[Groop]Re:lovecraft

[Richard Walker]

I have almost all the Call of Cthulu gaming stuff, including the rare cthulu 
U. graduation kit, this is my post #1, enjoy~!


>From: SheikOfEntropy@aol.com
>To: groop@groo.com
>Subject: Re: [Groop]Re:lovecraft
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 23:09:52 EDT
>
>In a message dated 6/22/0 10:36:15 PM, ttpbst@ihug.co.nz writes:
>
> >Lovecraft is without a doubt the finest horror author of all time.
>
>BELIEVE IT! The fact of the matter is, there is not a horror writer alive 
>who
>would ever disagree with that statement. Everyone, but EVERYONE has 
>borrowed
>from HP Lovecraft at one time or another, though usually in the spirit of
>homage rather than of plagiarism. Even Sergio's humor-horror stuff owes a
>debt of gratitude to Lovecraft. (SEE! I can bring ANYTHING back on 
>topic!!!)
>
>The roleplaying game based on Lovecraft, entitled CALL OF CTHULHU, remains 
>my
>favorite RPG ever. It's a wonderfully adaptable gaming system, generally 
>set
>in the 1920's (but playable in any era).
>
>You start off your adventuring career as a regular, everyday person - 
>doctor,
>lawyer, teacher, private eye, housewife, whatever - who accidentally 
>stumbles
>across some evil plot. You encounter minor horrors and disturbed human
>cultists, worshippers of the Great Old Ones, and spend most of the game
>trying to discover just what the bad guys are up to and trying like HELL to
>halt the summoning of some elder god who will annihilate life on earth as 
>we
>know it. Unlike other games where you tend to muscle your way through
>adventures, you learn to think and trick your way through life, because 
>some
>of the monsters you'll be facing cannot EVER be killed (hint: know when to
>hold, know when to fold, know when to walk away, KNOW WHEN TO RUN!!!) You 
>try
>not to get too attached to player characters, because frankly, if you ever 
>DO
>meet up with GREAT CTHULHU, the best your Investigator can realistically 
>ever
>hope for is to somehow escape with your sanity intact (doubtful).
>
>Fun, huh?
>
>-Larry Steller AKA The Sheik Of Entropy
>
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