Hall of Blue Illumination
The Hall of Blue Illumination is a podcast dedicated to M.A.R. Barker's legendary world of Tékumel.
- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
Episode 58, “War of Wizards”
00:00.50 Victor So today we’re going to talk about war of wizards which interestingly enough was produced I believe before empire the pedal throne now. Ah. 00:09.84 James I Think that’s right came ou…
01:03:11 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Episode 57, “Empire of the Petal Throne as an OD&D Supplement”
00:04.38 Victor Well it is February Twenty Twenty four and that means well yeah I suppose March February March. It’s the beginning of the year and that means that we are. At the fiftieth anniversary …
01:00:36 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Episode 56, “Minatures Special”
part 1 – 1 minute to 44 minutes in – a panel of Tekumel experts including Mark Siefert, Rob Smith, Steve Braun, and Mark Eggert recounting their interaction & hopes for miniature use in EPT. part 2 …
01:15:59 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Episode 54, “Festivals and Wizards
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the fantastic world of Tékumel. In this judiciously-timed episode, our hosts discuss and compare Tèkumeláni holidays. Then they ta…
01:19:08 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Episode 53, “Eyes and the Clan House”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the fantastic world of Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts discuss “Eyes”, a unique class of magical item commonly encountered by p…
01:17:15 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Episode 51, “The H’lüss and Science Fiction”
This episode explores the relationship between the inimical nonhuman H'lüss and science fiction.
01:15:56 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Episode 50, “Languages and Real Tékumel”
In this episode, our hosts discuss the use of languages in Tékumel games, before answering a question concerning the placement of Prof. Barker’s novels within the “game” and “real” Tékumel distinctio…
00:55:17 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Episode 49, “Divine Intervention”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts discuss EPT’s divine intervention mechanics at length. But first,…
00:51:39 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
Episode 48, “Books and Demons”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. Our hosts begin this episode with a discussion of “demons” as they appear in Empire of the Pe…
01:07:47 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Episode 47, “Pariah Gods”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts discuss the enigmatic group of deities known as the Pariah Gods. …
01:05:33 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Episode 46, “Miscellaneous Magic Items”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts review each entry in the “Miscellaneous Magical Items” section of …
01:22:41 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Episode 45, “The Tsolyáni ‘You'”
In this episode, our hosts discuss “you.” That’s “you” the pronoun, and not “you” the listener, although I’m certain you’re very interesting in your own right. Tsolyáni has around twenty different …
01:05:38 |
Mon 02 Aug 2021
Episode 44, “Fate of Tékumel”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts welcome special guest John Till to talk about his adaptation of th…
01:10:44 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Episode 43, “The ‘Five Empires’ and Baron Áld”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this episode, our hosts discuss the term “the Five Empires.” Who coined this label? Is i…
00:54:00 |
Sat 08 May 2021
Episode 42, “Making Tékumel Your Own”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. Our hosts begin this episode with a discussion of ways a referee can make Tékumel their own, …
00:56:26 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Episode 41, “The Ssú, Alien Enemy of Humankind”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. After a hiatus, we’re back! But wait, does anyone else smell cinnamon? This episode is devot…
00:51:41 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Episode 40, “Bill Hoyt”
In this episode, our hosts interview special guest Bill Hoyt. Bill has been involved with roleplaying games since the early 1970s, and was integral in getting TSR to publish Empire of the Petal Thro…
00:46:58 |
Thu 28 May 2020
Episode 39, “Plagues of Tékumel”
Welcome to The Hall of Blue Illumination, the podcast dedicated to the world of M.A.R. Barker’s Tékumel. In this most-apposite of episodes, our hosts discuss sickness and disease on Tékumel. Can mag…
00:50:40 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
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