"Here's a little roleplaying game that I've been toying with. I call it the Lexicon RPG, in honor of its inspiration, Milorad Pavic's Dictionary of the Khazars.
"The basic idea is that each player takes on the role of a scholar, from before scholarly pursuits became professionalized (or possibly after they ceased to be). You are cranky, opinionated, prejudiced and eccentric. You are also collaborating with a number of your peers -- the other players -- on the construction of an encyclopedia describing some historical period (possibly of a fantastic world).
"The game is played in 26 turns, one for each letter of the alphabet..."
