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Sand Bat Edition
introduction &
Background.....................1
Nyarlathotep by H. p. Lovecraft.....2
introduction................................4
Masks of Nyarlathotep: a publishing history.........................................7
interviews with Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis ...............................11
masks and Tape.........................15
keeper’s Utilities...........19
on keeping Masks of Nyarlathotep ..............................20
Masks Clue flows......................30
Using Customized newspaper articles......................................32
‘Tent-pole’ npCs.......................36
The magical mishaps of Masks ...................................43
Whispers from the Crawling Chaos ........................................49
The (other) masks of nyarlathotep .............................56
Jackson Elias..................61
Using Jackson Elias ...................62
The Books of Jackson Elias ........67
Unquiet spirits: a séance with Jackson Elias......................70
scenario: The God of mitnal .....72
new York City ...............95
keeper’s notes: new York..........96
What if Erica Carlyle Decides to sell Roger’s Books?..................112
musings on the Cult of the Bloody Tongue in nY..........................116
Tools of the Bloody Tongue......122
scene: The funeral of Jackson Elias .......................................124
Last stand at fat maybelle’s ....127
The mask of Hayama...............133
Africa’s Dark Sects....................136
Life as a God.............................139
People of the Monolith................144
The People of the Monolith paradox ...................................147
The Pnakotic Manuscripts ..........151
selections from the Livre d’Ivon ..............................156
General notes on the Book of Eibon .......................................159
London........................161
keeper’s notes: London ..........162
miles shipley and His Things..192
musings on the London Branch of the Brotherhood of the Black pharaoh ...................................195
scenario:“The Burning Within” ...................................199
Gavigan’s scrolls .....................208
Ye Booke of Comunicacions with Ye Angel Dzyon .............................212
The G’harne Fragments ..............215
Liber Ivonis...............................220
The mirror of Gal ...................224
Cairo ...........................227
keeper’s notes: Cairo ..............228
Kitab al Azif.............................260
Net-Anet Ikhut Kemut (The Black Rites) .......................................265
The sword of akmallah...........268
kenya ..........................271
keeper’s notes: kenya ............272
king’s african Ri?es................302
about the Cult of the small Crawler ...................................305
Cthaat Aquadingen....................312
australia......................317
keeper’s notes: australia .........318
The Law in Black and White....350
The 1922 Wallal solar Eclipse Expedition...............................361
The 1925 arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher naturforscher zur Erhaltung reiner Wissenschaft Expedition...............................366
The German map....................376
ngayurnangalku, Exiles of the Great Race...............................378
australian pulp fiction in the 1920s.......................................384
Dreamtime myths of the northwest ...............................391
mythos Cults of north West australia..................................396
The Cthulhu idol ....................406
The Device of Rods, Wheels and mirrors....................................408
Wondrous Intelligences ..........410
Gods of Reality .........................414
shanghai .....................421
keeper’s notes: shanghai ........422
keeper’s notes: Hong kong.....463
Law in shanghai and The shanghai municipal police .....477
scene:
The Jin Jiang Guest House......484Hell’s kitchen..........................488
Behind the fan: notes on the order of the Bloated Woman ...491
send in the marines! ...............502
The Kaigun Rikusentai ..............522
Leathernecks and Bluejackets ..............................526
scenario:“Bloody Botany”.......532
Goddess of the Black Fan........543
Livre d’Ivon ....................548
