Empire of the Petal Throne (Original Manuscript Draft) available on Drive Thru

[darjr]

From the blurb.

This is the original manuscript for Empire of the Petal Throne, produced in the Spring of 1974 in a limited and confidential run of fifty copies for the World of Tékumel, the creation of Professor M.A.R. Barker. This is the first time this original manuscript has been published or made available to the general public. The rules contained herein are a precursor to the game published shortly later by TSR, Inc. and have a number of significant differences from that later version. However, this version in many ways is substantively similar to the later TSR version, and is being presented more as a historical document than as a different product.
This netbook was prepared from a copy taken directly from Prof. Barker’s archive, and is presented with each facing page containing the text of the original manuscript. By purchasing this netbook, you will be able to examine some of the prehistory of Tékumel gaming.

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/0/Name-Not-Found?products_id=99645&src=sub

Artifacts of the dawn of the hobby fascinate me. I saw this and had to share. I've never run nor played in Tékumel and I need to fix that and I'm very intrigued.

 

[amerigoV]

Cool. I have an original box set and recently got one of the newer updated settings (in 2005 I think) recently. A very rich world - rich and detailed when Greyhawk literally was just a hole in the ground. It is a neat setting but I have never run or played in it. Much different than "here are the English, here are the Germans" cultures.

It does make me laugh when people say "SciFi does not belong in fantasy" - but then you stop and look that the first 3 settings (Greyhawk, Blackmoor, and Empire of the Petal Throne) all had SciFi elements in them.

 

[Ravenheart87]

It does make me laugh when people say "SciFi does not belong in fantasy" - but then you stop and look that the first 3 settings (Greyhawk, Blackmoor, and Empire of the Petal Throne) all had SciFi elements in them.

Don't forget about Wilderlands of High Fantasy. Or even Arduin, since that was OD&D-based too and full of sci-fi elements. There is a lot to love and adore in these settings.

 

[Zelligars Apprentice]

The link above doesn't work, but this one does:
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/99646/Empire-of-the-Petal-Throne-%28Original-Manuscript%29