The Black-Booke

Origin: The Lurker in the Crypt

Description

A handwritten tome bound in worn black leather. While the book bears no title or explanatory inscription, it is referred to internally as "The Black-Booke." Written in archaic English.

• Author: Agatha Bishop
• Language: archaic English
• Date: unknown, presumably the late 1600s
• Number of known copies (if rare): only one known copy
• Last known location of surviving copies (if rare): within the crypt of Agatha Bishop
• Study:
• Sanity loss: 1D6+1
• Cthulhu Mythos: +7
• Spells: Call Nyogtha, Clutch of Nyogtha, Contact Ghoul, Enchant Pipes, Resurrection, Summon/Bind Hunting Horror, Summon/Bind Servitor of the Outer Gods, Voorish Sign

Appearances

• Call of Cthulhu Scenario: "The Lurker in the Crypt"