The pre-publication Empire of the Petal Throne is now officially available to the public for the first time. Only 50 copies of this mimeoed playtest version were produced.
If you are interested in buying this and are familiar with TSR's EPT, you should be warned that according to Victor Raymond in “many ways is substantively similar to the later TSR publication, and is being produced more as a historical document than as a different product.”
In a conversation last week with Raymond last week he noted that the mechanical differences are pretty sparse, but there are some interesting differences with closer “textual analysis.” There are some interesting differences such as the lack of a Charisma/Comeliness attribute and the existence of playtest notes at the end of the document that show the evolution of EPT as an organic game.
In a conversation last week with Raymond last week he noted that the mechanical differences are pretty sparse, but there are some interesting differences with closer “textual analysis.” There are some interesting differences such as the lack of a Charisma/Comeliness attribute and the existence of playtest notes at the end of the document that show the evolution of EPT as an organic game.
The final version is 230 pages, with the original mimeo version on the lefthand side and a clean OCR copy on the right. You can find it on RPGnow and on DriveThru as a PDF for $15. A print-on-demand version is coming next.
My complete interview with Raymond that discusses the deep mysteries of Tekumel, the manuscript and other upcoming projects that will be released such as the much awaited Jakallan Underworld will be coming here this week.
other upcoming projects that will be released such as the much awaited Jakallan Underworld
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Yeah I know, more details later but it sounds like the Foundation is leaning toward releasing it with the Professor's original maps and notes.
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