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Something for Gronan, assuming that it loads...
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Understood; it's like some British friends, who were amazed at my going through an ironmonger's shop in Cirencester and buying up all the small hammers on offer. They had grown up being told that one can get anything in the US, and the Missus had to explain that the kind of tools that I was looking for usually had to be imported from the UK...Originally Posted by AsenRG
Well, that's why I said this beliefe, which has passed already, is a funny little fact, just like the belief in the 2012 end of the world - I scheduled a session for the day.
Well, not so funny with that additional tidbit.
And I was imagining a Tekumelian grognard from your clan talking after that first night, preferably while sipping tea from a golden bowl and observing the destruction the toys wrought to the clan compound!
No, you're right. The more 'due diligence' we did on these people, the more unsavory business practices we found going on. Between that the the pair we had in almost a year ago, we're a lot more careful who we deal with.
There was no destruction at all; it was a very nice night, but with a cool breeze in off the lake. How that breeze was dealt with was what terrified me.
You're quite welcome!
A quick note on the subject of the Society of the Hands Which are Not Seen and the Clan of the Striding Incantation:
Not only is a puppetry show described in one of the Gardasiyal solo books, but an encounter between one of the puppets and the player also takes place. It's a fantastic moment.
These can be found in the "Part Two/Volume One: Coming of Age in Tekumel" book, on pages 18-20 (the puppetry performance proper; one that ends in mayhem), and pages 37-38 (an encounter with the sentient puppet responsible for the mayhem; one that at one point states: "Many of us, on the many Planes, agree that [such Prince] is the best ruler (...)".). Us?! On the many Planes?! Very cool stuff.
This reminds me of something else mentioned by that puppet: "Get to my master's clanhouse in Jakalla (...) My Life-Stone will expire soon, and I must go there so that the puppeteers can make another one".
What are "Life-Stones"?
SPOILER ALERT!
Good quote!
See also the Brotherhood of the Half-human, as well. There are a lot of things like this scattered through the various texts, as Phil never did the thing in a logical or coherent manner; he did what he liked, when he liked, as needed for game sessions. Humans are not the highest form of life on the planet, nor are the known races the only ones hanging about. (There's more secreted away in the archives, he said with a cackle; it's why I wanted to be an archivist in the first place.)
They are a 'device' - sort of like a 'battery' - inside the puppet that provides the other-planar energy that keeps the puppet 'alive'. Made only by the clans, and one of their most closely-guarded secrets. Supposedly may be recharged with the Eye that does this, but nobody I know has tried it - the puppets are always with a clan member. It's all sorcery, of a very high order, and very much a very closely held bit of information. Sort of like Lord Fu Shi's devices for controlling the Mihalli.
It's still up in the air as to if the puppets are true AIs, simpler 'robots', or other-planar beings entirely. Nobody wants to mess with the clans to find out, or get dead in the process. We ran into evidence of all three, so you place your bets and take your chances. Players usually see these at parties, so there's not much opportunity to examine them in any detail. The 'Adventures' text was a way to get the players to interact more closely with what we all thought was something very cool in Phil's games. My own text has the puppets as a recurring 'side plot', as they will be making occasional appearances in the books.
(This is, I think, a really cool example of how Phil took something he saw in South Asia and adapted it to his Sword and Planet world. I could be a grumpy old sourpuss and gripe that Tekumel is the very worst example of 'cultural appropriation' in gaming, but it's a nice morning hereabouts, I'm having a good breakfast, and I've got miniatures to paint and stories to write...)
"and stories to write...)"
Yes, please
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Ahh!!! Lord Neshm, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!!! Those books which I own, but have not as yet been able to read. Soon, soon. I also should read my S&G sourcebook from cover to cover as well. So many books to read(stacks & stacks), too much work at the moment. That will all change in a couple of months. Freedom!!!
I know that I still have so much yet to discover. In due time. Thanks.
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Uncle,SPOILER ALERT!
Good quote!
See also the Brotherhood of the Half-human, as well. There are a lot of things like this scattered through the various texts, as Phil never did the thing in a logical or coherent manner; he did what he liked, when he liked, as needed for game sessions. Humans are not the highest form of life on the planet, nor are the known races the only ones hanging about. (There's more secreted away in the archives, he said with a cackle; it's why I wanted to be an archivist in the first place.)
They are a 'device' - sort of like a 'battery' - inside the puppet that provides the other-planar energy that keeps the puppet 'alive'. Made only by the clans, and one of their most closely-guarded secrets. Supposedly may be recharged with the Eye that does this, but nobody I know has tried it - the puppets are always with a clan member. It's all sorcery, of a very high order, and very much a very closely held bit of information. Sort of like Lord Fu Shi's devices for controlling the Mihalli.
It's still up in the air as to if the puppets are true AIs, simpler 'robots', or other-planar beings entirely. Nobody wants to mess with the clans to find out, or get dead in the process. We ran into evidence of all three, so you place your bets and take your chances. Players usually see these at parties, so there's not much opportunity to examine them in any detail. The 'Adventures' text was a way to get the players to interact more closely with what we all thought was something very cool in Phil's games. My own text has the puppets as a recurring 'side plot', as they will be making occasional appearances in the books.
(This is, I think, a really cool example of how Phil took something he saw in South Asia and adapted it to his Sword and Planet world. I could be a grumpy old sourpuss and gripe that Tekumel is the very worst example of 'cultural appropriation' in gaming, but it's a nice morning hereabouts, I'm having a good breakfast, and I've got miniatures to paint and stories to write...)
Many thanks as well. How could I resist your "spoiler alert"!!! Such good stuff!!! Everyday I am sucked in more and more into this not so lonely bethorm called Tekumel!!! So let the Dzor and the Hra come and rear their ugly heads!!! We shall smite them with hand and hammer(and maybe an eye or two)!!! So back to my travels for now. Being a civil servant has its duties and orders to follow. I know you Uncle understand this well. So I am off!!! Thanks!!!
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Hear, hear!!! This needs to be done(please)!!! I would say, put down the paintbrush and pick up the writing brush, but we all must do what we like!!! In due time I suppose. I have a bit of patience left...Good things come to those that wait!!!"and stories to write...)"
Yes, please
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I found this article on line and thought it might be interesting given the discussion about puppets.
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article...llection-50442
If I met her on Tekumel I sure wouldn't want to get her, or her clan angry.
Shemek
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