THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF CTHULHU MYTHOS MAGIC MMIKE MS ASON ATTHEW ANDERSON WITH

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1 23141 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF CTHULHU MYTHOS MAGIC MMIKE MS ASON WITH ATTHEW ANDERSON

2 Th Grad Grimir f Cthulhu Myths Magic Mik Mas with Matthw Sadrs

3 CREDITS Dvlpd, Rvisd, ad Writt by Mik Mas with Matthw Sadrs Cvr Art Sam Lamt ad Rhys Pugh Itrir Art Gmi Jatha Wyk Jua Barba Layut ad Art Dircti Nichlas Nacari Bk Dsig Michal E. Crss Call f Cthulhu Li Editr Mik Mas Prfradig Jh Kigswrth ad Dug Baily Spcial Thaks J Hk ad Bria Murphy Ddicati Fr Garri Hall ad Dav Wifild Clar Crdit Ccrig Magic, Spll Nams, Dpr Magic, Difficultis i Spllcastig, Spll Cmpts, Magical Rsidu writt by Mik Mas. Castig Splls ad Call, Ctact, ad Summ Disambiguati draw frm Call f Cthulhu Rulbk (7th Editi) writt by Paul Frickr ad Mik Mas. Catgris f Splls rigially writt by Paul Frickr ad xpadd by Mik Mas, assistd by Matthw Sadrs. Flk Magic dvisd by Stépha Gsbrt ad dvlpd by Mik Mas (with thaks t Chad Bwsr). Spirit Attacks ad Pssssi dvlpd by Chad Bwsr ad Adi Nwt with rvisi by Mik Mas. Dramlads Nativs ad Splls writt by Chris Williams ad rvisd by Mik Mas. Flawd Splls writt by Sam Jhs ad rvisd by Mik Mas. All splls writt r rvisd by Mik Mas with Matthw Sadrs. Origial splls wr cratd by: Adi Nwt, Adrw Lma, Barbara Maui, Bill Bart, Bria Samms, Bruc Ball, Chad Bwsr, Charls Ega, Chris Adams, Chris Williams, Christphr Adair Smith, Clift Gayard, David Cyrs, David Halltt, Dug Lys, Eric Rw, Erik Hrbr, Frd Bhrdt, Frd Va Lt, Gary O Cll, Gary Sumptr, Gff Gilla, Grg Lair, Grgry W. Dtwilr, Harry Clavr, Hrbrt Hik, Ia Witrt, Jami Adrs, Jayc Ega, Jas Williams, Jh B. Mr, Jh Sctt Clgg, Justi Tys, Kith Hrbr, Kvi A. Rss, Kurt Millr, Larry DiTilli, L. N. Isywill, Lucya Szachwski, Ly Willis, Marc Hutchis, Mark Mrris, Matthw Sadrs, M. B. Willr, Michal Dzisiski, Michal LaBssir, Michal Tic, Mik Lay, Mik Mas, Nick Haggr, Ow Guthri, Paul Frickr, Ptr Aprl, Ptr F. Jffry, Phil Fracs, Richard T. Lauius, Richard Watts, Rb Malkvich, Russll Watrs, Sam Jhs, Sady Ptrs, Sctt David Ailwski, Sctt Haartma, Sha Appl, Shld Gilltt, Stépha Gsbrt, Stv Hathrly, Td Shlt, Tim Wisma, Tiv Luick, Tm Lych, Wsly Marti, William A. Bart. GRAND GRIMOIRE OF CTHULHU MYTHOS MAGIC is cpyright 2017 by Chasium Ic. All rights rsrvd. This supplmt is bst usd with th CALL OF CTHULHU (7th Editi) rlplayig gam, availabl sparatly. This is a wrk f ficti. Th ams f prsalitis, placs, ad vts may b rfrrd t, but ay rsmblac f gam rlatd ctt t prss livig r dad is strictly cicidtal. All matrial is fictializd ad dscribd thrugh th ls f th Cthulhu Myths, ad ffs t prss livig r dad is itdd. All matrial ccrig th ivtis f Bria Lumly ad J. Ramsy Campbll, as prtrayd i thir wrks, ar usd with thir kid prmissi Th rprducti f matrial frm withi this bk fr th purpss f prsal r crprat prfit by phtgraphic, lctric, r thr rtrival mdia is prhibitd. Fid mr Chasium Ic. prducts at Chasium Publicati ISBN Pritd i Chia

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CONCERNING MAGIC Stat f Mid Th Natur f Sacrific Ar th Stars Right? Whl f th Yar CONCERNING SPELLS Spll Nams Dpr Magic Adjustig Splls Difficultis i Spllcastig Flk Magic Flawd Splls Dramlads Magic Spirit Attacks ad Pssssi Spll Cmpts Tabl 1: Spll Cmpts Magical Rsidu Ly Lis THE GRAND GRIMOIRE A B C NPC: Hstia Lcksby D E F G H I J K NPC: Thmas Davprt L M N O P Q R S T U V NPC: Nils-Vigg Schu W Y Z INDEX SPELL CATEGORIES AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES.. 200

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6 INTRODUCTION Ygailh... ygaiih... thflthkh gha... Yg-Sthth... H. P. Lvcraft, Th Duwich Hrrr Fr th first tim, th Grad Grimir f Cthulhu Myths Magic gathrs tgthr sm 550+ Call f Cthulhu splls frm acrss thirty yars wrth f supplmts, scaris, ad campaigs. A usful tl fr Kprs, this tm is a rsurc t bth ifrm ad ispir. All f th splls hav b rvisd ad updatd fr Call f Cthulhu 7th Editi. Sm splls hav b chagd t b mr grally usful ad lss spcifically tailrd t a particular scari; i thr cass, whr multipl splls wr virtual duplicats, thy hav b amalgamatd it a sigl try. A small umbr f splls (usually fud i campaigs r ldr scaris) wr fud t b vrly spcific t thir rigial plt ad, havig littl particular us utsid f that plt, hav t b icludd. Narly all splls hav b giv a umbr f altrativ ams, whr apprpriat, allwig Kprs t kp thir playrs thir ts ad sur spll bcms cmmplac. Th pig chaptrs tak a brif lk at magic ad splls i gral ad prvid additial rsurcs ccrig astrmical csidratis, spllcastig, ad thr rlvat ifrmati fr Kprs t us as thy will. Flawd splls, dpr magic, flk magic, ad Dramlads magic ar all discussd ad advic ad guidac is prvidd fr dvlpig such magical tagts i yur gams. Thr magical -playr charactrs ar dtaild, ach abl t b drppd it gams t hlp r hidr ivstigatrs. Hpfully, th Grad Grimir f Cthulhu Myths Magic will prvid yu with t ly a hady rsurc i th middl f a gam, but als a dp wll f ispirati t draw up wh cratig yur w scaris, plts, ad cutrs. Magick is th Scic ad Art f causig Chag t ccur i cfrmity with Will. Alistr Crwly Th Oxfrd Eglish Dictiary dscribs magic as th pwr f appartly iflucig vts by usig mystrius r supratural frcs. This dfiiti wrks just fi but misss imprtat aspct wh w csidr th magic f th Cthulhu Myths amly, crrupti. I may traditial fatasy gams ad ficti, magic is ft a surc f wdr, pssibility, ad utility, a tl usd t achiv a rsult fr littl r cst. Vry much a tl usd t achiv a rsult fr littl r cst. Hwvr, th magic f th Cthulhu Myths, whil smigly ffrig tagibl bfits, is hstil. It givs with had ad taks away with athr. Myths magic crrupts; it braks dw mral fibr ad siks its tth it th mid, shrddig bth saity ad humaity. Wildig thrwrldly rgis dams th wildr, th mr driks f th uatural pwr, th gratr th ifcti bcms. If radig a tm ca b likd t playig with fir, castig a spll is lik purig gasli vr yur had ad strikig a match. Th rsi f Saity pits cmbid with a thirst fr magical kwldg drivs ppl isa, dstrys mrality, ad lavs ly th isa will f th srcrr t lust aftr v gratr pwr ad t plumb gratr dpths f hrrr. Th magic f th Cthulhu Myths dfis th csms ad it is th awful truth that lurks byd humaity s prcpti f rality. Ths wh tuch its flam ar frvr chagd. I lucm, ita ispirati. I tbris scrta sapitia. Mik Mas,