La LaiYeh Chi (Records of R’lyeh)..............551
Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan ........................556
Tale of Priest Kwan .............563
True Magick ....................567
Transit .........................571
on the Road again: Travel in Masks of Nyarlathotep ..............572
map: World map .....................586
Reading on the Road: Handling Tomes in Masks of Nyarlathotep.............................587
scenario:“The Case of the Cat’s Cradle”....................................599
appendix a: Character Generation and pre-generated Characters ...621
Characters in Masks of Nyarlathotep.............................622
pre-generated Characters........................635–690
appendix B: Timeline for 1925 and the Rise of Cthulhu.......................691
Timeline for 1925/6 .................692
The Rise of Cthulhu................700
appendix C: Jackson Elias’s nairobi notes ...703
Handouts .........................704–711
picture Credits.............712
kickstarter Backers......713
index....................716–729
Sand Bat Edition
INTRODUCTION 1
NYARLATHOTEP BY H. P. LOVECRAFT 2
INTRODUCTION 4
A HISTORY OF MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP 7
LARRY DITILLIO/LYNN WILLIS INTERVIEWS 11
‘MASKS’ AND TAPE 15
KEEPER’S UTILITIES 19
ON KEEPING MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP 20
USING CUSTOMIZED NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 29
‘TENT-POLE’ NPCS 32
THE MAGICAL MISHAPS OF ‘MASKS’ 38
WHISPERS FROM THE CRAWLING CHAOS 43
THE (OTHER) MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP 50
JACKSON ELIAS 53
USING JACKSON ELIAS 54
THE BOOKS OF JACKSON ELIAS 58
UNQUIET SPIRITS: A SÉANCE WITH JACKSON ELIAS 60
SCENARIO: THE GOD OF MITNAL 62
NEW YORK CITY 85
KEEPER’S NOTES: NEW YORK 86
Keeper’s Tips 86
Quick Reference 91
Getting Around 91
Local Government and Law Enforcement 91
Map: New York 92
Hotels 93
City Libraries 94
Hospitals 95
Asylums 95
Newspapers 96
NPC Names 96
A “Horde” of Cultists 96
Travel 97
Bibliography 98
Pre-generated Characters 98
Plug-in Scenarios 99
WHAT IF ERICA CARLYLE DECIDES TO SELL ROGER’S BOOKS? 102
MUSINGS ON THE CULT OF THE BLOODY TONGUE IN NY 105
TOOLS OF THE BLOODY TONGUE 111
SCENE: THE FUNERAL OF JACKSON ELIAS 113
ENCOUNTER: LAST STAND AT FAT MAYBELLE’S 115
ITEMS AND TOMES: THE PEOPLE OF THE MONOLITH PARADOX 122
AFRICA’S DARK SECTS 129
LIFE AS A GOD 131
PEOPLE OF THE MONOLITH 135
THE PNAKOTIC MANUSCRIPTS 137
SELECTIONS FROM
THE LIVRE D’IVON 141
GENERAL NOTES ON
THE BOOKS OF EIBON 144
LONDON 147
KEEPER’S NOTES: LONDON 148
Getting Started 148
Keeper’s Tips 150
Quick Reference 158
Getting Around 158
Map of London 159
Local Government and Law Enforcement 160
Hotels 162
Libraries and Museums 162
Hospitals 163
Asylums 164
News & Mass Media 165
Liverpool and Southampton 166
Embassies and Consulates 166
Rearranging London 167
Divided by a Common Language 168
Firearms 168
Currency 168
NPC Names 168
Cults and Robbers 169
Travel 170
Bibliography 171
Pre-generated Characters 172
Plug-in Scenarios 173
MILES SHIPLEY AND HIS THINGS 176
MUSINGS ON THE LONDON BRANCH OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLACK PHARAOH 179
SCENARIO: “THE BURNING WITHIN” 182
TOMES: GAVIGAN’S SCROLLS 193
YE BOOKE OF YE COMMUNICACIONS WITH YE ANGEL DZYON 196
THE G’HARNE FRAGMENTS 199
LIBER IVONIS 204
THE MIRROR OF GAL 207
CAIRO 211
KEEPER’S NOTES: CAIRO 212
Getting Started 212
Keeper’s Tips 213
The Clive Expedition 218
Box: Meeting with a God 219
Quick Reference 223
Getting There 223
Getting Around 224
Sample Dragomen 224/5
Vehicular Travel 226
About Cairo 228
Map : Cairo 229
Hotels 230
Museums 234
Hospitals 234
Asylums 235
Universities 236
Government and Law Enforcement 236
NPC Names 238
A Murder of Cultists 239
Bibliography/Resources 239
Pre-generated Characters 239
Plug-in Scenarios 240
ITEMS AND TOMES: AL AZIF 242
NET-ANET IKHUT KEMUT (THE BLACK RITES) 246
THE SWORD OF AKMALLAH 249
KENYA 253
KEEPER’S NOTES: KENYA 254
Keeper’s Tips 254
Kenyan General information 263
Government 263
NPC Names 263
Travel 263
Mombasa 264
Getting Around 264
Local Government and Police 264
Hotels 265
Libraries 265
Hospitals and Asylums 265
Newspapers 266
Nairobi 266
Getting Around 252
Local Government and Police 266
Hotels 266
Map: Greater Nairobi 267
Libraries and Museums 267
Map: Nairobi 268
