tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post4999014289469189732..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: Would M.A.R. Barker Have Loved Arrows of Indra, Even as the Fanboys Who Govern Tekumel Today Snub the OSR?RPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-32382122836825659392014-10-29T11:15:09.859-03:002014-10-29T11:15:09.859-03:00For the sake of clarity, can you provide a brief d...For the sake of clarity, can you provide a brief definition of what you define as an "OSR rule-set".StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-12544144136306443052014-10-28T19:56:10.467-03:002014-10-28T19:56:10.467-03:00If Bethorm had really been aimed at the OSR market...If Bethorm had really been aimed at the OSR market, you'd think they'd have made an OSR rule-set.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-39246485263687102332014-10-28T12:06:55.102-03:002014-10-28T12:06:55.102-03:00Okay; I've now read through AoI, and I like wh...Okay; I've now read through AoI, and I like what I see; it's got the 'flavor' of EPT, and feels like it would play the same way. Good solid game mechanics, good setting information, and I think somebody could pick it up and run a game with a little preparation. "Bethorm" reads like "Swords and Glory"; lots of information about the setting, but the game itself is a little hard to tease out from the data. I'd consider it a more 'advanced-level' game; an experienced GM would get more out of it then a less-experienced one.<br /><br />I have been told that "Bethorm" is specifically aimed at the OSR market, but I don't know enough about what the OSR is and is not to be able to offer any sort of informed opinion on that aspect of the game.<br /><br />If I were going to start a Tekumel campaign (do folks still call inter-connected game sessions that?) from scratch, I'd get "Bethorm" for the world-setting data and AoI to play the games with. It just feels 'right' to somebody of my ancient age and underpinnings; I like the flavor of the thing, as it feels like something Phil would have played. I do need to make the provision that once he'd played it for several years, he'd probably go back to his 'you roll, I'll roll' very-rules-lite style of play. AoI just feels like 1976 to 1982 with Phil.<br /><br />A lot of the world-setting material in AoI does sound like Phil talking - the section on clans, for example, is very 'Phil' to my ear.<br /><br />- chirinechirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-6766552639055598322014-10-28T11:54:53.627-03:002014-10-28T11:54:53.627-03:00I'd agree with you about this - the Professor ...I'd agree with you about this - the Professor got his first degree in Anthopology - specializing in Meso-America -, his doctorate for his work with the Klamath nation (they still use his books to teach their own language), and his post-doc work was in Urdu while on a Fulbright scholarship in South Asia; he was a leading figure in the Islamic Center at McGill in Toronto, and then head of South Asian Studied at the University of Minnesota. He spoke some 47 languages, mostly South Asian and Middle Eastern. He could talk to people in multiple languages at the same time - and provide me with a running translation as well!<br /><br />- chirinechirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-49271719355730826932014-10-28T03:41:47.544-03:002014-10-28T03:41:47.544-03:00Again, that overlap is principally due to the fact...Again, that overlap is principally due to the fact that Prof. Barker was very influenced by classical India as a setting reference in creating Tekumel.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-81796243203492712812014-10-27T15:14:14.151-03:002014-10-27T15:14:14.151-03:00I've bought and skimmed through it. Overlaps w...I've bought and skimmed through it. Overlaps with Arrows of Indra are quickly to be found (e.g. clans).Nerzenjägerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682799127301890341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-37007036799787352642014-10-27T14:35:01.499-03:002014-10-27T14:35:01.499-03:00While the new Tekumel game "Bethorm" is ...While the new Tekumel game "Bethorm" is not OSR (if that means D&D based), it looks pretty Old School to me (Old School including Traveller, Runequest, Villains & Vigilantes). And Jeff Dee certainly has some Old School street cred, at least in my eyes. I believe Brett Slocum is working on a D&D leaning Tekumel rules set, and he already wrote a TFT-Tekumel game.StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-28560144543269021212014-10-27T12:45:50.994-03:002014-10-27T12:45:50.994-03:00Yup, that is one of its useful roles!Yup, that is one of its useful roles!RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-91308837044104411222014-10-27T07:09:08.699-03:002014-10-27T07:09:08.699-03:00At 3,50 USD even I couldn't resist. It will se...At 3,50 USD even I couldn't resist. It will serve me well as a guide to pseudo-Indian subcontinent campaigning.Nerzenjägerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682799127301890341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-76127962909600461762014-10-26T23:13:06.449-03:002014-10-26T23:13:06.449-03:00Fair enough; thank you for your comments, and I ce...Fair enough; thank you for your comments, and I certainly would like to hear more about your impressions of AoI!RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-6614712245565277782014-10-26T22:39:49.319-03:002014-10-26T22:39:49.319-03:00You know, you can mention me by name; I have no is...You know, you can mention me by name; I have no issues with it. And I agree with your post - I've been fighting this 'closed shop' attitude for about thirty years.<br /><br />From what I've seen so far, AoI is a very good solid game - and one that has the same flavor as Phil's own play style. More on this later, if you like. Thanks again!<br /><br />- chirinechirine ba kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089801259918671141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-1498227514359955732014-10-25T15:59:10.376-03:002014-10-25T15:59:10.376-03:00therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2014/10/arrows-of-indra-...therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2014/10/arrows-of-indra-understanding-clan.htmlRPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-45621703656131477202014-10-25T15:14:43.337-03:002014-10-25T15:14:43.337-03:00"In a blog entry from a couple of days ago......"In a blog entry from a couple of days ago..." Could you provide a link to this blog entry please. I would like to read it.Jay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069789456292604679noreply@blogger.com