There was a re-print of the TSR version of the game in about 1987. I believe TSR stopped supporting it around '77 or '78. Judges Guild put out at least one adventure for it. I believe there were miniatures rules for it, as well as a board game based off of the setting. There wasn't a whole lot of support for the game other than what you saw in Dragon. And, as it's a D&D variant, it's arguably the first D&D world ever published, too. Tekumel is therefore the first rpg role playing world published. That was something that was just not done in 1975. It's most remarkable feature was its fully developed background and campaign world. It was very much based on D&D, with a few twists of its own. TSR put EotPT out in 1975 at about the same time as the Greyhawk and Blackmoor supplements to D&D. Imperial agents with high-risk commissions.Lothar TVNI wrote:About when did this game lose support? Was it ever very popular? Range from courtesans asking the players to visit their homes to ( James Maliszewski has done just that with his aptly named The Excellent Traveling Volume fanzine.) The problem is alleviated somewhatīy several tables for generating patrons and missions. Lacks something, it would be a selection of pre-generated patrons with namesĪnd sketches for personal history.

Empire of the Petal Throne provides an existing hierarchy, and lets the players to fight their way to the top. What does it mean to be a noble in a world of no social structure other than survival of the fittest? OD&D assumed a wild west teeming with mercenaries and monsters.

Original Dungeons & Dragons had a broadly similar premise, but it lacked the rationale. Finally, they will be rewarded with a fief to rule! At some point they are adopted into a clanĪnd granted citizenship. Next, they get the permit toĪct as patrons themselves. After a few adventures, characters can leave the Foreigners’ Quarters on their own.

Priest might become a Temple Commandant, for example. Gain new military ranks and larger contingents of troops to command. Level titles are not merelyĪ selection of synonyms, but actually indicate that Warriors Of experience, their social status improves. Curiously, there are even rules for when and how such a blunder may come to pass. Leave it without escort, an etiquette mistake is likely to occur - with Atįirst, they are secluded to the ”Foreigners’ Quarters”. They are barbarians arriving to the decadent metropolis of Jakalla. What it does include, however, is a pre-written plot.Ĭharacters commence play as murderhobos, but there is a rationale for them being that way. No official modules were publishedįor the game. It is quite unique for an old-school game with its focus on patron-client relationships. Regardless, something makes me regret that I never sampled Empire of the Petal Throne as written, raw and undistilled. In fact, we use very few rules at all - which, Iīelieve, mirrors the developments of Prof. Our campaign has lasted for several years and it has been a successful one. To add insult to injury, weĬould not resist the urge to bring in house-rules from more ”elegant” Reasons, however, our campaign quickly drifted away from theĪssumptions made in the original rules. Sentiment, even though I am not a grognard and have been refereeing EPT for a while. Barker) the favorite game they never played. Many grognards have nominated Empire of the Petal Throne (1976,īy M.

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