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8 CHAPTER 1 CONCERNING MAGIC Idubitably, Magic is f th subtlst ad mst difficult f th scics ad arts. Thr is mr pprtuity fr rrrs f cmprhsi, judgmt ad practic tha i ay thr brach f physics. Alistr Crwly May divrs mattrs shuld b tak it csidrati wh attmptig t bd th csmic frcs f th uivrs t s w will. Sm guidac ad idas fllw fr Kprs wishig t add layrs f vrisimilitud t th magic i thir gams. STATE OF MIND Havig th crrct fram f mid wh spllcastig ca b vital t succss. Distractd srcrrs risk splls prfrmig prly, t at all, r wrs trasfrmig it smthig udsirabl. Ritualistic purificati f mid ad bdy ar ft rquirmts f mr ivlvd splls. Oft all that is rquird is a clar ad fcusd mid hc, th ras why a umbr f splls call fr prids f mditati. Sm wizards will ritually bath; thrs may us ful r swt-smllig ils t purify thir flsh. Outsid ccrs, such as dir cditis ad cmbat, act t distract th spllcastr. Wh such mattrs might prvt th castr frm clar thught, call fr a INT rll t sur clarity f mid ad purps. Wrkig Spac Esurig a cluttr-fr magical wrkspac is sstial wh xcutig cmplicatd ad ivlvd magic. Apprpriat vibratis, rgy, ad spac ar dd. Lavig th rmais ad aftrffcts f ld splls hagig arud culd, i thry, brig ctamiati t w spll wrk (with disastrus csqucs). Th spac shuld b ritually purifid bfrhad fr sigificat summigs (th atur f th purificati ca vary widly, ad purificati might b a ufrtuat chic f wrd wh watchig a srcrr purig frsh bld arud th ara t clas it). Th ara might als b cscratd t th spll castr s favrd Myths dity, althugh as crtai splls call up a spcific Outr Gd r Grat Old O, it is always prudt t sur that such titis ar mad t fl at hm lst thy fl subbd r slightd. Watch th Havs Astrmical cfiguratis ar ft f grat sigificac i th ffctivss f crtai splls (particularly wh ivkig r ptitiig a Myths tity). Wizards wh glct rsarch ad wh pay hd t th turig f th Whl f th Yar will fid thmslvs ud thir splls may fizzl r uxpctd utcms may aris. Grat srcrrs pla yars i advac t sur thy ar i stp fr th prfct mmt f astral aligmt this is why wizards will sk far-rachig rvg ths wh vadaliz such fats f plaig (cu th ivstigatrs). Fr mr astrmical csidratis s Ar th Stars Right? (s pag 8). THE NATURE OF SACRIFICE Oh, thr ar littl rhyms a mag might us t rmmbr th squc f what must b d, but th wrds thmslvs d t d a thig. Yu culd writ vry spll as high as a ma th bar wall, but if yu d t hav th pwr t start with, all yu d hav is a strag rhym. Ad a bad at that. Gail Z. Marti, Th Bld Kig Sacrific is ft a itgral part f th pact, ptiti, r gtiati btw th spllcastr ad a Myths pwr. Usually, sm frm f sacrific is rquird fr a succssful utcm, b it i magic pits, hit pits, POW, r a ffrig lik th bld f a aimal r th lif f huma sacrific. Spll-castrs must, i virtually all cass, sacrific part f thmslvs t th spll (rmally magic pits r POW); hwvr, at tims a spllcastr will d t prvid mr. Udrstadig th atur f such sacrific is vital tl fr th Kpr. Oppsit: Sigil f th Grat Old Os by Gmi 7

9 s h t i g d p s A sacrific must b f smthig that mattrs. Th spll will usually stat th rquird sacrific (if it is mr tha simply chalig th srcrr s rgy). Whr th castr is dsirus f gratr pwr, ft th sacrific rquird is prsal. Thus, i this cas, sacrificig a capturd my wuld t suffic, whras svrig ad ffrig up s w had wuld. If ivkig a Myths dity, th sacrific f capturd mis (r just abut ay) will mst likly suffic ad sat th hugr f th tity (at last fr a whil). Wizards wh frgt th apprpriat ffrigs t Myths craturs will fid that thy thmslvs quickly bcm th sacrific. Whr ivstigatrs ar prfrmig a spll rquirig a sacrific, th Kpr shuld thik abut usig th sacrific t driv th stry. If smthig has littl r valu t th ivstigatrs th it has littl r valu as a sacrific prhaps th spll will fail r b wakr tha imagid. Th spll might call fr th sacrific f a aimal ad just stalig frm a farm might sud lik a brilliat sluti, but as th bast has valu t th castr th spll will fizzl. Whras, th sacrific f a favrd pt r a aimal f grat sigificac t th castr is xactly what th spll is askig fr. Sacrifics shuld ps mral quadaris fr th ivstigatrs (ad playrs): thy d t cast th spll t dfat sm trribl utcm, yt t d s calls fr a sigificat sacrific f smthig vry prsal. Such acts hav a cst. Th Kpr shuld play ths t brig drama ad csqucs t th stry. Oft this ca b accmplishd thrugh th lss f Saity pits, but whr pssibl try t figur ffcts up th ivstigatrs backstris: thir ky cctis, rlatiships, idlgy, ad pssssis. Just as a Kpr might crrupt a backstry lmt thrugh isaity r a majr wud, castig a particularly asty spll may wll tail th sam rsult. Rmmbr that Myths magic is fudamtally ihuma ad ucarig; it burs thrugh th csciusss ad dams ths wh partak fully f its cup. Kla-ia!! Shub-Niggurath! Mthr f th thusad! Mistrss f th grai! Cm w! Kla-ia! Rural ivcati CHAPTER 1 ARE THE STARS RIGHT? B hl, b dust, b dram, b wid B ight, b dark, b wish, b mid, Nw slip, w slid, w mv us, Abv, bath, btwixt, btw. Nil Gaima, Th Gravyard Bk May splls (particularly summig ad callig splls) rquir crtai astrmical vts t b takig plac fr th castr t succd i th prfrmac f th spll. Ulss td i th spll s txt, astrmical csidratis ar th purviw f th Kpr i trms f whthr r hw thy might assist r hidr spllcastig. Spll dscriptis, i th mai, ar purpsly vagu t allw th Kpr t dvlp, dsig, ad imps plt ad stry csidratis as thy s fit. Mst tims, mst splls just wrk ad thr csidratis, lik th currt phas f th m, ar uimprtat. Hwvr, t assist Kprs wh dsigig mtivs fr dspicabl cult ladrs, r wh dvlpig w splls, th fllwig is a sampl slcti f pssibl astrmical factrs that culd b calld up as th Kpr ss fit. Prhaps th vrsi f th Call Cyagha spll i yur gam is bst prfrmd a w m r th ight f Samhai hw cmplicatd ad limitig such cditis culd b is ultimatly yur dcisi. Fr Kprs wishig t rally play up astrmical csidratis, it is suggstd that a bus b gratd wh th spllcastr has waitd fr th mst pprtu tim fr th spll t b cast. Th bus culd b applid t th iitial spllcastig succss rll (dcrasig th difficulty f th rll frm Hard t Rgular), r culd b a bus di awardd t th castr wh a ppsd POW with a targt is mad, ad s. Likwis, a palty (raisig th difficulty lvl t Hard r Extrm, r impsig a palty di) culd b applid if th cditis ar t favrabl. A wrd f cauti: buildig up t a big magical vt ca b a vry gagig pit fr th playrs ad s vrtly palizig th spllcastr ad icrasig th liklihd f failur (i.. thig t happig) ca b vry aticlimactic ad usatisfactry fr all ccrd. If i dubt, hav smthig (rathr tha thig) happ. Bttr fr th spll t g awry ad caus sm uxpctd calamity tha fr it t fizzl ad thig happ. 8

10 CONCERNING MAGIC DAYS OF THE WEEK I magical practic, ach day crrspds t a particular plat, which is thught t brig bficial assciatis fr splls ccrig crtai sphrs r dsirs. Wkday Astrmical Assciatis Spll Assciatis Mday M Drams ad splls ccrig halth ad rstrativ magic. Tusday Mars Cmbativ splls, brigig disastr r ijury t mis. Wdsday Mrcury Cmmuicati ad diviati, ad splls ccrig hacig skills r abilitis. Thursday Jupitr Splls brigig luck r bad luck, fulfillig dsir, ad summig. Friday Vus Magic ccrig crativity ad rlatiships. Saturday Satur Prtcti splls, wardig ad baishig. Suday Th Su Magic that will brig pwr, strgth, prmti, r a rward. PHASES OF THE MOON Th psitis f th M hav lg b blivd t hac crtai typs f splls. M Phas Spll Assciatis Nts Waxig M Summig, callig, ad ctact splls. Icrasig (frm w t full); th M is dgrs ahad f th Su. Full M Splls ccrd with mpwrmt, frcig s will up athr, cmbativ splls. Th M has rachd its zith; dgrs ahad f th Su. Waig M Baishig, bidig, ad rlasig splls. Als clasig ad halig. Dcasig (frm full t w); dgrs ahad f th Su. Nw M Diviati, prphcy, ad cmmuicati splls. Th M is dirctly btw th Earth ad th Su ad thrfr hidd; 0 45 dgrs ahad f th Su. 9

