2018-Sep-27 03:38. Empire of the Petal Throne A Chronological Presentation of Tekumel, the Sidereal Universe, and the Majesty of the Empire of the Petal Rose.pdf. 2020-Oct-14 00:14. Empire of the Petal Throne A Thief of Jakalla.pdf. Nice review of the Empire of the Petal Throne! When I played this game we converted the game system to HERO which was fine. I really enjoyed the setting in a tropical, somewhat magical fantastical pseudo-India. I collected the box set and all the supplemental booklets that I could so I could read about the wonderful world of Tekumel.
Episode 7: “Empire of the Petal Throne, Part 2”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, a podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel.In this episode, we continue our discussion of the rules system of Empire of the Petal Throne.Our hosts wrap things up with some notes on the Tlokiriqáluyal, the Five “Gods” of Change.
Show Notes:
[00:00:53] Victor discusses his experience with EPT’s rules set.
[00:01:20]The rules of EPT are dense.Professor Barker briefly mentions many rules, and it’s up to you to notice they’re there and parse them.
[00:02:35]As our hosts discussed in Episode 6, use the Spell Success Chart to determine the success of skills. (EPT § 434, p. 21)
[00:03:55]EPT has a fairly straightforward skill system, which is extraordinary for an RPG produced in 1975.
[00:04:39]A genuine issue in EPT is that while the experience points required to advance a level increase with each level (EPT § 6.30, p. 29), you also count fewer and fewer of the points you gain (EPT § 620, p. 29).Victor suggests a solution.
[00:09:14] EPT seems to presuppose that after you reach 10th level, a player character becomes involved in the campaign game, and begins influencing Tékumel on a scale beyond that of individual player encounters.
[00:12:20]The social group aspect of early gaming communities.
[00:14:11]Victor discusses Madison Traditional Gaming, a contemporary association with multiple different groups gaming in different settings and systems.
[00:15:58] D&D changed as it spread beyond the communities that originally produced it.People started to game in isolated groups composed of their closest friends, and therefore these groups developed their own peculiar approaches to RPG gaming.
[00:19:49]EPT “wants time to grow.”Characters advance not only in terms of personal ability, but also in terms of social rank.A player’s rank results exclusively from their social interaction with the rest of the world.
[00:23:54]Scott makes the observation that in D&D, the adventure comes first, and the world after.In EPT, however, this situation is reversed; the setting came first, and the adventure only came later.
[00:27:14]Books found in EPT, and how to deal with their level limitations in-game.(EPT §1700, p. 79)
[00:30:36] Victor explains the terms “rutter” and “periplus.”
[00:34:20]Artifacts of a simpler kind of gameplay in EPT do not imply that roleplaying wasn’t going on in ‘70s gaming.
[00:37:58]Don’t think of EPT as D&D set on Tékumel. The D&D-esque system is merely a lens through which the world of Tékumel can be viewed. The world is so much more expansive than the rules set.
[00:39:41]Pronunciation of the names of the Tlokiriqáluyal (the Five “Gods” of Change).
[00:42:25]Be careful with the labels “good” and “evil” in the world of Tékumel. (EPT § 310, p. 14)
[00:45:39]The myth cycle around Lord Ksárul.(See “Ksárul, ‘Doomed Prince of the Blue Room’ in Tékumel Journal #2, p. 14, 1978)
[00:47:30]“How could anyone possibly think there’s anything wrong with the god of immortality?”
[00:48:51]Pavár’s pantheon is the metric by which Scott measures all pantheons.
[00:52:10]Each of the Tsolyáni gods have a very sophisticated place in the pantheon, which might not be apparent from their descriptions in EPT.(EPT § 2100, p. 86)
Hosts:Scott Kellogg, James Maliszewski, and Victor J. Raymond
Products Referenced:
Empire of the Petal Throne is available as a PDF from RPGNow.
The Book of Ebon Bindings is fantastic, but currently out-of-print.The 1978 edition was published by Imperium Publishing. Theatre of the Mind Enterprises reprinted it in 1991.
Tékumel Journal #2 is available as a PDF from RPGNow.
Other Things:
Madison Traditional Gaming is a gaming group in Madison, WI for people interested in traditional and contemporary roleplaying games, “usually with an ‘Old School’ flair.”
A TSR ad from the 1980s (Youtube)
The Lawrence Schick article referenced by Victor is “Choir Practice at the First Church of Lawful Evil (Orthodox): The Ramifications of Alignment.”It appeared in The Dragon #24 (April, 1979).
You can email us at citizen@tekumelpodcast.com.You can also find us at our website, on Twitter, or on Facebook.
Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne (Guardians of Order)
- My EPT Conversion to T:EPT in PDF format.
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Gardásiyal (TOME)
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- The Gardásiyal table of contents.
- A Gardásiyal variant by Sarah Newton.
- A substantially-modified combat engine for Gardásiyal by Nick Bogan.
- Suggested errata for Gardásiyal creature stats by Nick Bogan.
Swords and Glory (Gamescience)
- A couple sets of Swords and Glory creature statistics in ZIP format.
Empire of the Petal Throne (TSR)
- Nonhuman Species of Tékumel for EPT by Erick-Noel Bouchard.
- Amulets for EPT, my amulet determination table from the old Journals.
Tirikélu (Dave Morris Shareware)
- Dave Morris' Tirikélu rules in PDF format.
- Steve Charbonneau's Tirikélu character sheet in PDF format.
Kashtlanmüyal (The Eye of All-Seeing Wonder)
- A simple system published in The Eye of All-Seeing Wonder, Spring 1995.
GURPS Conversions (Steve Jackson Games)
- My GURPS Tékumel rules.
- My EPT-to-GURPS rules.
The Fantasy Trip Conversion (Metagaming)
- EPT-to-TFT Creatures and Races created by Justin Grabowski.
FUDGE Conversion (Grey Ghost Press)
- FUDGE Tékumel created by Tony Davis.
RuneQuest Conversion (Chaosium)
- Sandy Peterson's Runequest Tékumel in PDF format.
TORG Conversion (West End Games)
- Fred Parham's TORG description of Tékumel.
AD&D Conversion (Wizards of the Coast)
- An AD&D conversion by Bob Dushay.
- Setnaffa's Player's Guide by John Bailey in ZIPped DOC format.
D&D 3rd Ed. Conversion (Wizards of the Coast)
- A D&D 3rd Ed. conversion by Sammy Grimes in zipped Word format.
- A D&D 3rd Ed. conversion by contributors from the Tékumel community, including Nick Bogan, Louise Hayes, Scott Maxwell, Brion Oliver and Victor Raymond.
Freeform Rules
- Cinematic Roleplaying for EPT by Cybercelt/Evil Overlord.
- Fast, Easy D100 Narrative Adventures for EPT, based on 'How to Play Tekumel' by Bob Alberti.
Chronicles of Talislanta Rules (Bard Games)
- Talislanta Chronicles Modification by 'Beast Without a Tail'.
OpenD6 Rules (West End Games)
- Empire Of The Petal Throne D6 (EPTD6) by Peter Robbins.
Savage Worlds (Pinnacle)
- Savage Tekumel by Delbert Jackson.
- Savage Worlds Ideas by Mark Siefert.
Fantasy Craft (Crafty Games)
- Tekumel Conversion for Fantasy Craft by Edmund Wilfong.