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Tékumel is a fantasy world created by American linguist and writer M. A. R. Barker over the course of several decades from around 1940. [1] In this imaginary world , huge, tradition-bound empires with medieval levels of technology vie for control using magic, large standing armies, and ancient technological devices.
Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker (born Phillip Barker; November 3, 1929 – March 16, 2012) was an American linguist who was professor of Urdu and South Asian Studies and created one of the first roleplaying games, Empire of the Petal Throne. He wrote several fantasy/science fantasy novels based in his associated world setting of Tékumel.
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play in five acts by Francis Beaumont, first performed at Blackfriars Theatre in 1607 [1] [2] [3] and published in a quarto in 1613. [4] It is the earliest whole parody (or pastiche ) play in English.
Empire of the Petal Throne is a fantasy role-playing game designed by M. A. R. Barker, based on his Tékumel fictional universe. It was self-published in 1974, then published by TSR, Inc. in 1975. It was one of the first tabletop role-playing games , along with Dungeons & Dragons , and was the first published RPG game setting.
In the early years of the 21st century, the Canadian publisher Guardians of Order gained the license to Tekumel, and announced that they would be producing a new version of the setting called Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne. However, in late 2004, Guardians of the Order ran into severe financial problems that threatened the project.
The concept of time in Napple World is unlike the real world: the seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter exist separately from each other as distinct locations. [2] When Poach arrives in Napple World, six fairy-like beings called Petals leave her body and escape into the seasons, and she must retrieve them in order to go home again.
General Books, LLC Memphis, Tennessee, US; Also: 1-150 to 1-154, 1-4589, 1-4590, 1-77045 4438 Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Newcastle, England 4447 Hodder & Stoughton: Sceptre London, UK 4454 Parragon: Bath, UK 4456 Amberley Publishing Stroud, UK 4457, 4461: Lulu: 4493 [3] O'Reilly Media 4509 General Books, LLC