Difference between revisions of "The Fungi from Yuggoth (Supplement)"
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'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]] | '''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]] | ||
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'''Product Code:''' 2305 | '''Product Code:''' 2305 | ||
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'''Typesetting, Layout, and Scenario Map Renditions:''' [[Tadashi Ehara]] | '''Typesetting, Layout, and Scenario Map Renditions:''' [[Tadashi Ehara]] | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Important voices from other times:''' [[Lee Estes]], [[Lizbeth Estes]], [[David Legg]], [[Sandi Legg]], and [[Ron B. Wilder]]. |
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| + | '''Format:''' Softcover | ||
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| + | '''ISBN:''' 0-933635-08-7 | ||
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| + | ''Revised Edition (= "Day Of The Beast")'' | ||
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| + | '''Product Code:''' 2374 | ||
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| + | '''Publishing Year:''' 1998 | ||
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| + | '''Pages:''' 128 | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Cover Price:''' $9.95 |
| − | ''' | + | '''Author(s):''' [[Keith Herber]], [[Lucya Szachnowski]], [[Gary O'Connell]], [[Sam Johnson]], [[Kevin A, Ross]], [[Shannon Appel]] |
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| + | '''Artist(s):''' [[Chris Marrinan]] (front cover), [[Nick Smith]] (back cover), [[M. Wayne Miller]], [[Tadashi Ehara]], [[Shannon Appel]] (maps) | ||
'''Format:''' Softcover | '''Format:''' Softcover | ||
| − | '''ISBN:''' | + | '''ISBN:''' 1-56882-125-5 |
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| + | '''Setting:''' [[1920s]] | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | '''Campaigns:''' [[The Fungi From Yuggoth]] | + | The material which makes up this book has been printed in various forms by Chaosium on four occasions. The first two were printings of a "1st Edition" version in 1984 and ???. The text was then reprinted in the anthology [[Curse of Cthulhu]], where it made up the largest section of that book. This reprint did not substantially change the campaign's contents. Finally, the campaign was thoroughly revised and printed under the name "Day Of The Beast" (referred to here as the "Revised Edition") |
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| + | '''Campaigns:''' [[The Fungi From Yuggoth (Campaign)]] | ||
'''Contents:''' Introduction: "The Prophecy", Plot Synopsis, Chapter I: [[The Dreamer]], Chapter II: [[The Thing in the Well]], Chapter III: [[Castle Dark]], Chapter IV: [[Sands of Time]], Chapter V: [[Mountains of the Moon]], Chapter VI: [[By the Bay: Part I]], Chapter VII: [[By the Bay: Part II]], Chapter VIII: [[Day of the Beast]], Conclusion: Foiling the Brotherhood, Optional Scene 1: [[Halls of Celaeno]], Optional Scene 2: [[Voice Out of Time]], Appendicies, Index | '''Contents:''' Introduction: "The Prophecy", Plot Synopsis, Chapter I: [[The Dreamer]], Chapter II: [[The Thing in the Well]], Chapter III: [[Castle Dark]], Chapter IV: [[Sands of Time]], Chapter V: [[Mountains of the Moon]], Chapter VI: [[By the Bay: Part I]], Chapter VII: [[By the Bay: Part II]], Chapter VIII: [[Day of the Beast]], Conclusion: Foiling the Brotherhood, Optional Scene 1: [[Halls of Celaeno]], Optional Scene 2: [[Voice Out of Time]], Appendicies, Index | ||
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'''Additional:''' Introduction, Player Handouts | '''Additional:''' Introduction, Player Handouts | ||
| − | ==Front Cover Text== | + | ==1st Edition Front Cover Text== |
Desperate Adventures Against the Brotherhood | Desperate Adventures Against the Brotherhood | ||
| − | ==Back Cover Text== | + | ==1st Edition Back Cover Text== |
