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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7755977" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>As far as I know there are only 2 possible descriptions of Dagon by HPL, both from the short story "Dagon."</p><p></p><p>1) "Grotesque beyond the imagination of a Poe or a Bulwer, they were damnably human in general outline despite webbed hands and feet, shockingly wide and flabby lips, glassy, bulging eyes, and other features less pleasant to recall. Curiously enough, they seemed to have been chiselled badly out of proportion with their scenic background; for one of the creatures was shewn in the act of killing a whale represented as but little larger than himself. I remarked, as I say, their grotesqueness and strange size;..."</p><p></p><p>This may be a description of Dagon or possible just deep ones. However, its size seems to suggest something larger than the typical deep one.</p><p></p><p>2)...the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds."</p><p></p><p>It is again not clear if this is Dagon, though later he says: "Once I sought out a celebrated ethnologist, and amused him with peculiar questions regarding the ancient Philistine legend of Dagon, the Fish-God;..."</p><p></p><p>Thus, it is generally assumed the creature is Dagon. Though it is unsure if Dagon is a god-like creature or merely a large, nearly whale size deep one.</p><p></p><p>One thing that I think clearly separates the HPL Dagon from the D&D Dagon is the tentacles. The D&D Dagon is always fish/sea creature like with tentacles. The HPL version has large clawed arms and seems to be vaguely humanoid. Here is a drawing I did for my version of the HPL Dagon:</p><p>[sblock]</p><p>[ATTACH]100426[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>From reading your entry, it looks like your version is based on the HPL version (no tentacles) and not the D&D version. A quick look at the PF version and it also appears to be based on the HPL version and not the D&D version. Just something to look for when you do these updates.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 7755977, member: 83242"] As far as I know there are only 2 possible descriptions of Dagon by HPL, both from the short story "Dagon." 1) "Grotesque beyond the imagination of a Poe or a Bulwer, they were damnably human in general outline despite webbed hands and feet, shockingly wide and flabby lips, glassy, bulging eyes, and other features less pleasant to recall. Curiously enough, they seemed to have been chiselled badly out of proportion with their scenic background; for one of the creatures was shewn in the act of killing a whale represented as but little larger than himself. I remarked, as I say, their grotesqueness and strange size;..." This may be a description of Dagon or possible just deep ones. However, its size seems to suggest something larger than the typical deep one. 2)...the thing slid into view above the dark waters. Vast, Polyphemus-like, and loathsome, it darted like a stupendous monster of nightmares to the monolith, about which it flung its gigantic scaly arms, the while it bowed its hideous head and gave vent to certain measured sounds." It is again not clear if this is Dagon, though later he says: "Once I sought out a celebrated ethnologist, and amused him with peculiar questions regarding the ancient Philistine legend of Dagon, the Fish-God;..." Thus, it is generally assumed the creature is Dagon. Though it is unsure if Dagon is a god-like creature or merely a large, nearly whale size deep one. One thing that I think clearly separates the HPL Dagon from the D&D Dagon is the tentacles. The D&D Dagon is always fish/sea creature like with tentacles. The HPL version has large clawed arms and seems to be vaguely humanoid. Here is a drawing I did for my version of the HPL Dagon: [sblock] [ATTACH=CONFIG]100426[/ATTACH] [/sblock] From reading your entry, it looks like your version is based on the HPL version (no tentacles) and not the D&D version. A quick look at the PF version and it also appears to be based on the HPL version and not the D&D version. Just something to look for when you do these updates. [/QUOTE]
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