Skills Knowledge dungeoneering and history and Profession Yog-Sothothery philosopher; Bonus +3 Spells 4th—green decay 7th—zyngaya 9th—mimic form of Nyarlathotep R’LYEH TEXT Written in a
Trang 1Skills Knowledge (dungeoneering and history) and
Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +3
Spells
4th—green decay
7th—zyngaya
9th—mimic form of Nyarlathotep
R’LYEH TEXT
Written in approximately 11,000 BCE on distant
Earth, the R’lyeh Text deals most extensively with the
deep ones, Father Dagon and Mother Hydra, Great
Cthulhu and his starspawn, and so forth Other related
beings (such as Ghatanothoa) are also described, albeit
in less detail It contains prophecies, some of which
were long ago fulfilled (such as the sinking of Mu), and
others which have not yet been fulfilled (such as the
rising of R’lyeh, and the unleashing of the
otherwise-unknown Thing That Waits in Darkness)
Price 1,380 gp (400 gp without rituals and spells)
Complexity 19; Shock 15
Skills Knowledge (dungeoneering and history) and
Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +2
Rituals
2nd—contact deep ones
5th—call of Cthulhu
Spells
2nd—kiss of Dagon
6th—dream sending of Cthulhu
7th—curse of Yig
SEVEN CRYPTICAL BOOKS OF HSAN
These are ancient scrolls penned by Hsan the Greater
over two thousand years ago Each book has a different
topic and contains discussions and instructions
to execute spells and rituals related to that topic
Successfully researching one of the Cryptical Book
applies a boon to a particular spell or ritual Generally,
the spell or ritual must be of a level lower than the
highest-level spell (not ritual) the researcher can cast
Changing which spell the boon applies to requires
researching the book again Some editions of these
books also contain spells of the relevant type
The books are most often found individually, rather than as a group, and there is a legend of an eighth Cryptical Book, which is the rarest and most powerful
B O O K O N E
This book discusses the works of the Yellow Emperor and his amazing medicinal abilities It improves spells dealing with resurrection and life The researcher adds 1/2 their caster level to the hit points restored by a chosen spell with the healing descriptor
Price 5,800 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Heal, Knowledge (arcana and nature); Bonus +2
B O O K T WO
This book covers cannibalism, necrophagy, and the disposal of corpses It improves spells dealing with ghouls, wamps (Dreamlands rivals of the ghouls), and other scavenger-beings The researcher adds 2 to the
DC of a chosen spell when it targets any scavenger
Price 5,400 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (arcana and dungeoneering); Bonus +2
B O O K T H R E E
This book is on entities of the air It improves spells for flying beings such as byakhee or hunting horrors The researcher increases the fly speed of any creature conjured or targeted by a chosen spell by 10 feet When the researcher casts a spell to conjure or control such
a creature, that creature takes a -1 penalty on saves to resist the spell
Price 5,500 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (arcana and dungeoneering) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +2
B O O K FO U R
This book examines entities of the earth and subterranean areas It improves spells for bholes, gugs, and other burrowing beings The researcher increases the burrow speed of any creature with a burrow speed conjured or targeted by a chosen spell by 10 feet When