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"THE LOVECRAFTIAN MYTHOS IN D U N G E O N S & DRAGONS" by R o be r t Kuntz a n d J. Eric H o l m e s 2

The Dragon Vol. II, No. 6 (April 1977)

"THE CTHULHU MYTHOS REVISITED" by Ge r al d Gui nn 5

The Dragon Vol. II, No. 8 (July 1977)

"A REBUTTAL TO 'THE CTHULHU MYTHOS REVISITED'" by J. Eric H o l m e s 6

The Dragon Vol. II, No. 16 (July 1978)

"H. P. LOVECRAFT'S RICHARD UPTON PICKMAN" by Lawrenc e Schick a n d Tom Mol d va y 7

The Dragon Vol. IV, No. 10 (April 1980)

"CTHULHU MYTHOS" by J a m e s W a r d wi th R o be r t Kuntz 8

Deities & Demi-Gods [1st a n d 2 nd Printing] (1980)

APPENDIX: M y t h o s - r e l a t e d mat er ial a p p e a r i n g in Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes (1976) 14

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god released, everyone in a radius o f 100 miles must make a saving throw or go insane Cthulhu usually attacks both physically and psionically. He can regenerate 10 hit points per melee round. He can teleport up to half a mile and is totally resistant to water, cold and vacuum. He can call up from the sea 10-100 o f the Deep Ones. He will retreat into his lair if confronted with the mtact Elder Sign, another o f the Old Ones such as Hastur, or some natural catastrophe, such as the re-sinking o f the city of R'lveh into the sea. Hastur the Unspeakable, Him Who Is Not To Be Named Aimor Class 2 Magic Ability (see below) Move 12, Fly 36" Fighter Ability 20th level Hit Points 200 Psionic Ability resistant to all psionic attack. Hastur, half-brother o f Great Cthulhu, lies imprisoned by the star shaped Elder Sign in a crypt at the bottom of Lake Hah near the city of Carcosa on a dark planet m the constellation Hyades. He appears as a huge reptilian form, 100 feet high with massive tail and gigantic talons Hastur's head is a fleshless. eyeless, reptilian skull with great curving homs. Anyone encountering Hastur must make a saving throw against fear. He can teleport anywhere within the physical universe, across in terstellar distances instantaneously, as indeed, can all of his minions In addition to fear, he casts spells o f cold and darkness as a 15th lev el magic user and is immune to cold and vacuum. He regenerates 5 hits per melee round. He can call up from Lost Carcosa and dread Yuggoth 1-10 of the Byakhee or the abominable Mi-Go. Hastur will retreat from his half brother Cthulhu, from the Elder Sign or from others o f the Old Ones if they should chance to oppose him. Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, the Messenger of the Gods Armor Class 2 Magic Ability 15th level Move 12 Fighter Ability 15 th level Hit Points 150 Psionic Ability Class two Nyarlathotep appears as a tall dark man, often dressed as a pharaoh. but is sometimes portrayed as a faceless sphinx. His ap pearance in the world is said to fortell the return of the Old Ones from their imprisonment He charms humans, humanoids and non-magical animals by his mere presence. (Saving throw applicable: this Power ex tends to cover a 30 radius and once a saving throw is made it never need be checked again. All checks are made at -2 to the die roll.) Those falling under his spell either obey him or behave m a purely chaotic manner. Thus his progress across the face o f the land is followed by riot, war, mass murder, suicide and insanity. The god is believed by some students o f the occult to have various guises and to be the Dark Man o f the European witchcraft rituals. He can call up at will an army o f wild beasts or mindless humans. 10-1000. completely subject to his command, willing to march to certain death. Shub-Niggurath, Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young Armor Class 4 Magic Ability (see below) Move 6 Fighter Ability (see below) Hit Points 300 Psionic Ability Class 2 Probably identical with the god Abhoth o f ancient Hypeiboria and Ubbo-Stahla the unbegotten source, this fountain o f uncleanhness is a huge grey pool, 100 feet across, in the caverns beneath Mount Voormithadreth, constantly bubbling and putting forth mouths, limbs, pseudopods and whole creatures. 1-10 small monsters are created from the pool per melee round and go crawling, flopping and flying aw'ay up to the surface. Some fall back into the pool which then grows mouths and devours them. These are 1 die monsters. In 10 more melee rounds they will grow to 2 die monsters, in 20 more to three, etc. All the while. Abhoth (Shub-Niggurath) is producing a 10 sided die of monsters each round. Thus the god is the source o f all the foul and unclean creatures o f the earth. The growing little monsters usually ignore strangers, but they will attack on Shub-Niggurath s command. Shub-Niggurath is in telligent, telepathic and throws charm person or monster spells o f the 15th level, once per turn. The Necronomicon by Abdul Alhazred Alhazred, the M ad Arab. wras a magic user around AD 700. Af ter ten years alone in the desert he wrote a book called Al A zif a word used to denote the nocturnal sounds o f insects which may be the voices of demons. Alhazred was seized in the streets of Damascus by in-

by Rob Kuntz

THE LOVECRAFTIAN MYTHOS IN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

Those o f you who have read H P. Lovecrafis stories based around his fallen gods. The Great Old ones, will know what it means to finally get them into a form which in they are understood and compatible with the D&D system. J. Eric Holmes (known fo r his work with Basic Dungeons & Dragons) with additions by tny humble s e lf bring you parts o f the Cthulhu Mythos. They are laid out to be compatible with Dungeons & Dragons supplement IV "Gods Demi-Gods & Heroes." For all o f you Lovecraft enthusiasts here's w hat y o u ve been waiting fo r. F or all o f you not familiar with the Cthulhu cycle heres a new experience

The Lovecraftian Gods, the Great Old Ones

The Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos are completely evil and often times chaotic. They were banished or sealed away by the Elder Gods. Subsequently, however, the Elder Gods appear to have abandoned this part o f the universe, and the worshipers o f the Old Ones predict that they are soon to return and re-establish dominion over the earth. Evil clerics or magic users who call upon the Old Ones, using the spells from the Necronomicon or the other books o f elder lore, run a 25% chance of being destroyed by the gods they evoke. (The Dungeon Master m ay revise this probability downward for priests of Cthulhu. high level evil magic-users, etc.) 50% chance of one of the ser vants o f the Old Ones appearing, 25% o f the god appearing and coop erating. If the god attacks he will then ravage the countryside for 1-6 turns and disappear. Only Lovecraft s major gods are described here. There are many minor deities: Chaugnar-Faugn, Lloigor. Tsathoggua or Shudde-M eil in the works o f Lovecraft and his literary disciples, which could be called upon in a Lovecraftian D&D campaign Azathoth, Creator of the Universe Annor Class minus 2 Magic Ability none Move infinite Fighter Ability 20th Level Hit Points 300 Psionic Ability' resistant to all psionsic attack. Azathoth is a blind, mindless, amorphic mass, the size o f a star, floating at the center of the universe. It is attended by satellite creatures that provide an ethereal music, like the sound o f idiot flute players. Azathoth is immaterial but might be attacked by someone operating on another plane o f existence. If so attacked It will defend Itself. Azathoth's saving throw' against all forms o f magic is 5 and It is mindless and totally resistant to mental attack. If Azathoth is destroyed the en tire universe will collapse back to a point at the center o f the cosmos with the incidental destruction of all life and intelligence.
Cthulhu

Armor Class 2 Magic Ability (see below) Move 12 Fighter Ability 15th level Hit Points 200 Psionic Ability Class 1 Cthulhu is a bloated humanoid form 100 ft. high with an octapoid head and a face a mass o f feelers. He has a scaley, rubbery' skin, prodi gious feet and curved talons on hands and feet. A pair of folded bat like wings protrude from between the shoulders. Ph nglui m glw nafh Cthulhu R 'lyeh wagh nagl fhtagn. In his house a R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming. R 'lyeh is a great sunken city o f non-Euclidian geometry' somew'here in the Pacific. So bizarre is its construction that any'one entering the city must make sav ing throws against fear and insanity'. Cthulhu lies in a huge stone struc ture sealed with the Elder Sign (see below). If the Seal is broken and the

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visible demons and devoured horribly in front o f many witnesses. Those who have studied his writings have sometimes m et a fate nearly as terrible. The book was translated into Greek in AD 950 by Theodorus Philetas o f Constantinople and re-titled The Necronomicon. No known copies o f the Arabic text exist, the Greek translation was banned and all known copies burned. A Latm translation was pub lished by Olaus Wormius AD 1228 and there was an English translation by Dr. John Dee in the early 17th century. A few copies o f the Latm text are known, one is at the library o f the Miskatonic University in A rkham Massachusetts. The book gives a description o f the pre-human worship o f the Old Ones, their banishment by the Elder Gods, and their imminent return. It would appear that spells are given for summoning all of the Old Ones and their minions and some spells for their control and dismissal, al though these later are not always effective. The revelations o f cosmic horror contained within its pages are so intense that there is a probabil ity o f characters below' level 5 changing alignment to chaotic, evil or going mad (25% adjusted by the DM for intelligence, experience and alignment). In addition to the Necronomicon there are a number of other magical books o f similar type, including: The Book o f Eibon, The Celaeno Framents. Cultes des Goules by the Comte d'Erlette. De Vermis Mysteriis by Ludvig Prinn. The Dhol Chants, The Pnaknotic M anu scripts, and Unausprechhchen Kulten by Von Junzt All of these have powers similar to. but less than, the Necronomicon itself. The Elder Sign A rm or against witches and daemons, against the Deep Ones, the Dholes, the Voormis, the Tcho-Tcho, the Abominable Mi-Go, the Shaggoths. the Ghasts. the Valusians and all such peoples and beings who serve the Great Old Ones and their Spawn lies within the fivepointed star carven o f grey stone from ancient Mnar which is less strong against the Great Old Ones themselves." the Necronomicon These small grey stone stars are a powerful talisman, acting on the evil minions o f the Great Old Ones as a powerful charm spell or as a crucifix will act on a vampire. The stars are highly resistant to destruc tion armor class minus 2, broken only by magic or by incredible force. The Elder Sign was used by the Elder Gods to seal off those places where the Great Old Ones were imprisoned or where they might "break through.

