Hall of Blue Illumination

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel.  In this episode, our hosts discuss the use of languages in Tékumel games, before answering a question concerning the placement of Prof. Barker’s novels within the “game” and “real” Tékumel distinction. Show Notes: [00:00:37]. Upcoming Events: Victor will be presenting a paper at the annual conference of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts, and also at GaryCon, where he’ll run several Tékumel games using EPT. [00:01:41] Victor also reveals that he’s working on a project titled “The Egg of the World: the Guide to Running Games in Tékumel” which is his attempt to unpack the setting.  He hopes to be done with it by June and publish it later this year. [00:02:43] Languages in Tékumel.  Languages are at the forefront of Tékumel, but in many other roleplaying game settings linguistic differences fade into the background. [00:05:40] Victor notices that players over time tend to adopt