M. A. R. Barker
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Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker was an American linguist who was professor of Urdu and South Asian Studies and created one of the first roleplaying games, Empire of the Petal Throne. He wrote several fa
Barker in 1951
The Man of Gold (novel)
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The Man of Gold is a 1984 science-fantasy novel written by M. A. R. Barker and published by DAW Books. It is the first novel set on the fictional world of Tékumel – also featured in Barker's role-play
M. A. R. Barker
…to Arnesons's company Adventures Games releasing several books for Tékumel, such as army lists, maps and reference material. DAW published the novel The Man of Gold (July 1984) by Barker, which took place in Tékumel. His second novel, Flamesong (1985), was also published by DAW. Despite having had a head start on…
Cover of the first edition