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elementals can go beyond the controlling range of Ithaqua with no con centration required on his part. Ithaqua may also control w eather (as the spell) with double the range and effects. Ithaqua strikes twice per melee round doing 2-16 points o f strong buffet damage per hit. The Lord o f Air is especially damaged by magical fire attacks taking 2 hit points extra per die o f magical fire damage accrued. He wanders the skies, remaining quite aloof from the other gods o f this mythos. Yig. Supreme God of Serpents Armor Class 3/5 Magic Ability see below M ove- 18 Fighter Ability 15th Level Hit Points 125 Psionic Ability Class 6 Yig is represented as a great (17+) long snake, although he (it?) may alter shape slightly to appear as a Naga (see M onster M anual), with the upper part o f the body appearing as a human and the lowrer that o f a snake Yig moves silently, detects enemies and tracks as a ranger, all with 100% efficiency. He surprises opponents on a six-sided die roll of 1-4. Yig controls all serpents within a one square mile radius o f himself When encountered near his lair he will be attended by 2-20 (4-6 hit die) giant snakes (always of the venomous variety). Yig strikes for 2-11 hit points fang damage plus a poison injection upon a success ful hit This roll is at -3 to the die roll and all those failing to make their saving throw die immediately. Yigs armor class (as explained above) is 3 for the head and 5 for the chest and underbelly. Yog Sothoth, the Key and Guardian of the Gate Armor Class 2 Magic Ability 15th level Move 24" (see below) Fighter Ability 20th level Hit Points 300 Psiomc Ability Class 1 Yog Sothoth exists on a fourth dimensional plane which allows him to enter the universe at any point in space and any point in time. His fourth dimensional shape appears as a congeries o f irridescent globes like giant soap bubbles. When he takes shape in our universe he is partly material and partly ethereal and appears as a gigantic mass of feelers, legs and stalked organs. In this shape he will mate with human beings, producing the Spawn o f Yog Sothoth (The Dunwich Horror). He is highly intelligent but extremely chaotic and unpredictable. He can gate in, out o f time and space, any o f the spawn or subject races o f the Old Ones, or any of the D&D demons from the sub dimensions of helL one per melee round. Yog Sothoth is not subject to the laws o f space and time and can, for example, appear at various parts o f the universe simultaneously.

Cthuga. Lord of Fire

Armor Class 2 Magic Ability see below Move 12 Fighter Ability 17th Level Hit Points 175 Psionic Ability Class 6 Cthuga appears as an ever changing mass o f fire, bemg indistin guishable at times from a pillar (20 high by 5-8 in diameter) of bright red flame with additional blue and yellow flames coursing up and around his body. Cthuga's vaned powers consist o f using all fire con nected spells (as per Greyhawk) 3 times a day for each spell. He may summon up to 8 12 hit die (8 dl2) fire elementals (flame creatures) who act intelligently and serve the Lord o f Fire fanatically. He may do this summoning only once per week, though. Cthuga may only be struck ef fectively by +3 or better weapons, all other magical weapons doing no damage and requiring a saving through so as not to disintegrate. Metal, non-magical weapons melt upon touch. Cthuga strikes once per melee round dealing out 3-30 points of fire damage and he ignites flammables within a 10 yard radius o f his body. He may sustain all types o f fire at tack, accruing no damage, but for every die o f cold damage sustained he must add 1 point extra per die o f damage and 2 points extra per die o f damage caused by water based attacks. Cthuga dwells in his Palace o f Fire which is located somewhere beneath a volcano deep within the bowels of the earth Ithaqua. Lord of the Air. Windwalker Armor Class 2 Magic Ability see below Move 12 + Special Fighter Ability 16th Level Hit Points 175 Psionic Ability Class 6 Ithaqua is referred to m some areas as the Wendigo and is second only to the Great Hastur himself regarding supremacy o f the air Itha qua may wind walk (as the spell) anytime he wishes He may summon one 16 die air elemental per day which acts much like an invisible stalk er in that it will obey a limited number o f commands, but unlike other 20

Inhum an and P artly H um an R aces o f the C tliulhu Mythos:

Byakhee
Armor Class 5 Magic Ability (see below) Move 36" (see below) Fighter Ability 10th level Hit Points 100 Psiomc Ability Class 5 These are huge, furry bat-winged servants o f the god Hastur. They can fly through interstellar space and can teleport anywhere witlun the known universe, carrying human beings with them on their backs or m their great talons They, and those they carry, are protected from cold and vacuum. They are intelligent, telepathic and will obey those who c am the Elder Sign or who appeal successfully to Hastur. They strike with their talons doing 2-12 points of damage per and their beak does 2 9 pomts of damage The Deep Ones Armor Class 3 Magic Ability none M ow 12, 36" Fighter Ability 3rd level in water Hit Points 10 Psionic Ability none Amphibious, humanoid worshipers o f Cthulhu, the Deep Ones in habit the ocean in great numbers and occupy certain coastal towns (Innsmouth). They appear in great numbers 1-100. and are inimical to humans, although they frequently intermarry with them. The Deep Ones are frog like in appearance with webbed hands and feet. As they grow older they spend more time in the ocean and become more icthic in appearance. They are potentially immortal, as are their half-breed offspring They often have great treasures salvaged from the sunken cities of the deep. Every large group will have at least one evil clerical type, level 3-10.

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The Great Race Armor Class 5 Magic Ability (see below) Move 12 Fighter Ability 6th level Hit Points 30 Psionic Ability Class 1 T hese creatures (The Shadow Out o f Time ) populated the earth a billion o r m ore years ago and their cities still exist buried in the great Australian desert. T hey are ten foot high cones, ten feet w ide at the base w ith four ten foot tentacles at the top. Two tentacles end in lob ster-like claws, one in trum pet-like ears and one in a yellow globe two feet in diam eter w ith three eyes along its circum ference and a set o f m anipulating tentacles dependent from it. The creatures m ove rapidly b y expanding and contracting the m uscular base o f the cone. These creattires are highly intelligent, telepathic, and scientifically advanced. They have no m agical pow ers but m any technological devices such as air ships and energy beams. They can project their minds backward and forward in time and across interstellar space. They then seize control o f the m ind o f any intelligent creature, displacing the other m ind into the body o f the m em ber o f the Great Race. Such captive m inds are well treated, encouraged to teach the Great Race about their ow n tim e and eventually sent back to their original bodies with memory o f the exper ience erased. U nlike the servants o f the O ld Ones, the G reat R ace is law ful and neutral. The Old Ones A misnomer, since this refers not to the ancient gods, but to a minor race o f interstellar beings. Armor Class 5 Magic Ability none (see below) Move 12 Fighter Ability 8th level Hit Points 50 Psionic Ability none T hese bizarre looking creatures are an interstellar race w ho once settled at the South Pole, where their deserted cities still lie beneath the polar ice (At the Mountains of Madness). They are barrel-shaped, six to eight feet long with wings and tentacled arms growing from the circum ference o f the barrel and five star-fish like tentacles growing from each

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end o f the barrel. The upper set o f tentacles end in eyes and mouths, the low er set are m uscular legs w ith triangular feet or fins. The O ld Ones are intelligent and scientifically advanced and once had a highly techno logical civilization. They w ere exterm inated by a form o f artificial life w hich they had created them selves: the Shaggoths. The Old Ones are basically hostile to other intelligent races, but they are lawful, not chao tic. The Mi-Go, the Fungi from Yuggoth, the Abominable Snow Men Armor Class 3 Magic Ability (see below) M ove 15, fly 30 Fighter Ability 8th level Hit Points 35 Psionic Ability Class 5 Eight foot high, m any legged, red, crab like creatures w ith two great bat-like w ings, the M i-G o are found in m ountain wilderness, the H im alayas and V erm ont. Their m ain base o f operations in this solar system is on Y uggoth (the planet Pluto). Im m une to cold, dark and v a cuum, they can fly in interstellar space and teleport across interstellar distances. T hey can not speak but they possess certain m achines that produce a buzzing imitation o f human speech (The Whisperer in Dark ness). T hey m ine m inerals or other item s from the earth and will try to m ake alliances w ith hum an races. T hey som etim es kidnap hum ans and carry off their living brains in metal cylinders for study. The Shaggoths Armor Class 4 Magic Ability none Move 18" Fighter Ability 8th level Hit Points 70 Psionic Ability resistant to psionic attack. Huge, 15 feet across, transparent, intelligent am oeba, the Shag goths are a form o f artificial life created to serve the O ld Ones. O ri ginally telepathic, they lost this ability, rebelled and killed their m as ters. The inside o f the amoeba appears like a series of bubbles or other included m atter. The surface grows organs as needed, eyes, m ouths, legs, sw ord-like weapons, etc. They guard the buried and drow ned cities of the Old Ones near Antarctica.

