Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal - part II

Originally Posted by Neshm hiKumala

I had a feeling I was sort of pushing it with that idea, as in, "Is this Tekumel or am I going too far?" So I'm glad you mention that the good Prof. had played with a similar concept himself. But it's the sort of stuff you see in classic pulp science-fiction, so no surprises there. It's fringe, but it can exist.

And yes, the Gnomes would love it once they found out about it. Not to mention the Omnipotent Azure Legion, foreign powers, other temples, etc.

Somewhat related: I put together a one-shot a little while back, strongly inspired by an on-line report I read about one of Patrick "Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne" Brady's "shedra one-shots". I'm gonna clean my write-up a little and upload it. I think some of you will find it fun. The two groups of players I ran it with/for sure did.

Very nice. I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

The problem with this thread, as I think might be the issue, is that it's not a one-topic thread; it's a bunch of people sitting around a table asking somebody questions on anything that they happen to think about. As a result, it will be all over the map, with no clear beginning and ending, and with a lot of digressions along the way. If that's an issue for folks, then ask more directed questions and guide the conversation; I simply respond to external stimuli, like any good lab animal, and twitch when you push the button and apply the shock. Ring the bell by showing me cool miniatures, and I'll be happy to drool all over you. I probably don't help by making the occasional observation about my gaming and such, which I try to corral in my blog so I don't bore the tears out of everyone.

Well for what it's worth I like the format. Why start a new thread every time you have a question, or observation, that might deviate a bit from the main focus of the primary thread?

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

I want to be the street vendor hawking refreshments outside the front gate when this happens. It'll be a license to mint kaitars, it will.

* sets up a folding chair and umbrella *

Chirine (et al.)

I know that cats, dogs, ducks, etc made it to Tekumel, but did crocodiles, sharks, lions, tigers, or any of the other large Terran predators which exist today find their way there?

Does Tekumel have anything like a crocodile?

Chirine,

I was recently looking at the drawings of the tubeway cars, on the yahoo site, and was wondering about the large "pill shaped" ones, the troop carriers. How do they traverse the tubeways? The small private ones (like the one in Flamesong) seem to access the system via openings in the floor, in straight vertical drops, making the actual tube inaccessible to adventurers. But would the larger ones use some type of "horizontal" shaft opening located on a "wall" that could be accessed on foot, and presumably traversed/explored?

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Lord Shemek,

This is from Uncle from part I of the thread from the notes I took:

There are the larger 'troop carrier' cars, which are the same diameter as the personal cars, but longer - like long 'pills' or medicine capsules. These can go anywhere in the system, but will only stop at the stations with the long platforms - they will not go to the usual stations, as they won't fit. They go to the main stations at the old installations of the Ancients, where they pull up at dual level platforms; the upper is for passengers, the lower for cargo, and there are often automated cargo-handling machines present.

I'm sure Uncle will have more to say as well!!!

Enjoy my Friend,

H:0)

Mighty Hrugga of the Epics,

I thought I had read this somewhere, but could not remember for the life of me where! Thank you for the clarification. I still wonder if someone can get into the tubeways via these long platform stations.

Shemek