Oh, and there is a bit of nudity. Well, quite a bit actually, so if that is somehow bothersome or you are at work, best either don't look or wait until you get home! :-)

Quote from: altfritz;1042903Inspiration for Tekumel: https://www.pinterest.ca/howardfielding7/

Over 40,000 pictures...

Awesome!

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1042866I'd then go down into my copy of Phil's Jakallan underworld.

I was looking at the picture of you and Gronan holding up the big print of the Jakallan underworld from the con a couple years ago recently and have been meaning to ask but kept forgetting- Is that a Sphynx just North of the bridge? Can you tell a bit more about it? What is it of? Who built it? Etc...


A few military questions- How long is an enlistment? Does it vary from Legion to Legion? Are the pay scales the same for all Legions? or are they by type, heavy infantry makes this, medium this, etc? Or does it vary?

Howard-your Pinterest site is a boon. I've pinched photos plenty of times.

Blaise

Quote from: altfritz;1042903Inspiration for Tekumel: https://www.pinterest.ca/howardfielding7/

"Some of my selections are better than others. I do not alter the original comments, mine follow after."

Over 40,000 pictures - not all Tekumel I'm afraid because I branch out when I get bored. So the "Beholders" board doesn't mean I think there are Beholders on Tekumel, it's just that Pinterest doesn't let me have separate accounts. Ditto "Alice in Wonderland" and others you will immediately recognize. 91 Boards, if I am counting correctly. I have started adding Sections, and some of the boards are "Holding Areas" that I intend to break apart. It's slow though, as I like to get the Tsolyani spelling correct and use the accents - and it takes time and effort to do that.

I'm afraid there are many duplicates as it is easier to pin than set up boards of sections. As I quote above, "Some of my selections are better than others. I do not alter the original comments, mine follow after." I wanted to offer a longer explanation but Pinterest limits the number of characters you use. I used the maximum allowable. I actually have altered some comments if the original pinner was rude or offensive in some way - at least I have tried to. I had intended to state reasons for my choice but have fallen way behind on that point - again, far easier to pin!

Sometimes it is just some part of the pictures - ie the heroes helmet - or maybe it is the overall mood conveyed. The geographic boards show the way I picture the locale - your imaginings may vary! The Rananga river, for example, I have tried to show how it tends to dry up, perhaps not completely, in the Summer. This we know from the Setnatkh town description. In the Atkolel Heights board I have tried to figure out just what Jumre's Stair looks like - what sort of geological formation is it? My Kachor Tribes are based on the one line description in Man of Gold and strongly resemble the Maya. :-) I have been fascinated by the Ito ever since Jack Bramah (did I spell the name correctly?) referred to them as the "Lich Lords of the Chakas". I will be adding boards. I am planning one for Ngala which I am currently building terrain for - Chirine-style! The Zombie Quadrille statues will feature prominently. :-)

Howard

Well, there you go. Ask and you shall receive...

Thanks

Quote from: altfritz;1042903Inspiration for Tekumel: https://www.pinterest.ca/howardfielding7/
Howard

Great resource, thanks so much for sharing!

Quote from: altfritz;1042904Oh, and there is a bit of nudity. Well, quite a bit actually, so if that is somehow bothersome or you are at work, best either don't look or wait until you get home! :-)

I'm shocked!!! Simply shocked!!! Oh, the horror!!! What, oh what shall I do??? I may swoon.

Great resource; bookmarked. This was the culture that Phil came out of, too.

Quote from: Big Andy;1042916Awesome!

I was looking at the picture of you and Gronan holding up the big print of the Jakallan underworld from the con a couple years ago recently and have been meaning to ask but kept forgetting- Is that a Sphynx just North of the bridge? Can you tell a bit more about it? What is it of? Who built it? Etc...


A few military questions- How long is an enlistment? Does it vary from Legion to Legion? Are the pay scales the same for all Legions? or are they by type, heavy infantry makes this, medium this, etc? Or does it vary?

Yes, it's a big honking sphinx. You can get up inside the thing, too. Made of stone, dedicated to Hry'y, from the inscriptions. Bednjallan, we think; Phil refused to be pinned down on specifics, and I think he threw it in 'cause he liked Ancient Egyptian stuff. I still got me a honking big resin sphinx in his honor, just 'cause.

Anywhere from five to ten to twenty to life, depending on the legion. I offer five-year enlistments; food, armor, uniforms, weapons, and quarters all provided - no pay deductions. Pay is usually higher with the heavier armor, and how well the legion is supported by the patrons. There are some very high-status ones that are, frankly, dirt poor. I pay my troopers decently, maybe shading to the lower end of the scale, but then they don't have the kinds of off-reckonings that all too many soldiers have to give up from their meager pay. (I can afford it. I is filthy, stinking, soaking rich. And in cash, too; no writs.)