11 s h t i g d p s WHEEL OF THE YEAR I Paga ritual, agricultural fstivals rlatig t th sas r slar vts divid th yar. Each such fstival marks a tim wh spllcastig may b advatagus. Fr witchs, th ight blgs t th xt day (th day travrsd frm sust t sust) ad s Sabbats ar hld th vig bfr a majr fstival. Fir Fstivals Imblc: 2d Fbruary (Cadlmas) Blta: 1st May (Rdmas, May Day) Lughasad: 2d August (Lammas) Samhai: 31st Octbr (Hallw) Slar Fstivals Witr Slstic: 21st Dcmbr (Yul) Sprig Equix: 21st March (Ostara) Summr Slstic: 21st Ju (Midsummr) Autum Equix: 21 Sptmbr (Mab) CHAPTER 1 Othr Astrmical Factrs Fllwig ar just a fw f a wid rag f pssibl astrmical factrs that culd affct magical practic. Us ths as ispirati thr ar may thrs t b discvrd thrugh rsarch. Blu M: as th M rvlvs arud th Earth thirt tims a yar, a luar mth is rvluti f th m. Th avrag itrval btw full ms is 29.5 days, s ccasially tw full ms ca appar i th sam mth. Th scd full m i mth is kw as a Blu M. Fr vry hudrd yars yu ca xpct apprximatly 44 Blu Ms t ccur ( vry twad-a-bit yars). Lid Mtr Shwr: discvrd i 1833, th mtrs ca b s wh th Earth passs thrugh th tail f th Tmpl-Tuttl cmt. As may as 1,000 mtrs pr hur ca b visibl. Hal-Bpp Cmt: discvrd 1995, f th brightst cmts, takig a stimatd 2,392 yars t rbit th Su. Hally s Cmt: discvrd 1531, rbits th Su vry 75 yars, has a lgth f 9 mils ad a width f 5 mils. Last s 1986 ad xpctd t rtur i Platary Cjuctis: cjuctis ccur wh tw r mr plats appar cls tgthr (ft frmig a li r triagl). Trasiti f Vus: th plat Vus travls btw th Earth ad th Su, s as a black dt agaist th Su s surfac wh viwd frm th Earth. Trasitis tk plac i 1881, 1889, ad 2004; th xt will t b visibl util Ths f pwrs visibl ad us, cm! Aid my wrk with yur scrts, Lt yur cusl pur frth, Grat yur starry wisdm that I may walk with yu, Thrugh th drs byd. Appal t th Outr Os Ttal Slar Eclips: whil partial slar clipss ar quit cmm, a ttal clips, whr th M cmpltly cvrs th Su, is smwhat mr rar. 10

12 CHAPTER 2 CONCERNING SPELLS Kada Es-trada.. Mts Ea-grts Gat Ns-frats Kada Amats Kada. Prfssr Raymd Kwby, Th Evil Dad Th splls tris i this bk ar listd alphabtically, ach dtailig th usual purps ad rsult f a succssful castig. Splls may b mdifid accrdig t th ds f a particular scari as, lik mstrs, thy ca b adjustd t bttr suit th ds f th Kpr. Try t avid vrly hacig a spll, as this ca ubalac th gam (th ivstigatrs alrady hav a hard ugh tim as it is). Als, avid dvisig w splls that purly prvid sm frm f utility t th ivstigatrs splls shuld vr b csidrd muda withi th gam wrld. Almst vry spll shuld hav sm frm f drawback vr ad byd its magic pit cst; this drawback is mst ft a Saity cst, but culd istad tail additial sid ffcts r disadvatags (i gam trms). Myths magic draws up th hidd csmic ralitis f xistc, smthig humaity is ill-quippd t udrstad r mply. Castig splls givs pwr, ablig a wak ma t bcm strg. It is tmptig t crral th primal frcs f th Myths t s w agda, yt t d s curts dstructi ad madss. Th Outr Gds ad th fabric f rality ar t simpl playthigs, ad ay wh ds t pay th prpr rspct ad cauti wh ivkig th hidd pwrs f th uivrs is rightly dmd. SPELL NAMES Spll ams shuld b vcativ. May splls i this bk hav thir rigial am (as first publishd), as ths ar cmmly kw ad asir fr Kprs t idtify. Sm lssr-kw splls hav b ramd ad thir rigial am prvidd amgst th altrativ ams giv fr th spll. Fr ach spll, r spll typ, a rag f suggstis fr altrativ ams ar prvidd. Kprs ar fr t dvis w spll ams as thy s fit. Splls ar ft trascribd diffrtly acrss diffrt Myths tms (icludig withi diffrt ditis f th sam tm), s th sam spll might b fud i umrus placs but with vry diffrt titls. Likwis, tw vry dissimilar splls might shar th sam am (i fact, sm splls withi this bk shar similar ams t xmplify this pit). Such duplicati givs ris t misudrstadig, cfusi, ad pttially disastrus csqucs prfct fr kpig ivstigatrs thir ts! Th am th Kpr givs t th ivstigatrs fr ach spll is a widw it th Cthulhu Myths ad hrrr. Usig uusual, thught-prvkig spll ams hlps t usttl th playrs ad als suggsts risk with a am lik Th Wailig Dm f a Thusad Daths, playrs ar mr tha likly t giv paus bfr thy dcid t attmpt t cast it, ad will b crtai what th spll s ffcts will b. DEEPER MAGIC Saity pits gaug a prs s hld rality which is t rality at all but ly th cssual dlusi that prtcts humaity frm that which it cat fully cmprhd: th Cthulhu Myths. Th magic f th Cthulhu Myths is atithtical ad crrsiv t humaity. Thrugh th acquisiti f Myths kwldg ad by th castig f splls a prs s mid bcms shrddd: his r hr saity vtually fads it blivi util ly th Myths ad isaity rmais. Fr th cultist ad th srcrr, th ultimat gal is t supplat all tracs f saity with kwldg f th atur f th csms th truth f xistc. Achivig a paradigm shift, thy ar isa yt ar abl t ccal thir madss, abl t ctiu t pursu thir prsal agdas withut vrt hidrac frm scity at larg. Ths wh hav tak that fial 11

13 s h t i g d p s stp byd isaity ad wh hav bgu t rccil th ralitis f Yg-Sthth, Azathth, ad th thr frcs f th Myths ar abl t lvat thir udrstadig byd what is pssibl withi a ratial huma mid. Isa wizards at zr Saity may draw up gratr pwrs tha th rst f humaity. Libratd by thir madss ad mpwrd thrugh Myths kwldg, ths idividuals ca discvr w facts withi thir spll craft ad thrby gai accss t dpr magic this kid f xprimtati is what taks up mst f a tru wizard s tim ad thught. May f th splls dscribd i this bk fatur ts ccrig dpr magic, b it hacmts f th spll s pwr r ffcts, variat frms, r ifrmati ccrig hidd wisdm. Ths ar just xampls f th pssibilitis availabl ad ar itdd t supply Kprs with ispirati. Ivstigatrs may, if it s th Kpr s will, lar dpr lvls f magical udrstadig. Whvr a ivstigatr is isa (tmprary r idfiit) ad succssfully casts a spll, rll 1D100 ad cmpar th rsult with th ivstigatr s Cthulhu Myths skill. If th rll is qual t r blw th ivstigatr s skill, a w dpth f magic has b succssfully plumbd ad th pti t us a dpr ffct is w p t thm. Oc th dpr vrsi f a spll is discvrd, it rmais availabl thraftr. Whthr thr ar furthr dpr lvls f th spll t b discvrd i th futur is a mattr fr th Kpr t dcid. Of curs, shuld a ivstigatr rach zr Saity pits thy ar turd vr t th Kpr t bcm a -playr charactr. If such a charactr is wll vrsd i magic, th thy ca accss th dpr vrsis f splls thy alrady kw. Dpr Magic i Play All Myths titis ad cultists with zr Saity pits will, if thy kw a crtai spll, als kw th dpr vrsis as dscribd hr. Othr mis may kw dpr magic at th Kpr s discrti. Th Kpr is th fial arbitr f dpr magic ad dcids xactly what a dpr spll ca d i th gam. Wh dsigig dpr magic, rmmbr that gratr pwr ft cms at a gratr pric. Whr th ivstigatrs ar ccrd, thr shuld b fr rids. ADJUSTING SPELLS All splls hav thr lmts: a cst, a dscripti, ad a ffct. Cst ad ffct hav a dirct mchaical impact i th gam ad may iclud Saity lss, physical damag, magic pit lss, a prmat rducti f POW, ad s CHAPTER 2. Altrig ths lmts is rlativly simpl t d: if yu wat a crtai spll t caus 1D8 rathr tha 1D6 pits f damag, r fr a spll t cst 5 rathr tha 10 magic pits, th that s kay. But, csidr whthr such a altrati is actually warratd. Givig chap yt pwrful splls t th ivstigatrs ca tur thm frm mild-mard jaitrs it dath-dalig suprhrs which is t xactly th aim f Call f Cthulhu. Likwis, gatig th valu f a spll by dwgradig its usfulss ca b dishartig. As a rul f thumb, icrasig th pttial f a spll shuld icras its cst, ad splls that caus prmat chag usually call fr a prmat rducti i POW. Splls gratd by Myths ditis may b mr pwrful ad cst lss (althugh smtims thy ca als cst mr, b it i magic pits r i th rsultat csqucs lk fr pprtuitis t driv th stry). Dscripti, th thr had, is simply dramatic clr (th visual, auditry, ad ssry prfrmac f th spll) ad ca b chagd with littl rgard t gam mchaics. Us spll dscriptis t thrall, chat, ad trrify yur playrs. DIFFICULTIES IN SPELLCASTING Fr isa cultists i lagu with Myths gds, murdr is just f ths thigs that ccasially ds t b d as mas t a d, s prfrmig a ritual sacrific i th srvic f a spll will t trubl such idividuals. Hwvr, fr a ivstigatr castig a spll whr bld sacrific is rquird, it is a altgthr diffrt prspct. A ritual sacrific is a cld-bldd act f murdr, vry diffrt frm th frzy ad hat f pitchd cmbat whr thr is littl tim t thik. Ivstigatrs wishig t cast crtai splls will hav t qusti whthr th mas justify th d. Whthr thy ca tak athr s lif i such a mar ft mr authrity tha th txt i a mldy ld bk claimig t b a spll, which t ay ratial mid is plaily ridiculus. A ivstigatr must fail a Saity rll i rdr t g ahad ad carry ut huma sacrific if h r sh passs th rll thy fid thy cat brig thmslvs t carry ut th dspicabl act. I additi, if thy ar abl t g ahad, th th Kpr shuld imps Saity lss vry wh taks part. Th Kpr might als imps r crrupt f th ivstigatrs backstry lmts t tak accut f th pssibl slf-lathig, guilt ad rmrs, r fligs f pwr th ivstigatr may xpric. Such vts ca b a sigificat crssrad fr a ivstigatr, sttig thm dw a path t ithr rdmpti r hll. 12

