins on the spring equinox when the sun returns after the long rains, and every quarter year comprises 3 months of 28 days each. Nantambiyans mark solstices and equinoxes with a week of feasting, the first day of which is always dedicated to Old-Mage Jatembe and the Ten Warriors, while the last day is dedicated to venerating ancestors. The days between are divided among feast days for different gods and, often, weddings. These feast days are not part of any month, and an extra day is added at the new year.

Unlike your character’s level, your levels in your primary and secondary branches don’t advance automatically when you gain Experience Points. Instead, you advance your branches through academic achievement; early in your career, this typically happens via bookwork and exams. As a student at the Magaambya, you can use either the Study downtime activity or the Cram downtime activity to represent your accomplishments in your studies and exams, with the timing based on the academic calendar (During Exam week)

Even with these extra opportunities, you can’t advance your primary branch level above your character’s level, or your secondary branch level above half your character’s level (both with a minimum of 0). If the result of any of these activities would raise a branch level past those limits, put a star next to your branch’s level. The next time your character gains a level, raise that branch’s level to the new limit and erase the star. This way, if you have an opportunity to advance your branch level, you don’t have to wait until your character level is high enough to pursue it. Each of these downtime activities takes a few months, as they occur over an academic semester

Year 4721

🌱Spring Equinox

Frog Month

Heron Month

Elephant Month

Feasting Week (not part of any month. Downtime for non-study activities)

⛅Summer Solstice

Ibex Month

Snake Month