I admit I always conceived of Penom as being like New Orleans in some way (hey they are both in a swamp) and invested it with all sorts of secret cults in a...
I was watching my newly purchased Michael Palin Travel Documentaries set this weekend and happened upon the segment where he travels from Dubai to Bombay in a...
... do get some shade as the crew sets up a sail or something to provide som cover from the sun for the team. Such treatment would not be unusual for low...
... One small emendation to this excellent recitation: there *is* a point where lay-priests do become recognized in the Temple hierarchy.... "[s]ome of these...
Thanks Victor, you're right: there will always be the exceptions that prove the rule. It's kind of like the story about borrowing money from the bank: when...
Whatsa luminary? Does that mean Victor glows in the dark? I hadn't noticed. Bry (with highest regards to my favorite cunning linguist) ... Talk is cheap. Use...
Does anyone have info on the Siege of Ke'er in 2351? I'm interested in the identity of the troops involved for both sides. There is a drawing in the old rules...
... According to "Deeds of the Ever-Glorious", the 12th (Cohorts of Chegarra), and18th (Lord of Red Devastation) Medium Infantry were there, and the 23rd...
IIRC there was some info that it was a raid that met only minimal resistance as the Baron had taken the bulk of his forces at Ke'er and gone after the Tsolyani...
Hello, I am relatively new to both Tekumel and this list, but I thought I'd dive right in with some queries. My primary knowledge of tekumel comes from the...
Hello, One of my players got to see Kitano's Zatoichi earlier this week, and now he's asking if he can play a blind man. The trouble I have is explaining what...
I believe there are some priests of Dra, the uncaring, who show their devotion as well as their lack of concern for things of this mundane world by staring at ...
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Apr 6, 2006 10:40 pm
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I've not had the opportunity to put Victor in the dark to see whether he glows. I'm glad that someone is advancing the state of experimental science. Thanks,...
Dear All, Yes, I know I said February. Bear with me. The text is completely scanned in and edited. With the help of Prof. Barker these past two weeks I have...
... I do NOT glow in the dark! Not even a little! Well, maybe just a bit. Any resemblance to Ssu lights is purely coincidental. Victor J Raymond vraymond...
There are a group of priests of Thumis in the Do Chaka foothills who belieiving that the sun is the visible source of the light of Thumis spend all day staring...
... Things the blind can do: Massage Storytelling Musician Many handicrafts, including weaving (with help if weaving together multicolored threads), knitting, ...
... Can we have an index too please? If this is in a word-processor document that should be a pretty automatic job. I see an index as a, more or less, ...
... I wholeheartedly agree. As an aside, some new members might not know that Krista Donelly (She Who Is Beloved Of Thumis) has made indices for the...
-- ... Does this mean that I was incorrect when I said that priests of Dra sometimes do the same? I was writing from memory and don't have access to the source...
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Apr 9, 2006 6:44 pm
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I got this from Issue 1 of the Tekumel Journal from the description of the temple of Thumis. Antony ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by...
No you aren't. The Perfect of Dra are the priests that you were thinking of. They follow the sun and are blind just like the monks that Anthony s talking...
Just finished reading Flamesong again, and in the book, Mirusya (hope I spelled his name correctly, misspelling the Emperor's name is a good way to earn a seat...
-- ... Cool! I'd hate to think I was confused on my Tekumel trivia. It impresses the babes. (Bwahaahahahahahah! --maniacal laugh.) Peter Huston...
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... Sorry I missed this post first time Bert, I must have some how skipped past it when reading the digests otherwise I would have replied back when you made...