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The Cthulhu Mythos Revisited

Dear Editor,
B eing an avid fan o f Lovecraft, I w as appalled by the article in y o u r February, 1978 edition o f the Dragon concerning the Cthulhu M ythos. N ot only have I read Lovecraft. but also A ugest Derleth, Clark A shton Smith, R obert Bloch, R obert E. H ow ard, etc, and I am hooked on D& D. So I w aited im patiently for any recognition o f the M ythos, only to be disappointed by a partial list, underrated aliens (namely the Great Race), and your account o f Alhazreds death. A bout Azathoth, according to E ibon the great Hyperborean wizard, it is Ubbo-Sathla, the Source and the E n d that is the center o f the universe, not Azathoth, Ubbo Sathla's twin. U bbo-S athlas spaw n includes Zulchequon, A bhoth, Nygotha, Yig, A tlacha-N acha, Bytis, and dark Han. W hile A zatlioths spawn were Nyarlathotep, Yog-Shothoth, C-xaxukluth, and yet others. From these were the Great Old Ones built. According to the genealogical information, the following revisions can be made. First, the Elder Gods, after they defeated the G reat Old Ones, stripped Azathoth o f a lot o f his power, so his hits should be lowered to 200 to 225. Cthulhu, first spaw n o f Y og-Shothoth, and the second m ost pow erful o f the Great Old Ones, is underrated. His hits should be raised to 350. A m ajor w eapon o f Cthulhlu to any who knows o f him is to con nect the characters m ind w ith his dreams (o f course there is a saving throw). The results of Cthulhus dreams is insanity. The Mythos is scat tered w ith insane characters w ho have discovered too m uch; Justin Geoffry (Robert Howard), Arthur Wilcox Hodgins* (Lin Carter), Dan Harrop (Augest Derleth), and Gottfried Mulder (Lin Carter). The Elder sign, also known as the five-pointer Mnarian starstone, cannot control Cthulhu in R lyeh, instead the seal o f R'lyeh resembles the sym bol o f A quarious the w ater carrier, against a buried city with the shape o f an octopoid creature in the center. One great m isconception about Cthulhu is the statem ent made about him retreating in the face o f Hastur. N o way, before m aking statem ent read The R eturn o f H astur by A ugest Derleth. A battle will not only occur between the two, but a climatic one. H astur is underrated, he is the third m ost pow erful Old One. His

hits should be raised to 325. He is the KING OF AIR! ' ! / ! ! ! ! Shub-N iggurath is not connected w ith A bhoth or Ubbo-Sathla, it is a separate entity. It is w orshipped by people that live in m ore damp places w here Shub-N iggurath likes to roam . Shub-N iggurath m ated w ith Hastur to produce Ithaqua, Lliogor, and Zhar, entities o f the wind. These three are very powerful. I f A lhazred w as eaten alive in D am ascus w hat is he doing in the N am eless city as an intact zom bie that tells Dr. Shrew sberry w here R lyeh is? An Arabic volume of the Necronomicon, called A1 A zif does exist. The Celaeno fragm ents, the B o o k o f E ibon, and the P naknotic Manuscripts are equal if not superior to the Necronomicon. Cthugha is fourth on the list o f Great Old Ones, his hits should be raised to 300, and Nyarlathotep raised to 295. If youre wondering who is number one YOG-SHOTHOTH his hits should be raised to 400. You can say that is rather powerful; youre dam n right. The G reat O ld O nes are so pow erful, that the total pow er o f the Elder Gods could not destroy them; only imprison them. A s far as your Byakliee, there is no evidence for a 100 hit bird; m aybe fifty. The Shantaks, a m ountain o f a bird, could be classified as a 100 hit creature. The Deep Ones can actually progress in levels as a magic-user. The Great Race o f Y ith only 30? I f so the universe w'ould be con trolled by the Great O ld Ones them selves!!!! They are m ore like 100 hits apiece. Try Prim ordial Ones instead o f Old Ones from the M ountains o f Madness. Using Old Ones twice is not only redundant o f another crea ture (the Great Old Ones), but confusing. Instead of Shaggoths, these creatures are known as Shoggoths, These m ay seem trivial, but if H ow ard Phillips Lovecraft, Augest Derleth, or Robert H ow ard saw your use, theyd roll over in their graves not once but at least ten times. Sincerely Yours, The High Priest of the Great Old Ones In the Service of Nyarlathotep Gerald Guinn
*Arthur Wilcox Hodgins is actually in an institute for the criminally insane, after killing a nightguard w ho tried to stop h im fro m destroying a statue o f one o f C thulhus spawn, Zoth-Ormnog.

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Letters to the Editor

A Rebuttal to The Cthulhu Mythos Revisited bv Gerald Guinn

tion. A ny appropriate hit point assignm ent can b e u sed by the D M . O ne o f m y concerns in w riting u p the gods w as that players encountering them in a gam e m ight w ell w a n t to call upon Z eus or Thor or Ra for help and the gods should be scaled to m ake this a reasonable confrontation. 4 . G u in n m a in ta in s th e E ld e r S ig n . . . c a n n o t c o n tr o l C th u lh u in R lyeh. I quote th e N ecro n o m ico n . In the land o f Y he as in great R lyeh . . . it shall have power, but even as the stars w ane . . . so w anes the pow er . . . o f the five pointed star stone. D erleth s The H ouse on C m w en Street 5. I f A lhazred w as eaten alive in Dam ascus w h a t is he doing in th e N am e less city as an intact zom bie . . .? M y description o f A lhazreds fate is taken from H.P. L ovecraft s H istory and C hronology o f the N e c ro n o m ico n . I k n o w D erletli had h im reappear in a later story, bu t Lovecrafts account is probably the definitive one. Prof. Shrew s b u ry (in D erleth s stoiy) says Legend has it that he w as snatched b y an invisible m onster in bro ad daylight and devoured horribly before a great audience; this is the sto iy o f the tw elfth century biographer E b n Kliallikan, hands down; bu t it is m ore than possible that the devouring w as an illusion . . . in The K eeper o f the K ey, the story referred to b y G uinn above. Ah, in a dispute like this, w ho is to know w h a t is illusion and w h at is reality? 6. A n Arabic volum e o f the N e c ro n o m ico n . . . does exist. I know var ious authors hav e reported so, bu t again, to quote Lovecrafts H istory and Chronology o f the N e c ro n o m ic o n " 1050 . . . Arabic text n ow lost. 7. T ry P rim o rd ia l O n es in ste a d o f O ld O nes fro m th e M o u n ta in s o f M adness. U sing O ld Ones tw ice is n o t only redundant o f another creature (the G reat O ld Ones) b u t confusing. I agree, b u t Lovecraft uses O ld O nes through ou t m ost o f the stoiy. 8. Instead o f Shaggoths, these creatures are know n as Shoggoths. Y ou a re rig h t, M r. G u in n , a lth o u g h L a n e y s C th u lh u M y th o lo g y : A G lo ssary , gives both spellings. I f y o u are going to com plain about h o w to spell words not intended (in the first place) for the hum an tongue, m ay I point ou t th at in your letter y o u have consistently m isspelled A ugust D erleth s first nam e? 9. If. . . L ovecraft . . . Derletli . . . o r H ow ard saw y our use, th ey d roll over in their graves. I f yo u listen very carefully over H P L s grave, Mr. Guinn, the sound y o u h ear is no t rolling, it is hearty laughter! Sincerely, J. Eric H olm es Ed. Note: j. Eric H olm es, an a u th o r in h is o w n right (M a k a rs o f P ellucidar is m y fa v o r ite P e llu cid a r n o v a l w r itte n by J. E. ID , w a s co -a u th o r o f the original article.

W ell, w hen one gets into religious controversy the first thing one discovers is that the scriptures are them selves self-contradictory o r are subject to varying in terpretations. N o w here is Gerald Guinn, se lf styled H ig h Priest in the Service o f N y a rla th o te p o b jec tin g to th e in te rp re ta tio n g iv en to th e C th u lh u M y th o s in D & D (The Dragon, M ay 1978, page 22). M r. G uinn m akes a num ber o f specific com plaints, and readers should refer to his letter for his entire argum ent, b u t I am happy to com m ent on som e o f his allegations, as sum m arized below . G uinn claims: 1. That U bbo-Sathla, no t A zathoth, is the center o f the Universe. A n d yet:

Til neither tim e n o r m atter stretched before m e B ut only Chaos, w ithout form or place. H ere the vast L o rd o f A ll in darkness m uttered Things h e had dream ed b u t could no t understand. Azathoth, from T he F u n g i fr o m Yuggoth and the boundless daem on Sultan A zathoth, . . . w hich blasphem es and bu b bles at the centre o f all infinity . . . r r TT i fro m D ream Q u est o t Unknow n K a d a th It is true that C lark A shton Sm iths H yperborean sorcerer E ibon m akes som e contradictory statem ents about U bbo-Sathla, bu t w ith all due respect to M U Eibon, he m ust b e considered a secondary source. M any o f L ovecrafts friends w rote stories using th e C thulhu M ythos and as a result there are various versions o f the m ore im portant events therein. O ur arti c le draw s m o st h e a v ily o n L o v e c ra fts o w n w o rk s a n d th e w o rk o f M y th o s Scholars Frances T. Laney, T he Cthulhu M ythology: A Glossary, published in B e y o n d the W all o f Sleep, and L in Carter, H.P. Lovecraft: The G ods p u b lished in The S h u tte re d R o o m a n d O th er Pieces. B oth o f these books from Aikham House. 2. A m ajor pow er o f C thulhu is the projection to sensitive m inds o f night m are and m adness. Certainly true, I w ould hope anyone u sing the go d in his gam e w ould read T he Call o f Cthulhu and get som e idea h o w fearsom e he really is. h i an early version o f th e G ods I said i f C thulhu b reaks ou t o f R lyeh, e v eryone in the w o rld m u st m ake a saving th ro w or go insane. I later re duced this as being a bit too gross. 3. G uinn objects to the various hit point assignm ents given to the Lovecraftian G ods and races. This is to o arbitrary a subiect to iustifv serious conten

