Lloyd Dupont 301 Posted March 19 Report Who is this Nyarlethotep guy? Sounds like the ugly brother to Nyarlathotep?! 1 Quote Link to comment
soltakss 4,188 Posted March 19 Report Change the spelling, mess with your mind, that's what the Great Odl Ones do! 1 Quote Link to comment
Joerg 3,895 Posted March 19 Report According to Robert E. Howard, we are dealing with names "von unaussprechlichen Kulten". While the typical (and probably intended) translation of that German term in Mythos context is "Unspeakable Cults", the correct translation is "unpronounceable cults". In this image, this seems to extend to spelling, too... 2 Quote Link to comment
Dethstrok9 358 Posted March 19 Report I tried to brain games the people on Instagram, and it worked! Over 1000 likes and 11 comments, and not one of them was about spelling or repeat words... Quote Link to comment
soltakss 4,188 Posted March 20 Report 16 hours ago, Dethstrok9 said: not one of them was about spelling or repeat words... Ah, but we are a special crowd ... 1 Quote Link to comment
Dethstrok9 358 Posted March 20 Report 9 hours ago, soltakss said: Ah, but we are a special crowd ... Yes indeed, I tried to emulate the Brain Games mind trick, and it somehow worked on the gullible fools:) You are the true Legion, filled with mental power. Quote Link to comment
soltakss 4,188 Posted March 20 Report No, some of us are just really picky. I can imagine Nyarlathotep appearing and people from BRP Central criticising because it is the wrong colour, is spelled wrong or some other thing, completely missing the point of a Great old One suddenly appearing. 2 Quote Link to comment
Joerg 3,895 Posted March 20 (edited) Report 44 minutes ago, soltakss said: No, some of us are just really picky. In self-reflection, that last word might do with an "r" inserted into the second position. Quote I can imagine Nyarlathotep appearing and people from BRP Central criticising because it is the wrong colour, is spelled wrong or some other thing, completely missing the point of a Great old One suddenly appearing. That's occlusion for you. Edited March 20 by Joerg 2 Quote Link to comment
soltakss 4,188 Posted March 21 Report 15 hours ago, Joerg said: In self-reflection, that last word might do with an "r" inserted into the second position. I mentioned no names! 1 Quote Link to comment
Joerg 3,895 Posted March 22 Report On 3/19/2020 at 9:01 AM, soltakss said: Change the spelling, mess with your mind, that's what the Great Odl Ones do! indeed 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Old Man Henerson 119 Posted March 27 Report For my book series, I actually had an idea that HP was influenced by my version of Nyarlathotep to prepare the world for his comming. Quote Link to comment
Dethstrok9 358 Posted March 30 Report On 3/27/2020 at 12:21 PM, Old Man Henerson said: For my book series, I actually had an idea that HP was influenced by my version of Nyarlathotep to prepare the world for his comming. That sounds awesome! When are you going to publish? 1 Quote Link to comment
Bill the barbarian 1,616 Posted March 30 Report On 3/19/2020 at 2:01 AM, soltakss said: Change the spelling, mess with your mind, that's what the Great Odl Ones do! The Great Old Ones are proofreaders at the Chaosium? On 3/20/2020 at 3:07 PM, soltakss said: I can imagine Nyarlathotep appearing and people from BRP Central criticising because it is the wrong colour, is spelled wrong or some other thing, completely missing the point of a Great old One suddenly appearing. There is not a single thing I can add... 1 Quote Link to comment
Old Man Henerson 119 Posted March 31 Report 20 hours ago, Dethstrok9 said: That sounds awesome! When are you going to publish? Not for a while yet, that one would be a prequel anyway. My current book however is probably 2 or three years away from publishing, and there will still be plenty of monsters to see then. 1 Quote Link to comment
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