Questioning chirine ba kal - part III

chirine ba kal · June 13, 2018, 12:21:58 AM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1043499And as a follow up to the links I give above, I recommend this bit of conversation, still found on Ron Edwards' personal site about sexuality in role-playing games, and, in this particular instance, about how sexuality can be expressed in an Empire of the Petal Throne campaign (James Maliszewski's long running one).

There are two parts to Edwards' comments:

The first part (3 minutes): Edwards describes how his character (a dancer-devotee of Durritlámish) used sex on one particular occasion.

The second part (10 minutes): Edwards gives a fascinating account of how one of the campaign's PCs (probably a worshiper of Sárku) brought his dead fiancee back as a Jájgi (Edwards doesn't use the term, but it sure sounds like that's what she is) to marry her and live with her as a regular married couple, doing what regular married couples (or otherwise) do.

To anyone familiar with a particular (mind-blowing) scene found in "The Man of Gold" and a particular character portrayed in "The Prince of Skulls", or with the Worm Lord's doctrines and their implications, the story Edwards recounts is not going to be that surprising. But to anyone unfamiliar with certain aspects of Tekumel (the more mature oriented ones), the anecdote will be revelatory, as it will make clear what being a member of a death cult, where death is considered to be more perfect than life, can entail in certain circumstances.

All in all, a great example of what mature players can come up with when playing in a rich world, and when taking their characters' instincts and ways of thinking seriously.
I'm not going to say enjoy ... but, well, enjoy.

Listened to these to, and was equally amused. Great links!

chirine ba kal · June 13, 2018, 01:01:41 AM

Okay, a few more photos up on the blog. Thanks for your patience!

Neshm hiKumala · June 13, 2018, 04:44:00 AM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043672Well, the game session lasted for twelve hours; we had lots of snacks to hand, but wound up ordering take-away about eight in the evening. People seemed to have a great time; the GM had prepped all of the encounters and stats in advance, so it was a pretty intensive session with occasional bathroom breaks - I have built one next to the game room, for just such situations. We did some shopping in the village, and got geared up, but we had four players and one NPC, which I thought was a little too shallow for this kind of adventure. Being adventurers, though, we set off down the forest path:

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We got jumped by what amounted to undead badgers, and got pretty badly handled. However, being adventurers, we kept on going to the clearing in the woods:

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Whereupon we got jumped by undead wolves - Waffle The Wonder Dog was of no help, here - and then by some undead trees. After a long and nasty fight, we managed to defeat the lot, and are now poised to solve why the local Druid is having a bad time.

We went from the original table set of the village map I'd had printed, to the forest path, and then to the forest clearing. The 'scene changes' took under four minutes each - yes, I had them time me - so I am very pleased at how well the terrain and scenery system I have in the game room worked in actual game play.

I'll try to have more photos up on the blog later on; this is a very busy time here, as I had the Shieldmaidens game a week ago, the 5e group this past Sunday, and the Free RPG Day game event this Saturday. I do have this coming Sunday and Monday off, and the proper reports may have to wait until then.

As a side note to the game, I thought that it was fascinating that the players had no problems with the lack of a grid and the other usual 'D & D' accessories. They seemed to really enjoy this ancient style of gaming, and I found it that was heartening that they did.

UNDEAD BADGERS?!
These are the worst, man!

AsenRG · June 13, 2018, 02:16:45 PM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043672what amounted to undead badgers
undead wolves
and then by some undead trees

I'm sensing a trend in the GM's choice for enemies, Uncle:D! May I humbly recommend stocking up on holy water, and some wolfsbane just in case he's been inspired by the Underworld franchise?

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043673I've now listened to this, and am pretty amused by the whole thing - they've rediscovered and restated what I've been saying for decades. Good material and worth listening to.

Better late than never, isn't it;)?

Gronan of Simmerya · June 13, 2018, 05:58:14 PM

And with THIS post

https://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?39104-Video-There-is-no-quot-D-amp-D-Community-quot-Just-a-Marketing-Scheme-by-Hasbro-amp-SJW-Entryism&p=1043756&viewfull=1#post1043756

I bid farewell to RPGSite.

I don't expect everybody to believe the same as I do, but I do expect my wife will not be obviously insulted.

Chirine, you know how to find me if you need me.

AsenRG · June 13, 2018, 07:41:30 PM

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043807And with THIS post

https://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?39104-Video-There-is-no-quot-D-amp-D-Community-quot-Just-a-Marketing-Scheme-by-Hasbro-amp-SJW-Entryism&p=1043756&viewfull=1#post1043756

I bid farewell to RPGSite.

I don't expect everybody to believe the same as I do, but I do expect my wife will not be obviously insulted.

Chirine, you know how to find me if you need me.

I hope to see you on the Rpgpub, Glorious General:)!

chirine ba kal · June 14, 2018, 12:12:56 AM

Quote from: Neshm hiKumala;1043693UNDEAD BADGERS?!
These are the worst, man!

