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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 120601" data-attributes="member: 363">First, I just want to add that, indeed, the Necronomicon is not real. It and the Egyptian Book of the Dead are two very different things. I have the latter (in paperback, no less!), and I've yet to be torn apart by demons. There is a bookm called the Necronomicon, but its not the one cited by Lovecraft; it's a book inspired by the one Lovecraft made up. Lovecraft perfectly used a device that was more common in the late 1800s in literature - citing newspaper articles and books that never existed to lend an air of verisimilitude to his work. The fact that the Necronomicon still is causing doubts today as to its non-existence is something Lovecraft would probably appreciate greatly.Second, a lot of us old-timers are, indeed, tired of hearing about the anti-rpg/anti-D&amp;D lobby. It was a lot more prevalent back 20+ years ago, and more successful in its campaign. Eventually reason prevailed, but there is a very small, less-noticed version of that lobby today. Compared to what it once was, it's quite negligible now. That's why some of us say to not worry about it. It had its day in the sun. But, I agree it's probably good for newer RPGers to be acquainted with this group.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 120601, member: 363"] First, I just want to add that, indeed, the Necronomicon is not real. It and the Egyptian Book of the Dead are two very different things. I have the latter (in paperback, no less!), and I've yet to be torn apart by demons. There is a bookm called the Necronomicon, but its not the one cited by Lovecraft; it's a book inspired by the one Lovecraft made up. Lovecraft perfectly used a device that was more common in the late 1800s in literature - citing newspaper articles and books that never existed to lend an air of verisimilitude to his work. The fact that the Necronomicon still is causing doubts today as to its non-existence is something Lovecraft would probably appreciate greatly. Second, a lot of us old-timers are, indeed, tired of hearing about the anti-rpg/anti-D&D lobby. It was a lot more prevalent back 20+ years ago, and more successful in its campaign. Eventually reason prevailed, but there is a very small, less-noticed version of that lobby today. Compared to what it once was, it's quite negligible now. That's why some of us say to not worry about it. It had its day in the sun. But, I agree it's probably good for newer RPGers to be acquainted with this group. [/QUOTE]

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