Armies and Enemies of the Petal Throne blog

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

I've started a blog for the Tekumel Project:

http://thetekumelproject.blogspot.com/

Please come and visit and comment if you like.

Not much there yet, but will be adding info about past and future releases, rules, etc.

Regards,

Howard Fielding
The Tekumel Project

[Leapsnbounds]

I am glad to see that this range and setting is being resuerrected.  I had some of the Ral Partha Figures that came out oh so long ago, and I have toyed with the idea of creating an army or two for my Fantasy Adventures.  The only problem that held me back was that there were no cavalry on Tekumel.  What is a Fantasy Battle without cavalry?  I am glad that this oprtion is being presented because I still may go with it one of these days.

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

What is a Fantasy Battle without cavalry?  

True - Tekumel proper has no cavalry. But it has cool aliens to compensate: Hlaka, Shen, Ahoggya, Pe Choi, Pachi Lei, Swamp Folk, Pygmy Folk, Serudla can all be found in some (or all) of the armies of the Five Empires. I've probably forgotten one, or two!

And then there are the Enemies of Mankind: the Ssu and the H'luss.

What's not to like?

Of course, one need not do strictly Tekumel battles. Who is to say that a non-canon Tekumel can't have horses?

I have heard somebody say they wanted to use the legion of Ever-Present Glory for Gondor troops and IIRC someone else was outfitting the Yan Koryani with ray guns!

Best Regards,

Howard Fielding
The Tekumel Project

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

Actually, if one did want to add cavalry, how about these...

http://www.chronofus.net/php/viewtopic.php?t=561

Check out the last picture of the LOTR Gondor cavalryman on the Eureka renaissance Gendarme horse.

I've also looked at the TAG horses from their Medieval Eastern ranges. They have some "dragon horses" in one of the Chinese ranges. Not sure what size they are, however...

[El Grego]

Who needs horses when you can have Ahoggya...    ::

[commissarmoody]

I have been seeing lots on interset in this background seting, what this Tekumel and the petal thrown all about?

[El Grego]

I have been seeing lots on interset in this background seting, what this Tekumel and the petal thrown all about?

This is a good starting point:

http://www.tekumel.com/world.html

[commissarmoody]

Wow you werent kiding. I think I over loaded my brain reading all that stuff.
Well I am thinking my next fantasy army/campaign might just include some of there modles and background.

[El Grego]

 

Calling Tékumel a detailed setting is a bit of an understatement - you only really 'need' to read the Recent Events part.

They are nice models, and easily morphed into other settings.

[commissarmoody]

well I am thinking sencse I am currently investing heavly into my NorthWest fronter Raj forces and the Afrad. I dont see it as much of a streach to add a few of them into a VSF campainge