What got me was it took ages to drive them off, and we suffered a lot of damage in the process. Did have fun, though!

chirine ba kal · June 14, 2018, 12:15:22 AM

Quote from: AsenRG;1043776I'm sensing a trend in the GM's choice for enemies, Uncle:D! May I humbly recommend stocking up on holy water, and some wolfsbane just in case he's been inspired by the Underworld franchise?

Better late than never, isn't it;)?

I'll suggest that. In my usual neck of the woods, it'd be tsural buds and amulets.

Well I think so; it's just hugely fascinating to me to listen to some Big Names in the hobby discovering what we discovered back in the day, and in so much of the same fashion.

Fascinating; just simply fascinating.

chirine ba kal · June 14, 2018, 12:17:14 AM

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043807And with THIS post

https://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?39104-Video-There-is-no-quot-D-amp-D-Community-quot-Just-a-Marketing-Scheme-by-Hasbro-amp-SJW-Entryism&p=1043756&viewfull=1#post1043756

I bid farewell to RPGSite.

I don't expect everybody to believe the same as I do, but I do expect my wife will not be obviously insulted.

Chirine, you know how to find me if you need me.

Oh?

"Oh, my!" as Fourth Daughter would say. :eek:

Well, my General, it was - in the main - fun while it lasted.

AsenRG · June 14, 2018, 04:10:19 AM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043843I'll suggest that. In my usual neck of the woods, it'd be tsural buds and amulets.

Well I think so; it's just hugely fascinating to me to listen to some Big Names in the hobby discovering what we discovered back in the day, and in so much of the same fashion.

Fascinating; just simply fascinating.

Well, Uncle, you know the exact composition of the protective devices isn't as important as the fact they provide protection against the Not Quite Dead Yet, and the wolf-humans. We'll pay whoever we must to provide the protection, even if it was in the form of fake swallow nests one wears under the helmet, just so long as it worked...

It will probably make you laugh even more, Uncle, but I reverse-engineered something the idea of a sandbox for my games by contemplating what I knew about the games that some of the aforementioned Big Names (RE) have been running, and changing it a bit to suit my playstyle;).

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043844Oh?

"Oh, my!" as Fourth Daughter would say. :eek:

Well, my General, it was - in the main - fun while it lasted.

Yeah, "free speech has downsides", like the lack of politeness, we're reminded again!

Nerzenjäger · June 14, 2018, 04:29:35 AM

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043807And with THIS post

https://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?39104-Video-There-is-no-quot-D-amp-D-Community-quot-Just-a-Marketing-Scheme-by-Hasbro-amp-SJW-Entryism&p=1043756&viewfull=1#post1043756

I bid farewell to RPGSite.

I don't expect everybody to believe the same as I do, but I do expect my wife will not be obviously insulted.

Chirine, you know how to find me if you need me.

Gronan, I think we never communicated, but know, o prince, you will be missed.

Neshm hiKumala · June 14, 2018, 04:55:14 AM

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1043807And with THIS post

https://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?39104-Video-There-is-no-quot-D-amp-D-Community-quot-Just-a-Marketing-Scheme-by-Hasbro-amp-SJW-Entryism&p=1043756&viewfull=1#post1043756

I bid farewell to RPGSite.

I don't expect everybody to believe the same as I do, but I do expect my wife will not be obviously insulted.

Chirine, you know how to find me if you need me.

Oh Gronan, don't go.
Now, why did you have to go and chat with silly people talking non-sense and being angry at clouds? The only thread I read on the RPGSite is this one, Chirine's, 'cause really, the other ones often devolve into silliness.

Stay with us. It's a nice little island we've got here.
Sure, sparks sometimes sparkle here too, as sparks are prone to do. But this little piece of Tekumel-related internet land is filled with friendly, well-behaved people.
So, do reconsider.

Neshm hiKumala · June 14, 2018, 05:05:58 AM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1043843I'll suggest that. In my usual neck of the woods, it'd be tsural buds and amulets.

Well I think so; it's just hugely fascinating to me to listen to some Big Names in the hobby discovering what we discovered back in the day, and in so much of the same fashion.

Fascinating; just simply fascinating.

It is good that. And it's good because it makes other gamers interested in what they're talking about.
- "Hey! What's this Tekumel thing I've never heard of before?! If [Big Name] likes it, well, I'm gonna give it a shot!"

Hermes Serpent · June 14, 2018, 06:31:29 AM

Doing my bit by running Tekumel games at UK conventions I find that the closet Tekumel gamers come out of the woodwork at the idea of a FTF game. Many of them played years ago then moved on to other things but have a nostalgic fondness for the Professor's creation. Many aren't even aware that new rules have come out since the 90's and certainly most aren't aware of people still playing games set on Tekumel beyond the few still haunting the echoing corridors of either the FB page or the Yahoo group.

Hrugga · June 14, 2018, 07:26:53 AM

Uncle,

Please see post #46.

Thank you,

H:0)