M.A.R. Barker, Emperor of the Petal Throne

There are worlds and there are worlds, and, even amongst the latter, T��kumel stands out.

Gary Gygax, a man who knew a bit about fantasy worlds, called T��kumel ���the most beautifully done fantasy world ever created���. He even went on to say that its creator, M.A.R. Barker is, with the exception of Tolkien, ���completely without peer���. D&D���s co-creator, Dave Arneson, also cites T��kumel as his favourite world. (Probably the last thing those two ever agreed on.)

Barker was a professor,...