Passage of Time

During downtime, you can often sum up the significant events of a whole day in a matter of minutes, often with minimal need for dice rolls or active skill checks of any kind. In some cases, the passage of time is something that occurs with little fanfare or description. When starting a new adventure, the GM might simply declare that a certain amount of time has passed and allow you to describe in general terms what your character has been doing. At other times, the GM might want to keep track of just how much time is passing as events beyond your perception stay in motion.

Most periods of downtime are measured in days, weeks/quarters (7 days), or months (28 days).

Downtime Activities

Downtime activities are tasks that usually take one or more workdays to perform. These tasks can include training, researching an unresolved clue, crafting an item, and working at a job. A PC can select a downtime activity and the GM helps them determine the time and money required to resolve it.

A workday is any day where a character spends at least 8 hours of the day engaged in the desired downtime activity.

When working on a downtime activity, your devoted workdays need not always be consecutive, they can be broken up with periods of adventuring or attention devoted to another downtime activity. This may result in repercussions for certain activities. For example, the eligible bachelor may not be so easily courted if you frequently abscond in the midst of your social engagements.