To be fair, some of Tékumel's troubles are self-inflicted. Tékumel, on the other hand, is eminently gameable and it's frankly a pity that more people haven't had the chance to sample its unique pleasures. I'm on record as stating that I don't think Middle-earth is very gameable, because it's too tightly wound up, both thematically and dramatically, in things that don't easily lend themselves to good roleplaying. In his effusive introduction to the game, Gary Gygax compares Barker to Tolkien, with the caveat that, while Barker's creation possesses the same depth and breadth as Middle-earth, it was revealed to the world as a game. Barker, was a professor of linguistics with firsthand experience of India and Pakistan, as well as a lifelong love for the pulp greats, Egyptology, and ancient American civilizations pretty much ensure that it'd be like nothing anyone had ever seen - and it is. I knew of the setting, naturally, at least in broad outline - a colony world in the far future gets mysteriously shunted into its own pocket dimension where magic works. I never ever saw a copy of the original rules until the late 90s. I say "remembered" for a very good reason: no one played EPT. By the time I started gaming in 1979, EPT was legendary for being "the most expensive RPG ever made." I don't know if that was literally true at that time, but it's how the game was remembered among the older crowd who initiated me into the hobby.
This made the game very expensive - $25 in 1975 - which may have inadvertently contributed to its inaccessibility to many hobbyists. In addition to including a 114-page spiral-bound book, the box also contains three large and terrifically sturdy maps of the starting campaign area and a large port city.
It's the fabulous pulp fantasy world that makes this game stand head and shoulders above its contemporaries, not to mention the lavishness of the game's components. Of course, very few gamers love Tékumel for its rules. For old schoolers looking for some intriguing alternatives to the way OD&D handles things, it's well worth reading. I think that's a great shame, because, as OD&D rules variants go - and that's more or less what EPT is - it's hard to beat this game. Oh, I've played in Tékumel before, but I never used the original 1975 TSR-published rules. The Different Worlds "Pink Book" edition.Empire of the Petal Throne is my favorite game I've never played. NEW, EASY-TO-PLAY, ONE-VOLUME EDITION COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED" and there are certain supernatural powers which may intervene. A hostile world of poisonous flora and fauna, with intelligent and vengeful native races! Mankind and its allies must battle for survival with nothing save Medieval technology - but magic aids them. The setting for this fantasy campaign game is an alien planet, Tekumel, where a cosmic cataclysm stranded human and extra-territorial invaders eons past.
~~ Tekumel, the world of fantasy and adventure. It is difficult for me to envision the possibility of any rival being created in the future.' -E. I simply state that it is the most beautifully done fantasy game everĬreated. The setting for this fantasy campaign game is an alien planet, Tekumel, where a cosmic cataclysm stranded human and extra-territorial i "'. Gary Gygax ~~ Tekumel, the world of fantasy and adventure. I simply state that it is the most beautifully done fantasy game ever created.
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