Internationally-famous psychic, [[Paul LeMond]], has disappeared. From the moment your investigators find him, they will be plunged into the black secrets of the sinister Brotherhood of the Beast and its inhuman masters. The investigators must traverse the globe in an effort to track down the manifestations of the Brotherhood and to find when the [[Day of the Beast]] is planned. The investigators will visit four continents and possibly an alien planet in search of occult mysteries, madness, and grisly death. | Internationally-famous psychic, [[Paul LeMond]], has disappeared. From the moment your investigators find him, they will be plunged into the black secrets of the sinister Brotherhood of the Beast and its inhuman masters. The investigators must traverse the globe in an effort to track down the manifestations of the Brotherhood and to find when the [[Day of the Beast]] is planned. The investigators will visit four continents and possibly an alien planet in search of occult mysteries, madness, and grisly death. | ||
This book contains a complete campaign in eight chapters for ''Call of Cthulhu''. | This book contains a complete campaign in eight chapters for ''Call of Cthulhu''. | ||
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| + | =="Day Of The Beast" Revised Edition Front Cover Text== | ||
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| + | =="Day Of The Beast" Revised Edition Back Cover Text== | ||
| + | The year is 1927. For America it is a time of growth and prosperity. Lon Chaney, Babe Ruth, and Charlie Chan are celebrities, while the average young American enjoys speakeasies, jazz, and the new "talkies." All that is about to change. A young psychic by the name of Paul LeMond has seen the future, and it is a sight which has driven him insane. Day of the Beast is an episodic campaign taking investigators from the height of 1927 to the edge of the Great Depression in 1929. A global conspiracy has surfaced, and only the investigators can stop it. Travel to four continents and the planet of Celaeno is required. Can the plans of the Brotherhood of the Beast be stopped before The Stars Are Right? Day of the Beast was originally published as The Fungi from Yuggoth, and in that form also appeared as part of Curse of Cthulhu. Day of the Beast is a new edition of a classic campaign, thoroughly revised. It contains almost 50 pages of new material, including three totally new adventures. | ||
==Comments / Trivia== | ==Comments / Trivia== | ||
| + | The original working title for 'Fungi from Yuggoth' was 'Voices out of Time'. | ||
'''Dedication:''' This work is dedicated to [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and [[Danté Helcimer]]. | '''Dedication:''' This work is dedicated to [[Clark Ashton Smith]] and [[Danté Helcimer]]. | ||
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| + | '''Playtesters and other helpers:''' [[Chris Allen]], [[Wilkie Collins III]], [[Erik Herber]], [[Sharon Herber]], [[Laura Tyler]], and [[Joyce Boyle]] and [[Bob Boyle]] at the Alcove | ||
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| + | This campaign includes a reference to the mad monk Rasputin and the Cthulhu Mythos’ answer to the cause of the 1907 Siberian Explosion. The featured Pharaoh Nophru-Ka is believed to be a misspelling by Keith Herber of Lovecraft’s creation Nephren-Ka, although chronologies of the Mythos history show that these two Pharaohs lived at different periods of history. | ||
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| + | First Cthulhu scenario to feature a giant, attacking robot. | ||
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| + | Characters from this campaign, such as Bugsy Wexler, Rasputin and The Ghost That Walks also appeared in [[Spawn of Azathoth]]. Character of Lang Fu based on the Deathless Chinese mentioned in H. P. Lovecraft’s story "The Call of Cthulhu." | ||
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| + | In the 1998 Revised Edition, a full-page picture of deformed Baron Hauptmann appears -- this same image was previously included (in color) in [[Curse of Cthulhu]], but in that earlier publication it represented a victim of the spell Resurrection. Text in the scenario changed to reflect the use of this picture. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 03:55, 7 April 2011
Details
Publisher: Chaosium
Product Code: 2305
Publishing Year: 1984
Pages: 76
Cover Price: $9.95
Author: Keith Herber
Artist: Chris Marrinan
Editor: Sandy Petersen
Typesetting, Layout, and Scenario Map Renditions: Tadashi Ehara
Important voices from other times: Lee Estes, Lizbeth Estes, David Legg, Sandi Legg, and Ron B. Wilder.
