I started reading Man of Gold today, and if anyone ever runs an EPT game I might have to play Hazrun, boy raised by...
I started reading Man of Gold today, and if anyone ever runs an EPT game I might have to play Hazrun, boy raised by Pei Choi.
Just to speed things up tomorrow night, I thought I would let y'all try and figure what way you want to get into...
Just to speed things up tomorrow night, I thought I would let y'all try and figure what way you want to get into Brazonia. The town of Iascu mid-map is where Tazrun's twin brother is reported to live. Your entry point is at Hex 05.14. Hex scale is 5 miles. Let me know what questions you might want to ask at the last Kozak sich before heading north or any other preparations.
It's interesting because both Flamesong and Man of Gold have protagonists (a priest of gentle Thumis and a moderate Vimhula soldier) that are much more sympathetic to a broader audience than your usual Tekumel characters (at least from my experience).
ReplyDeleteYeah. I have the same buy-in block with video games as well. In Kotor I tried playing a dark side character. I very quickly got bored and went back to my light side save. Same with Mass Effect: started a 'renegade' guy and only made it about 20% through before I lost interest and went back to my 'heroic' char. It just always seems 'too easy' being a dick, plus I quickly stop caring whether my character lives or dies. Being evil does make me laugh for a while, but it never lasts.
ReplyDeleteBeing evil does make me laugh for a while, but it never lasts.
ReplyDeleteThat's a important life lesson, right there.
But on the Tekumel novels, I think that they (particularly the first two) are much more accessible to e general fantasy audience, both in terms of having with relatable, sympathetic protegonists and how the world itself is presented compared to just reading the sourcebooks or the game.