Questioning chirine ba kal - part III

chirine ba kal · July 17, 2018, 12:13:17 AM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1049172I understood that Bey Su is the economic capital but Avanthar is where the current Emperor resides with the Court of the Purple Robes forming the political/ceremonial capital.
Bey Su is where the Choosing of an Emperor occurs but once that happens they are immured in the tower at Avanthar.

This is what I get from reading the S&G Sourcebook and several of the available netbooks

Correct. See my previous answer; the day to day stuff is all run from Bey Sy, but policy is made in Avanthar.

chirine ba kal · July 17, 2018, 12:14:11 AM

Quote from: AsenRG;1049188I let her know, Uncle:).

When you get them to stop thinking in terms of squares, thinking in 3D is actually natural, IME;).

Thank you!

Agreed; they seems to be having no problems with it, so I'm happy.

Neshm hiKumala · July 17, 2018, 01:34:16 PM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1049172I understood that Bey Su is the economic capital but Avanthar is where the current Emperor resides with the Court of the Purple Robes forming the political/ceremonial capital.
Bey Su is where the Choosing of an Emperor occurs but once that happens they are immured in the tower at Avanthar.

This is what I get from reading the S&G Sourcebook and several of the available netbooks

Yes, this is what I thought too ... but then I got confused.
I guess there's no easy way to describe either of these two cities then. Neither is solely "administrative", or "political", or "economic".

By the way, how are your preparations for Continuum going?
Would you be able to give us a quick run down of your convention game once it has happened?

Neshm hiKumala · July 17, 2018, 01:35:55 PM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1049260Bey Sy runs the Imperium; Avanthar controls it. The routine stuff is all dealt with by the Palaces in Bey Sy, with matters being referred to Avanthar as needed for Imperial decisions. The Kolumel and the Petal Throne are in Avanthar, so the current incumbent is there. The rest of the clan is all over the place, and a lot of them hold down offices in Bey Sy.

Thanks for the clarification, Chirine.

chirine ba kal · July 17, 2018, 05:57:13 PM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1049346Yes, this is what I thought too ... but then I got confused.
I guess there's no easy way to describe either of these two cities then. Neither is solely "administrative", or "political", or "economic".

By the way, how are your preparations for Continuum going?
Would you be able to give us a quick run down of your convention game once it has happened?

Agreed; it's a little confusing.

Ah, what are we talking about with 'contiuum'? I don't know what this is all about, and I'd be interested to see if somebody is claiming I'm going to be at a convention that I know nothing about.

chirine ba kal · July 17, 2018, 11:53:52 PM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1049346By the way, how are your preparations for Continuum going?
Would you be able to give us a quick run down of your convention game once it has happened?

Whoops! That'll teach me to post when on my in a hurry on my lunch!

I've gotten my threads tangled up. I confused the US convention with the UK one; no, I haven't forgotten, just really busy, and I'll check my e-mail settings.

Which game, please? I normally run an 'open table' game, so I have a couple of scenarios that I offer. Thanks!

Hermes Serpent · July 18, 2018, 03:06:40 AM

My Continuum prep has been completed. The scenario has been written and will no doubt have to be adjusted on the fly as the players will always do something other than what I expect. It's fairly railroad-y as it has to be for a con scenario but the pregens have some interesting traits and we'll see how the game goes come Sunday morning.

I've also started a third scenario that I'll use at another con to make a trilogy of getting started scenarios that will take players from the Kraa Hills to Bey Su or Jakalla as an intro to Tekumel. I know that there are several other options for this out there but I'd like to think that my take will be worth the effort of writing it.

I'll post a quick resume of the game next week.

Neshm hiKumala · July 18, 2018, 07:45:54 AM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1049405Whoops! That'll teach me to post when on my in a hurry on my lunch!

I've gotten my threads tangled up. I confused the US convention with the UK one; no, I haven't forgotten, just really busy, and I'll check my e-mail settings.