14 CONCERNING SPELLS FOLK MAGIC Crtai splls ar markd (Flk), which mas thy prbably d t utwardly appar as Myths magic, prhaps apparig t b mr lik a utility spll. Th us f such splls is ptial. Flk magic splls td t prfrm sm curs r blssig, ft smigly stragd frm Myths magic. Flk splls shuld b csidrd watrd-dw Myths magic, lard by humas ad passd dw th gratis. Thy ar a pal rflcti f tru magic, ft kw by shama, witch dctrs, ad th lik. Althugh dilutd, ad ubkwst t th castr, thy still draw sm vitality frm th hidd fabric f th Myths ad s ar abl t prfrm mir miracls. Usually such splls ar taught by wrd f muth ad ar ulikly t b fud i Myths tms. Splls such as Halig ad Charm Aimal ca b strag bdfllws fr Call f Cthulhu ad mr likly t b fud i pic fatasy gams. If yu fl such splls hav plac i a hrrr gam th fl fr t igr thm. FLAWED SPELLS Trascribig ad traslatig splls it grimirs is a paistakig task, rquirig udrstadig f th subjct mattr ad grat attti t dtail. Frm tim t tim mistaks gt mad ad ar t ucvrd util sm flish prs cms alg, lars th spll, ad attmpts t cast it. Ths mistaks ar what prduc flawd splls. A flawd spll, th surfac, lks crrct. It is t util castig that th flaw i th spll bcms appart th spll is smhw wrg ad pttially dagrus t th castr ad ths arud him r hr. Flawd splls ar lard rmally, but d t fucti prprly (th tim ad ffrt spt larig th spll is ft wastd). Wh cast, a flawd spll will t prduc ay ffct (i.. t wrk at all) 60% f th tim. Th thr 40% f th tim, a flawd spll will prduc a magical ffct but prbably t th castr itdd. Th csqucs ca b pttially dir. Exactly hw a flawd spll malfuctis is dtrmid by th Kpr, but it shuld (mstly) b cmmsurat with th scal ad scp f th spll (i.. castig a flawd vrsi f Cadl Cmmuicati shuld t rsult i Yg-Sthth big summd). Sm pssibilitis ar utlid blw. If th castr alrady kws a similar spll withi th sam spll catgry as th flawd, such as Call/Dismiss, Ctact, Summ/Bid typs f splls, thy may b abl t dtct th flawd spll with a succssful Cthulhu Myths rll ad 1D8+1 hurs f study. Fr mr bscur r uusual splls, dtcti ca b mr difficult, rquirig a Hard Cthulhu Myths rll ad 2D8+1 hurs f study. At th Kpr s pti, ivstigatrs may d Cthulhu Myths skill f 40% r bttr t b abl t dtct flawd splls. A ambitius wizard may b abl t rpair a flawd spll, althugh th task is t a asy. Accss t a altrativ vrsi f th flawd spll i a diffrt diti f th grimir r athr tm tirly is dd. Idally, th wizard shuld als hav accss t a umbr f Myths tms i rdr t fathm th wrkigs f th spll i qusti. T dtrmi succss, th wizard shuld attmpt a Hard Cthulhu Myths rll. Th difficulty might b raisd t Extrm if thy ly hav vry limitd accss t thr Myths rfrc tms ( r tw bks), r b lwrd t Rgular if accss t a larg library f Myths tms is availabl. If th Cthulhu Myths rll is succssful, th wizard th rquirs a succssful Hard INT rll. If bth rlls ar succssful, th wizard has b abl t rpair th spll. Hw lg is spt udrtakig such a prjct is dtrmid by th Kpr. Shuld ithr f th rlls b fumbld th wizard blivs th spll t b rpaird wh i fact h r sh has icrasd th flaw wh th spll is cast smthig calamitus will happ. Pssibilitis fr flawd splls: Spll ds t fucti at all (spll csts ar still tak). Spll ds t fucti but causs virmtal chags fr 1D6 ruds: frak wathr, bld purs frm th grud ad bgis t bil, craturs frm byd ca b s swimmig thrugh th air (ad ca s th castr), a grat rt i th arth ps up, ad s. Spll fuctis but causs sid ffct: th castr s ski turs blu, thy grw lg hair all vr thir bdy, bld wps frm thir ys ad blids thm fr 1D4 ruds, ad s. Spll fuctis but causs additial ffcts: ths arby suffr sm frm f damag, vry is hurld by magical frcs up t t ft i th air, aimals arby bgi t spak i huma laguags, ad s. Spll fuctis i sm thr way tirly; chs a spll f apprximatly th sam cst ad apply its ffct(s) istad. If a spll ccrig a particular Myths tity r dity, th castr (ad pssibly ths arby) is trasprtd t th lcati f th tity r dity. Th castr is wrackd with sarig pai ad xplds i a twrig clum f purpl flam. 13

15 s h t i g d p s DREAMLANDS MAGIC Dramlads magic is diffrt frm that i th Wakig Wrld, it big just athr maifstati f th dram rality ad s may appar fatastical, ightmarish, r just plai strag t th ys f a dramr. Dramlads splls may ly b lart ad cast withi th Dramlads. Shuld a dramr lar a Dramlads spll, wh thy awak thy will hav mmry f th spll ad will t b abl t cast it i th Wakig Wrld. Wh thy xt vtur it th Dramlads thy will rcall th spll ad b abl t cast it as thy s fit. Astut radrs will t that may Dramlads splls i this bk wuld t sm ut f plac i a fatasy rlplayig gam, as may ar utility splls prvidig sm frm f (usually) favrabl srvic fr th spllcastr. Whil mst f ths splls might fl ut f plac i a rmal Call f Cthulhu scari, thy prst th pssibilitis f dram ad xmplify th thral ad fatastical quality f th Dramlads sttig. If yu prfr a mr ightmarish Dramlad th twist th Dramlads splls mak thm darkr ad mr malig. Fr xampl, tak Opaqu Wall (pag 146): th spll causs a wall f frc t appar, prtctig th castr frm ths th thr sid f th wall. T twist this spll, hav th wall frm by pullig up th bs f th dad frm th Udrwrld; th spll litrally drags bs frm blw up thrugh th arth, causig grat rts i th grud ad bs t fly thrugh th air. Th bs kit tgthr, frmig th wall. Th spll is ffctivly th sam, but its dscripti is chagd t prvk a darkr t. What s mr, with this vrsi, prhaps th rachig claws f gugs lug frm blw t grab a tasty sack (prvidig furthr trubl fr th castr ad his r hr cmpatrits). Spllcastig i th Dramlads Nativs f th Dramlads ar mr familiar with magic ad s castig a spll is t arly as Saity-wrckig a xpric fr thm as it is fr th avrag Wakig Wrld ivstigatr. Whvr a ativ f th Dramlads casts a Wakig Wrld spll (i.. a -Dramlads spll) thy ly ls th miimum Saity cst f th spll. Hwvr, fr splls that ca ly b cast i th Dramlads, th Dramlads ativ will still icur th full rmal Saity cst. Fr xampl: if a Dramlads ativ casts Uspakabl Prmis (usually cstig 2D8 Saity pits), thy will ls ly 2 pits. If th sam ativ casts Dvluti, a Dramlads spll, thy wuld icur th rmal Saity lss f 1D10 pits. CHAPTER 2 SPIRIT ATTACKS AND POSSESSION Withi th us ralm f spirit (r limb-rgy, padimsial spac, th byd call it what yu will) dwll -crpral titis, may f which ar dsirus f makid s physicality ad prcius lif frc. Such dsir ft prmpts thm t attack, ithr t lch rgy frm a huma r t pssss. A spirit s attack csists f a ppsd POW rll. T lkrs, this appars as th spirit clawig at, vlpig, r thrwis physically attackig th targt (if it ca b s at all). If th attackig spirit vrcms th targt s POW: th targt lss 1D10 magic pits ad maks a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss). If th targt ca vrcm th attackig spirit: th spirit lss 1D10 magic pits. If th targt rus ut f magic pits thy immdiatly fall ucscius r bcm pssssd (if that s th will f th spirit). Nt that vry pwrful spirits may drai 2D10 Magic pits frm a targt i a sigl cmbat rud, but will ly ls 1D10 Magic Pits if thy ar vrcm by th itdd targt. Mtal cmbat ctius ach rud util th targt is ucscius r pssssd, r util ithr sid fls. Ths ivlvd act i rdr f highst POW rathr tha DEX.A spirit will usually fl bfr it rachs zr magic pits. Ths wh bcm pssssd may b ctrlld fr a prid f tim, actig i accrdac with th will f th pssssig spirit. Usually this taks th frm f prfrmig a crtai acti, harmig athr prs, r prhaps harmig thmslvs. Pssssi usually lasts fr 1D10 hurs but may b lgr at th Kpr s discrti. Ths pssssd fr lgr prids may attmpt t wi a w POW vs. POW rll vry 8 hurs i rdr t thrw ut th pssssig spirit. A pssssig spirit ca ly b disldgd by th pssssd hst wiig a subsqut ppsd POW rll, magical splls, r th lss f all f its magic pits. Th spirit may, f curs, lav th hst whvr it wishs, but must wi a w ppsd POW rll if it wats t rclaim th hst s bdy. Sm spirits (ft th s sught ut by ivstigatrs) ar bligd t prvid thir ppt a b wh dfatd i spirit cmbat; this culd ma aswrig a sigl qusti, givig a dircti, r impartig sm thr pic f ifrmati bfr dpartig. 14

