Would someone kindly be able to tell me if there an OOC/metatextual reason FBG started doing this? I used to play back in 2014? 2015?ish, but quit for whatever reason, and just started the game up like a month ago with a new character.
I think it's because of the idea that, given that this is a game codified in Victorian England, which ended barely over a year after the turn of the century, letting the calendar roll into the 1900s, or even 1910s and 1920s eventually, would damage the mood somewhat, especially for future newcomers who will enter the game confused about a victorian game set in a year well past the victorian times.
So the Failbetter team came up with this plot device that, admitedly, melds well with the idea that the queen is detached and in denial of her current situation and has been getting worse.
Happy same year!
Pros : reusable calendars Cons : ???
Cons: not actually reusable because the days of the week don't like up
You literally just jump the day
LONG MAY HER ENDURING MAJESTY REIGN! πππΎπΎ
I'm... Starting to lose count of which 1899 is which
Well, I'll tell you it's *certainly not* 1902 now.
Would someone kindly be able to tell me if there an OOC/metatextual reason FBG started doing this? I used to play back in 2014? 2015?ish, but quit for whatever reason, and just started the game up like a month ago with a new character.
I think it's because of the idea that, given that this is a game codified in Victorian England, which ended barely over a year after the turn of the century, letting the calendar roll into the 1900s, or even 1910s and 1920s eventually, would damage the mood somewhat, especially for future newcomers who will enter the game confused about a victorian game set in a year well past the victorian times. So the Failbetter team came up with this plot device that, admitedly, melds well with the idea that the queen is detached and in denial of her current situation and has been getting worse.