Captain Emu Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Hello everyone, Does anybody know if there is a good online resource for Lovecraftian style stuff? I am running a small game for a couple folks and would greatly appreciate anythign that can save me some grunt work for what is basically a side game. Thanks, Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff http://www.giger.com http://www.lovecraft.org/ (German) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos (links at the bottom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I should have specified that I was looking for HERO System resources. Thank you, though. Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff If you can find a copy of Champions 3D there's a horror world scenario that's straight out of Lovecraft. It has mechanics that models the Chaosium insanity rules as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I do have the 4th Ed Horror Hero rules. Has anyone statted out any of the nasties from Lovecraft's works? That's the main thing I need is stats for Lovecraftian horrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I happen to think my version of the Lictor and the Slake Moth are quite Lovecraftian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Plus there is Susano's stuff of course- http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptionscreatures/creatures.html Boltworm Byakhee Chthonian Dark Young Deep One Dimensional Shambler Dhole Fireworm Fire Vampire Flying Polyp Ghast Ghoul Gnoph-Keh Gnorri Gug Hunting Horror Leng Spider Mi-Go Shantak Shoggoth Star Vampire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I should point out though - for Lovecraft, being a fan of the genre - the unknown is of primary importance. Really you shouldn't use a monster that has been used before. It should be unknown to everyone. It defeats the whole purpose of horror if the PCs immediately know that to defeat the suddenly encountered monster, they have to do the following things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Thanks for the info guys. Found Susano's stuff. I think I have enough to begin with until I can get some stuff of my own done. Thanks, All Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff If your group does get into the mood for a longer Cthulhu campaign, and are looking for something ready made, Masks of Nyarlathotep is fantastic! Even if you don't run it per se, it's full of great atmosphere to get you thinking in that Lovecraft/Cthulhu way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Forgot to mention - it's not actually free, but it's not too pricey either, $15 or so I think. But it's definitely worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I like all the modules I've bought so far for Cthulhu - even the modern day ones. They tend to be quite well written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff When I was a member of the legenrady Alarums & Excursions APA, game reports from the Cthulhupunk campaign were regular highlights. It was one of those take the Mythos, add pop culutre elements, and put them in a blender campaigns. One of the PCs was Peter Venkman. And the group ran into the Mythos Big Bads on a regular basis. GM: Cthulhu rises from the swamp. Peter: Hi. It was very much a pulp campaign. (And had nothing to do with the GURPS 3E book, which depicted a world so decayed that its total destruction would actually be an improvement.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff While not exactly Lovecraft, the scenario I wrote for this section of my website is based/inspired by a Howard story and has a Lovecraftian feeling. http://wanderingthoughts.net/campaigns/HorrorHeroMag/tablecontent.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Plus there is Susano's stuff of course- http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptionscreatures/creatures.html Boltworm Byakhee Chthonian Dark Young Deep One Dimensional Shambler Dhole Fireworm Fire Vampire Flying Polyp Ghast Ghoul Gnoph-Keh Gnorri Gug Hunting Horror Leng Spider Mi-Go Shantak Shoggoth Star Vampire Thanks for reminding me that he had those posted. It just reminded me of an old Cthulhu campaign I put together involving a Gnoph-Keh, an ancient horror trapped in a lost valley, and the Yukon Gold rush. I should throw together a thread in the pulp forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Thanks for reminding me that he had those posted. It just reminded me of an old Cthulhu campaign I put together involving a Gnoph-Keh' date=' an ancient horror trapped in a lost valley, and the Yukon Gold rush. I should throw together a thread in the pulp forum.[/quote'] I need to get back to posting those. I have a bunch partially converted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Thanks for reminding me that he had those posted. It just reminded me of an old Cthulhu campaign I put together involving a Gnoph-Keh' date=' an ancient horror trapped in a lost valley, and the Yukon Gold rush. I should throw together a thread in the pulp forum.[/quote'] I need to get back to posting those. I have a bunch partially converted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Psssst. Hastur. Pass it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Strangely enough, the latest Doctor Who I found to be Lovecraftian. It was kinda "R'lyeh in space" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Good HPL scenario stuff here http://www.talesofterror.net/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I need to get back to posting those. I have a bunch partially converted too. Oh, please do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Thought I'd post an idea for something "Mythos-esque" that came to me at work. It's just sort of a seed. What I will do with ito, or what other might do with it, I am not sure. But sometimes the idle prattlings of a bored mind are worth a sniff. Let me know what you think. The Tree of Ilthuaqua In ancient times before the coming of Christianity and the lightening of the dark places things were given power. Places, objects, even natural phenomenon were all granted divinity. In some places, this was more prevalent than others. At Delphi it was a cavern. In Ancient Britain, it was the groves of the Druids. Even farther back it was the caves of Lascaux. These places were granted divinity by men, who believed correctly or otherwise, in the power of such places. Other places, however, had a divinity granted by no other than their own. Such a place was Ilthuaqua and the tree that grew there. Huge and dark, damp with the drippings of its primordial sap. Feasting on soil rich with the carnage of ages of sacrifice its stench was at once repelling and luxuriant in its richness – sickly sweet like honeysuckle growing over and open grave. All along its height, creepers, alive with their own movements seem to slither about with purpose, festooned with blossoms pale as ghost shrouds. In the center of the trunk of this monstrous growth was a gaping hollow, like the maw of some nightmare beast, pitch dark and seeming to absorb all light. Looking into this void was to look into time itself, the sense of ages of wisdom, coalescing in its innards. Those that have looked upon this chasm of time are never the same, gibbering in strange words, faces twisted in an expression of ultimate fear and all knowing. This sylvan scion, this pinnacle of life’s eternal struggle to thrive against all odds, was now, by merit of its own success and majesty over all other things in the forest. It was a god in its own rite and it demanded every bit of attention and sacrifice as any other god. The natives called it simply, “The Tree of Ilthuaqua†and claimed that through it, they were granted power over the other tribes who they have enslaved to their will. It was these people, the Ithuaquxti who dominated the hidden valley of Ilthuaqua and created the now empty temples that now loom in ruin of that tangled and fetid place. Thee blood of innocents poured into the maw of The Tree and from The Tree they were granted what was supposed to be an eternity. But as is the ways of things ancient and evil, eternity often takes a different meaning to them than to those mortals who fall to their sway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Steel Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff Ithuaqua was Lovecraft's version of a wendigo was it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Emu Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff I am not sure. Wow, if I stumbled on that name by accident, I might need to check for squid infestation. I honestly have had little exposure to Lovecraft's actual works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Steel Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Re: Lovecraft Stuff What i know is that Lovecraft wasn't the only one to use his "C" mythos. Several other pulp writers used them in their own works with his permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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