00:00.50 Victor So today we’re going to talk about war of wizards which interestingly enough was produced I believe before empire the pedal throne now. Ah. 00:09.84 James I Think that’s right came out the same year as ever guy with pelotherome

Episode 57, “Empire of the Petal Throne as an OD&D Supplement”

Mar 19th, 2024 1h

00:04.38 Victor Well it is February Twenty Twenty four and that means well yeah I suppose March February March. It’s the beginning of the year and that means that we are. At the fiftieth anniversary of the release of dungeons and dragons the or

Episode 56, “Minatures Special”

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 15m

part 1 – 1 minute to 44 minutes in – a panel of Tekumel experts including Mark Siefert, Rob Smith, Steve Braun, and Mark Eggert recounting their interaction & hopes for miniature use in EPT. part 2 – 45th minute – end – Rob Smith & Scott McKin

Episode 55, “Tékumel Versus Earth and Man of Gold Part One”

May 4th, 2023 56m 36s

Episode 54, “Festivals and Wizards

Dec 20th, 2022 1h 19m

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the fantastic world of Tékumel. In this judiciously-timed episode, our hosts discuss and compare Tèkumeláni holidays. Then they take up the “graduate level” Tékumel subject of

Episode 53, “Eyes and the Clan House”

Nov 16th, 2022 1h 17m

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the fantastic world of Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts discuss “Eyes”, a unique class of magical item commonly encountered by players in Tékumel. Then James and Victor dis

Episode 52, “South Seas and Mazes”

Sep 23rd, 2022 1h 4m

Making Tékumel Your Own

Jul 28th, 2022 56m 26s

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 ways a referee can make Tékumel their own, with examples from James and Victor’s campaig

Episode 44, “Fate of Tékumel”

Jul 28th, 2022 1h 10m

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 welcome special guest John Till to talk about his adaptation of the Fate system to Tékumel.But first, Victo

Episode 43, “The ‘Five Empires’ and Baron Áld”

Jul 28th, 2022 54m

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 term “the Five Empires.” Who coined this label? Is it a concept used by the Tèkumeláni, or is it

Episode 41, “The Ssú, Alien Enemy of Humankind”

Jul 28th, 2022 51m 41s

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. After a hiatus, we’re back! But wait, does anyone else smell cinnamon? This episode is devoted to a discussion of the Ssú, one of the abo

Episode 45, “The Tsolyáni ‘You'”

Jul 28th, 2022 1h 5m

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 “you.” That’s “you” the pronoun, and not “you” the listener, although I’m certain you’re very interest

Episode 51, “The H’lüss and Science Fiction”

Jul 15th, 2022 1h 15m

This episode explores the relationship between the inimical nonhuman H'lüss and science fiction.

Episode 50, “Languages and Real Tékumel”

Mar 21st, 2022 55m 17s

In this episode, our hosts discuss the use of languages in Tékumel games, before answering a question concerning the placement of Prof. Barker’s novels within the “game” and “real” Tékumel distinction.

Episode 49, “Divine Intervention”

Dec 14th, 2021 51m 39s

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 discussio

Episode 48, “Books and Demons”

Nov 19th, 2021 1h 7m

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

Episode 47, “Pariah Gods”

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 5m

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 r

Episode 46, “Miscellaneous Magic Items”

Sep 13th, 2021 1h 22m

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'”

Aug 2nd, 2021 1h 5m

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 thei

Episode 44, “Fate of Tékumel”

Jun 11th, 2021 1h 10m

Episode 43, “The ‘Five Empires’ and Baron Áld”

May 8th, 2021 54m

Making Tékumel Your Own

Mar 5th, 2021 56m 26s

Episode 41, “The Ssú, Alien Enemy of Humankind”

Feb 11th, 2021 51m 41s

Episode 40, “Bill Hoyt”

May 28th, 2020 46m 58s

In this episode, our hosts interview special guest Bill Hoyt. Bill has been involved with roleplaying games since the early 1970s, and was integral in getting TSR to publish Empire of the Petal Throne.

Episode 39, “Plagues of Tékumel”

Apr 24th, 2020 50m 40s

Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this most-apposite of episodes, our hosts discuss sickness and disease on Tékumel. Can magic fix everything? No, it can’t. But first,