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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3514208" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p>Once I decided that Hastur was both Umor (in Arcanis) and the Unspeakable One (from Freeport), it was simply a matter of tracking down all the adventures that featured the King in Yellow or Hastur. There's quite a bit of material there, if you're so inclined:</p><p>* I converted Tatters of the King. Not as hard as you might think, given that the 1920s is a lot like Freeport. Since both settings have pistols, it was simply a matter of removing references to steamers and automobiles. Worked fine.</p><p></p><p>* There's also the .PDF adventure, "Cold Visitor," which is a homage to The Thing. I used it as the opening adventure to "awaken" the King in Yellow from the frozen wastes of Kadath.</p><p>* You already mentioned And Madness Followed.</p><p>* I converted both Adventus Regis (currently debuting in my story hour at <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=103252" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=103252</a>) and another adventure...can't remember its name, but they are both in the Monograph "Ripples from Carcosa." Adventus Regis is set in Roman times, perfect for Arcanis, and the other adventure is set in medieval times, perfect for mainstream D&D. </p><p>* I used Castle Amber to represent Castle Carcosa and filled it with appropriately pseudonatural beasts. Castle Amber has references to Great Old Ones and is set in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith, who contributed to the Lovecraft Mythos.</p><p></p><p></p><p>With the conclusion of Tatters of the King, a major chapter closed on The King in Yellow/Hastur. Now the PCs have to deal with Cthulhu, whom good ole Hastur was actually protecting Arcanis from. Or to put it another way, "You think I was bad? Wait til you see my half-brother..."</p><p></p><p>* I named Cthulhu "Leviathan" in Arcanis, emphasizing his octopus-like aspect. </p><p>* Black Sails Over Freeport features a cult that worships Cthluhu-esque entity, whom I've decided is the same Leviathan bad guy first introduced in Arcanis.</p><p></p><p>Both Black Sails and Tatters of the King feature overarching plots that you can go back to throughout your campaign. Tatters of the King is the stronger of the two series, but I've found even Black Sails to have some really great moments. </p><p></p><p>I rewrite everything in e-tools and convert it to 3.5 before I play any adventure, sometimes using material from other books. So for example, last night I converted Daen Danud, a lich, from Abjurer 4/Cleric 8 to Death Master 8/Blood Magus 8 (for my higher-level PCs). </p><p></p><p>Happy to share the D&D conversions of any of the Cthulhu adventures if you're interested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 3514208, member: 3285"] Once I decided that Hastur was both Umor (in Arcanis) and the Unspeakable One (from Freeport), it was simply a matter of tracking down all the adventures that featured the King in Yellow or Hastur. There's quite a bit of material there, if you're so inclined: * I converted Tatters of the King. Not as hard as you might think, given that the 1920s is a lot like Freeport. Since both settings have pistols, it was simply a matter of removing references to steamers and automobiles. Worked fine. * There's also the .PDF adventure, "Cold Visitor," which is a homage to The Thing. I used it as the opening adventure to "awaken" the King in Yellow from the frozen wastes of Kadath. * You already mentioned And Madness Followed. * I converted both Adventus Regis (currently debuting in my story hour at [url]http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=103252[/url]) and another adventure...can't remember its name, but they are both in the Monograph "Ripples from Carcosa." Adventus Regis is set in Roman times, perfect for Arcanis, and the other adventure is set in medieval times, perfect for mainstream D&D. * I used Castle Amber to represent Castle Carcosa and filled it with appropriately pseudonatural beasts. Castle Amber has references to Great Old Ones and is set in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith, who contributed to the Lovecraft Mythos. With the conclusion of Tatters of the King, a major chapter closed on The King in Yellow/Hastur. Now the PCs have to deal with Cthulhu, whom good ole Hastur was actually protecting Arcanis from. Or to put it another way, "You think I was bad? Wait til you see my half-brother..." * I named Cthulhu "Leviathan" in Arcanis, emphasizing his octopus-like aspect. * Black Sails Over Freeport features a cult that worships Cthluhu-esque entity, whom I've decided is the same Leviathan bad guy first introduced in Arcanis. Both Black Sails and Tatters of the King feature overarching plots that you can go back to throughout your campaign. Tatters of the King is the stronger of the two series, but I've found even Black Sails to have some really great moments. I rewrite everything in e-tools and convert it to 3.5 before I play any adventure, sometimes using material from other books. So for example, last night I converted Daen Danud, a lich, from Abjurer 4/Cleric 8 to Death Master 8/Blood Magus 8 (for my higher-level PCs). Happy to share the D&D conversions of any of the Cthulhu adventures if you're interested. [/QUOTE]
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