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 EPT’s divine intervention mechanics at length. But first, James and Victor engage in a brief discussion about imperial heirs. Show Notes: [00:00:35] Children of the known Tsolyáni princes? Victor found a reference […]
Episode 48, “Books and Demons”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. Our hosts begin this episode with a discussion of “demons” as they appear in Empire of the Petal Throne. How do EPT’s demons differ from Prof. Barker’s later conceptions of them? Then, James and Victor finish their review […]
Episode 47, “Pariah Gods”
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 enigmatic group of deities known as the Pariah Gods. But before we get to that, Victor and James review the first twelve books listed in the magical tomes section of Empire […]
Episode 46, “Miscellaneous Magic Items”
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 review each entry in the “Miscellaneous Magical Items” section of Empire of the Petal Throne.
Episode 45, “The Tsolyáni ‘You'”
In this episode, our hosts discuss “you.” That’s “you” the pronoun, and not “you” the listener, although I’m certain you’re very interesting in your own right. Tsolyáni has around twenty different words for the second person pronoun, and their proper use is determined by the relative social and cultural context of the speaker and addressee.