Tekumel: The World of the Petal Throne
The official Tekumel site
Tékumel FAQ
Last updated December 2014.
Tékumel Publishing History
This is a brief history of the official versions of rules for Tékumel.
Tékumel Publication Index
A bibliography of Tékumel publications.
Tékumel Article Index
A bibliography of Tékumel magazine and fanzine articles.
Tens of thousands of years of history condensed into a page.
Timeline Summary
30 millennia of Tékumel history
Detailed Tékumel Timeline
Shawn Bond's detailed timeline compiled from many official sources.
Nonhumans of Tékumel
The alien nonhumans races of Tékumel are strange indeed.
The Five Empires of Tékumel
Mighty empires big enough to challenge Imperial Rome or China. A backdrop for intrigue on Tékumel.
Maps of Tékumel
TékumelSummary
A two-page summary, meant to be handed out at cons where I'm running games.
Introduction to Tékumel
An extensive 46-page introduction to Tékumel and Tsolyáni society by Don Kaiser.
Showing the scripts of some of the languages of Tékumel.
Universal Language Dictionary
This site includes Tsolyani
Pseudo-Tsolyáni Word Generator
Takes Tsolyani words and generates words that are similar.
Fonts of Tékumel
Tsolyáni Pronunciation Tape
This tape was included with the Tsolyani Language books.
This game is built from The Black Hack, a new game loosely based on original D&D. Everything is an attribute check. Character generation is easy and it plays fast. This has been called the best starter game for Tekumel. It provides everything you need, including an adventure.
Heroic Age of Tékumel
I wrote this game to be the descendant or perhaps the second edition of Empire of the Petal Throne. It uses modernized rules like Ascending Armor Class.
GURPS Tékumel
My on-going project to make a complete GURPS game. Development is currently on hiatus.
TFT Tékumel (The Fantasy Trip)
My draft of rules for using The Fantasy Trip from Metagaming Concepts to play in Tékumel. My plans are to turn this into a complete game called Glory and Empire, using Warrior and Wizard, a TFT clone.
EPT to GURPS Translation
My translation of Empire of the Petal Throne characters to GURPS.
EPT to T:EPT Translation
My translation of Empire of the Petal Throne to the Guardians of Order's Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne.
Other Rules for Tékumel
RQ, AD&D, D&D 3E, FUDGE, Talislanta, D6, Savage Worlds, and many more, plus extras for the official systems.
Tékumelani Characters
GURPS, T:EPT, and Swords and Glory/Gardásiyal characters.
Roleplaying in the World of Tékumel
A talk from Jeff Dee, author of Bethorm, on roleplaying on Tékumel from Celesticon 2015
The ABCs of TékumelAn amusing introduction to Tékumel.
The Tékumel Community: A History
A history of the Tékumel fan community.
The Jakállan Underworld
A description of the original Jakállan Underworld by Barker.
Ancient Eye Testing Procedure
Hey! We just found six Eyes in the Underworld. How do we figure out what they are?
Chumétl Recipe
Mmmm, spicy Chumétl on a hot Jakállan day. Nothing's better!
A survey of miscellaneous Tékumel blogs.
Delving in the Underworld
An offering of Tékumel items gleaned from the Web.
45 male names, 45 female names, and 95 lineage names.
Floorplan of a Tubeway Car Station
I've started drawing maps.
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Tekumel
A French site
A History of Roleplaying
Part Two of a five-part RPG history talks about EPT.
Museum of Roleplaying Games: Tekumel Wing
Bob Dushay's site
The Inner Sphere
Barry Blatt's Tekumel Site
Tekumel Collecting
A site about collecting Tekumel figures and books.
A little holiday cheer
Tekumeláni Haiku
Captured from a courier from the Temple of Dra.
Tekumeláni Limericks
These might have to be buried in the salt flats outside Penom.
Two years of postings to the alt.games.frp.tekumel newsgroup, a period that was fairly active.
Shadowlands BBS
A BBS run by James Roach in the 1990s. He posted session reports of his Tekumel game.
