After roleplaying in countless fantasy worlds based on European/Celtic models, a world that does not rely on these overused backgrounds is a refreshing change of pace. Tékumel, a setting drawing heavily from Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, and Mesoamerican cultures, fits the bill perfectly. Tékumel is a place with the politics and intrigue of the Roman Empire, the religions of ancient India and... [click here for more]
Tékumel is a place with the politics and intrigue of the Roman Empire, the religions of ancient India and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the magic of the Arabian Nights, the monsters and demons of the Cthulhu mythos, plus ancient ruins containing the technology of a good space opera thrown in just to keep things interesting.
The Petal Hack strips the rules down to a minimum so you can focus on character... [click here for more]
Tékumel is a place with the politics and intrigue of the Roman Empire, the religions of ancient India and pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the magic of the Arabian Nights, the monsters and demons of the Cthulhu mythos, plus ancient ruins containing the technology of a good space opera thrown in just to keep things interesting.
The Petal Hack strips the rules down to a minimum so you can focus on character... [click here for more]
This supplement introduces the optional dueling rules for The Petal Hack, especially for practitioners of the ancient art of Arruché, the Two-Weapon technique. An Arruchegár class for two-weapon fighters is also presented.
Arruché is the two-weapon fencing art often called Florentine Style, after the Italian fencing schools of Florence where it was taught in Earth's past. A light sword is wielded... [click here for more]
Tekumel is perhaps the most fully-realized world in all of fantastic literature or gaming. A truly American fantasy subcreation, and probably the first non-white and non-Western roleplaying setting, it evokes elements of South-East Asian and Native American culture and belongs to the science fantasy tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clark Ashton Smith and Jack Vance and yet is entirely original.
This... [click here for more]
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