Lloyd Dupont 521 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Who is this Nyarlethotep guy? Sounds like the ugly brother to Nyarlathotep?! 1 Quote Link to comment
soltakss 6,930 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Change the spelling, mess with your mind, that's what the Great Odl Ones do! 1 Quote Link to comment
Joerg 6,045 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share 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 377 Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share 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
Joerg 6,045 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share That's an easy audience then... 1 Quote Link to comment
soltakss 6,930 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share 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 377 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share 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 6,930 Posted March 20, 2020 Report Share 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 6,045 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Report Share 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, 2020 by Joerg 2 Quote Link to comment
soltakss 6,930 Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share 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 6,045 Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share 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 122 Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share 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 377 Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share 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 3,098 Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share 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 122 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share 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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