Hospitals and Asylums 268
Newspapers 269
To the Mountain of the Black Wind 269
A Horde of Cultists 271
Bibliography 271
Pre-generated Characters 272
Plug-in Scenarios 272
NEW AFRICAN CHARACTER TEMPLATES 274
ABOUT THE CULT OF THE SMALL CRAWLER 277
TOMES: THE CTHAAT AQUADINGEN 283
AUSTRALIA 287
KEEPER’S NOTES: AUSTRALIA 288
Getting Started 288
Keeper’s Tips 288
Quick Reference 295
Climate 295
Local Government and Law Enforcement 296
Communication 297
Hotels 297
Libraries 297
Hospitals 297
Asylums 298
Newspapers 298
NPC Names 298
Travel 298
Bibliography/Resources 299
Pre-generated Characters 300
Plug-in Scenarios 300
TOMES: WONDROUS INTELLIGENCES 301
GODS OF REALITY 305
SHANGHAI 311
KEEPER’S NOTES: SHANGHAI 312
Getting Started 312
Map: International Settlement & French Concession 313
Keeper’s Tips 314
Gray Dragon Island 326
Quick Reference 328
China-General Information 328
Shanghai-General Information 329
Shanghailanders: The Population 330
Climate 330
Getting There 330
LOCATIONS 333
The International Settlement 333
Getting Around 333
Local Government and Police 334
Hotels 334
Libraries & Museums 335
Hospitals and Asylums 335
Newspapers 335
The French Concession 336
Getting Around 336
Local Government and Police 336
Hotels 337
Libraries 338
Hospitals and Asylums 338
Newspapers 338
The Chinese Areas—
The Old City, etc. 338
Getting Around 338
Local Government and Police 339
Hotels 339
Libraries 340
Hospitals and Asylums 340
Newspapers 340
Embassies and Consulates 341
Firearms and Weapons 341
Mass Media, News, and Post 342
CULTURE SHOCK: A KEEPER TOOL-KIT 342
PIDGIN: LANGUAGE OF COMMERCE 344
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 344
CURRENCY 345
NPC NAMES 345
A MURDER OF CULTISTS 346
BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESOURCES 346
Selected Shanghai Bibliography 347
PRE-GENERATED CHARACTERS 348
PLUG-IN SCENARIOS 349
KEEPER’S NOTES: HONG KONG 351
Getting Started 351
Keeper’s Tips 352
Quick Reference: Hong Kong 358
General Information 358
Map: Hong Kong 359
Hong Kong’s Districts 360
Getting There 361
Geography and Climate 361
Getting Around 361
Local Government and Law Enforcement 362
Hotels 362
Libraries and Museums 363
Hospitals and Asylums 364
News and Mass Media 365
Firearms 365
Currency 365
NPC Names 365
PRE-GENERATED CHARACTER 365
LAW IN SHANGHAI AND THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL POLICE 366
Shanghai Municipal Police 366
Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Shanghai 369
Garde Municipale de la Concession Française (French Concession Police) 369
Nihon Ryoji Keisatsu (Japanese Consular Police) 369
U.S. Marshals 369
Selected Gear 370
The Green Gang 371
Selected References 371
SCENE: THE JIN JIANG GUEST HOUSE 372
HELL’S KITCHEN 376
BEHIND THE FAN: NOTES ON THE ORDER OF THE BLOATED WOMAN 378
SEND IN THE MARINES! 388
Concession Powers in Shanghai 388
Getting Them on Your Side 389
The Silent Services of Shanghai 391
Britain 391
France 392
Italy 393
Japan 394
U.S.A. 395
Launching an Assault 396
Map: Gray Dragon Island 397
The Opposition 400
Running the Attack 403
Box: “Dropping the Bomb” 404
Aftermath 405
SCENARIO: “BLOODY BOTANY” 407
TOMES: GODDESS OF THE BLACK FAN 417
LIVRE D’IVON 421
LA LAI YEH CHI (RECORDS OF R’LYEH) 424
SEVEN CRYPTICAL BOOKS OF HSAN 429
TALE OF PRIEST KWAN 436
TRUE MAGICK 440
TRANSIT 443
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: TRAVEL IN MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP 444
METHODS OF TRAVEL 444
Ship 444
Rail 445
Aircraft 446
Automobiles 448
Animal 448
CUSTOMS, IMMIGRATION, AND THE LAW 449
The United States 449
The United Kingdom 450
Egypt, the Kenya Colony, and Hong Kong 450
Shanghai 450
Australia 451
MONEY AND BANKS 451
New York 451
London 451
Egypt 452
Kenya 452
Australia 452
Shanghai 453
Major Banks 453
PRE-GENERATED CHARACTERS 454
TRANSIT SCENARIO SUGGESTIONS 454
MAP: WORLD MAP 455
READING ON THE ROAD: HANDLING TOMES IN MASKS OF NYARLATHOTEP 458
SCENARIO: “THE CASE OF THE CAT’S CRADLE” 469
APPENDIX A:
CHARACTER GENERATION AND PRE-GENERATED CHARACTERS 489
CREATING CHARACTERS 490
ON REPLACING CHARACTERS 496
FULL STOP: DEALING WITH A TPK AND OTHER DISASTERS 497
USING THIS APPENDIX 499
PRE-GENERATED CHARACTERS 500
APPENDIX B:
TIMELINE FOR 1925 AND THE RISE OF CTHULHU 555
TIMELINE FOR 1925 556
THE RISE OF CTHULHU 562
APPENDIX C:
HANDOUTS AND NOTES 565
HANDOUTS 566