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A pril, 1980

The Dragon
Richard Upton Pickman was a Boston painter who disappeared in 1927. His family was o f old Salem stock, and one ancestor was hung as a witch in 1692. Pickman was a noted genius who specialized in painting the m orbid and bizarre. His m ost fam ous painting w as Ghoul Feeding. Its disgusting realism was the main reason that the Boston Art Club and all respectable galleries shunned Pickman and his paintings, Richard Upton Pickmans paintings were realistic for a good reason they were copied from photographs. When Pickman grew weary of this world, he disappeared through one o f the m any tunnels the ghouls had dug under N ew England. Journeying deeper and deeper into the black, dank burrow , Pickm an eventually crossed through the Gate of Deeper Slumber, into the Realm o f Dream. He joined the ghouls in their lairs, slowly devolving into a ghoul himself, though he retains more human features and mannerisms than is normal among ghouls. P erhaps the rem nants o f his hum anity im pressed the ghouls, or maybe it was his talent for leadership or his artistic genius. For whatever reason, Richard Upton Pickman first became a noted ghoulish advisor, w hen was chosen as king by one large band o f ghouls. He is always accompanied by a bodyguard o f 8 ghouls and 4 ghasts. He wears +3 plate armor (no shield) and carries a +1 sword which is +4versus ghoul enemies (most living creatures). Pickman has acted as a civilizing and restraining influence on his ghoul band, hence the change from evil to neutral in alignment While somewhat temperamental, particularly when he regresses into his more ghoulish personality, Pickman is still impressed by Victorian and Ed wardian manners. He may befriend a player character who acts like a gentleman. Richard Upton Pickman will not take it kindly if members o f his bodyguard are turned away. An evil Cleric can only befriend the ghouls if his charisma (toward ghouls) is greater than Pickman's. Before his devolution grew too extreme. Richard Upton Pickman painted seven magical paintings which he carries with him in a back pack. Each painting is one foot square and has a save versus fire o f 10. Player characters w ho gaze upon a painting are liable to suffer the magical effect of that painting. Only ghouls from Pickmans band are immune, having admired the paintings countless times. Pickman may display one painting per round, even if he is under attack. He may use a painting as a shield, flashing it in the eyes o f an attacker while slashing with his own sword. Richard Upton Pickmans paintings are: 1. The Lesson (A circle of nameless dog-like things in a church yard teach a small child how to feed like themselves.1 ') Unless a save versus spells is made, the player character is changed into a ghoul. 2. Ghoul Feeding (description self-evident from title). Treat as a Fear spell.

PICK M A N S M O D EL by Virgil Finlay

H.P. L ovecrafts RICHARD UPTON PICKMAN (King of the Ghouls) 9th level fighter with special m ag ical ab ility ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutral HIT POINTS: 77 ARMOR CLASS: -3 NO. OF ATTACKS: 3/2 DAM AGE/ATTACK: 1-8 (+4 or +1) HIT BONUS: +4 or + 1 MOVE: 6 PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil STRENGTH: 14 INTELLIGENCE: 18 (00%) WISDOM: 11 DEXTERITY: 17 CONSTITUTION: 15 CHARISMA: 15 (to humans, 19 to ghouls)

3. Subway Accident (A flock of vile ghouls and witches clamber up from some unknown catacomb). Treat as a Confusion spell. 4. W elcom e to Innsm outh (A smiling, ichtliyic hum anoid holds out a tentacle, as if to shake hands.) A devolution spell. If save versus polymorph is not made, roll % to determine degree of devolution. For a norm al hum an, an approxim ate devolution scale would be 01-25 = half-(sea) ore, 26-50 = lizard m an, 51-75 = troglodyte, 76-90 = sahuagin, 91-00 = lacedon (sea-ghoul). Modify at DM 's discretion for character race. The DM may wish to give the character a second save (versus spells at -4 oil die roll) to determ ine w hether or not the characters personality is intact (i.e. whether or not he remains a player character). The character m ay be restored to norm al by a R em ove Curse spell cast by at least a lOth-level Cleric or an 1 lth-level MagicUser. 5. The Silver Key (a massive silver key engraved with cryptical arabesques).- Treat as a Maze spell with the victim cast into an astral realm. Roll for possible encounters (20 on ld20) each round spent on the astral plane using the Astral Encounter Table (pg. 181, Dungeon Masters Guide) 6. The Colour out o f Space (a stone well covered with graying iridescent fungus). Unless a save versus spells is made, the character will become covered with the fungus in the picture. Death will occur in 10 rounds unless a Cure Disease spell is cast upon the victim by at least a lOth-level Cleric.
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The C th u lh u M ythos w o$ first r e v e a le d in a g ro u p o f r e la te d sto rie s by th e A m erican w rite r H. P. L ovecraft. B e g in n in g w ith " T h e C all o f C th u lh u " in W eird Tales, lo v e c r a ft b e g a n re f e r rin g in h is h o rro r s to rie s to a p a n th e o n of b e in g s k n o w n a s th e O ld O n e s , w h o h a d d e s c e n d e d to E arth fro m th e stars in p r e - h u m a n tim e s. First w o r s h ip e d b y th e n o n - h u m a n ra c e s of th e planet, t h e O ld O n e s w e r e la te r b a n is h e d o r lo ck e d a w a y b y th e e ld e r gcds. The e ld e r g o d s d o n o t e n te r in to th e sto rie s m u ch , a n d th eir id en tity is a m ystery. T hey left th e O ld O n e s w e a k e n e d , b u t n o t d e s tr o y e d . W h e n m an a p p e a r e d , h e fo u n d tra c e s o f th e o ld e r civ iliz a tio n s a n d re m n a n ts of the p r e - h u m a n ra c e s . R elig io n s g r e w u p a r o u n d ih e O ld O n e s a n d le g e n d s of th e ir im m in e n t re tu rn to p o w e r e s p e c ia lly a ro u n d C th u lh u . Bits of th e old lo re w e r e d is c o v e r e d a n d tra n s c rib e d in to b o o k s , e x tr e m e ly d a n g e ro u s books.

CTHULHU
G r e a te r g o d ARMOR CLASS: 2 MOVE: 1 8 " /3 6 " HIT POINTS: 400 NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 0 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-10 (x 30) SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: Im m u n e to m a g ic a l c o n tro l , + 2 o r b e tte r w e a p o n to hit, r e g e n e r a tio n MAGIC RESISTANCE; 80% SIZE: L ( 100' tall) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: Im a g e o f C th u lh u PLANE: P rim e M a te ria l P lane CLERIC/DRUID: N il FIGHTER: As 1 6 + HD m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/ILIUSIONIST: 20th le v e l m a g ic -u se r THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: N il PSIONIC ABILITY: I S : 2 5 ( + 7 , + l 4 ) 1:2 0 W :2 3 D: 2 0

lo v e c ra ft's frie n d s (w h o in c lu d e d C la rk A sh to n Sm ith , Frank B e lk n a p Long, Robert Bloch, R o b ert E, H o w a rd a n d A u g u st D e rle th ), w ro te sto ries th a t "tie d in " w ith th e d isc o v e ry o f p r e - h u m o n relics, th e re v iv a l o f a n c ie n t w orship, o r th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f f in d in g a " f o rb id d e n b o o k " d e a lin g w ith the O ld O n e s a n d th e ir se c re ts. N o g r e a t e ffo rt w a s m a d e to k e e p th e s e stories c o n sisten t w ith e a c h o th e r. A fter L o v ecraft's d e a th in 1937, A u g u st D erleth f o u n d e d A rk h a m H o u se p u b lis h in g c o m p a n y to re p rin t his w orks. D erleth a ls o w ro te a n u m b e r o f sto rie s d e a lin g w ith lo v e c r o f tia n th e m e s or b a se d on f ra g m e n ts o f lo v e c r a f t's w ritin g s. S in ce th e n a n u m b e r of y o u n g e r a u th o rs , o u ts ta n d in g a m o n g w h o m o re Lin C a rte r, R a m sey C o m p , bell a n d B rian L um ley, h a v e w ritte n s to rie s b a s e d o n th e g ro w in g C thulhu m ythology. Most o f th e c re a tu re s p r e s e n te d h e r e w e r e in tro d u c e d by th e e a rlie r authors: lo v e c r a ft, D e rle th a n d Sm ith, D e rle th in tro d u c e d th e c o n c e p t o f a stru g g le b e tw e e n th e O ld O n e s a n d th e fo rc e s o f g o o d , lo v e c r a ft's o rig in al c o n c e p t w a s f a r less s a n g u in e a ll o f h is g o d s w e r e e v il a n d c h a o tic , a n d the b e s t m a n k in d c o u ld e x p e c t fro m th e m w a s in d iffe re n c e . If you h a v e n o t r e a d a n y s to rie s in th e C th u lh u tra d itio n , s ta r t w ith Lovecrafi h im s e lf M a n y o f his s to rie s a r e s tra ig h t s u p e rn a tu ra l ta le s a n d d o not d e a l w ith th e O ld O n e s , b u t "T h e C all o f C th u lh u " , " T h e W h isp e re r in D ark n e ss" , " A t th e M o u n ta in s o f M a d n e s s " , " T h e D u n w ich H o rro r", a n d "T h e S h a d o w O u t o f T im e " g iv e th e f la v o r o f h is w o rk . Then r e a d th e im ita tiv e w ritings o f D e rle th o n d th e m o d e r n w rite rs. F o rtu n a te ly , m o st o f th e s e stories a r e g a th e r e d in to c o lle c tio n s o f L o v ecraft's w o rk a n d p u b lis h e d in p a p e rb a c k . Cults o f m e n , o n d p a rtic u la rly o f n o n - h u m a n c re a tu re s , k e e p a liv e th e w o r ship o f th e G r e a t O ld O n e s a n d a n x io u s ly a w a i t th e ir re tu rn to p o w e r V ari ous e v il m a g ic -u s e rs a n d p rie sts, d e s ir o u s o f s u p e rh u m o n p o w e rs , e x p e ri m en t w ith s o m e of th e f o rb id d e n b o o k s (su c h o s The N e c r o n o m ic o n ) a n d o c c a sio n a lly u n le a s h s o m e h o rro r o n th e m s e lv e s or th e ir s u rro u n d in g s. M erely s p e a k in g th e n a m e o f o n e o f th e O ld O n e s re su lts in a 5% c h a n c e that th e g o d n o m e d w ill h e a r, fo r th e s e d e itie s a r e q u ite a ttu n e d to th e Prim e M a te ria l P la n e . If th e g o d d o e s h e a r its n a m e s p o k e n , it w ill a p p e a r a n d a tte m p t to kill th e b e in g s o ra s h a s to s p e a k its n a m e (so m e of th e g r e a te r g o d s will s e n d m in io n s to a c c o m p lis h this). SPECIAL NOTE: All c re a tu re s o f n a tu r e a r e v e ry s e n sitiv e to th e p r e s e n c e o f a ll c re a tu re s o f th e C th u lh u M ythos. T hey in stin ctiv ely c a ll o u t th e ir w a r n in g s o u n d s a n d fle e if a n y o f th e O ld O n e s o r th e ir m in io n s c o m e w ith in r a n g e o f th e ir se n se s.

