Tekumel Creator, MAR Barker, Has Passed Away

[alex_greene]

I just heard this sad news. The creator of Tekumel, MAR Barker, has gone.

Press Release (PDF)

To put it in perspective, MAR Barker's world was as vibrant and loved as Middle Earth - and Barker was a Professor in the University of Minnesota where E Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson were developing Dungeons & Dragons. Empire of The Petal Throne was the first game released by TSR after the launch of D&D.

Without his influence, the whole world of roleplaying might have turned out very differently indeed ...

[Prime_Evil]

This makes me very sad. Tekumel is one of the greatest creations that our little hobby has ever produced.

[rust]

This is really very sad news. I loved the Tekumel setting,
although I never found players willing to give it a try for
more than a few adventures.

[Prime_Evil]

Many people admired Tekumel for its impressive level of detail and sheer inventiveness.

[Ultor]

RIP Firu ba Yeker.

The BRP maven Sandy Petersen put together a set of RQ3 rules for Tekumel, which should be adaptable to Legend with only a little work

They're available at the Tekumel site http://www.tekumel.com/downloads/RQtekumel.pdf

[hanszurcher]

RIP Firu ba Yeker.

The BRP maven Sandy Petersen put together a set of RQ3 rules for Tekumel, which should be adaptable to Legend with only a little work

They're available at the Tekumel site http://www.tekumel.com/downloads/RQtekumel.pdf

Thank you Ultor. I've the Different Worlds Publications and Guardians of Order editions...this is an nice addition.