S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors: A Field Observer's Handbook of Preternatural Entities and Beings from Beyond the Wall of Sleep (Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying)

With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more than one occasion! Ernest P. Wilderbeast, Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies Miskatonic University Weird shapes in the park? Odd rumbling noises in the basement? A lurking dread in the kitchen? Bad dreams involving strange adventures and bizarre creatures? Identifying the lurking horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos is never an easy task, so researchers need all the help they can get don t leave home without the Field Guide! An essential spotter s guide for the budding and experienced preternaturalist. Accurate and complete 53 Lovecraftian creatures categorized and detailed Full color illustrations Size comparison charts Habitat, distribution, and life cycle notes How to distinguish similar-seeming entities Observer warnings Bibliography and recommended reading list Illustrations and descriptions from the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle based upon the creations of H.P. Lovecraft. Field Guide Front cover......Page 1 Credits......Page 2 Table of Contents......Page 4 Foreword......Page 6 The Monsters of the Mythos......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Identifying Monsters of the Mythos......Page 11 Azathoth......Page 13 Byakhee......Page 15 Chthonian......Page 17 Dark Young......Page 19 Deep One......Page 21 Dhole......Page 23 Dimensional Shambler......Page 25 Elder Thing......Page 27 Flying Polyp......Page 29 Formless Spawn......Page 31 Fungi from Yuggoth......Page 33 Ghast......Page 35 Ghoul......Page 37 Great Race of Yith......Page 39 Hound of Tindalos......Page 41 Hunting Horror......Page 43 Ithaqua......Page 45 Nyarlathotep......Page 47 Serpent People......Page 49 Servitor of the Outer Gods......Page 51 Shantak......Page 53 Shoggoth......Page 55 Shub-Niggurath......Page 57 Star Spawn of Cthulhu......Page 59 Star Vampire......Page 61 Tsathoggua......Page 63 Yog-Sothoth......Page 65 Creatures of the Dreamlands......Page 68 Foreword on Creatures of the Dreamlands......Page 69 Identifying Creatures of the Dreamlands......Page 71 Abhoth......Page 73 Atlach-Nacha......Page 75 Basilisk......Page 77 Being of Ib......Page 79 Blupe......Page 81 Bokrug......Page 83 Buopoth......Page 85 Butterfly-Dragon......Page 87 Cat from Saturn......Page 89 Cloudbeast......Page 91 Fireworm of Parg......Page 93 Gnor......Page 95 Great Ones......Page 97 Gug......Page 99 Haemophore......Page 101 Lamp-Eft......Page 103 Larva of the Outer Gods......Page 105 Leng Spider......Page 107 Magah Bird......Page 109 Man of Leng......Page 111 Minion of Karakal......Page 113 Moon-Beast......Page 115 Nightgaunt......Page 117 Voonith......Page 119 Wamp......Page 121 Zoog......Page 123 A Study of Mythos Morphology......Page 125 Recommended Reading......Page 127 Field Guide Back cover......Page 130 __With its clear visuals and hard-won information, this guide has saved my bacon on more than one occasion!__ Ernest P. Wilderbeast,Visiting Professor of Preternatural Studies Miskatonic University Weird shapes in the park? Odd rumbling noises in the basement? A lurking dread in the kitchen? Bad dreams involving strange adventures and bizarre creatures? Identifying the lurking horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos is never an easy task, so researchers need all the help they can get don t leave home without the Field Guide! An essential spotter s guide for the budding and experienced preternaturalist. Accurate and complete53 Lovecraftian creatures categorized and detailedFull color illustrationsSize comparison chartsHabitat, distribution, and life cycle notesHow to distinguish similar-seeming entitiesObserver warningsBibliography and recommended reading list Illustrations and descriptions from the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle based upon the creations of H.P. Lovecraft.