Which game, please? I normally run an 'open table' game, so I have a couple of scenarios that I offer. Thanks!

I was asking Hermes Serpent for the latest on the convention he's going to participate in. I had no idea that a convention called "continuum" also exists in the US ... or that you had plans to go, Chirine.

Neshm hiKumala · July 18, 2018, 07:49:56 AM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1049414My Continuum prep has been completed. The scenario has been written and will no doubt have to be adjusted on the fly as the players will always do something other than what I expect. It's fairly railroad-y as it has to be for a con scenario but the pregens have some interesting traits and we'll see how the game goes come Sunday morning.

I've also started a third scenario that I'll use at another con to make a trilogy of getting started scenarios that will take players from the Kraa Hills to Bey Su or Jakalla as an intro to Tekumel. I know that there are several other options for this out there but I'd like to think that my take will be worth the effort of writing it.

I'll post a quick resume of the game next week.

I thought of attending Continuum but it's a bit of an expense.
However, I'll keep an eye on your next convention ventures as your next scenario sounds like a lot of fun. Same with the Continuum one.

Anyway, yes, please, give us a run down once the game has taken place: who played (old hats or Tek newbies), how they handled themselves, etc.
Thanks Hermes.

altfritz · July 18, 2018, 08:33:44 AM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1049349Thanks for the clarification, Chirine.

If you read the Deeds of the Ever-Glorious, some of the legion histories reveal interesting things about how government functions, or has functioned over the course of Tsolyanu's 2000+ year history. And there is also that Court of the Purple Robes netbook. Free IIRC.

chirine ba kal · July 18, 2018, 05:48:15 PM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1049434I was asking Hermes Serpent for the latest on the convention he's going to participate in. I had no idea that a convention called "continuum" also exists in the US ... or that you had plans to go, Chirine.

My fault - sorry about that! Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with as well.

d(sqrt(-1)) · July 18, 2018, 07:16:36 PM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1049414My Continuum prep has been completed. The scenario has been written and will no doubt have to be adjusted on the fly as the players will always do something other than what I expect. It's fairly railroad-y as it has to be for a con scenario but the pregens have some interesting traits and we'll see how the game goes come Sunday morning.

I've also started a third scenario that I'll use at another con to make a trilogy of getting started scenarios that will take players from the Kraa Hills to Bey Su or Jakalla as an intro to Tekumel. I know that there are several other options for this out there but I'd like to think that my take will be worth the effort of writing it.

I'll post a quick resume of the game next week.

Oooo! I'll be at Continuum - I saw there was a Bethorm game on Sunday which I was hoping to sign up for. I've run a bit of Bethorm myself and have another half written scenario underway - was hoping to get it prepped to run at this Continuum but just ran out of time.

Hermes Serpent · July 19, 2018, 04:18:48 AM

Quote from: d(sqrt(-1));1049532Oooo! I'll be at Continuum - I saw there was a Bethorm game on Sunday which I was hoping to sign up for. I've run a bit of Bethorm myself and have another half written scenario underway - was hoping to get it prepped to run at this Continuum but just ran out of time.

Benefit of being retired mate, plenty of time to write material and tart it up for running at cons.

Think I've got at least four sign ups then, you, Pookie and a couple of others who've mentioned they'll be wanting to play.

d(sqrt(-1)) · July 19, 2018, 12:44:34 PM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1049574Benefit of being retired mate, plenty of time to write material and tart it up for running at cons.

Think I've got at least four sign ups then, you, Pookie and a couple of others who've mentioned they'll be wanting to play.

Otulengba! Great stuff, I shall keep an eye open for the sign-up. If there are lots of newbies who want to play I'll let them do so...

Neshm hiKumala · July 20, 2018, 04:07:46 PM

The "Jade Arch":

Chirine, did you ever use it or get close enough to it to almost (have to) use it?
Records mention that the machine has become "skewed" with age. Its mind control capacities are thus less reliable. Is there some anecdote or story behind this statement, one that's not recounted anywhere?