C: 25

C H :- 7

C th u lh u is a b l o a te d h u m a n o id fo rm 100 f e e t h ig h w ith a n o c to p o id h e a d a n d a f a c e o f te n ta c le -lik e cilia. It h a s sc aly , ru b b e ry skin, a n d p ro d ig io u s h a n d s a n d f e e t w ith c u rv e d ta lo n s. A p a ir o f f o ld e d b a t-lik e w in g s p ro tru d e fro m b e tw e e n its sh o u ld e rs . " P h 'n g lu i m g lw 'n a f h C th u lh u R 'ly e h w a g h 'n a g l fh to g n ." " In h is h o u s e in R 'ly e h d e a d C th u lh u w a its d r e a m in g ." R 'ly e h is a g r e a t s u n k e n city of no n -E u c lid ia n g e o m e try h id d e n s o m e w h e r e b e n e a th th e o c e a n . S o b iz a rre is its c o n stru c tio n th a t a n y o n e e n te r in g th e city (w h ich o c c a sio n a lly rises a b o v e th e w a v e s ) m u st m o k e s a v in g th ro w s a t + 4 a g a in s t f e a r a n d in san ity . C th u lh u ies in a h u g e s to n e s tru c tu re s e a l e d w ith th e Elder Sign (q .v .). If th e s e a . is b ro k e n a n d th e g o d r e le a s e d , e v e ry o n e ( a n d / o r e v e ry th in g ) in a r a d iu s o f 100 m ile s m u st m a k e a s a v in g th ro w a g o in s t d e a th or g o in s a n e . This in sa n ity lasts fo r a n u m b e r o f m o n th s e q u a l to th e c r e a tu re 's in te llig e n c e .

C th u lh u u su a lly a tta c k s b o th p h y sic a lly a n d p sio n ic a lly . He c a n r e g e n e r a te 10 hit p o in ts p e r m e le e ro u n d . H e te le p o r ts u p to o n e -h a lf m ile a t w ill a n d is to ta lly im m u n e to th e e ffe c ts o f w a te r, c o ld , a n d v a c u u m . H e c a n c a ll up fro m th e s e a 10-100 o f th e D e e p O n e s. H e w ill r e tr e a t into h is lair if c o n fro n te d w ith a n in ta c t Eider Sign, a n o th e r o f th e O ld O n e s (su ch a s H ostur), or s o m e n a tu ra l c a ta s tr o p h e , su c h o s th e re -s in k in g o f th e city o f R 'ly e h into th e se a. C th u lh u is s e rv e d b y th e D e e p O n e s a s w e ll o s his h u m a n w o rs h ip e rs , w h o o fte n in te r b re e d w ith fh e fis h -m e n . C th u lh u 's c u lt is u su a lly h id d e n a n d s e c re t, a n d is d e d ic o te d to b rin g in g a b o u t C th u lh u 's retu rn a n d c o n q u e s t o f th e w o rld .

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CTH U LH V M Y T H O S
AZATHOTH (th e center o f the universe)
G re a ter g o d ARMOR CLASS: - 2 MOVE: N o n e HIT POINTS: 400 NO. OF ATTACKS: 20 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3- !8 (x 20) SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL DEFENSES: In sa n ity MAGIC RESISTANCE: 95% SIZE: L ( in c o n c e iv a b le ) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic n e u tra l WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C haotic ( n e u tr a l or e v il) SYMBOL: S e v e n -p o in te d star PLANE: A stral CLERIC/DRUID: N il FIGHTER: As ? 6 + HD m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/IUUSIONIST: N il THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: Nil PSIONIC ABILITY: VI S \ 2 5 ( + 7, + 14) I : W :

C TH U LH U M Y T H O S
CTHUGA (m aster o f the fire e le m e n t)
G re a te r g o d ARMOR CLASS: -6 MOVE: 3 6 " HIT POINTS: 400 NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3 -3 0 /3 -3 0 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e /o w SPECIAL DEFENSES: S e e b e /o w M AGIC RESISTANCE: 50% SIZE: L (4 0 ya rd ra d iu s) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: F la m e PLANE: E le m e n ta l P la n e o f Fire CLERlC/DRUIO: S e e b e /o w FIGHTER: As 1 6 + HO m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: S e e b e lo w THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: Nil PSIONIC ABILITY: / S: 2 5 ( + 7, + 1 4 ) 1:72 W: 18 D: 2 5

D: 20

C: 25

C H :- 7

C :2 5

C H :- J

A z a th o th is a b lin d , m in d le ss , a m o r p h o u s m a s s th e s iz e o f a sta r, flo a tin g a t th e c e n te r o f th e u n iv e rs e o n th e a s tra l p la n e . It is a tt e n d e d b y s a te llite c re a tu re s th a t p ro v id e a n e e r i e m u sic, lik e *he s o u n d o f id io t f lu te p lay e rs. A z a th o th is s o m e w h a t so lid n e a r th e c e n te r , a n d c a n b e a tta c k e d th e r e , b u t it w ill d e fe n d itself w ith iis m a n y p s e u d o p o d s if s o a tta c k e d . A ny c re a tu re c o m in g w ith in 1,000 m ile s o f A z a th o th m u st s a v e vs. s p e lls a t - 6 o r g o p e rm a n e n tly m od. T hose w h o w o rs h ip A z a th o th w o rs h ip in sa n ity , a n d A z a th o th 's c lerics a r e th e m s e lv e s in s a n e . It is u n k n o w n h o w A z a th o th g r a n ts p o w e rs to its clerics, o r e v e n if A z a th o th is a w a r e o f th e m (w h ic h is d o u b tfu l).

This c re a tu re re s e m b le s a fla m in g a m o e b a w ith te n ta c le s th a t a p p e a r to b e fla m e s e m a n a tin g fro m its b o d y . The h e a t o f C th u g o 's b o d y d o e s 5-50 p o in ts o f d a m a g e to a ll w ith in 100 y a rd s o f it, a n d it a tta c k s w ith fire sp e lls a t *he s a m e tim e . It c a n n o t b e c o n tro lle d , a n d is im m u n e to a ll h e a t a n d c o ld a tta c k s. It is a b l e to c a st a n y fire sp e ll o f a n y ty p e a s a 3 0 th le v e l spell c a ste r, a t th e r a te o f tw o p e r ro u n d . W h ile c a stin g fire sp ells, it a ls o la s h e s o u t w ith tw o o f its te n ta c le s p e r m e l e e r o u n d ; th e s e d o 3-30 p o in ts of d a m a g e e a c h . It m o v e s a s a b lin k d o g a n d a tte m p ts to d e s tro y e v e ry th in g w ith in a n y a r e a to w h ic h it is s u m m o n e d . W h e n a p p e a r in g in a n y lo ca tio n , its first a c t is to su m m o n 1-20 o f its f la m e c re a tu re s . C th u g a c o n o n ly b e struck by + 3 w e a p o n s or b e tte r a s a ll o th e rs m e lt w h e n to u c h in g him . The c re a tu re h a s a d ire c t c o n n e c tio n w ith th e P rim e M a te ria l P la n e by w a y o f a P a la c e o f Fire th a t it h a s c r e a te d in a n a c tiv e v o lca n o . This p a la c e is sa id to b e fille d w ith tre a s u re re s is ia n t to f la m e a n d h e a t: g e m s , c e rta in m a g ic ite m s, a n d th e like.

BYAKHEE (servants o f Hastur)

FREQUENCY: V ery rare NO. APPEARING: 1-4 ARMOR CLASS: 9 MOVE: 6 " / 2 4 " HIT DICE/POINTS: 10 HD % IN LAIR: 5% TREASURE TYPE: N il NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAM AGE/ATTACK: 1-10 /1 -1 0 SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil SPECIAL DEFENSES: N il MAGIC RESISTANCE: 20% INTELLIGENCE: A v e r a g e ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il SIZE: L (2 0 ' toll) PSIONIC ABILITY: IV LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: /X /9 ,3 5 0 + 20 per hp

C th u g o 's F la m e C r e a tu r e
FREQUENCY: V ery r a re NO . APPEARING: 1-4 ARMOR CLASS: - 2 MOVE: 2 4 HIT DICE/POINTS: 16 HD % IN LAIR: Nil TREASURE TYPE: N il N O . OF ATTACKS: F DAM AGE/ATTACK: 2-20 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: F la m e a u r a , + 2 o r b e tte r w e a p o n to hit M AGIC RESISTANCE: 10% INTELLIGENCE: A v e r a g e ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il SIZE: i ( 3 0 ' ra d iu s) PSIONIC ABILITY: V LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V ///? ,9 5 0 + 14 per hp T h e se c re a tu re s a p p e a r to b e s m a lle r v e rs io n s o f th e ir m a s te r. Their b o d ies r a d ia te 10 p o in ts o f h e a t d a m a g e to a ll w h o c o m e w ith in 2 0 y a rd s o f them , a n d th e y c o n c a st a s in g le h e a t ra y fro m th e ir b o d y e v e ry m e le e ro u n d that d o e s 2-20 p o in ts o f d a m a g e if it hits. O n e o f th e ir fu n c tio n s is to a p p e a r w h e n th e g o d is su p p o s e d to a p p e a r b u t is to o b u sy o r c h o o s e s n o t to com e.

