Another year is almost past and Christmas is just over a day
away. We have gotten a lot of snow and Christmas will most certainly be a white
one. Although my posting has been sporadic again, this year has been a very
busy and good one for gaming. My Tékumel group is going gangbusters and the
guys have gotten into quite a pickle. Although we are only able to meet monthly
at this time the games have been very productive for the most part. Unfortunately
I’m located in the east end of the city and the rest of the group is closer to
the downtown, which results in a long travel time to get to my place, even
though everyone drives. I think that we will try playing on Hangouts in the New
Year so that we can increase our gaming frequency. I have been posting some of their adventures here if you are
interested. http://actualplaysintekumel.blogspot.ca/ The Sons’ of the Vríddi
are mine. A regular participant on the RPGSite, and someone that I consider a friend
of mine, Asen G., created the blog as a venue for to share Tékumel adventures,
and dispel the myth that it’s too hard to game on Tékumel. It really is worth
taking a look at as there are some great session/game reports posted there.
I have been enjoying RPGs since the autumn of 1982 when I
first discovered D&D. As it happened I became the DM in my first gaming
group. This has largely continued up to the present with two exceptions: a
campaign run by one of oldest friends, Larry, and one which is being run by my
new friend Ben. The first game was in the early 90s and lasted for about a year
or so, on and off, and was where my alter-ego Shemek came into being. The
second game has been progress or two years and is one that I joined only a
couple of months ago. Both games have one thing in common –great DMs who are
evocative and can paint a vivid picture with words. Their campaign worlds are
quite different but both have (had) elements of what I would call the Weird in
them, others might call it creepy. I for one love this type of game world, as
the Tolkienesque tropes have become, for lack of a better word, stultifying. I
just can’t stomach the thought of another orc, elf, or dwarf. It was the lack
of these beings that first drew me to Tékumel all those years ago, and has kept
me there. Playing is a blast and has been a welcome change. If anyone is
interested Ben’s game-blog may be found here: http://maziriansgarden.blogspot.ca/
More tomorrow, and if not, Santa Ssü wishes a Merry
Christmas to those reading this blog.
Shemek hiTankolel
(aka Evan N.)
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