From:	Almighty Cthulhu <cthulhu@*****.STD.COM>
Subject:	An Official word on this magic thing...
Date:	Tue, 4 May 1993 00:47:31 -0400

On Mon, 3 May 1993, David R. Henry wrote:

> Gee, I thought I was lurking in alt.magick for a while here, instead of
> lurking on the Shadowrun rules mailer.

Ditto.

>
> > Finally, if you folks out there who think Crowley was really messed up(and he
> > was), you should check out "The Necronomicon" by the Mad Arab
Al-Hazrad. It
> > really does exist, is based in Sumarian myths and demonology, and was around
> > Long before H. P. Lovecraft used it in his Cthulu Mythos stories.
>
> Uh-huh. Yeah. Whatever. Considering that Lovecraft himself is on record
> in numerous places saying how he invented the Necronomicon -- let alone
> Abdul Al-Hazrad, which was a combination of his boyhood fantasy self (he
> loved "1,001 Arabian Nights") and his mother's maiden name (Hazard) --
> you'll forgive me if I remain largely unconcerned about finding a shoggoth
> in my shower.

Now Now...Shoggoths make excellant sponges. Get all those hard to reach
places..
Unfortunatly...Showers are hard to come by under the Pacific ocean..

>
> > It scares the drek out of me, and I've read it the whole way through.

You found it scary??? It made excellant bed time reading
material..problem is I've been asleep all these years...gotta wake up and
finish at some point...

>
> Which one? Certainly not that sorry paperback that came out a few years back
> -- heck, it didn't even mention Cthulhu!! How can you have a Necronomicon
> and not mention the Big C? It's in his contract, or something. And I'm
> not counting that "Katulu" or whatever they stuck in there. That's just
> Koran-swiping.

Contract??? Hmmm....seems to me the authors tried to make the contract with
me...not the other way around...I get to snack on them, they're families
and they're pets...and they get to use my name. Through legal
trickery...they got to use a pretty close spelling...and I don't get a
fraggin dime. But...Paybacks a bitch!!

>
>
> If you insist on worrying about the effeciacy of rituals found in a paperback
> book, ask yourself this: would any publisher willingly put out stuff that
> could result in heavy lawsuits due to massive property damage and megadeaths
> if it really were true?
>

Though apparently a sound argument....tis sad but true. Publishers will
print books that may well cause deaths...
Case in point : The entire Barney the Dinosaur series....
You mortals really get amused by the strangest things....


>
> I see Nyarlathotep is still not returning my calls -- I just chanted
> a couple of the pages and I'm still here, happily munching on my pizza.
> Maybe he's still mad over losing Risk last week.
>

Actually...N. is QUITE upset at you about the game...he swears you cheated.
Then again...he's pissed at me cause I lost all of his 6-sided dice.....


> if he had written the thing nowadays. The only thing worse than the
> Necronomicon could only be the Necronomicon on the Home Shopping Network.
>
> "And, remember, if you call in the next ten minutes, it's only $28.99, a
> fantastic bargain as I'm sure you'll agree. Mr. Al-Azrad's right here in
> the studio with us, and not only will he autograph your edition, we'll
> throw in a Mnarian soapstone necklace for free. Truly, truly a great
> bargain."

Ewww....that soapstone gives me SUCH a rash....

> I'm certain giving my views on the reality of Mr. Crowley's lifeworks would
> also violate the sanctity of some of my fellow listers' world views, so I'll
> shut up (at last) and return you to you regularly scheduled list.

Yes boys and girls...this is the SHADOWRUN list...if there is a Call of
Cthulhu list....sub to that << and tell me about it! >> or convert the
nifty Horrors of the Mythos to SRII rules and post'em. The Necronomicon
does NOT exist. As to everyone's views on magic....well....we all have to
believe in something....I believe I'll have another STIFF drink.

> "Write what ya know, kid."
> --Yog-Sothoth to Ludwig Prinn

I like it.....but a better one would be...

" I like it...nice beat to it...You're gonna go places, my boy!"
-- Yog Sothoth to Erich Zann


>
> drh

Almighty Cthulhu
:)