16 CONCERNING SPELLS SPELL COMPONENTS Mst splls us vrbal ad/r smatic cmpts i thir prfrmac, callig up csmic pricipls ad uarthly gmtris; sm call fr spcific igrdits, whil thrs ar lft t th Kpr t dtrmi. I mst cass, Call f Cthulhu ds t particularly fcus dw t th miutia f spll cmpts as such lvls f dtail ca b tdius, ad udu attti ad tim spt such mattrs ca svrly ihibit th pac f th gam. Hwvr, frm tim t tim, a Kpr may d t dtrmi just what is dd fr a spll t b cast, as this will add t th vrall stry: prhaps buildig tsi, r (mst likly) driv th ivstigatrs it difficult situatis r dcisis. If th ivstigatrs d t prfrm a spll t hlp thm i thir gratr gal f stppig sm imms tity frm byd frm dstryig thir hmtw, th stickig thm i a mral quadary ca b dramatic as wll as pigat. D t vrd this ad chs yur mmts wll t maximiz thir ffct. D t ft th playrs ca tr a stat f iacti, takig may hurs f gam play whil thy pdr th chics ad pssibl csqucs. D t lt th gam gt tid up. Frc th acti ad a dcisi wh thr is tim t thik yur brthr will di ulss yu cut-ff yur right had ad sacrific it t th spll: what d yu d? Try t thik f cmpts that hav sm frm f drawback, sm typ f gativ csquc. This culd b as simpl as havig t sacrific xpsiv cmpts ad lsig a lt f my i th prcss. Altrativly, th cmpt rquird is uiqu r hard t gt ad must b stl r btaid illgally. Prhaps th cmpt is risky, lik th gttig th bld f a byakh, r simply hadlig it is dagrus, lik a liv vmus sak r plutium. Splls i Call f Cthulhu ar mat t b dagrus t bth bdy ad mid, t ly fr thir targts but als fr th spllcastrs. Symblic: th itm has a symblic valu fr th spll s targt (th wddig rig f th targt fr a bad luck spll; a rabbit s ft fr gd luck). Cmparativ: th itm is a substitut fr smthig difficult t btai (a larg ruby is usd i plac f th batig hart f th spll s targt; a idl f Nyarlathtp i plac f th ral thig; a vd dll). N-physical: th itm rquird is phmral r vasct (th light f a Blu M; a aligmt f stars). Physical: a tagibl thig that must b sacrificd t th spll (rgaic, miral, craftd). Vrbal: wrds f pwr ad ritual, vcalizd by th spllcastr (ivkig th ams f Myths gds; icatatis). MAGICAL TOOLS Crtai tls hav b assciatd with spllcraft fr cturis. Hr ar th classic implmts ad paraphralia f witchcraft. Whthr ay f ths ar actually cssary i th prfrmac f Myths magic is th prvic f th Kpr, whil thir placmt i a scari will mr tha likly tip th playrs t bliv that witchry is aft. Altar: may b frmal (wrkd st r wd) r atural. Sig th stat, rpair, ad itms atp th altar may giv a clu as t th typ ad mar f spll craft prfrmd hr. Atham: black-hadld ritual kif usd t dirct rgy flw, crat a magical circl, ad targt th ffct f a spll. Bsm: ritual brm usd t clar th ritual spac f uwatd rgis. Blli: tw-dgd blad fr iscribig magical txt ad cuttig. Bk f Shadws: a ctmprary am usd by mdr witchs fr thir tbks r jural i which thy rcrd thir magical wrk, xprimts, ad rsults. Such a bk culd ccivably b uiquly amd by a witch ( my black bk ). Cauldr: mtal pt fr brwig ptis ad thr magical ccctis. Csr: ctair fr burig all mar f ics (which may clar th air, caus drwsiss r halluciatis, ad s ). Grimirs: tms f magical lr, ctaiig splls, icatatis, ad rits. Oft tm will b prizd abv all f th thrs. Ritual daggr: slly usd fr prfrmig sacrifics, it is a pur blad utarishd by muda us. Scryig dvic: crystal ball, mirrr, rus, sticks aythig usd fr diviati. Wad: usually 12 t 18 ichs i lgth, pssibly f atural wd, st, r ali cmpsiti. Smtims usd istad f a atham t iscrib magical wrkspacs, r t dirct th flw f a spll t a particular targt. 15

17 s h t i g d p s D100 COMPONENT 1 A particular lcati 2 Aimal sacrific 3 Black parl 4 Crps (r part f a crps) 5 Effigy 6 Fathr 7 Hmlck (plat) 8 Mrcury 9 Sag (plat) 10 Wap CHAPTER 2 TABLE 1: SPELL COMPONENTS D100 COMPONENT 18 Tth (huma r thrwis) 19 Yarrw (plat) 20 A Myths gd's am 21 Acr (plat) 22 B(s) 23 Cltsft (plat) 24 Gmst(s) 25 Huma bld 26 Madrak (plat) 27 Mistlt (plat) D100 COMPONENT 35 Cyprss (plat) 36 Fir 37 Had r limb 38 Itm prsal t th targt 39 Mugwrt (plat) 40 Brz disk 41 Symbl r imag 42 Wrmwd (plat) 43 Acit/Wlfsba (plat) 44 Azurit (gm) 11 Tad scrti 28 Myrrh 45 Blackthr (plat) 12 Alchl r drug 29 Skull 46 Cffi wd 13 Buckthr (plat) 30 Aimal (spidr, sak, tc.) 47 Music 14 Itstis 31 Tgu 48 Gld 15 Brazir 32 Abramli il 49 Hr 16 Myths mstr s rga (r appdag) 33 Astrmical aligmt 50 Mst (gm) 17 Grav dirt 34 Chalic 51 Scalp 16

18 CONCERNING SPELLS TABLE 1: SPELL COMPONENTS D100 COMPONENT D100 COMPONENT D100 COMPONENT 52 Mlith 53 Agrimy (plat) 69 Grav dirt 70 Hllbr (plat) 86 Oil r gras (rigi may b spcific) 87 Diamd (gm) 54 Had f Glry 71 Mirrr 88 Egg 55 Bll (chim) 72 Sulphur 89 Figr 56 Chatig 73 Vrvai (plat) 90 Hart 57 Frakics (plat rsi) 58 Hlitrp/Bldst (plat) 59 Itm prsal t th castr 60 Opal (gm) 61 Ptrifid wd 74 Amthyst (gm) 75 Skyclad (akdss) 76 Bllada/Dadly ightshad (plat) 77 Brai 78 Clay 91 Huma sacrific 92 Jad (gm) 93 Mathmatical frmula 94 Amarath/Cckscmb (plat) 95 Mushrm (pisus) 62 Silvr 79 Ey 96 Particular m phas 63 Tars 80 Hair 97 Mtrit 64 Tigr's y (gm) 81 Balm f Gilad 98 Smatic gsturs 65 Ambr 66 Caibalism (th act f ) 67 Dacig 82 Imag f th spll's targt 83 Sigig 84 Vcal icatati 99 Arsic 100 Sigificat prsal sacrific 68 Emrald (gm) 85 Cadl 17

