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TEKUMEL®: Empire of the Petal Throne (TSR)

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TEKUMEL®:  Welcome to a world as complex and fascinating as our own, but unlike anything you have ever experienced. Welcome to Tékumel, the creation of Professor M.A.R. Barker. This is an incredibly detailed science fantasy world, and the basis for the first complete world setting published by TSR Hobbies. Empire of the Petal Throne is a classic of the gaming genre, setting the standard for everything that followed after it.

A rich, complex world and a complete set of rules, Empire of the Petal Throne includes rules for character generation, magic, monsters, adventuring, societies and languages. It is set in the 2,354th Year “After the Seal” – the accession of the first Emperor of Tsolyánu, just before the events chronicled in Man of Gold, the first of several novels written by Prof. Barker. Included with the rules is a four page set of charts and tables, errata for the original game, a map of the City of Jakalla, a b&w map of the Five Empires, and a citizenship document for Tsolyanu, the Empire of the Petal Throne!

Hardcover and softcover: 140pp. PDF: 140pp. [nb: Empire of the Petal Throne is the original role-playing game for The World of Tékumel and is not the same as the Guardians of Order RPG, Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne.]

The most venerable collection of Tékumel information and publications long resided at the Blue Room, an ftp site that also hosted the excellent Blue Room Mailing List (Professor Barker was a regular contributor to the list). You can find the archives of the Blur Room at www.tekumel.com - the official website of the World of Tekumel!  The articles once offered on the Blue Room are available once again, along with new material for the World of Tekumel.

 


The Tekumel Foundation recognizes that some of the legacy content available on this website does not reflect the values of the World of Tekumel. While Prof. M.A.R. Barker created the World of Tekumel, he also held anti-Semitic and racist beliefs which he expressed under pseudonyms. Some Tekumel content may reflect these beliefs, which were wrong then and are wrong today. New material and facsimile reproductions of original materials are made available with this notice, because to do otherwise would erase the record of Prof. Barker’s actions and beliefs.

The World of Tekumel is an alien and fantastic world with its own diversity, far removed from the prejudices of the real world. However, we reject the racist and anti-Semitic beliefs of its creator. The Tekumel Foundation is committed to making products for the World of Tekumel as welcoming and inclusive as possible. A portion of all sales of Tekumel products goes to the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, and to Holocaust education charities.

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Tekumel F March 23, 2022 2:18 pm UTC
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The Tekumel Foundation Board of Directors - Announcement About Serpent’s Walk
The Tekumel Foundation is taking additional steps, including (but not limited to): coordinating with Jewish organizations to make ongoing donations in support of their work; including information about Prof. Barker's anti-Semitism and Nazi beliefs and our rejection of that on our website and in all materials for sale; and revising our guidelines to explicitly reject anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination in any licensed game materials for Tekumel. We will continue to provide updates on our Facebook page, the Foundation website, and elsewhere about our progress in these areas. This will take time so we appreciate your patience.
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Cyrano J August 27, 2023 4:26 pm UTC
A pity that it took this long to come to light, but it's wise for the Foundation to take these measures. Good luck.
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Neil S August 10, 2021 4:36 am UTC
Does this have lovecraftian monsters
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Tekumel F August 11, 2021 5:38 pm UTC
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Not for the Cthulhu Mythos, no. The monsters are original to the Tekumel game setting. That having been said, you could probably adapt them fairly easily to a Call of Cthulhu game or the like. Hope this helps!
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Pauli K July 29, 2021 7:05 am UTC
My video review!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FW7tbbq4oo&t=739s
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Tekumel F August 11, 2021 5:38 pm UTC
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Thank you, Pauli!
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Gordon C July 03, 2018 5:23 pm UTC
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I am very grateful that the print-on-demand hardcover was made available. The PDF is useful to have, but a hardcopy is much easier for me to read and consult with any regularity. The paper could be thicker, but I have experienced no difficulty or discomfort in reading it. Happily, the Tekumel Foundation's facsimile edition includes errata and the forwards to both the Tactical Studies Rules edition and the Different Worlds Publications edition. This volume is an excellent gateway to gaming in the world of Tekumel.
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George H February 21, 2018 6:08 am UTC
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The title of this game was originally "Empire of the Petal Throne" - why is "TEKUMEL" appended to the front? There is another, more recent game that was actually called "Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne". It seems needlessly confusing to add "TEKUMEL" to this title.
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John L October 30, 2017 4:19 pm UTC
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I purchased the hard cover print on demand book. Nice to see it back in print! That said, the paper is too thin or the ink is too dark. I can almost read the opposite page through the paper. It can be distracting in places.
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Edward A October 17, 2017 7:50 am UTC
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When I download the updated PDFs it seems to still be the original scan (2 page 97's etc.) am I doing something wrong?
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Tekumel F October 17, 2017 2:49 pm UTC
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Should be fixed now - let us know if you have not been able to download an updated copy.
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Edward A October 17, 2017 5:06 pm UTC
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Cheers Victor, all sorted.
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John L October 17, 2017 1:29 am UTC
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It is not unclear.

"A rich, complex world and a complete set of rules, Empire of the Petal Throne includes rules for character generation, magic, monsters, adventuring, societies and languages [...] Included with the rules is a four page set of charts and tables, errata for the original game..."

This is a reprint of the rules that started it all.
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Alan B October 16, 2017 10:12 pm UTC
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Does this include the rules in the book? It's a bit unclear? If not, which ruleset is best for this game?
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Tekumel F October 17, 2017 2:50 pm UTC
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Yes; this is the reprint of the original Empire of the Petal Throne game, including the rules as developed by Professor Barker for the World of Tekumel.
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Lloyd R November 04, 2015 2:01 am UTC
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It sure would be nice to have a print version, so we didn't have to print it out. Would that be possible, Victor Raymond?
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Tekumel F November 04, 2015 6:39 am UTC
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Already in the works. We're working on providing a better scan of the original material, along with a couple of additions to the book to cover the differences between the TSR and DW editions. When we make the POD version available, we will also update the PDF so that people who have already purchased it simply need to download the updated version.
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Seth W June 07, 2017 12:37 am UTC
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Thank you for creating a print version of this amazing book! Do you have any more information on when this might be available?
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Tekumel F October 16, 2017 9:49 pm UTC
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You can get it now!
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Dyson L March 03, 2015 9:59 pm UTC
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Just a quick note to anyone printing this out - there are two copies of page 97 in the PDF, so you want to skip one if you want to keep the pagination working properly.
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Tekumel F October 16, 2017 9:49 pm UTC
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Should be fixed in the new PDF. Thanks for pointing that out!
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