T hese g ia n t furry b a t-lik e c re a tu re s h a v e h u m a n o id le g s th a t e n a b le th e m to s ta n d like m e n . T hey c a n b e s u m m o n e d b y c le ric s o f H a stu r th ro u g h u se of a g a te sp e ll (1 -4 B y a k h e e w ill a p p e a r ) . They a r e a b le to te le p o rt th ro u g h o u t th e P rim e M a te ria l P la n e a t w ill, c a rry in g h u m a n b e in g s w ith th em o n th e ir b a c k s o r in th e ir talo n s. They o r e in te llig e n t, te le p a th ic , a n d will o b e y th o se w h o c a rry th e Elder S ign o r w h o a p p e a l su c ce ssfu lly to H astur.

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DEEP ONES (follow ers o f Cthulhu)

FREQUENCY: Rore NO. APPEARING: MOO ARMOR CLASS: 3 MOVE: 1 2 " / / 2 4 " HIT DICE/POINTS: 4 HD % IN LAIR: 90% TREASURE TYPE: Z NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 o r 1 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1 -4 /1 -4 ( + 2 ) or b y w e a p o n ty p e SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL DEFENSES: N il MAGIC RESISTANCE: S to n d a rd INTELLIGENCE: A v e r a g e to v e ry ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il SIZE: M (6 ') PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil A tta c k /D e f e n s e M o d es: Nil LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: 1/ 1/60 + 4 p e r h p

HASTUR THE UNSPEAKABLE (He W ho Must Not Be N a m ed )

"M aster o f the A ir"

G r e a te r g o d ARMOR CLASS: - 2 MOVE: 3 6 " /3 6 " HIT POINTS: 400 NO . O f ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2 0 -2 0 0 /2 0 -2 0 0 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: S e e b e lo w MAGIC RESISTANCE: 50% SIZE: L (6 0 0 ' ta ll) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: Im a g e o f th e g o d PLANE: P rim e M a te ria l P la n e (d is ta n t p la n e t) CLERIC/DRUID: N il FIGHTER: As J6-f- HD m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: 2 3 rd l e v e l in e a c h THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: N il PSIONIC ABILITY: I S: 2 5 ( + J ,+ l4 ) 1:22 W: 23 0 : 2 1

The D e e p O n e s a r e h u m a n o id , a m p h ib io u s m e r - fis h , c o ld -b lo o d e d c re a tu re s o f g r e a t stre n g th (1 8 ). T hey c a n a 'ta c k w ith th e ir c la w e d , w e b b e d h a n d s , o r w ie ld w e a p o n s . T hey h a v e in fra v isio n a s w e ll a s n o rm a l sight. T hey live n e a r th e la n d o n o c e a n s h e lv e s a n d a r e a b le to tra v e l to the lan d a t a n y tim e a n d fo r a s lo n g a s th e y w ish. They h a v e b e e n k n o w n to in te ra c t w ith e v il h u m a n s a n d in te r b re e d w ith them . This re su lts in h u m a n - a p p e a r in g o ffsp rin g w h o u n d e rg o a g ra d u a l tra n sfo rm a tio n a f te r th e a g e o f 21 th a t c a u s e s th e m to b e c o m e a s th e D e e p O nes w h o s p a w n e d th e m . The D e e p O n e s a r e so u lle s s a n d a p p a re n tly im m ortal. These c r e a tu re s p ro m o te e v il in p r e p a r a tio n o f C lh u ih u 's re tu rn . T hey d o this by c o lle c tin g tre a s u re s fro m th e s e a a n d u sin g th e m a s f u n d s to s p re a d the c u lt o f C th u lh u a n d th e O ld O n e s.

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C H :-4

This g o d h a s a s c a le d , e lo n g a te d b o d y , a liz a rd 's h e a d a n d m aw , a n d ta lo n e d liz a rd c la w s. It a ls o h a s 20 0 te n ta c le s p ro je c tin g fro m its b o d y th at g iv e it th e a b ility to s e n s e a ll th in g s a ro u n d it. It is a b le to strik e tw ice p e r ro u n d a n d a ls o a tta c k m a g ic a lly . At w ill, it c a n te le p o r t a n y w h e r e in th e P rim e M a te ria ! P la n e. H astu r r e g e n e r a te s 5 hit p o in ts p e r m e l e e ro u n d , a n d c a n su m m o n 2-20 B y a k h e e to a id it in b a ttle . It c a n n o t b e m a g ic a lly c o n tro lle d . C r e a tu re s th a t a r e a b le to fly n a tu ra lly w ill n e v e r a tta c k H astu r, e v e n if c o n tro lle d . A ny b e in g try in g to a tta c k th e g o d m u st m a k e a sa v in g th ro w a g a in s t fe a r, H astur is h a lf-b ro th e r to C th u lh u , a n d lik e h im H a stu r h a s b e e n im p riso n e d by th e s to r-sh a p e d Elder Sign. H e lie s in a c ry p t a t th e b o tto m o f Lake Hali n e a r th e a li e n city o f C a rc o sa . H astu r ex ists p a rtly o n th e Prim e M a te ria l P la n e { a n d th is p a rt is im p ris o n e d in th e cry p t) a n d p a rlly o n th e E le m e n tal P la n e o f Air (th u s h e is im m u n e to c o ld a n d th e v a c u u m o f s p a c e ) . H astur is n e v e r m o re th a n p a rtia lly o n th e P rim e M a te ria l P la n e a n d is th e r e f o re no t c o m p le te ly so lid . This a c c o u n ts fo r m u ch o f h is g r e a t size. A ny tim e th e n a m e " H a s tu r" is s p o k e n , t h e r e is a 25% c h a n c e tha? H astur w ill h e a r a n d s e n d 1-4 B y a k h e e to sla y th e s p e a k e r. If th e B y a k h e e a r e d e f e a te d , th e r e is a 25% c h a n c e th a t H a stu r h im se lf w ill a o p e a r to d e s tro y th e b la s p h e m e r.

GREAT RACE
FREQUENCY: V ery rare NO. APPEARING: 1-10 ARMOR CLASS: 5 MOVE: 15" HIT DICE/POINTS: 8 HD % IN LAIR: 95% TREASURE TYPE: N il NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 7 - 8 /J-8 SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL DEFENSES: I m m u n e to m a g ic a l c o n tro l MAGIC RESISTANCE: S ta n d a rd INTELLIGENCE: H /gh ALIGNMENT: L a w fu l n e u tr a l SIZE: L ( 1 0 ' ta ll) PSIONIC ABILITY: 280 A tta c k /D e fe n s e M o d e s: B, C, D, E /A ll LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V I/6 5 0 + 10 p e r hp

ITHAQUA (lord o f the air)

D e m ig o d ARMOR CLASS: 2 MOVE: 2 4 " HIT POINTS: 250 NO . OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 4 -4 0 /4 -4 0 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: N il MAGIC RESISTANCE: 3 0% SIZE: L (2O' ta ll) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: Two b u rn in g e y e s in a h u m a n - s h a p e d c lo u d o f s n o w PLANE: E le m e n ta l P la n e o f Air CLERIC/DRUID: 13th le v e l cleric FIGHTER: 15th /e v e / fig h te r MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: 12th l e v e l illu sio n ist THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: N il PSIONIC ABILITY: IV S:2F ( + 4 , + 9 ) 1:16 W : 13 0 : 1 8 C: 20

T h e s e c e a t u r e s p o p u lo te d th e w o rld e o n s a g o a r d th e ir c itie s still e x ist buried in d e s e r ts o r o th e r o u t o f th e w a y p la c e s . T h ey h a d a h ig h ly a d vanced sc ie n tific c iv iliz a tio n , w ith p sio n ic s r a th e r th a n m ag ic . W h e n th eir civilization w a s d e s tr o y e d , s o m e o f th e m w e r e fro z e n in tim e , a n d th e s e ore o c c a sio n a lly d is c o v e re d . The G re a t R ace a r e tall c o n e s , te n f e e t w id e at the b a s e , w ith 4 te n fo o t lo n g te n ta c le s a t th e to p . Tw o te n ta c le s e n d in lobster-like c la w s, o n e in tru m p e t-lik e e a rs , a n d o n e in a g lo b e w ith 3 e y e s . along its c irc u m fe re n c e w ith a s e t o f m a n ip u la tin g te n ta c le s d e p e n d in g from it. The r e la tio n s h ip , if a n y , b e tw e e n th e G r e a t R ace, th e O ld O n e s, and th e e ld e r g o d s is u n c le a r. H u m a n s d isc o v e rin g a n d f re e in g th e m a r e som etim es r e w a rd e d w ith g ifts o f k n o w le d g e .

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Ith a q u a , th e W in d W a lk e r, a p p e a r s a s a c lo u d o f fo g o r s n o w , h u g e b u t h u m a n in s h a p e w ith b la z in g r e d e y e s . W h e n s e e r p a s s in g o v e rh e a d , o n e g e ts th e illusion o f tw o b rig h t sta rs c lo s e to g e th e r. I th a q u a is w o r s h ip e d b y th e n a tiv e s o f th e f a r N o rth b e c a u s e o f h is a b ility to co ntrol w e a th e r (tr ip le th e r a n g e a n d e ffe c ts ). His w o rs h ip e rs p ro p itia te him w ith h u m a n s a crific e s, w h ic h h e c a rrie s o ff, n o o n e k n o w s w h e re . Y e a rs late r, th e ir fro z e n b o d ie s a r e s o m e tim e s fo u n d b u rie d in s n o w drifts. I th a q u a will a ls o p u r s u e a n d c a p tu r e a n y o n e w h o s e e s o r a n n o y s him , or m e d d le s w ith h is w o rs h ip e rs or th e ir s to n e a lta rs in th e fo re s t. S o m e tim e s h is victim s r e tu rn to e a rth a liv e , b u t th e y n e v e r s u rv iv e lo n g a s th e y d ie fro m s tr a n g e u n n a tu ra l c a u se s. It ts k n o w n th a t I th a q u a s e rv e s H a stu r in s p e c ia l m issio n s o f g r e a t im p o r ta n c e .

p r e s e n c e ( g o o d a lig n m e n t, s a v e a t + 4; e v il a lig n m e n t, s a v e a t 4 ). Those f a llin g u n d e r h is s p e d e ith e r o b e y h im or b e h a v e in a p u re ly chaotic m a n n e r. Thus h is p ro g re s s a c ro ss th e f a c e o f th e la n d is f o llo w e d b y riot, w ar, m a s s m u rd e r, su ic id e , a n d in san ity . N o n o n -se n fie n t c r e a lu r e can h a rm h im , e v e n if c o n tro lle d . The g o d is b e lie v e d b y s o m e s tu d e n ts o f th e o c c u lt to h a v e v a rio u s guises, in c lu d in g a r e d b a t- lik e fo rm w ith t h r e e ev il e y e s . H e c a n c all u p a n arm y o f w ild b e a s ts o r m in d le ss h u m a n s w ith in a n h o u r's n o tic e (1-100 o f them ). Each tim e N y a rla th o te p h its a n e n e m y , h e d r a in s 3-3 0 hit p o in ts fro m them , w h ic h te m p o ra rily a d d to his hit p o in t to ta l fo r o n e full turn. T h ere is a 5% c h a n c e th a t a c o n tin u a l lig h t s p e ll w ill d riv e th is b e in g o ff in to th e Astral P la n e.

