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Barker’s famous Tekumel is brought to you by the halfling horde’s inimitable wit Well, half of it anyway. It’s a legend in the RPG community, M.A.R. Episode 24: Empire of the Petal Throne by TSR.

In this episode, we continue our discussion of the rules system of Empire of the Petal Throne. In 2008 Barker established the Tékumel Foundation as his literary executor to protect and promote his intellectual property.Episode 7: Empire of the Petal Throne, Part 2 Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination , a podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. The obituary goes on to say that beginning with Man of Gold in 1985, Barker published five novels, several game supplements, and a number of short stories set in Tékumel.

His interest in languages absolutely influenced his world of Tékumel, which was largely inspired by Indian, Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Meso-American mythology (whereas Tolkien's fantasy settings drew on European mythologies).In this regard, M.A.R Barker was a true pioneer in bringing a non-western viewpoint to fantasy and gaming.In lieu of flowers, the Tékumel Foundation website says, "memorials to the Tékumel Foundation are preferred." For more information, visit. Barker studied Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Baluchi, and Brahui languages, and created the language Tsolyáni, which resembles Urdu, Pushtu and Mayan. These led to the development of Tolkien's elvish and dwarvish languages and cultures in Middle-earth, as well as other races and histories. Tolkien studied Nordic languages, early Germanic, Anglo Saxon and literature, poems and legends written in these languages.