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About the StoryIn the Empire of the Petal Throne™, will you find glory, or a knife in your back? Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: April 10, 2015 Current Version: Unknown License: Commercial Development System: ChoiceScript IFID: Unknown TUID: gcdgf87v754zpemy |
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A deep dive into the worldbuilding of Tekumel that is cut short, September 4, 2020This game is based on the world of Tekumel, a world setting almost as complex (or more) than Middle Earth and created starting in the 40's by M. A. R. Barker.
This game uses this setting well, but relies on prior knowledge of it or the desire to read several pages of backstory in the stats screen. I had that desire, so it was okay.
It's a lush world that incentivizes you to act violent, proud, sensual, etc. It's very interesting, and it leads to an exciting underground adventure.
And then, it stops. I thought I'd have quite a bit left to play, but it ends at what I thought would be the midpoint of the game. There are several pages of epilogue, but I felt like the overall narrative arc wasn't satisfying. It doesn't have to be longer, but the plot threads that are given prominence should, I feel, occupy more time.
I enjoyed it, regardless, and would recommend it to people who want to see if Tekumel and its novels and RPG settings are worth reading. It's made me think about reading them.
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