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==Details==
 
 
[[Image:Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors.jpg|thumb|''Front Cover'']]
 
[[Image:Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors.jpg|thumb|''Front Cover'']]
 
[[Image:Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors (Back).jpg|thumb|''Back Cover'']]
 
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==Details==
  
 
'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]]
 
'''Publisher:''' [[Chaosium]]
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'''Publishing Year:''' 2015
 
'''Publishing Year:''' 2015
  
'''Pages:''' 130
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'''Pages:''' 128
  
 
'''Cover Price:''' $34.95
 
'''Cover Price:''' $34.95
  
'''Author(s):'''  
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'''Author(s):''' [[Sandy Petersen]], [[Lynn Willis]], and [[Mike Mason]]
  
'''Artist(s):'''
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'''Artist(s):''' [[Loïc Muzy]], [[Mariusz Gandzel]], and [[Claire Delépée]]
 
 
'''Setting(s):''' N/A
 
  
 
'''Format(s):''' PDF
 
'''Format(s):''' PDF
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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*Foreword
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*The Monsters of the Mythos
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**Introduction
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**Identifying Monsters of the Mythos
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**See: [[RPG Bestiary Contents]]
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*Morphology of Mythos Monsters
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*Bibliography
  
 
==Front Cover Text==
 
==Front Cover Text==
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''An essential spotter’s guide for the budding and experienced preternaturalist.''
 
''An essential spotter’s guide for the budding and experienced preternaturalist.''
  
*Accurate and complete
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*'''Accurate and complete'''
*53 Lovecraftian creatures categorized and detailed
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*'''53 Lovecraftian creatures categorized and detailed'''
*Full color illustrations
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*'''Full color illustrations'''
*Size comparison charts
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*'''Size comparison charts'''
*Habitat, distribution, and life cycle notes
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*'''Habitat, distribution, and life cycle notes'''
*How to distinguish similar-seeming entities
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*'''How to distinguish similar-seeming entities'''
*Observer warnings
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*'''Observer warnings'''
*Bibliography and recommended reading list
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*'''Bibliography and recommended reading list'''
  
Illustrations and descriptions from the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle based upon the creations of H.P. Lovecraft.
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'''Illustrations and descriptions from the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle based upon the creations of H.P. Lovecraft.'''
  
 
“''With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more than one occasion!''”
 
“''With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more than one occasion!''”
<br>—Ernest P. Wilderbeast,  
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<br>'''—Ernest P. Wilderbeast,'''
<br>Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies
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<br>'''Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies'''
<br>Miskatonic University
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<br>'''Miskatonic University'''
  
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
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Dedications:
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*To Robert Bloch, these nightmares return.
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*And, Gahan Wilson, with admiration.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
  
==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
 
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 19 April 2020

Front Cover
Back Cover

Details

Publisher: Chaosium

Product Code: 23138

Publishing Year: 2015

Pages: 128

Cover Price: $34.95

Author(s): Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Mike Mason

Artist(s): Loïc Muzy, Mariusz Gandzel, and Claire Delépée

Format(s): PDF

Contents

  • Foreword
  • The Monsters of the Mythos
  • Morphology of Mythos Monsters
  • Bibliography

Front Cover Text

A Field Observers Handbook Of Preternatural Entities and Beings from Beyond The Wall of Sleep

Back Cover Text

Weird shapes in the park? Odd rumbling noises in the basement? A lurking dread in the kitchen? Bad dreams involving strange adventures and bizarre creatures?

Identifying the lurking horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos is never an easy task, so researchers need all the help they can get—don’t leave home without the Field Guide!

An essential spotter’s guide for the budding and experienced preternaturalist.

  • Accurate and complete
  • 53 Lovecraftian creatures categorized and detailed
  • Full color illustrations
  • Size comparison charts
  • Habitat, distribution, and life cycle notes
  • How to distinguish similar-seeming entities
  • Observer warnings
  • Bibliography and recommended reading list

Illustrations and descriptions from the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle based upon the creations of H.P. Lovecraft.

With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more than one occasion!
—Ernest P. Wilderbeast,
Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies
Miskatonic University

Comments / Trivia

Dedications:

  • To Robert Bloch, these nightmares return.
  • And, Gahan Wilson, with admiration.

Links