RIP: Dr. M.A.R. Barker

[thewayne]

Prof. Barker is very well known in some circles, he was a linguist, ethnologist, writer, probably more than a little versed in archeology and sociology. He was also the inventor of one of the first role-playing games, Tekumel: The Empire of the Petal Throne, and a few fictional books on the world. The game was so complete that he invented a language for it, and according to his bio, it was published by TSR BEFORE Dungeons & Dragons!

He cast a big shadow over the RPG industry and his absence will be felt.

http://www.tekumel.com/