Chaosium has posted the release date for my latest monograph.
Mysteries of Tibet
As I mentioned in an email to Dustin Wright, if it had not been for my early days playing D&D I never would have been introduced to Call of Cthulhu.
Thank you Gary Gygax!
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Hmm...does that indicate a "pleasant surprise" or the other variety?Originally Posted by eltrevo
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Pleasant surprise. What era is this gonna be set in? Because I have GREAT need of information on Tibet. Give me any details possible!
Oh, and are there any adventures?
It is source material covering the history of Tibet and its people.
It is open so that a keeper can use bits and pieces of it in any era but the primary focus is the classic period. There is also information that can fit into late gaslight period.
I only included one adventure, the rest is reference material. If a keeper wishes, they could base a campaign in Tibet based on this monograph.
I will copy out the table of contents and post it to this thread shortly.
Jason
Table of contents (sorry about the weird formatting, the monograph was done in Word and does not copy well to text).
Map of Tibet & Potala Palace photo….……..3
Forward……………………………………. …5
Introduction to the Mysteries of Tibet………5
History of Tibet……………………………….6
Call of Cthulhu Version of Tibet – and the Connection to Earth’s Dreamlands………….6
Fungi from Yuggoth…………………………..7
Sonic Mi-Go Devices…………………..7
Early History………………………………….8
Chronology of Events…………………………8
Geography of Tibet………………………….12
People of Tibet……………………………….13
Tibetan Aristocracy…………………………13
Tibetan Government………………………...14
Typical Houses……………………………….14
Typical Village……………………………….15
Tibetan Monasteries………………………...16
List of Dalai Lamas………………………….18
Fighting Monks of the Sera Monastery…….20
Mani Stones and Chortens ….………….......21
Tibetan Religious Symbols………………….21
Immured Monks……………………………..25
Tibetan Monk Spells………………………...26
Tibetan Book of the Dead………………...…27
Bön – Pre-Buddhist Shamanism…………....28
Tibetan Sky Burials – Jhator……………….30
108 – Sacred Number of Tibetan Buddhism…………………………………… .31
Madam Blavatsky Information……………..32
Common Charms purchased from Bön Sorcerers…………………………………†¦..32
Tibetan Mythology and Monsters………….33
Persons of Note………………………………35
Travelling to Tibet…………………………..48
Weather Conditions…………………………55
Villagers and Nomads……………………….56
Nomadic and Bandit Tribes
Tibetan Occupations………………………...57
Tibetan Holy Lakes……………………….…59
Lhasa……………………………………… …59
Justice in Tibet………………………………62
Tibetan Weapons…………………………….62
Tibetan Calendar…………………………....63
Tibetan Festivals…………………………….64
Tibetan Names…………………………….…65
Tibetan Food…………………………………65
Tibetan Writing……………………………...66
Tibetan Words and Phrases………………...67
Tibetan Skills………………………………...68
Scenario – Legacy of the Guru……………...70
Glossary…………………………………… …77
Index……………………………………… ….80
Bibliography……………………….……...â €¦82
I deleted a few things from the above table of contents list to avoid spoilers, but for any DG fans, I provided some details on the CIA operation ST Circus which could tie nicely into the DG timeline.
The funding for that operation was coincidentally cut off by the CIA in 1969 and the last mission took place in 1974. It was also based out of the Mustang region of Nepal. (that will be very significant to anybody that has read or played Tatters of the King).
For those that may not have heard about this CIA operation:
ST Circus
Now this presents many interesting possibilities... After all they say Tibet was a land built atop the body of a demoness which is held down in certain strategic locations by a presence of a Buddhist monastery.
Tell me something though, i take it will see a bit of the Mi-go (or "Migou" if i am to believe the HPL scholars) as major players on the plateau?
I do indeed cover the 'Grul-Ma story. There is a geomantic pattern of 108 monasteries surrounding Lhasa said to contain her.
The monastery that is supposed to be directly over her is the Jokhang which sits on the east edge of the Barkhor Square.
The original name for Lhasa translates into English as "Place of the Goat". Perhaps a Dark Goat?
The Mi-Go are acknowledged as are several other elements from Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu canon.
Jason
Looks great! What about Leng?
I have included some optional rules for travelers crossing into the Dreamlands (including Leng) and for the Dreamlands denizens to inadvertently wander into the wilds of Tibet. Travelers never know what they might run into.Looks great! What about Leng?
There is a Tibetan belief that demons lurk under every rock...
This sounds... FAB !!
Kadath
This sounds really cool. Long sleeved robes and butter tea for all investigators. I see that the food page is already there, boiled yak and potato dumplings abound I hope?
A real question, will this have anything to do with Secrets of Japan?
and it will be an excellent companion volume to any Gaslight sourcebook dealing with India and the Raj as we have discussed in the gaslight forums.
Kadath
It does not make any mention of Japan other than to one individual from Japan who managed to live in Lhasa for several years after travelling there on a pilgrimage.
It does cover the usual suspects for the late gaslight period such as the Younghusband expedition. I did not go into details about the British equipment. There was enough transported from India through Sikkim to justify just about anything. Without looking up the quote from one of the Younghusband biographies, the expedition required close to 100 yaks just to carry his gear (one of the numerous items on his personal inventory was 67 shirts).
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