Bethorm is one of the latest official rule sets for roleplaying in M.A.R. It's been almost twenty years since I last played any form of RPG and I'm thinking of starting back up. Short of that, it's new content in Tekumel, so if your into the world, it has some value there.more This book probably would have been best as a web app/wiki of some sort where you could easily navigate the references in the text and spawn random NPCs and treasure with a click of a button.
#EMPIRE OF THE PETAL THRONE JEFF DEE PDF#
The saving grace of this volume is that the PDF version may be very useful to GMs who want to run other systems in Tekumel. Given that I can't seem to find any play sessions on youtube, the Bethorm forums have been quiet for over a year, and I don't see any convention notices, I think the Bethorm system is dead.
However, the rest of it is filled with tables and references and arcane rules that I don't think I will ever play. I genuinely appreciate Dee's effort to revive the world, and he does a good job of synthesizing a tremendous amount of source material into some digestible bits. There's a ton of material out there from decades of roleplaying and many diehard fans, and all of that is slowly coming out with digital distribution.īethorm is a new rule system in the world of Tekumel. While many fantasy settings are based on Tolkien-esque, western mythology, Tekumel is based on a mixture of South Asian, Mesoamerican, and other mythologies in a pleasantly bizarre world. Reading the Bethorm rulebook is like swimming the 100 meter freestyle through rice krispies.įor the unfamiliar, Tekumel is a roleplaying world that started in "Empire of the Petal Throne" around the same time as AD&D and therefore predates most universes. Crunchy RPGs are heavy on mechanics and focus on precise calculations and determinations. Fluffy RPGs are light on mechanics and rules. While many fantasy settings are ba One way to describe RPGs is where they fit on the fluffy to crunchy scale. For the unfamiliar, Tekumel is a roleplaying world that started in "Empire of the Petal Throne" around the same time as AD&D and therefore predates most universes. Reading the Bethorm rulebook is like swimming the 100 meter freestyle through rice krispies. One way to describe RPGs is where they fit on the fluffy to crunchy scale. Engage in foreign intrigue, seek adventure, study secrets of the ancient past. Become a sorcerer mastering ancient spells. Join a legion or hire your sword to the highest bidder.
And the Pariah Gods seek the end of existence itself! Powered by the skill-based Pocket Universe system, PCs can have almost any combination of abilities. The Undying Wizards guard and manipulate the timeline. Hostile aliens seek the destruction of Mankind. Automatons guard ancient technological wonders. Underground chambers hold vast treasures. Then a disaster casts the entire star system into a pocket dimension! Cut off for millennia, the survivors revert to savagery - while mastering the magic which operates in their new universe. Pir Spacefaring humans and aliens conquer the lush planet Tekumel. Spacefaring humans and aliens conquer the lush planet Tekumel.
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