I believe that would be the people that think "There is Only One Correct Way to Play on Tekumel" and they are the self appointed police/prophets maintaining the purity of the setting.Originally Posted by Zirunel
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I believe that would be the people that think "There is Only One Correct Way to Play on Tekumel" and they are the self appointed police/prophets maintaining the purity of the setting.
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Last edited by Greentongue; 10-12-2017 at 07:58 AM.
I'd bet you are correct.
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward." - Rocky
I'm a "serious Tekumel fan". I seriously enjoy the setting, though I'm not "serious" about it, otherwise I wouldn't have a wandering merchant named Yabid Djabbadu. I'm not slavishly canonical, though I do try to stick to what little canon I know. And I think I'd "seriously" enjoy your book.
Blaise
Yeah...I guess.
I mean, I'm familiar with those labels, but do they apply to an actual noticeable subset of Tekumel fandom? And if so, who are they?
Maybe I hang out in the wrong (or right) places, but I haven't seen much evidence for "serious Tekumel fans" quite like that in the wild
Me too. If there Is a po-faced Tekumel setting nerd out there, it's me. But I enjoyed the early partial draft Chirine was kind enough to share with me years ago, and I very much look forward to more. I just don't see the conflict between serious Tekumel fan and fan of Chirine (or his book)
Off topic sidebar stemming from the above "serious" bit and Gronan's Vocabulary thread elsewhere.
Silly character names that I've had in various games that I've played straight:
EPT: Yabid Djabbadu, wandering merchant
D&D two dwarf characters: Uffda Skullsmasher (fell in a pit and died of his wounds) and Magnar Uffdasson (two games decades apart)
A monk named Gen Khan Ten, rolled up in a game played in a hallway at GenCon 10
A down-on-his-luck knight, Sir Sarius of Sadbottom, deprived of his possessions. Name was later re-used for a 1st level sorcerer who started out as a swineherd.
An Alternity deckhand named Ted Redshirt. Appropriately enough, killed in action by one of the talking dog aliens.
And now, back to the regularly scheduled programming...
Blaise
I'm a "serious" Tekumel fan. I seriously like the setting, and try to preserve the core principles of the setting's societies and species as detailed in Swords and Glory, except where I decide consciously to amend them.
I also do that in a way that maximizes the opportunities to have fun.
Uncle, I have a request for you and the Glorious General that might require a bit of typing! But it's a thread with questions, so I might at least ask...
Can you, and possibly Glorious General Gronan, describe a small Tekumeli party you've been on? Obviously I mean a social gathering of almost-equals where alcohol and drugs are consumed - not a team of PCs.
The catch is, I'd like you to describe the NPCs with opportunities that the players might use in a conversation. They don't have to be obvious - some could be stuff they'd only know if they have made their research regarding the local notables.
It doesn't have to be an actual party you witnessed, either. As long as it's believable, I wouldn't care.
For example: high priest of Gruganu, 61, outranking almost everyone else...but only slightly. Is looking for a suitable candidate to marry his grand-daughter - obviously he (or she, if Aridani) should be a devout follower of Gruganu, and preferably one that would agree to be adopted into his clan (because he doesn't want her to go far away).
Secondary goal he doesn't mention, unless you really look like the right people: finding a middle-ranking priest who went missing 3 days ago, from a house the temple denies owning (it's used to meet all kinds of people). The priest really doesn't want to get OAL and the Imperium involved, but if he can't find the guy,and soon, he'd need to - because possible breach of Concordat.
Of course, if the PCs look like the swaggering adventurers fit for the latter mission, they're probably unfit for his first goal.
Does the example NPC sound believable? Feel free to edit him to make him more believable
What other people would be there, drinking and taking drugs with such an illustrious character
Last edited by AsenRG; 10-12-2017 at 03:57 PM.
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward." - Rocky
What has been some of the coolest/most interesting things you've seen people do to "make Tekumel their own"?
I'll try to explain better in a moment, but basically the people who are 'canonistas'. More on this in a bit...
Yep. And I've seen this just as much with Arneson and Gygax, too. Which is why I don't participate in much more then this thread on-line any more.
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