19 s h t i g d p s Smatic: gsturs f th hads, bdy, ad fac. Mtal: cmplx thughts, frmula, cctrati, clarity f mid. Smtims, i lss dramatic situatis, a Kpr may just d a list f spll igrdits quickly, prhaps t add clr t a hadut f a tm s spll pag, r t dscrib what th witch dctr is dig ad usig. I such circumstacs yu just d a igrdit quickly s that yu ca gt with th gam. Fr such tims, s Tabl 1: Spll Cmpts, which prvids hudrd spll cmpts. Mak f thm what yu will; sm ar prtty muda, thrs lss s. Us th tabl as ispirati wh dd. MAGICAL RESIDUE Magic ca affct th virmt, ithr ittially r as a byprduct f th marshalig f csmic frcs fuld it a ara. Mst tims, ay causal ffct up th fabric f th lcal rality is but a slight rippl, which th vs ut ad rturs t placidity. Such tmprary rifts ar miiscul ad g uticd, yt mr pwrful splls ar liabl t prvk crrspdig chags (albit still tmprary) t th castr s surrudigs. Pssibl ffcts ca b draw frm r ispird by Failig a Pushd Castig Rll (s pag 178 f th Call f Cthulhu Rulbk). Ay such ffct will b limitd, as th frcs f spac-tim ar quick t rassrt rmality. Hwvr, whr a sit has witssd rpatd magical wrk, th rsidu f rgis ad csmic frcs ar wt t ligr ad gathr, as lik drplts f watr plig tgthr. Th prcss usually taks cturis but shuld gratr magical wrk hav b applid csisttly i th sam lcal, th this gathrig f magical pwr ca happ quit rapidly, cratig dagrus pckts whr th fabric f th csms wars vry thi. Csidr a plac that has b rpatdly xpsd t th magical ritual t summ Shub-Niggurath, th Black Gat f th Wds with a Thusad Yug. If a sigl apparac f th Outr Gd brigs with it thudr, lightig, ad th stch f brimst, just imagi th ffct that multipl summigs brught vr th yars wuld hav up th sam lcati. Ovr tim, th tiy pics f magical rsidu cmbi, ifctig th virmt ad scratchig thi th walls f rality. Ths cutrig placs whr magical rsidu ligrs may fl a chill as th hairs ris thir flsh, r might fl as thugh sm had just walkd acrss thir grav. Ths placs hav a wrgss t thm ad ca chk th uwary with ill-dfid drad. Ths with a POW f 70 r highr may ss such thigs, whil thrs might b CHAPTER 2 AMULETS A bjct that rpls vil, gratig its warr prtcti frm sm frm f dagr (dath, harm, ad s ). Oft csidrd t b atural i th ss that it is aturally imbud with crtai prtctiv pwrs. Ca b aythig, frm hrbs t a gmst, a clr t sm garlic (fr fdig ff vampirs). TALISMANS A talisma diffrs frm a amult i that it is prpard fr a particular ras t attract smthig (walth, harmy, tc.). A talisma is xtrally chargd with magical pwr prvidig its wr r warr a giv prprty. Thus, th talisma is maufacturd. May prvid gd r bad luck, a hacmt (gratr strgth, gd lks, tc.), accss t kwldg, ad s. rquird t succd with a POW rll. Prhaps such sits ar th truth bhid lgds f fairy rigs r disapparacs, ad thr flklr abut such lly ad dagrus placs. Magical rsidu ca b a b r a ba, dpdig yur pit f viw: Wizards wll-vrsd i th lr f th Cthulhu Myths (i.. with Cthulhu Myths skill f 50+%) ca draw up th magical rsidu ctaid withi a lcality t pwr r amplify thir spllcastig. Th wizard must spd 1D6+1 ruds fcusig th virmt ad th attmpt a Hard POW rll: if succssful, th wizard gais +2D6 magic pits, r mr at th Kpr s discrti, t us as thy will (c usd thy ar lst); if usuccssful, th wizard has b uabl t tap this magical ft. Nt that shuld th POW rll rsult i a fumbl th th wizard has triggrd a magical calamity csult Rsidual Magical Effcts (fllwig). Fr th uwary ad ths t vrsd i th tru cmpsitis f th csms, such lcatis ar filld with traps, ad th pttial fr disastr rus high. As th fabric f rality is thi hr, thr is a chac that titis frm byd will slip thrugh dimsial walls, draw by a hugr fr th lif frc f humas flish ugh t ligr t lg, r that sm thr quallydagrus vt might traspir. As apprpriat, th Kpr might call fr a grup Luck rll (askig th 18

20 CONCERNING SPELLS ivstigatr with th lwst Luck valu t mak th rll). If faild, a xtra-dimsial vt taks plac csult Rsidual Magical Effcts (fllwig). Nvic spllcastrs ar particularly suscptibl t th magical rsidu latchig t ay spll wrk prfrmd hr. Whr a spll is cast by sm with a Cthulhu Myths skill f 49% r lss, call fr a Hard POW rll: if succssful, thr ar advrs csqucs t th spllcastig; if faild, csult Rsidual Magical Effcts (fllwig). Placs carryig a magical rsidu ar vry rar ad shuld b dtrmid by th Kpr. Each must hav suffrd prlgd xpsur t magical frcs ad ffcts wrught thrugh rpatd spllcastig ad/r th apparacs f sigificat Myths titis. RESIDUAL MAGICAL EFFECTS Hr ar a fw idas fr hrrdus thigs that ca happ wh mssig abut i placs with a high lvl f magical rsidu. Chs as apprpriat (as dtrmid by th situati) r simply us ths fr ispirati. Nt that may f th fllwig pssibilitis ca sriusly dagr a ivstigatig party. Try t avid killig ff all f yur playr charactrs withut gd ras; istad, lk fr ways fr such magical vts t driv th stry, build drama, ad v ffr pprtuitis fr fidig clus i dd ad uxpctd placs. A radm Myths tity appars thrugh a tar i spac-tim. What it ds ad hw lg it rmais is up t th Kpr. Chs frm: (1) byakh, (2) star vampir, (3) hutig hrrr, (4) dimsial shamblr, (5) shatak, (6) ightgaut, (7) srvitr f th Outr Gds, (8) hud f Tidals. With apprpriat sud ad lightig ffcts, a Myths dity appars. What it ds bfr it rturs frm whc it cam is up t th Kpr. Idally, th dity apparig shuld hav sm ccti with th sit (.g. it was prviusly ctactd thr). Spac-tim is rippd. A Gat frms (s pag 120), ladig t wh kws whr. Hw lg will it rmai? Csmic wirs ar crssd. All f th ppl hr suddly hav thir csciussss xchagd (i.. thir mids ad bdis ar swappd). This may b furthr cmplicatd if a Myths mstr r aimal s mid is thrw it th mix (Myths ditis wuld b uaffctd). Apart frm rsultat Saity cst (suggst 1/1D6 lss) ad cmig t trms with s w bdy, hw lg this stat f affairs rmais is dbatabl th Kpr shuld dcid if th ffct is tmprary (.g. 1D4 ruds r hurs, r if thigs rvrt c vry lavs this plac), r prmat. Myths isight. Rsidual rgy ad kwldg smhw trasfr, i part, t a radm idividual at th sit. Icras th idividual s Cthulhu Myths skill by +1D10 prctils ad dcras thir Saity by 1D10 pits. A strag bjct appars frm whr. With a hiss ad a uarthly smll, smthig frm smwhr ls appars (r falls ut f th sky). It might b frm smwhr Earth r frm sm thr plac tirly. It might brig kwldg, dagr, r bth. Sm r smthig might wat it back. If castig a spll at a sit f magical rsidu, th pssibilitis iclud: Spll is rducd (dcras its ffct, durati, ad/r damag by half ). Spll is amplifid (icras its ffct, durati, ad/r damag by half ). Spll is sigificatly amplifid (dubl its ffct, durati, ad/r damag) ad drais 5 POW frm th castr. Spll switchs its itdd targt ad th castr (r sm ls) w bcms th fcus f th spll. Spll is cmpltly diffrt frm th itdd. Chs a spll ad apply its ffcts radmly. As th castr ulashs th spll thy suddly vaish ly t rappar latr (withi 1D6 ruds, 1D6 hurs, r mr at th Kpr s discrti). Whr thy g t ad what happs thr is liabl t b trublsm fr th castr. LEY LINES Ly lis ar blivd by sm t b acit, straight trackways i th ladscap. Such ivisibl lis frm bth spiritual ad mystical aligmts t th lad, ft crssig thrugh acit sits (lik Sthg i Eglad), ad mittig rgy ad pwr which may b tappd r utilizd by spllcastrs. Th trm ly li was ivtd i th arly twtith ctury wh Alfrd Watkis ( ) publishd tw bks calld Early Eglish Trackways ad Th Old Straight Track. Watkis was a amatur archalgist ad atiquaria, livig i Eglad, wh suppsd th aligmt f acit mumts, mgaliths, ad ggraphical faturs i th ladscap all wrkd tgthr t frm ly lis r ld straight tracks which may hav hlpd ur acstrs i travlig ad avigatig th lad 19

