Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Uncle,

I don't think we touched on this...Did you ever game with the Professor during a different time period other than the current history of Tekumel?

Thanks,

H:0)

PS At this point I don't remember if we DID discuss it...long thread!!!

Yes, we did. Bednjallan times, Engsvanyali times, and Classical Tsolyanu - about 500 years before present - are all ones that spring instantly to mind.

No, it hasn't really come up, before.

Originally Posted by AsenRG

Then it's not the same, Uncle, because here it's a general crime that is prosecuted by the DA. As I said, the rights holder can allow you to publish the text for free, but allowing you to change the name on the cover is null and void, and the DA's office job.

BTW, Uncle, is Mrs Barker aware of Phil supposedly persecuting gay guys for religious reasons? She just might take a different view of that.

Though on second thought, it's best to leave those people be, and enjoy the peace and quiet. People can compare your account and theirs, and decide on their own.

Don't know; I leave all this to the lawyers.

Nope; this is a new bit, and as the guy making the allegations is part of the Five Empires crowd that gave her (and I) such a bad time, I expect she'll ignore the whole thing. If she does hear about it, then those people will never, ever get a deal from her to publish Tekumel.

That's what I'm doing; whatever thy do has no effect on what I do in my game room, so - for all intents and purposes - I just don't worry about their antics.

Originally Posted by altfritz

I've already contacted SoA. They stated that the rights belong with the author. Or, in this case, the Foundation. But it sounds like (per Chirine) that all the Slingshot issues are already in their hands. I only have a partial collection...there may be other contributions as well...letters, articles, etc.

Actually, since it's not a Tekumel-related article - I've read it - the rights belong to the Barker Estate and don't fall under the Foundation's license for Tekumel materials. (I'd consult an IP lawyer, of course.) As for other materials, yes, and they do shed a lot of light on Phil's gaming philosophy.

Originally Posted by altfritz

DID YOU SAY HYBORIA CAMPAIGN MANUSCRIPT????

That would be valuable!

Howard

It looked like a manuscript to the 'Running A Wargames Campaign' book that was later published, but yes, I did see some new to me Hyborian materials in the loose pages.

Originally Posted by altfritz

I notice online that Professor Barker's miniatures fought in a battle at a recent con. Possibly Con of the North.

Nope; those were Bill Acheson's figures at Con of the North.

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Don't know about Con of the North, but they were used at GaryCon.

This. Paul Stormberg called me up the week before Gary Con two years ago, and told me that he had no figures for the "Legions" game that he wanted to put on at the convention the next weekend. His idea was that Gronan, on his way through the Twin Cities, could pick up my miniatures collection and bring it down to the con for the game; otherwise, they'd have to cancel the event. I have a very strict policy against loaning anything out, especially if I'm not going to be there for the event, so I said no to him. I then suggested that me should contact the Foundation and get the loan of Phil's figures, and that's what happened. Gronan can tell you more, I'm sure.

Chirine,

If I could also add on to the Mighty Hrugga’s questions, what type of character did you play in each of the epochs that you mentioned? What were their names, classes, deity, etc..? What city did they come from? Did you explore the underworlds in these times?

Could you pass on some the details of the adventures that you had in these eras and the locations that you explored?
For example, while in the Bednalljan Campaign did you encounter Queen Nayari of the Silken Thighs, or have any dealings with her minions?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Shemek.

Originally Posted by Hrugga

Uncle,

Since you opened the floodgates so to speak, could you tell us a bit about each instance? What was going on and the characters involved...It would be nice to hear where the Professor went with it.

Thanks,

H:0)

PS Not too much detail necessary, unless it won't be in your Magna Opus!!!

1. Tripped the trap in the tomb of M'nestra in the Jakallan Underworld, and had a nice visit with Nyara of the Silken Thighs.

2. Dropped by Khirgar with a bucket of Eyloa the Blue Fish, who was immediately mistaken for a god. Mayhem ensued.

3 Sailed past Engsvan hla Ganga with Harchar on our second voyage, and he got his navigation wrong and got us to the island at the height of the Empire. More mayhem ensued.

And yes, all of this will be in the book.