The Clan of Sky Blue Water, Distinguished and Sedulous
Some background before we begin The short of it: I fell in love with the Empire of the Petal Throne boxed game in the late 70s as a high schooler. College and life intervened and my love of the setting sat idle until 2014, when I got back into gaming. The group lasted about a year before collapsing—just as I was about to take over the DM slot and dust off my dormant EPT campaign. I have one player, my good friend Chris. We don’t play as regularly as I might like, but often enough that my interest in Tékumel has remained rekindled. Between sessions, I’ve taken the time to flesh out some of my 30+ year old ideas. Chris isn’t familiar with Tékumel, so we decided to operate in more of a “one-off” mode so that adventures are kept short. Once we get to a point where he is comfortable with the setting, I have a “campaign” mostly ready to go. We’re using Béthorm, a skill-based, points-buy system, with a 2D10, roll low mechanic. Chris pl...