If you've no idea what Ssú are then have a look at this classic picture by Craig Smith of a Black Ssú, enough to make any Tsolyáni soldier soil his kilt!
As well as the Legions of Tékumel rules, there is apparently a set of skirmish rules on the way (“Flamesong: Miniature Skirmishes on Tékumel”) with a Kickstarter expected towards the end of the year:
"The initial warbands and STL designs for the upcoming Kickstarter are focused on the Legion of the Storm of Fire and the Ssú, as the novel Flamesong is a strong part of the theme of the campaign… We will also be providing backers with a 3D design terrain piece of a tubeway car and station for Trínesh and his soldiers to fight the Ssú over."
A skirmish game, rather than a full battle, is something I *might* conceivably be able to get to the table.
Fabled Lands: "A waste of a great
concept"
https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-waste-of-great-concept.html
In addition to selling files for 3D printing Tékumel miniatures, Legions of Tékumel now has a complete set of miniature figures wargame rules to download for free:
Fabled Lands: "The Festival of the Shining Sun"
https://fabledlands.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-festival-of-shining-sun.html
EDIT: Thanks for the reposts, the books have now sold.
Apologies for the flagrant commerce, but as I'm being forced into early retirement due to ill health I'm going to be selling a few things. RPGs and books mainly, along with perhaps a ukulele or two, beginning with a couple of quite rare paperbacks by M.A.R. Barker. Unlike the first two Tékumel novels, these were never available in a mass market edition.
I now return you to my usual nonsense.
An assassination, a betrayal and a political refugee prompt the Emperor of the Petal Throne to send Hársan and his comrades on a precarious mission of diplomacy and rescue to far off Salarvyá, a land where the death of the king has unleashed chaos.
This week I read "Daughter of the Empire" by Raymond E Feist and Janny Wurts. It's a political fantasy from 1987. Overall, I found it surprisingly good.
Surprisingly because I really didn't like Feist's "Magician" - I found it trope ridden and dull.
(1/3)
#fantasy #novel #raymondefeist #riftwar #fantasynovel #politicalfantasy #tekumel
« Legions of the Petal Throne », 1977
By David C. Sutherland III (American artist, 1949-2005)
Cover illustration for the "Fantasy Miniatures Wargame Rules For The World Of Tekumel",
TSR Rules F14, 1977
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #davidsutherland #miniatures #MiniaturesPainting #wargames #PetalThrone #Tekumel #TSR
Sandbox of Doom: "Tékumel Thursday: How Do You Get Into the Underworld?"
https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2025/06/26/tekumel-thursday-how-do-you-get-into-the-underworld/
Sandbox of Doom: "Tékumel Thursday: NTRPG Con 2025"
https://www.sandboxofdoom.com/2025/06/12/tekumel-thursday-ntrpg-con-2025/
Jon Hancock
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Vintage Fantasy Art - NOAI