21 s h t i g d p s durig Nlithic tims. Watkis argud that ths lis hav prsistd vr millia, hlpig ppl t crss thugh th c dsly-frstd ladscap as avigati tracks. Muds, lg-barrws, cairs, cursus, dlms, stadig sts, hgs, watr-markrs (sprigs, wlls), bac-hills, churchs, crss-rads, ad s, might all b markrs r avigati pits fr ly lis. Latr, i 1969, Jh Michll talkd abut ly lis i his bk, Th Viw Ovr Atlatis, assciatig th acit tracks with fault lis i th arth s tctic plats, thrugh which magtic rgy is rlasd. Th blif that ly lis prduc r fcus magical ad spiritual pwr has cm t b assciatd with Nw Ag rligis, as wll as amg ths wh might fllw ad adhr t much ldr Paga blif systms. TRACKS AROUND THE WORLD Ly lis ar t just assciatd with Eglad. Acrss th wrld, culturs hav visid magical tracks cuttig thrugh th lad. Hr ar just a fw. I Irlad, fairy paths carry a larg amut f flklr. May stris tll f huss big cursd du t big built vr fairy-lis. It is prsumd that fllwig a fairy path might lad a uwittig prs it athr ralm r at last prvk sm kid f misfrtu. I Suth Amrica th Icas usd cqus (spirit lis), with th Ica Tmpl f th Su i Cuzc at thir ctr. Ppl wuld plac wak as (rvrd bjcts, such as sts r mumts) th cqus, which wr kw as sacrd pathways. Spaish rcrds rval that qhapaq Hucha crmis ivlvig huma sacrific wr carrid ut at wak as t appas th spirits ad t ward agaist disastr. Durig th 17th ctury, th Rma Cathlic Church rdrd that such shris b dstryd ad that churchs b built i thir plac. I Ohi, USA, th Hpwll Idias stablishd gmtrical arthwrks cvrig may acrs ctaiig straight liar faturs that suggst crmial radways. Whil i th Califria Sirras, th rmais f straight tracks ca b fud built by th prhistric Miwk Idias. Mystrius rads hav als b fud i Ariza, Utah, ad Clrad. Prhaps th mst sigificat xampls ar th 60-mil straights, which cvrg Chac Cay i Nw Mxic, th hm f th Aasazi ppl. Th lis appar t lik svral f th Aasazi Grat Huss that dt th cay. O f th majr sits cctd by th Aasazi lis is Publ Alt, a cmplx cmprisig vr ighty sigl-stry rms lcatd a msa tp ar th middl f th cay. CHAPTER 2 Alfrd Watkis dscribs Eglish furary traditis ccrig grav tracks, such as stppig at a crssrads ad sayig a prayr, ad bumpig (walkig arud) churchs ad sts -rut. I additi, fural prcssis shuld t carry th dad twic vr th sam bridg, ad vr shuld sigig r music b mad whil crssig a bridg. I Grmay, ly lis ar kw as hilig Lii, (hly lis), with th Tutbrgr Wald (Tutbrgr Frst) said t ctai a twrk f lis cctig th Extrsti (a sadst tr ar t th tw f Hr-Bad Mibrg) ad a mgalithic st circl at Bad Mibrg. Th sglis r dramig tracks f th Abrigial ppls f Australia ar paths acrss th lad ad sky, markig ruts fllwd by cratr-bigs durig th Dramig. Such paths ar rcrdd i sgs, stris, dac, ad paitig. Kwig th crrct sg, a prs might avigat th lad by rpatig th sg s wrds, which dscrib ladmarks ad thr atural phma. By sigig th crrct sgs i th crrct squc, culd jury far thrugh Australia s dsrts ad itrir. Th sgs ar als blivd t play a imprtat rl i kpig th lad aliv. Ly Lis ad Magic Lcatig ly lis may rquir may hurs spt prig vr trrai maps, chartig th ladscap ad acit sacrd sits, ad pssibly a Navigati, Art/Craft (Cartgraphy), r similar skill rll. Othrwis, th Dwsig spll (pag 98) might b mplyd. It is blivd that th aras whr ly lis cct, kw as vrtics r vrtxs, ar pwrful ad sacrd placs. Oft ma-mad structurs (hgs, barrws, altars, tc.) r sigificat atural ladscap faturs (sprigs, uusual rck frmatis, tc.) ca b fud at vrtics, actig as ladmarks t ths i th kw. Such lcatis ar rip fr us by wizards attmptig t accmplish particularly grat fats f magic r sigificat summigs. Such acit kwldg may b ucvrd i bth ccult ad histrical txts; hwvr, as it is t util 1922 that th trm ly li is first cmmly usd, rfrcs ar likly t us bscur trmilgy with littl t cmmality. Thus, a vrtx might b rfrrd t as th Crucibl pit i wizard s jural ad th wll f rgis i athr. 20

22 CONCERNING SPELLS Ths castig Myths magic at a itrscti f ly lis may, at th Kpr s discrti, b gratd accss t a dpr magical vrsi f th spll thy ar castig (kwigly r uwittigly fr amatur srcrrs). I additi, hr ar sm thr pssibilitis: Summig splls ar asir t cast: fr ach magic pit ivstd, th chac f a succssful summig icrass by +20% istad f th usual 10%. Thus, spdig 4 magic pits prvids a 80% chac f summig th dsird mstr r dity. Abudac f rgy: ft, ppl claim t hav flt rgy swll up i thir bdy wh up a ly li. By fcusig thir will, spdig 1D10+1 ruds cctratig, ad makig a succssful POW rll, a spllcastr gais +1D10 magic pits. Th additial pits may b usd ly whil th wizard rmais withi th ara f th vrtics ad ar lst if h r sh dparts. Crtai pwrful wizards, abl t chal th csmic pwrs f th Myths, may b abl t rtai ths xtra magic pits if thy succd i a Cthulhu Myths rll, allwig thm t sav th pits v if thy lav th ara. Of curs, ly th flish wuld attmpt t rpat th xrcis withi th sam 24-hur prid, as such grd is likly t hav sigificat gativ csqucs (s fllwig). Dir csqucs: magical fumbls, dir rsults, ad flish atics might caus th vrtics t suck ut a prs s rgy, draiig thm f 1D10+1 magic pits ad lavig thm wak ad tird. Othr tims, a prs might suddly black ut, with all f thir magic pits draid away. Th suggstis withi this chaptr ar itdd t prvid Kprs with idas ad pssibl scari plts with which t cfud, dlight, ad hrrify thir playrs. Whthr ly lis, aras xpsd t magical rsidu, astrlgical aligmts, r thr factrs, Kprs ar curagd t xpad th us f magic withi thir gams, surig that magic is vr a saf, asy, r udrstadabl prcss, ad that it ft cms with ufrs ad dir csqucs. Saf harbrs: th swirlig us rgis f ly lis might act t hid th prsc f humas frm th sss f Myths mstrs, crul spirits, ad thr lss wlcm titis. Visis: fallig aslp i a plac imbud with raw magical rgy may brig abut pacful rst ad rcuprati but, i th mai, such a slp is mr likly t brig thrwrldly drams ad visis. Prhaps prtts f th futur r mssags frm byd will b rcivd. Pathways t lswhr: ly lis t ly cct arthly sits ad faturs, but als act as atural Gats (s Gat, pag 120). Fllwig a ly li r spdig t lg i th viciity f a vrtx may triggr th Gat, sdig r mr ivstigatrs t athr plac tirly. Prhaps such is th fat f ths blivd t hav b stl by th fairis. FICTIONAL MAGIC Th splls prstd i this bk ar ficti. Attmptig t rcrat lmts f spllcastig (as dpictd hr) i th ral wrld wuld b flish, impractical, ad prbably illgal. Th magic hri ly wrks i th fictial gam wrld f Call f Cthulhu. Th radr is advisd t kp th magic isid thir gams. 21

23 s h t i g d p s CHAPTER 3 SPELL CATEGORIES Fillt f a fy sak, I th cauldr bil ad bak; Ey f wt ad t f frg, Wl f bat ad tgu f dg, Addr s frk ad blid-wrm s stig, Lizard s lg ad hwlt s wig, Fr a charm f pwrful trubl, Lik a hll-brth bil ad bubbl. William Shakspar, Macbth ( ) Splls ar prstd i alphabtical rdr. Th catgry lists blw ar itdd t hlp Kprs idtify ad chs apprpriat splls fr us i thir gams. Sm splls may appar i mr tha catgry. CATEGORIES Baishmt r Ctrl 8 Brigig Frth Mstrs ad Gds 7 Cmbat 6 Cmmuicati G Dramlads H Echatmts M Evirmtal b Extdig Lif q Flk 0 Harmful (fr us utsid f cmbat) C Iflucig Othrs B Makig Mstrs 7 Othr Splls (usually hlpful) O Prtcti 2 Rlatig t Tim Trasfrmati Travl ad Trasprtati 0 BANISHMENT OR CONTROL 8 Bait Humas, Baish App, Baish Byatis, Baishmt f Yd Etad, Bid Byakh, Bid Child f Th Sphix, Bid Dark Yug f Shub-Niggurath, Bid Dp O, Bid Dimsial Shamblr, Bid Emy, Bid Fir Vampir, Bid Hutig Hrrr, Bid Nightgaut, Bid Srvitr f Th Outr Gds, Bid Shggth, Bid Star Vampir, Bid Wr-Cratur, Cast Out Sha, Cast Out Th Dvil, Clasig Flam f Vrvadss, Cmmad Plats, Cmmad Shggth, Curs f Darkss, Dismiss Dity, Dismiss Spirit, Dust f Sulima, Elysia Grac, Ethrall Victim, Exil Eihrt, Flash f Ra, Idtify Spirit, Impris Mid, Idt Lich, Nyharg Dirg, Oscillatig Expas, Pwdr f Ib-Ghazi, Pri s Crux Asata, Rmrtificati, Rmval f Favr, Rpl Sha, Rtur Srvitr, Sal Pit, Sar Dramr, Sul-Trap, Umask Dm, Vrish Sig. BRINGING FORTH MONSTERS AND GODS 9 Awak Abhth, Awak Chuma, Balk Brd, Bsch Char, Build Carcsa, Call Ahtu, Call Aku-Shi Kag, Call Arwassa, Call Avatar f th Skilss O, Call Azathth, Call Bugg-Shash, Call Cthugha, Call Cyagha, Call Dalth, Call El Ngr, Call Frth Th Wrm, Call Ghatatha, Call Gla aki, Call Gl-Grth, Call Hastur, Call Hrd Ma, Call Id, Call Ithaqua, Call Kpr f th Mls, Call La Llra, Call Lightig, Call M agalah, Call Mapp N Ryu^ji, Call Nygtha, Call Ossadgwah, Call Rlim Shaikrth, Call Saaitii, Call Shub-Niggurath, Call Skilss O, Call Th Bast, Call Yibb-Tstll, Call Yig, Call Yg-Sthth, Call Zmbi, Call Zu-Ch-Qu, Challig Gd, Chasm t Hll, 22