PRIMORDIAL ONE
FREQUENCY: V ery rare NO, APPEARING: J-8 ARMOR CLASS: 6 MOVE: I 8 " / 1 2 " HIT DICE/POINTS: 8 HD % IN LAIR: 95% TREASURE TYPE: A NO. OF ATTACKS: 3 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6 (X 3 ) SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL DEFENSES: I m m u n e to h e a t a n d c o ld M AGIC RESISTANCE: S ta n d a rd INTELLIGENCE: H igh ALIGNMENT: L a w fu l e v il SIZE: L ( 9 ' to ll) PSIONIC ABILITY: 206 A tta c k /D e fe n s e M o d e s: 8 , C, 0 / A ll LEVEl/X.P. VALUE: V I/5 5 0 + 10 p e r hp T h e se c re a tu re s a r e b a rr e l-s h a p e d c y lin d e rs w ith m e m b r a n o u s w in g s. On to p o f th e b o d y is a h e a d c o v e re d b y 3 -in ch w iry c ilia o f m a n y co lo rs. They h a v e 5 re d -iris e d , g lo b e d e y e s. A? th e to p o f th e ir h e a d s a r e 5 m o u thed t e n ta c le s , a n d a t th e b a s e o f th e ir b o d ie s a r e 5 p o w e rfu l te n ta c le s u s e d for lo c o m o tio n . T he P rim o rd ia l O n e s a r e a c tu a lly a n a li e n r a c e o f h ig h in te llig e n c e a nd a d v a n c e d sc ie n c e . They h a te a ll o th e r ty p e s o f in te llig e n c e , a n d will d e s tro y th em if p o s s ib le , strik in g w ith th re e o f th e ir p o w e rfu l w alk ing te n ta c le s if n o a d v a n c e d w e a p o n r y is a v a ila b le .

M I-GO (the Fungi from Yuggoth)

FREQUENCY: V e ry rare NO. APPEARING: 2-12 ARMOR CLASS: 4 MOVE: 1 5 " /3 0 " HIT DICE/POINTS: 5 HD % IN LAIR: 40% TREASURE TYPE: Mi/ NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1 - 8 /1-8 SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL RESISTANCE: I m m u n e to c o ld , d o rk , a n d v a c u u m M AGIC RESISTANCE: S ta n d a rd INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il SIZE: L (6 ' lo n g , 8 ' tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: 90 A tta c k /D e fe n s e M o d e s: C, 0 / F, G, H IEVEL/X.P. VALUE: JV /240 + 5 p e r hp T h e se re d , b o f-w in g e d c re a tu re s s o m e w h a t r e s e m b le lo b ste rs in th a t th e y h a v e m a n y leg s, f e e le rs , a n d e y e s ta lk s , a n d fo re a r m s th a t e n d in g r e a t pin ce rs. T h o u g h th ey a p p e a r to b e c ru s to c e o n s, th e y a r e a c tu a lly fu n g u s c re a tu re s . M i-G o a r e im m u n e to th e e ffe c ts o f c o ld , d a rk , a n d v a c u u m , a n d c a n fly a c ro s s in te rste lla r s p a c e . T hey c a n n o t s p e a k , b u t c o m m u n ic a te by clicking th e ir p in ce rs.

NYARIATHOTEP (the crawling chaos, the m essenger of

the gods)
L esser g o d

SHOGGOTH
FREQUENCY: V e ry rare NO. APPEARING: 1-4 ARMOR CLASS: ? MOVE: 9 HIT DICE/POINTS: 20 HD % IN LAIR: 90% TREASURE TYPE: C NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3 -3 0 /3 -3 0 SPECIAL ATTACKS: N il SPECIAL DEFENSES: Im m u n e to w e a k n e s s , p a ra ly sis a n d c h a rm MAGIC RESISTANCE: 30% INTELLIGENCE: Low ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il SIZE: L ( 75' tall) PSIONIC ABILITY: N il A tta c k /D e f e n s e M o d e s: N il LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: IX /6 ,5 0 0 + 30 p e r hp O rig in a lly c r e a te d b y th e P rim o rd ia l O n e s a s s e rv a n ts, th e S h o g g o ths e v e n tu a lly r e b e lle d a n d d e s tro y e d th e civ iliz a tio n o f th e ir m asters. S h o g g o th s r e s e m b le h u g e , in te llig e n t a m o e b a e , a b l e to fo rm a lm o s t any s h a p e o u t o f th e ir n e a r- tra n s p a re n t b o d ie s , in c lu d in g le g s , e y e s , m ouths, h u g e w e a p o n s , or w h a te v e r is n e e d e d . T he f e w r e m a in in g S h o g g o th s lurk in d is ta n t, lo n g -d e s e rte d a r e a s , s o m e tim e s a id in g s e rv a n ts o f C th u lh u or o th e r O ld O n e s.

ARMOR CLASS: 2 MOVE: 15" HIT POINTS: 200 NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 3-30 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: S e e b e lo w MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25% SIZE: V a ria b le ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: F aceless sp h in x PLANE: A stra l P la n e CLERIC/DRUID: 12th l e v e l in e a c h FIGHTER: 15th le v e l fig h te r MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: 13th le v e l in e a c h THIEF/ASSASSIN: 15th l e v e l a ssa ssin MONK/BARD: N il PSIONIC ABILITY: V S : 1 9 ( + 3 , + 7 ) 1:20 W: ?2 D: 19 C: 20

CH: 19

N y a r la h o te p a p p e a r s a s a ta ll d a rk m a n . His o p p e a r a n c e in th e w o rld is sa id to fo re te ll th e r e tu rn o f th e O ld O n e s fro m th eir im p riso n m e n t. H e c h a rm s h u m a n s , h u m a n o id s , a n d n o n -m a g ic a l a n im a ls b y h is m e re

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CTHULHU M Y T H O S
$HUB>NIGGURATH (black goat o f the w oods with a thou

C TH U LH U M Y T H O S
If a n y e n e m y is so fo o lish o s to a p p ro a c h to w ith in 3 0 ' o f th e b e in g , th e po o l will lash o u t w ith a h u g e p o w e rfu l te n ta c le ; if it hits, it w ill p u ll th e u n fo rtu n a te victim in to th e p o o l, w h e r e h e o r s h e w ill im m e d ia te ly b e c o m e p a rt o f th e ev il s w irlin g p ro to p la sm . A ny c re a tu re stru ck h a s a p e r c e n ta g e c h a n c e o f n o t b e in g p u lie d in to th e p o o l e q u a l to h is o r h e r s tre n g th . S h u b -N ig g u ra th strik es o n ly o n c e p e r tu rn in this w a y a n d c o n si m u lta n e o u s ly c r e a te m o n ste rs. T h o u g h its b o d y is tr a p p e d d e e p in th e c a v e rn s , S h u b -N ig g u ra th tra v e ls th e Prim e M a te ria l P la n e in a s tra l fo rm , u s in g its p sio n ic p o w e rs to d o e v il a n d a id its w o rsh ip e rs.

sand young)
Lesser g o d ARMOR CLASS: 4 WOVE: N o n e HIT POINTS: 400 NO. OF ATTACKS: I DAMAGE/ATTACK: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL ATTACKS: M o n s te r c rea tio n SPECIAL DEFENSES: + 2 or b e tte r w e a p o n to hit MAGIC RESISTANCE: 95% SIZE: L (100' in d ia m e te r ) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: B lack g o a t PLANE: P rim e M a te ria l P lane CLERIC/DRUID: Nil FIGHTER: As ? 6 + HD m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: Nil THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: N il PSIONIC ABILITY: I $ :2 4 (+ 6 , + 12) 1:25 W: 2 0 D: 19

YOG-SOTHOTH (the k e y a n d guardian o f the gate)

G re a te r g o d ARMOR CLASS: - 2 MOVE: 18" HIT POINTS: 400 NO . OF ATTACKS: 12 DAMAGE/ATTACK: ?-8 SPECIAL ATTACKS: S e e b e lo w SPECIAL DEFENSES: I m m u n e to c h a rm M AGIC RESISTANCE: 5 0% SIZE: L ( 5 0 ' d ia m e te r ) ALIGNMENT: C h a o tic e v il ... WORSHIPER'S ALIGN: C h a o tic e v il SYMBOL: Y ru n e PLANE: A stra l P lane CLERIC/DRUID: N il FIGHTER: A s J6+- HD m o n s te r MAGIC-USER/IILUSIONIST: 15th le v e l m a g ic -u s e r THIEF/ASSASSIN: N il MONK/BARD: Nil PSIONIC ABILITY: I S: 25 ( + 7, + 14) 1: 2 5 W : 2 3 D: 2 0

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This fo u n ta in o f u n c le a n lin e s s is a h u g e p o o l o f g r a y m a tte r, 100 f e e t across, in th e c a v e rn s b e n e a th M o u n t V o o rm ith a d re th . It is c o n sta n tly bubbling o n d p u ttin g fo rth m o u th s , lim bs, p s e u d o p o d s a n d w h o le creatures. 1-100 sm a ll m o n ste rs a r e c re a te d fro m th e p o o l e o c h ro u n d , a n d they g o c ra w lin g , flo p p in g , o r fly in g a w a y in to th e c a v e rn s o b o v e . S om e foil back into th e p o o l, w h ic h th e n g ro w s m o u th s a n d d e v o u rs th e m . ShubNiggurath is in te llig e n t a n d te le p a th ic a lly s e n sitiv e . W h e n it s e n s e s th e a p proach of e n e m ie s { ra n g e 1,0 0 0 ') it w ill b e g in c re a tin g m o n ste rs to d e fe n d itself, o n e p e r m e le e ro u n d . T h e se w ill b e ra n d o m a c c o rd in g to th e fo llo w ing ta b le (d 6 ): 1. B y a k h e e ; 2. D e e p O n e ; 3. G r e a t R ace; 4. M i-G o; 5. Prim ordial O n e ; 6 . S h o g g o th .