Tekumel Digest
This was my first online mailing list for Tekumel.
The official Tekumel site
- Box set contains Maps (of Jakalla, and Eastern and Western Tekumel), the Game Book, and two 20 sided dice. Microbadges Tékumel fan M. Barker fan Empire of the Petal Throne (1975).
- Empire Of The Petal Throne, Tekumel, and all IP there-of are trademarks(tm) and fully owned by M.A.R. This rules conversion document is a work of love for this fantasy setting by a fan, and is in no way shape or form intended to directly compete with any of Professor Barker's owned Intellectual Property.
- Empire of the Petal Throne at DriveThruRPG. The box set became a collectible a long time ago. If you just want a copy to play, DTRPG has you covered: PDF, paperback, and hardcover available. Tekumel publications listed at my reference site. There has been a long string of companies and authors of Tekumel background and adventures over the years.
I tried to make a 'set' behind me in these videos. I even put on two belts over my chest, but it kind of looks silly, hehe. I think the candle and red crystal ball lighting worked out pretty well. In Honor and Memory of Professor M.A.R. Barker (1929-2012) This blog will discuss roleplaying games, but especially Tekumel. Tekumel is a fantasy world, described in Empire of the Petal Throne, as well as novels, such as 'The Man of Gold'.
Tékumel FAQ
Last updated December 2014.
Tékumel Publishing History
This is a brief history of the official versions of rules for Tékumel.
Tékumel Publication Index
A bibliography of Tékumel publications.
Tékumel Article Index
A bibliography of Tékumel magazine and fanzine articles.
Tékumel Background Material
The History of TékumelTens of thousands of years of history condensed into a page.
Timeline Summary
30 millennia of Tékumel history
Detailed Tékumel Timeline
Shawn Bond's detailed timeline compiled from many official sources.
Nonhumans of Tékumel
The alien nonhumans races of Tékumel are strange indeed.
The Five Empires of Tékumel
Mighty empires big enough to challenge Imperial Rome or China. A backdrop for intrigue on Tékumel.
Maps of Tékumel
TékumelSummary
A two-page summary, meant to be handed out at cons where I'm running games.
Introduction to Tékumel
An extensive 46-page introduction to Tékumel and Tsolyáni society by Don Kaiser.
Tékumel Languages
Writing Systems of TékumelShowing the scripts of some of the languages of Tékumel.
Universal Language Dictionary
This site includes Tsolyani
Pseudo-Tsolyáni Word Generator
Takes Tsolyani words and generates words that are similar.
Fonts of Tékumel
Tsolyáni Pronunciation Tape
This tape was included with the Tsolyani Language books.
Tékumel Rules
The Petal HackThis game is built from The Black Hack, a new game loosely based on original D&D. Everything is an attribute check. Character generation is easy and it plays fast. This has been called the best starter game for Tekumel. It provides everything you need, including an adventure.
Heroic Age of Tékumel
I wrote this game to be the descendant or perhaps the second edition of Empire of the Petal Throne. It uses modernized rules like Ascending Armor Class.
GURPS Tékumel
My on-going project to make a complete GURPS game. Development is currently on hiatus.
TFT Tékumel (The Fantasy Trip)
My draft of rules for using The Fantasy Trip from Metagaming Concepts to play in Tékumel. My plans are to turn this into a complete game called Glory and Empire, using Warrior and Wizard, a TFT clone.
EPT to GURPS Translation
My translation of Empire of the Petal Throne characters to GURPS.
EPT to T:EPT Translation
My translation of Empire of the Petal Throne to the Guardians of Order's Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne.
Other Rules for Tékumel
RQ, AD&D, D&D 3E, FUDGE, Talislanta, D6, Savage Worlds, and many more, plus extras for the official systems.
Home /Books/Empire Of The Petal Throne/Fanworks/Tekumel.com/Misc/
Tékumelani Characters
GURPS, T:EPT, and Swords and Glory/Gardásiyal characters.
Tekumel Adventures and Campaigns
Stop wringing your hands and start playing!