See also the Sourcebook, which has a section on this.

There are days when it pays to get out of bed in the morning:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-44413296

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1042694I couldn't resist it. The GM knows who Harchar is, but nobody else, I have a suspicion that mayhem will ensue.

Yep; it was their first time out for a game like this. I'd sent them photos of this table from one of my previous games, but they flat out told me that actually seeing it in 3-D was very much more then what they had expected. And both they and all the players thanks me for the table, so i'm scoring this one as a win...

Why, yes, now that you happen to mention it...

Why would you resist it:)?

Your collection caused excitement at home from the screen, Uncle. I can imagine that seeing it live would be even more impressive...

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1042866If I were using them in a campaign setting, I'd use them for 'level zero', the shallow network of tunnels and cellars close to the surface that Phil ran us through but didn't think was worth mapping. From this layer, I'd then go down into my copy of Phil's Jakallan underworld.

How did he run the place without a map?

Quote from: altfritz;1042903Inspiration for Tekumel: https://www.pinterest.ca/howardfielding7/

"Some of my selections are better than others. I do not alter the original comments, mine follow after."

Great collection, Sir!

Quote from: AsenRG;1043043Why would you resist it:)?

Your collection caused excitement at home from the screen, Uncle. I can imagine that seeing it live would be even more impressive...


How did he run the place without a map?


Great collection, Sir!

Because it's not Serious Gaming, by Serious Gamers, for which I have been reproved by A Serious Gamer.

Thank you! That's about a quarter of my holdings, at this point. I originally built up to a 'two-table standard', where I could have one table running a game and a second being set up for a second game. I'm now at a 'four-table standard', so I can have two games running and two being made ready, all to this level of detail or better. I have enough games 'in stock' to run a new game every day at a four-day convention; four Tekumel 'historical' battles (Chanis and Ry from the old "Dragon" articles by Phil, and Castle Tilketl and Anch'ke from our gaming with Phil.) as well as some Braunsteins like "Saving Serqu's Sisters". I use standardized tables - Chanis and Ry are 60" x 90", Tilketl and Anch'ke are 60" x 120", all using my stock 30 x 60 tables. I like to take the game maps that Phil did for us, project them up to the right scale for the table, and then airbrush the basic scenery as required. I had been building several more games, mostly with an eye to running them at Gary Con - Third Mar, a 60" x 120" campaign battle to give the Glorious General something to do, for example - for Luke, but these have been put on hold since Dr. Raymond raised his objections to my being allowed to run games at Gary Con. The idea was to have two miniatures games or Braunsteins a day throughout the convention, with additional RPGs being run by the other people who were involved in the effort.

Shrug. :rolleyes:

Memory. He was using places he'd been in, I think. And he'd been in some pretty weird and wonderful ones, too...

Phil DID get around.  And lived to tell the tale, too, which oft seemed more remarkable.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043076Phil DID get around.  And lived to tell the tale, too, which oft seemed more remarkable.

Yes, indeed, which is why I'm still surprised we made it through his games alive - he'd been there and done that. I suspect is was because he knew the languages; he once told me that the Indian Army knew he was a spy and were going to shoot him because he spoke their native language better then they did. So, he had to be a spy!

Which is why our talking our way out of so many tight corners worked, just maybe...

We're all set up for the 5e group this afternoon. The Missus did a great job on the game map; photos on the blog, as usual.

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043158We're all set up for the 5e group this afternoon. The Missus did a great job on the game map; photos on the blog, as usual.

Uncle,

Everytime I see the Workbench, I am impressed. Enjoy the mayhem!!!

H:0)

Hi all,

In case you missed it, here's an interesting (at times rambling, but in a good way) discussion about and around Tekumel between James Maliszewski (The Excellent Travelling Volume) and Ron Edwards (of Sorcerer and other RPG related productions fame).

James Maliszewski has been running a Tekumel campaign for two or three years now (meeting every week for two hours). Ron Edwards was a participant until he left. This discussion took place at a time when Edwards wanted to re-join the campaign.

Anyway, it's interesting stuff and I recommend it. Among other things, they chat about level mechanics in settings that approach culture seriously (like Tekumel), creating new rules from the original Petal Throne rules, coming up with new social/religious customs, being surprised by one's own character's reactions to a situation, the game's publication history, Glorantha, Tunnels and Trolls, the lack of great illustrations of Prof Barker's world, etc.

Enjoy
(and thanks to James Maliszewski and Ron Edwards for making the video available to all!)