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27/06/2025

It’s another post on the Sandbox of Doom! This time: how do you get into the Jakallan Underworld?

https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2025/06/26/tekumel-thursday-how-do-you-get-into-the-underworld/

12/06/2025

A North Texas RPG Con report, in a new post on The Sandbox of Doom: https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2025/06/12/tekumel-thursday-ntrpg-con-2025/

Miniatures battles, tabletop roleplaying, and lots of stuff for sale. Really looking forward to next year!

11/06/2025

A new post on The Sandbox of Doom: https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2025/06/06/tekumel-thursday-the-rest-of-the-city/
The rest of the city of Jakalla - including where to find the Grand Bazaar!

24/05/2025

A new post on The Sandbox of Doom: Tékumel Thursday: The City Half As Old As The World.

campaigns · EPT · Tekumel Tékumel Thursday: The City Half As Old As The World May 23, 2025May 19, 2025 Victor Raymond One of the interesting aspects of Empire of the Petal Throne is that it includes the first city map for a roleplaying game, the map of the city of Jakálla.  (The first fully-det...

11/04/2025

Deeds of the Ever-Glorious is getting closer to completion. Looks like it will be about 100 pages or so in length.

02/12/2024

In other news, the Noble Set of the Meshqu Plaques have been released on DriveThruRPG!
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29/11/2024

So look what arrived in the mail just a day ago! The print proofs for Meshqu Plaques - Noble Set. The sixteen plaques will be available as a deck through DriveThruCards, much as we have done with the maps of the Five Empires and the City of Jakalla. Come take a look - once we have carefully examined the proofs, these will be available for you to buy!

14/11/2024

The Tékumel Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the first Blue Room Anthology - Tékumel: Temples & Gods!
The Blue Room Anthologies are reproductions of the "netbook" articles once available through The Blue Room discussion forum, dedicated to the World of Tékumel. Grouped by theme, the Blue Room Anthologies provide easy access to print copies of important sources of information about Tékumel.
Tékumel: Temples & Gods is the first Blue Room Anthology; it is a facsimile reproduction of the netbook articles written about the temples, gods, and theologies of the Empire of the Petal Throne.
Tékumel: Temples & Gods is not intended as a replacement for Mitlanyal, the compendium of all of the temples of Pavar's Pantheon. Rather, it is a precursor to Mitlanyal, and should assist anyone interested in understanding the roles of the gods in the world of Tékumel.
(Purchase link is in the comments)

11/07/2024

After two months and three conventions, I'm back working on my blog. Here is the latest blog post - check it out:

So what did the mimeo Empire of the Petal Throne add to combat? The answer is A LOT!
https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2024/07/11/tekumel-thursday-14-ept-rules-updates-combat-additions/

29/06/2024

In other news, I completed the first round of editing The Egg of the World with my fantastic editor!

11/05/2024

Something arrived in the mail! It is a proof copy of a new print product - there are a few adjustments which need to be made (but that is to be expected). Coming soon!

10/05/2024

Just how DO you do combat in Empire of the Petal Throne? If you thought it was just like OD&D, you might want to think again! This is the next part of my series of blog posts about issues that need attention for EPT to work better as a means of introducing newcomers to Tékumel.

campaigns · EPT · Tekumel Tékumel Thursday 13: EPT Rules Updates-Combat Sequence May 9, 2024May 10, 2024 Victor Raymond Okay, this blog post has been delayed for a day, due to taking my cat Dorian to the vet.  He’s doing much better now, so I can finish this post.  I have also decided to spli...