Essentially, as provided in previous editions of the fanzine, this article provides changes and additions to the character creation rules in Empire of the Petal Throne: The World of Tékumel, as well as presenting the differences in terms of religion, society, clan structure, and so on in comparison to Tsolyánu characters. 6 is devoted to the creation of ‘Livyáni and Tsoléini Characters’.
Which is why the first article in The Excellent Travelling Volume, Issue No.
Further, this issue also draws from the author’s second campaign, this one set in and around the Mu’ugalavyáni city of Gashchné. Previous issues- one, two, three, four, and five-of The Excellent Travelling Volume have all showcased his campaign, House of Worms, about the doings of members of a clan based in the roofed city of Sokátis, but this the sixth issue, derives more readily from the now nearly two-year old campaign. That return is notable this year for his redevelopment and presentation anew of The Cursed Chateau, his funhouse adventure for the Old School Renaissance for Lamentations of the Flame Princess Weird Fantasy Roleplay and that in addition to the release of the inaugural issue of Imperio, the fanzine dedicated to the author’s RPG of Imperial Science Fiction, Thousand Suns. It also marks his continued involvement in the ‘Old School Renaissance’, though one more ‘cultured’ and not as prominent or as public as its once leading light via his blog, Grognardia. The sixth issue of The Excellent Travelling Volume continues James Maliszewski’s support for TSR Inc.’s Empire of the Petal Throne: The World of Tékumel, only the third RPG to be published and the first to come with its own background.