Format: Softcover
ISBN: 0-933635-08-7
Revised Edition (= "Day Of The Beast")
Product Code: 2374
Publishing Year: 1998
Pages: 128
Cover Price: $9.95
Author(s): Keith Herber, Lucya Szachnowski, Gary O'Connell, Sam Johnson, Kevin A, Ross, Shannon Appel
Artist(s): Chris Marrinan (front cover), Nick Smith (back cover), M. Wayne Miller, Tadashi Ehara, Shannon Appel (maps)
Format: Softcover
ISBN: 1-56882-125-5
Setting: 1920s
Contents
The material which makes up this book has been printed in various forms by Chaosium on four occasions. The first two were printings of a "1st Edition" version in 1984 and ???. The text was then reprinted in the anthology Curse of Cthulhu, where it made up the largest section of that book. This reprint did not substantially change the campaign's contents. Finally, the campaign was thoroughly revised and printed under the name "Day Of The Beast" (referred to here as the "Revised Edition")
Campaigns: The Fungi From Yuggoth (Campaign)
Contents: Introduction: "The Prophecy", Plot Synopsis, Chapter I: The Dreamer, Chapter II: The Thing in the Well, Chapter III: Castle Dark, Chapter IV: Sands of Time, Chapter V: Mountains of the Moon, Chapter VI: By the Bay: Part I, Chapter VII: By the Bay: Part II, Chapter VIII: Day of the Beast, Conclusion: Foiling the Brotherhood, Optional Scene 1: Halls of Celaeno, Optional Scene 2: Voice Out of Time, Appendicies, Index
Additional: Introduction, Player Handouts
1st Edition Front Cover Text
Desperate Adventures Against the Brotherhood
1st Edition Back Cover Text
Internationally-famous psychic, Paul LeMond, has disappeared. From the moment your investigators find him, they will be plunged into the black secrets of the sinister Brotherhood of the Beast and its inhuman masters. The investigators must traverse the globe in an effort to track down the manifestations of the Brotherhood and to find when the Day of the Beast is planned. The investigators will visit four continents and possibly an alien planet in search of occult mysteries, madness, and grisly death. This book contains a complete campaign in eight chapters for Call of Cthulhu.
"Day Of The Beast" Revised Edition Front Cover Text
"Day Of The Beast" Revised Edition Back Cover Text
The year is 1927. For America it is a time of growth and prosperity. Lon Chaney, Babe Ruth, and Charlie Chan are celebrities, while the average young American enjoys speakeasies, jazz, and the new "talkies." All that is about to change. A young psychic by the name of Paul LeMond has seen the future, and it is a sight which has driven him insane. Day of the Beast is an episodic campaign taking investigators from the height of 1927 to the edge of the Great Depression in 1929. A global conspiracy has surfaced, and only the investigators can stop it. Travel to four continents and the planet of Celaeno is required. Can the plans of the Brotherhood of the Beast be stopped before The Stars Are Right? Day of the Beast was originally published as The Fungi from Yuggoth, and in that form also appeared as part of Curse of Cthulhu. Day of the Beast is a new edition of a classic campaign, thoroughly revised. It contains almost 50 pages of new material, including three totally new adventures.
Comments / Trivia
The original working title for 'Fungi from Yuggoth' was 'Voices out of Time'.
Dedication: This work is dedicated to Clark Ashton Smith and Danté Helcimer.
Playtesters and other helpers: Chris Allen, Wilkie Collins III, Erik Herber, Sharon Herber, Laura Tyler, and Joyce Boyle and Bob Boyle at the Alcove
This campaign includes a reference to the mad monk Rasputin and the Cthulhu Mythos’ answer to the cause of the 1907 Siberian Explosion. The featured Pharaoh Nophru-Ka is believed to be a misspelling by Keith Herber of Lovecraft’s creation Nephren-Ka, although chronologies of the Mythos history show that these two Pharaohs lived at different periods of history.
First Cthulhu scenario to feature a giant, attacking robot.
Characters from this campaign, such as Bugsy Wexler, Rasputin and The Ghost That Walks also appeared in Spawn of Azathoth. Character of Lang Fu based on the Deathless Chinese mentioned in H. P. Lovecraft’s story "The Call of Cthulhu."
In the 1998 Revised Edition, a full-page picture of deformed Baron Hauptmann appears -- this same image was previously included (in color) in Curse of Cthulhu, but in that earlier publication it represented a victim of the spell Resurrection. Text in the scenario changed to reflect the use of this picture.
Links
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