tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8780273365477447473..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: News from the Tékumel FoundationJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62200632232780972622012-02-15T10:50:05.831-05:002012-02-15T10:50:05.831-05:00That is undoubtedly correct as to the dice. I sti...That is undoubtedly correct as to the dice. I still have my original set purchased with my original D&D set of rules when they first came out. After about five or six years of rolling those, they became rounded and you couldn't play with them much anymore.Alan F Musielewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100507260416042421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67714143655675158122012-02-15T10:46:36.586-05:002012-02-15T10:46:36.586-05:00I have played in both Dr. Barker's very first ...I have played in both Dr. Barker's very first and last role playing sessions. Except for a brief span in the late 70's and early 80's I have played in one group or another of his from 1974 until late 2011 when he was no longer able to referee the game due to health reasons.<br /><br />To know the impact of this set of rules, simply look at the original three volume set of D&D rules and compare it to this treasure.<br /><br />Everyone was simply amazed. For the younger enthusiasts out there, think of what it must have been like to see something like this only a couple years into the genre of role playing. It was like reading children's comics books and suddenly someone invented the novel. It was that profound.<br /><br />Alan MusielewiczAlan F Musielewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100507260416042421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9443098537751578402012-02-13T08:58:06.338-05:002012-02-13T08:58:06.338-05:00Excellent. It will be interesting to see the diff...Excellent. It will be interesting to see the differences.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45248883872490445952012-02-13T00:57:48.500-05:002012-02-13T00:57:48.500-05:00The original published EPT rules /were/ D&D, i...The original published EPT rules /were/ D&D, in most ways. It was only a slightly different system than was used on OD&D. I'd recommend the original boxed rules as being the most accessible from a gaming standpoint, but they're hard to get. The Different Worlds one-book printing seems to be pretty much the same thing, and you can get it from Tita's House of Games at http://www.tekumel.com/tita/ept.htmlSine Nominehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335794366582322514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22508275241426747622012-02-12T20:07:28.737-05:002012-02-12T20:07:28.737-05:00This is wonderful news! I've always heard tha...This is wonderful news! I've always heard that the Professor's group plays rules-light (i think Bob Alberti once summarized it on one sheet of paper), but to finally get to see the original game structure before some of the rules (eg, separation of Priests/Magic-users and spell lists that don't really reflect Tekumel society) must have been adapted to be more compatible with OD&D will be amazing. Great work by the Foundation!bad wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804828431479742741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68159760216757092152012-02-12T19:49:31.678-05:002012-02-12T19:49:31.678-05:00I have a friend who had that version of the rules....I have a friend who had that version of the rules. She loaned it to me at one point, I think it was early 80's; certainly before I could afford to purchase a copy for myself. Pretty heady stuff, eh?Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72475961502377943032012-02-12T19:26:02.050-05:002012-02-12T19:26:02.050-05:00This is great news! So many people who came to the...This is great news! So many people who came to the hobby in the late 80's, the 90's and the 00's have never heard ofTekumel before. If it brings more people into the original games and shows them that there has always been variation, flavour and gains their interest to play, all the more power to the project.Martin Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209755708458834413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27732338976161396672012-02-12T18:46:50.936-05:002012-02-12T18:46:50.936-05:00I did some googling and found a blog about Tekumel...I did some googling and found a blog about Tekumel: http://thetekumelproject.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I know, I'm awesome. You don't have to tell me, but that doesn't mean I don't like to hear it. :pJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852395640994627645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74211732194699655792012-02-12T13:58:13.386-05:002012-02-12T13:58:13.386-05:00Pretty schwey. I might actually go for that.Pretty schwey. I might actually go for that.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40034623833046016952012-02-12T10:43:59.493-05:002012-02-12T10:43:59.493-05:00This is great news! Love the map, and the booklet...This is great news! Love the map, and the booklets... but would have preferred they use original dice in the photo! Only the bottom left-most die is from the 70s... the rest look to be early 80s.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231423670489116607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-38169474070903916012012-02-12T10:25:43.107-05:002012-02-12T10:25:43.107-05:00I'm an old schooler that has never purchased a...I'm an old schooler that has never purchased a Tekumel product. I'd done some reading on the Professor and his vision. What would you recommend as far as a gaming product? Is there a Tekumel / D&D conversion out there so that we could take advantage of the setting? What's a good starting place?Gene Sollowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329711228140134967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81538495007241919352012-02-12T10:19:26.997-05:002012-02-12T10:19:26.997-05:00This is great! I think for certain individuals the...This is great! I think for certain individuals the value of their raw notes is underestimated. Now only if we could see a similar release by the heirs of Gygax and Arneson.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20344209034539303722012-02-12T10:02:42.740-05:002012-02-12T10:02:42.740-05:00I hope the cover of the PDF is the same as the one...I hope the cover of the PDF is the same as the ones depicted above. Who needs POD? I'd just print it and staple it just like the Professor did.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.com