My advice to people wanting to start a Tékumel campaign.
My advice to people wanting to start a Tékumel campaign.
They keep saying there are no Tékumel adventures
A survey of adventures on the Web.
Tékumel Adventures Index
As many Tékumel adventures as I could find available for free on the Web.
A survey of adventures on the Web.
Tékumel Adventures Index
As many Tékumel adventures as I could find available for free on the Web.
Tsolyáni Family Charts
Everyone likes random charts, right? So how many parents and siblings does your character have?
Quick and Dirty Clan Status for Tékumel
A little chart for determining your character's clan status.
Amulets for EPT
Originally published in Journal of Tékumel Affairs
Random Tubeway Car Stations
Random charts for generating a quick tube car station and environs.
Ancient Technological Device Malfunction Table
What happens when you find a laser pistol in the Underworld?
Random Appearance Charts for Tékumel
What does my priestess of Sárku look like when she's not wearing her skull face makeup?
Everyone likes random charts, right? So how many parents and siblings does your character have?
Quick and Dirty Clan Status for Tékumel
A little chart for determining your character's clan status.
Amulets for EPT
Originally published in Journal of Tékumel Affairs
Random Tubeway Car Stations
Random charts for generating a quick tube car station and environs.
Ancient Technological Device Malfunction Table
What happens when you find a laser pistol in the Underworld?
Random Appearance Charts for Tékumel
What does my priestess of Sárku look like when she's not wearing her skull face makeup?
Online Resources
Mailing lists, Google+, Facebook, and Yahoo!
Roleplaying in the World of Tékumel
A talk from Jeff Dee, author of Bethorm, on roleplaying on Tékumel from Celesticon 2015
The ABCs of Tékumel
My Tékumel Blog Posts
My History with TékumelThe Tékumel Community: A History
A history of the Tékumel fan community.
The Jakállan Underworld
A description of the original Jakállan Underworld by Barker.
Ancient Eye Testing Procedure
Hey! We just found six Eyes in the Underworld. How do we figure out what they are?
Chumétl Recipe
Mmmm, spicy Chumétl on a hot Jakállan day. Nothing's better!
The Tékumel Blogosphere: Miniatures
A survey of Tékumel miniatures blogs.
The Tékumel Blogosphere: MiscellaneaA survey of Tékumel miniatures blogs.
A survey of miscellaneous Tékumel blogs.
Delving in the Underworld
An offering of Tékumel items gleaned from the Web.
45 male names, 45 female names, and 95 lineage names.
Floorplan of a Tubeway Car Station
I've started drawing maps.
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Blogs
Barry Blatt's blog with occasional Tekumel content.
John Till's blog about Tekumel and his Fate of Tekumel rules.
The Pewter-Pixel Wars
The Pewter-Pixel Wars
Fan Sites
Nick Brooke's Tekumel SiteTekumel
A French site
A History of Roleplaying
Part Two of a five-part RPG history talks about EPT.
Museum of Roleplaying Games: Tekumel Wing
Bob Dushay's site
The Inner Sphere
Barry Blatt's Tekumel Site
Tekumel Collecting
A site about collecting Tekumel figures and books.
Diversions
'Twas the Night Before ChitláshaA little holiday cheer
Tekumeláni Haiku
Captured from a courier from the Temple of Dra.
Tekumeláni Limericks
These might have to be buried in the salt flats outside Penom.
Archives
This mailing list from the 1990s has questions about Tekumel and responses from Professor Barker. Use the Blue Room Search Engine to find things.
alt.games.frp.tekumelTwo years of postings to the alt.games.frp.tekumel newsgroup, a period that was fairly active.
Shadowlands BBS
A BBS run by James Roach in the 1990s. He posted session reports of his Tekumel game.
Tekumel Digest
This was my first online mailing list for Tekumel.
Episode 7, “Empire of the Petal Throne, Part 2”
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Episode 7: “Empire of the Petal Throne, Part 2”
Tekumel Empire Of The Petal Throne Pdf Free
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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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).
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