Not exactly a rule question, sorry, but I could not find a forum section dedicated to background discussions.
Although I am an avid 40k lore reader – read lots of novels, own most RPG material, I am confused about some 40k date formats. Maybe it is explained in the background to the original table top miniature game, but I must confess I don’t own any of that material and could not find any explanation in any of the RPG material released.
Most dates are indicated under the format [3 digits] M [2 digits], where I understand the last two digits indicate the millennium and the first 3 digits indicate the last 3 digits of the year. So that 814 M 41 for example refers to year 40814.
Where I get confused is that some date entries appear under the format [6 digits] M [2 digits]. The last 3 digits of the first six still seem to refer to the last 3 digits of the year. But the first 3 leave me clueless, as I have seen them range from 001 to 999, as in 001814 M 41 or 999814 M 41.
Does anybody know how to read this format? Days? Hours? Months? Many thanks in advance for any insight on this.
