Lovecraftian inspirations - You can use them in Your own game for free

[Adeptus]

Download: https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs


The free brochure is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in RPG systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be entertaining for people who do not know the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.
The article contains several anecdotes – either from real history or from beliefs that exist in the real world, and suggestions on how they can be related to the Cthulhu mythology.


You have my permit to use all those ideas as You wish, in Your scenario, game, book, podcast, video, without the need to reward or mention me in any way.


Below is the table of contents


GREEK MYTHOLOGY


Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination


Zeus – embodied energy


In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep


Apollo – beautiful, deadly light


Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key


Erysichton – slayer of living trees, eater of self


NORDIC MYTHOLOGY


A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination


Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep


Or is Odin an abomination?


Einherjers and Odin the human


POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS


Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon


Silent night, starry night


Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death


WESTERN EUROPEAN FOLKLORE


The Monstrous German Pied Piper


Ys – Deep Ones princess vs clan of eldritch saints


Jentilak and a Christmas cutthroat


Dragons come in every shape and size


TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY


Invasion of the Sea Peoples


Greater Germanic Antarctica


The emperor out of the time


The Indus civilization


Order of the Nine Angles – sometimes reality is just as bad and mad as a horror


TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE


Mad mathematicians


Humans like ants, ants like zombies


Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness


There is more to dimensions than dimensional shamblers


ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS


Covenant with God and Melchizedek


Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope


Double faith - eldritch cult masquearading as mainstream religions


Stone from the sky, genies and angels

 

[mjs warlord]

I googled this without clicking on the link and found the article on at least 9 websites and it has nothing to do with gaming and all the entries are copy pasted exactly as they appear here.

Why has the poster copy pasted such a huge amount of text to convince us he is not a bot or a scammer

 

[Adeptus]

I googled this without clicking on the link and found the article on at least 9 websites and it has nothing to do with gaming and all the entries are copy pasted exactly as they appear here.

Why has the poster copy pasted such a huge amount of text to convince us he is not a bot or a scammer

Hello, yes, wherever I post about this, I post table of contents, because this is probably the most representative info about the content... And well, it is always the same

"it has nothing to do with gaming"
As I wrote, those plot hooks are written with the games in mind and You can use them in Your own games.

"Why has the poster copy pasted such a huge amount of text to convince us he is not a bot or a scammer"

Because I am not I can prove it, please ask me anything.

 

[mjs warlord]

ok so you said ask you anything ...... your article is obviously religious ranting can you explain this

you said in your opening sentence .... is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in RPG systems

Note i have looked on multiple web sites and found no reference to gaming ... just religious ranting.

 

[Adeptus]

ok so you said ask you anything ...... your article is obviously religious ranting can you explain this

you said in your opening sentence .... is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in RPG systems

Note i have looked on multiple web sites and found no reference to gaming ... just religious ranting.

Hmm, I would not describe it as religious ranting. It touches religion, but its goal is not to preach anything, but to describe how You can create eldritch cult of Great Old One, masquerading as community of some mainstream religion, for Your game. I am personally very fond of themes like "on the surface it looks like wholesome community, but it hides dark secrets" in games and stories, that's why I thought that this fragment could be good ad for the whole brochure. Because this is just fragment, one of the subchapters. If You want, You can chose any other chapter from the list and I will publish its content here.

 

[mjs warlord]

Still waiting for the answer to how it is all game related.
In my spare time i am a sooth sayer and i will make 1 prediction .... your thread wont be on here for long so as Andy Warhoe said ...... everyone will be famous for 15 minutes ..... enjoy your 15 minutes

 

[Adeptus]

Still waiting for the answer to how it is all game related.
In my spare time i am a sooth sayer and i will make 1 prediction .... your thread wont be on here for long so as Andy Warhoe said ...... everyone will be famous for 15 minutes ..... enjoy your 15 minutes

Those are interesting (well, according to me) facts and concepts, which can be used as part of the game, as a quests, elements of background etc. Each subchapter contains advices, how given elements can be incorporated as a part of the game scenario and what challenges and decisions they can present to players.

"enjoy your 15 minutes"

Thanks!

 

[Frindis]

This thread has reached it's usefulness.