What constitutes a turn for the stronghold?

[Stepout]

I searched around and some people say that completing a quest = 1 turn.  Just want to make sure that is true.  Is completing a task a turn as well?

[Oralaina]

I.... don't know.  A "turn" back when I was running tabletop AD&D, I defined as one day of game time.  That was a VERY long time ago (mid 70s) and the game itself has changed all out of recognition.

 

I actually have no idea what a turn is in this game.

[justicar347]

I've wondered about this. I thought maybe it was a week in game time.

[MunoValente]

It's related to when you complete parts of quests, not game time.

[Benedictous]

A "Turn" is an unnecessary mechanic that is only related to you Stronghold. It is not used in any other form of the game, but existed because of lack of oversight on design. I believe the Heinsenberg uncertainty principle comes closest to describing a turn.  You can either know WHEN a turn will  occur or HOW a turn will occur, but you can't know both.

[farleybear]

A "Turn" is an unnecessary mechanic that is only related to you Stronghold. It is not used in any other form of the game, but existed because of lack of oversight on design. I believe the Heinsenberg uncertainty principle comes closest to describing a turn.  You can either know WHEN a turn will  occur or HOW a turn will occur, but you can't know both.

 

Is this related to the Schrodinger's Turn principle? This states that if a 'turn' and one copy of Pillars of Eternity are placed in a box, it could be both the current or next turn, and the only way of knowing which turn it is is to open the box.

[dukefx]

 

A "Turn" is an unnecessary mechanic that is only related to you Stronghold. It is not used in any other form of the game, but existed because of lack of oversight on design. I believe the Heinsenberg uncertainty principle comes closest to describing a turn.  You can either know WHEN a turn will  occur or HOW a turn will occur, but you can't know both.

 

Is this related to the Schrodinger's Turn principle? This states that if a 'turn' and one copy of Pillars of Eternity are placed in a box, it could be both the current or next turn, and the only way of knowing which turn it is is to open the box.

 

If you put it in a box it'll be both a turn and not a turn at the same time, because it'd be in a superstate and the only way to know is to open the box.

 

On a more serious note, in my experience it's both progress and game time. Constantly resting for example will only trigger tax collection and the hireling paydays.

[gkathellar]

Generally, most things that prompt a journal update for a Quest or Task will count as a Turn. It's not always 100% clear, but that's the gist of it.

[wanderon]

It's just like game release dates - when it's done it will be over - nothing to see here - move along now.

[majestic]

Generally, most things that prompt a journal update for a Quest or Task will count as a Turn. It's not always 100% clear, but that's the gist of it.

 

I think it's finishing a quest that always counts as a turn while journal updates generally have a chance to do so.