I kind of figured that there was something more behind her post. I don't really go to the other threads on this site so I didn't know about her attitude towards the Glorious General.Originally Posted by CRKrueger
I kind of figured that there was something more behind her post. I don't really go to the other threads on this site so I didn't know about her attitude towards the Glorious General.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
They'll probably shut it down after 5 pages this time...
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Good Lord, could you explain "what weighs down on the site's traffic" means? Forgive. I'm not very tech savy having never been for long in Humanspace proper...Thank you.
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PS Or just ignore this...I thought it was great that part I was always on page one of the thread list. More OP relevant posts to follow.
Ah my old friend, worst comes to worst, we could always use alternate forms of correspondence...Hope all is well in Teshk�a.They'll probably shut it down after 5 pages this time...
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There's a new post up on www.tekumelcollecting.com
This one is about Professor Barker's T�kumel novels. Have a look!
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"The Man of Gold and Flamesong read as novels, but the last three novels read like well-edited renditions of an RPG game, which is what they were."
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chirine, how closely do these books follow the "actual play", if it is true they are "renditions of an RPG game"?
Was this the play group you were a part of or a combination of both groups?
Will your book expand on these or be in parallel?
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Oh. I wondered what was going on. That's too bad.
Understood; if you want stories, ask. This is your thread, not mine.
My little epic is now up to 128,000 words, and steaming away nicely.
Ad for the thread, as long as people want to ask me questions, I'll be here. You are driving this, not me.
Tough question.
First two: They don't really follow what happened at the table, but do in the sense that they reflect what the games would be like if you removed all of the social interactions. They are not renditions of any actual games in Phil's groups at the time; the Monday Group - the 'New Men' - and Vrisa gat a mention at the end of MoG, and Phil used the Monday players as people in FS. As far as I know, none of this was ever played out in game, as Phil simply didn't trust any of them to not screw up things in his plotted novels. The only in-game incident is in FS, with Third Mar being won by Gronan. And that it only gets touched on.
Second three: The then-Monday / later new TNG players get a lot of air time, as they really grooved on the ego-boo of being in the books. Again, as far as I know from perosonal observation and Phil's files, they were never played out in-game. Lots of game session incidents mentioned as local color, because that's how Phil wrote.
Phil really did not like having "those pesky players-characters" involved in his books, except as bit players; he felt that they could not be trusted not to mess around with things.
"To Serve The Petal Throne" is being told from an entirely in-game perspective; it's the story of our alter-egos' adventures in Phil's world, set down as if some storyteller in the marketplace was giving them to you. I am very strictly following the timeline of Phil's game sessions with us, using my campaign notes that I made at the time, the audio recordings we made of game sessions, and all the notes and documents in my files. If there was a map or drawing, for example, that was created for a particular adventure I'll include it in the context in which it was created in an attempt to show you what we did in Phil's basement. What you make of it is up to you; all I can do is show you the data from those games, and if you can take anything away from it for your own then I'll consider the effort a success.
The Ground Rules for this time around...
Just to make it as clear as possible, I'm here to answer questions that you all might have. I'm letting you pick my brain, and get as much out of the poor old thing as you can for your use. As has been mentioned, I've been around for a while - not as long as Gronan, though - and I've been there, done that, and seen the elephant. The thread will continue for as long as Pundit will host it, and for as long as people have questions. Stop asking, and the thread ends - as simple as that.
As for subject matter, that's really up to you. If you want information about Tekumel, that's fine; stories about the early days of gaming here in the Twin Cities and the birth of the industry, then you have to ask - and ask specific questions please, as I'm not going to reprint "Playing At The World" and other books as thread posts. This thread is yours, not mine; I'm simply the person sitting in the chair behind the counter.
And, I hold with Estar's comments; I assume you all have some degree of intelligence, and I assume you're using it. If you have an issue with the subject matter or the direction of the thread, then please speak up; whining and bitching may b fun, and isn't very useful for the rest of us.
And it might be a good moment to say 'thank you!' to Pundit and Estar for their efforts, too...
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