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Y og-S o th o th ex ists o n th e a s tra l p la n e . H e h a s th e a b ility to e n te r th e u n i v e rs e a t a n y p o in t in s p a c e a n d a n y p o in t in tim e . His a s tra l s h a p e a p p e a r s a s a c o n g e rie s o f irid e sc e n t g lo b e s lik e g ia n t s o a p b u b b le s . W h e n h e fa k e s s h a p e o n th e P rim e M o te ria l P la n e h e is p a rtly m a te ria l a n d p a rtly a s tra l a n d a p p e a r s a s a g ig a n tic m ass o f f e e le rs , le g s , a n d s ta lk e d o rg a n s . In this s h a p e h e w ill m a te w ith h u m a n b e in g s , p ro d u c in g th e S p a w n of YogS o th o th ( s e e " T h e D u n w ich H o rro r" , b y H. P. L o v ecraft). H e is h ig h ly in te lli g e n t o n d e x tr e m e ly c h a o tic a n d u n p r e d ic ta b le . H e c a n g a te in a n d o u t of tim e a n d s p a c e a n y o f th e S p a w n o r su b je c t ra c e s o f th e O ld O n e s , o n e p e r m e le e ro u n d . Y og S o th o th is n o t s u b je c t to th e la w s o f s p a c e a n d tim e a n d c a n , fo r e x a m p le , a p p e a r a t v a rio u s p a rts o f th e u n iv e rs e sim u lta n e o u s ly .
THE ELDER S IG N

o f in se c ts w h ic h m a y b e th e v o ic e s o f d e m o n s . A lh a z re d w a s la te r seized in th e s tr e e ts o f a d e s e r t city by in v isib le d e m o n s a n d d e v o u re d h orribly in fro n t o f m a n y w itn e s s e s . T h o se w h o h a v e s tu d ie d h is w ritin g s h a v e so m e tim e s m e t a f o te n e a rly o s te rrib le . The b o o k w a s b a n n e d a n d a ll known c o p ie s w e r e d e s tr o y e d , b u t a f e w tra n s la te d e d itio n s, re title d The N e c ro n o m ic o n , still exist. T he b o o k g iv e s a d e s c rip tio n o f th e p re - h u m a n w o rs h ip o f th e O ld Ones, t h e ir b a n is h m e n t b y th e e ld e r g o d s , a n d th e ir im m in e n t re tu rn . The rev e la tio n s o f co sm ic h o rro r c o n ta in e d w ith in its p a g e s a r e s o in te n s e th a t th e re is a 40% p ro b a b ility o f c h a ra c te r s b e lo w lev e l 5 c h a n g in g a lig n m e n t to c h a o tic (d 6 , 1-3) o r g o in g m a d (4-6). This p ro b a b ility d e c r e a s e s by 5% for e v e ry le v e l o f th e r e a d e r a b o v e 4th. It w o u ld a p p e a r th a t s p e lls a r e g iv e n fo r s u m m o n in g a ll o f th e O ld Ones a n d th e ir m in io n s, a n d s o m e s p e lls fo r th e ir c o n tro l a n d d ism issa l, al th o u g h th e s e la tte r a r e n o t a lw a y s e ffe c tiv e . The s p e lls a r e v e ry lo n g and c o m p lic a te d , a n d n o t e n tir e ly c o m p r e h e n s ib le w ith o u t lo n g stu d y a n d re s e a rc h . In fa c t, o n ly m a g ic -u s e rs o f 18 in te llig e n c e h a v e a c h a n c e of u n d e rs ta n d in g ( a n d th e r e b y u s in g ) th e m , a n d th a t c h a n c e is o n ly 5% per le v e l, sta rtin g a t th e 6 th lev el. M a n y o f th e s p e lls re q u ire th a t th e " s ta rs be r ig h t" , a n d c a n o n ly ta k e p la c e a t c e rta in tim e s o f th e y e a r o r in certain p la c e s . A tte m p tin g to c a s t a n y o f th e g r e a t e r s u m m o n in g s p e lls will resuli in a s tra ig h t 30% c h a n c e o f th e c a s te r g o in g in sa n e . The s p e lls d o n 't alwoys w o rk : in p a rtic u la r th e y o fte n fail to p r o 'e c t th e m a g ic -u se r fro m th e thing h e o r s h e h a s c a lle d fro m th e o u te r d a rk n e s s . S u ch u n fo rtu n a te s a r e rarely s e e n a g a in , a lth o u g h s im u la c ra o r z o m b ie -lik e im ita tio n s s o m e tim e s a p p e a r. In a d d itio n to The N e c r o n o m ic o n , th e r e a r e a n u m b e r o f o th e r m agical b o o k s g iv in g in fo rm a tio n o n th e O ld O n e s a n d th e ir m in io n s, including: The B o o k o f Eibon, th e C e la e n o F ra g m e n ts, C u ltes d e s G o u /e s by the C o m te d 'E rle tte , D e V e rm is M y ste riis b y Ludvig P rin n , th e Dhol C h a n ts, the P n a k o tic M a n u sc rip ts, a n d U n a o sp re c h iic h e r, K u h e n by V o n Ju n z t. M ost of th e s e a r e h isto rie s, b u t s o m e h a v e p o w e rs sim ila r to , b u t le s s e r th a n . The N e c r o n o m ic o n itself. T h e se le s s e r b o o k s a r e n o t a s d a n g e r o u s to the m a g ic -u s e r o r his s u rro u n d in g s.

This s m a ll g re y (s o m e tim e s g r e e n is h ) s to n e in th e s h a p e o f a fiv e -p o in te d sta r is a p o w e rfu l p ro te c tio n a g a in s t a ll m in io n s o f th e O ld O n e s. The tru e p o te n t Elder S ig n s a r e f e w in n u m b e r a n d in cre d ib ly a n c ie n t, h a v in g b e e n m a d e by th e e ld e r g o d s . They h o v e th e fo llo w in g p o w e rs : th e y a r e 100% p ro te c tio n a g a in s t p sio n ic a tta c k s ; th e y a r e a fo rc e th a t w ill d riv e o ff a ll S h o g g o th s, B y a k h e e , F la m e C re a tu re s , D e e p O n e s , o n d M i-G o, w h e n stro n g ly p r e s e n te d ; a n d w h ile th e y w ill n o t sto p *he p e rs is te n t e ffo rts of a n y o f th e m o re p o w e rfu l m aste rs, th e y w ill p ro v id e a + 6 p ro te c tio n a g a in s t th e ir a tta c k s ( a s a rin g o f p r o te c tio n ). The Elder S ig n s a r e h ig h ly re s is ta n t to d e s tru c tio n a rm o r c la s s 2, b ro k e n o n ly b y m a g ic o r by in c re d ib le fo rc e . The Elder S ign w a s u s e d b y th e e ld e r g o d s to s e a l off th o s e p la c e s w h e r e th e G r e a t O ld O n e s w e r e im p riso n e d o r w h e r e th e y h a d a c h a n c e o f " b r e a k i n g th ro u g h " in f o rc e to th e P rim e M a te ria l P la n e.

THE N E C R O N O M IC O N

The N e c r o n o m ic o n is a p o w e rfu l a n d p e rilo u s m a g ic a l to m e o f a n c ie n t o rig in s. Il w a s o rig in a lly w ritte n b y A b d u l A lh a z re d , a g r e a t m ag ic -u se r k n o w n to s o m e a s " t h e M a d A ra b " . A fter te n y e a rs a lo n e in th e d e s e rt h e w ro te a b o o k c a lle d Al A z i f w o rd s u s e d to d e n o te th e n o c tu rn a l s o u n d s

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APPENDIX: M yt hos -R ela ted Material from Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes (1976)
P a g e 46:
TSATHOGGUS
A rm o r C lass 4 M ove: 12" H it P oints: 275 M agic A bility: (See B elow ) F ig h ter A bility: 10th Level

T sathoggus is a diety w ith a frog's head and a m an's body. It has 7 eyes and the pow er to anim ate its statues in any o f its tem ples. This G od is very fond o f hum an sacrifices and w ill anim ate a statue in a tem ple at any o pportunity to get one. H e drains energy levels at the rate o f 3 per turn no saving th ro w applicable.

Note: There are other deities mentioned, but never explained: Bel God o f Thieves, Old Ones, Jullah, Golden Peacock. Erlik, Macha, Lir. Baal, Malach, Ahriman. Ishtar, Xotli, Pteor, Decketo, Badb, and Tanil. Manannan was mentioned, has a deity and I am sure that the Celtic God o f the same name can be used in this case. The Viking Gods were mentioned and these are dealt with in another section.

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