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Post by Scott Anderson on Aug 1, 2017 18:31:48 GMT -6
Has anyone produced a clone? If so, what is it?
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Post by Porphyre on Aug 2, 2017 14:58:39 GMT -6
Would the Tekumel Foundation policy enable such a thing ? I've understood that they were rather draconian ...
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Post by Finarvyn on Aug 2, 2017 16:41:00 GMT -6
I think that this project would fail.
(1) Much of the core of EPT was world-specific. The world of Tekumel is what makes EPT special, not the rules.
(2) What rules there are in the original EPT are very similar to OD&D. There are some variants, but overall the rules follow guidelines very much in spirit with OD&D and so a "clone" would be very similar to the many out there already.
Just two coppers from an old guy.
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Post by Scott Anderson on Aug 2, 2017 17:52:44 GMT -6
I did find what I would call a Tekumel heartbreaker maybe. The rules are intact but overlaid is a generic space fantasy milieu.
I did have a letter from Chirine just now wherin he (?) was able to answer the question I had had.
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Post by Zulgyan on Aug 2, 2017 20:03:36 GMT -6
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Post by bigjackbrass on Aug 3, 2017 4:52:55 GMT -6
Would there be any purpose to a clone? As I see it the reason for such a thing is so that people can play an out-of-print game, perhaps allowing them to produce new material too.
Empire of the Petal Throne is not out-of-print. PDFs are available at a fairly low cost, with an updated PDF apparently due shortly (subject to the Foundation's glacial pacing). Surely a clone would be little more than a way to get the game without paying for it? The rules are fundamentally early D&D after all.
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Post by greentongue on Aug 7, 2017 4:36:21 GMT -6
I suspect that might be the motivation.
However, there may be the idea that a "new release" of the game could spur some revival of interest?
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Post by foxroe on Aug 9, 2017 12:00:05 GMT -6
Well if "new release" = Big White Bey Su Box with original rule book, dice, and maps, I'm in. Take my money now.
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Post by aldarron on Aug 10, 2017 8:02:32 GMT -6
Yeah, I don't think there's too much need for a straight clone. EPT is pretty straightforward and then there are the IP issues. There is however Humanspace Empires from Drune, which is one of the most awesomest things ever. I created an updated edit you can download for free from HEREIf you are not familiar, Humanspace Empires is EPT set in a weird SciFI, Tekumel pre disaster past. |
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Post by Scott Anderson on Aug 10, 2017 8:33:33 GMT -6
Yeah, I don't think there's too much need for a straight clone. EPT is pretty straightforward and then there are the IP issues. There is however Humanspace Empires from Drune, which is one of the most awesomest things ever. I created an updated edit you can download for free from HEREIf you are not familiar, Humanspace Empires is EPT set in a weird SciFI, Tekumel pre disaster past. That's the one I found. I didn't know it was yours. Thank you. It is easy to read and it's in a fun format. |
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Post by foxroe on Aug 10, 2017 19:01:42 GMT -6
As has been said, there really isn't any need for a clone. The original (and subsequent versions) are still available in print and PDF. There are alternate fan-made rules versions available (i.e. The Petal Hack), and the ex-TSR artist Jeff Dee is responsible for the latest incarnation, Béthorm. |
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