24 SPELL CATEGORIES Cjurati f Th Turua, Ctact Abhth, Ctact Aku- Shi Kag, Ctact Azathth, Ctact Bkrug, Ctact Byatis, Ctact Chaugar Faug, Ctact Child f Th Sphix, Ctact Chthia, Ctact Cthulhu, Ctact Dp O, Ctact Eihrt, Ctact Eldr Thig, Ctact Emrald Lama, Ctact Flyig Plyp, Ctact Frmlss Spaw, Ctact Ghul, Ctact Ghrth, Ctact Gla aki, Ctact Gph-Kh, Ctact Hud f Tidals, Ctact Huma, Ctact Id, Ctact Kth, Ctact Lligr, Ctact Mastrs, Ctact Mi-G, Ctact Mbast, Ctact Nds, Ctact Nyarlathtp, Ctact Nyarlatphis, Ctact Othuyg, Ctact Pazzuzu, Ctact Rat-Thig, Ctact Sad-Dwllr, Ctact Srvitr f Th Outr Gds, Ctact Shub-Niggurtah, Ctact Spirits f th Dad, Ctact Star-Spaw f Cthulhu, Ctact Tmb- Hrd, Ctact Tsathggua, Ctact Y glac, Ctact Yig, Ctact Yithia, Ctact Yg-Sthth, Ctact Zhar ad Lligr, Ctact Zth-Ommg, Crystal Call, Fr Hastur, Icatati f Th Sixth Sathlatta, Light f Sacrd Truth, Rvrsd Agls f Tagh-Clatur, Spak with Th Waitig Dark, Spirit Summig, Summ Baka, Summ Brthr f Chaugar Faug, Summ Byakh, Summ Dark Yug, Summ Dp O, Summ Dhl, Summ Dimsial Shamblr, Summ Fir Vampir, Summ Gratr Dsh, Summ Hutig Hrrr, Summ Nightgaut, Summ Srvitr f Th Outr Gds, Summ Shggth, Summ Star Vampir, Summig Splls, Uspakabl Prmis. COMBAT 6 Baful Dust f Hrms Trismgistus, Bstw Glimps f Truth, Blut th Wap, Brath f Pazzuzu, Brath f th Dp, Clak f Fir, Clutch f Nygtha, Cmmad f Th Bldy Tgu, Crat Mist f R lyh, Curs f th St, Dath Spll, Dflct Harm, Dstry Spaw f Yig, Dtrasfrc, Dmiat, Drai Yuth, Drad Curs f Azathth, Drw Mid, Dust f Sulima, Ethrall Victim, Eys f a Stragr, Fir Dac, Fist f Yg-Sthth, Flash f Ra, Grasp f Cthulhu, Hads f Clubra, Implat Far, Icirat, Kt Flsh, Liquid Dath, Liquidity, Mtal Suggsti, Mid Clud, Midblast, Numatia, Nyharg Dirg, Ptrify Nthr Limbs, Pwdr f Ib-Ghazi, Pwr Drai, Quick, Rd Sig, Shadw Vid, Shrivllig, Slar Gaz, Sg f Hastur, Spctral Razr, Strik Blid, Swllig Trmt, Tmpral Rip, Tuch f Dcay, Trac, Uttrac f Bil, Vaish, Withr Limb, Wrms, Wrack, Wrath f Ags, Wrath f Pazzuzu. COMMUNICATION G Accursd Ey, Cadl Cmmuicati, Iffabl Cmprhsi, Mirrr f Tarkhu Atp, Sd Dram, Tlpathy, Vic Thughts, Wrds f Pwr. DREAMLANDS H Aathma, Awful Dm f Crrit, Black Bx, Blat, Cascads f Flri, Blath s Furac, Brw Spac- Mad (II), Brig Pstilc (II), Cctric Rigs f th Wrm, Crati f Vrability, Crystal Wrld, Dflcti, Dvluti, Disslv Sklt, Emrald Darts f Ptath, Equilatral Scr, Eviscratr, Expld Hart, Flamshild, Halt f Eara, Irmid, Katari s Hat Wav, Lac Curtais f Hish, Lambt Flam, Lassitud f Phi, Lavdr Sphrs f Ptath, Livig Clths, Livig X, Malkam s Imprssiv Blt, Madrak, Maws f Padmium, Miim, Mmquah s Srpt, Oblg Barrir, Oir-Dismissal, Opaqu Wall, Passig Us, Rais Crpss, Rais Ghst f Ib, Ravig Madss, Sraph s Glry, Srvicabl Villi, Silvr Spray, Sg f Glissad, Sul Stalr, Spll That Was Lst With Ib, Spiral f Suth, Stability, Stupfyig Blast, Summ Plagu, Sudrig Hurlr, Thrth s Stalwart, Viridia Wid, Vrtx f Far Juryig, Whirligig, Whit Wb f Sr, Wful Itch. ENCHANTMENTS M Attu Crystal, Blss Blad, Crat Amult, Crat Curs Tablt, Crat Curs Whistl, Crat Ftch Stick, Crat Sig f Barzai, Echat Amult f Th Old Os, Echat Aimal Effigy, Echat Blls f Hrrr, Echat Bk, Echat Brazir, Echat Cadl, Echat Ca, Echat Club, Echat Daggr f Nyarlathtp, Echat Dll, Echat Flsh, Echat Gris-Gris, Echat Kif, Echat Magic Stavs, Echat Paitig, Echat Pips, Echat Prjctil, Echat Rcrdig, Echat Rig, Echat Srum, Echat Spar, Echat St Tablt, Echat Trch, Echat Whistl, Echatd Dust f Aubis, Echatmt f Ill Luck, Eji th Sig f Kth, Ncklac f Suasi, Nullify Dvic, Ptrify, Wakig Slumbr. ENVIRONMENTAL b Altr Wathr, Brig Habb, Build Carcsa, Ctrl Elmts, Crat Mist f R lyh, Curs f Apphis, Damp Light, Dath s Brath, Dfy Gravity, Frak Wathr, Hugr f Kaza, Partig Sads, Rais Night Fg, Slar Gaz, Wav f Oblivi. 23

25 s h t i g d p s EXTENDING LIFE Q Apprti Ka, Crat Slf-Ward, Extd Lif, Fd f Lif, Immrtality, Kshchy s Dath, Mid Trasfr, Pact f Quachil Uttaus, Pssssi, Rsurrcti, Sacrd Mltig f th Srpt, Stal Lif, Stal Lif s Bld, Trasfr Bdy Part, Trasfr Orga, Trasfr Sul. FOLK 0 Dilutd magic r actis ad ffcts that might appar magical: Augury, Awak th Bast, Bat Frm, Bstw Karma, Bid Aimal, Blss, Blight/Blss Crp, Brw Lv Philtr, Charm Aimal, Cm ad S M, Cmmad Aimal, Cmmad Ghst, Cyt Dust, Crat Bulla, Crat Charm, Crat Strm, Curs, Dwsig, Earthly Srity, Echat Ju-Ju, Echat Paviut, Egdr Prsprity, Fast f th Owl, Fury, Gd Thif Watr, Halig, Ill Luck, Impccabl Thrw, Lam/Hal Aimal, Paws f th Bar, Pis Bld, Rstrativ Mditati, Sk th Lst, Sir s Sg, Ski f th Bar, Sul Sigig, Wids f Dslati, Yllw Spirit-Lap Sal. HARMFUL C Fr us utsid f cmbat: Accursd Ey, Activati, Awak Th Grat Trtis, Baish Thy Nam, Barrir f Pai, Bid Sul, Brig Pstilc (I), Call Th Black, Castig th Rus, Caus Disas, Caus/Cur Blidss, Chasm t Hll, Crrupti f th Sacrd, Crpig Lss, Curs f Chaugar Faug, Curs f th Putrid Husk, Diysia Rvls, Embrac f Yg-Sthth, Evil Ey, Gr Dcay, Huma Shrub, Icatati f Th Sixth Sathlatta, Istat Elightmt, Lift Vil, Maggts, Mlt Flsh, Ncrsis, Nightmar, Nightmars, Ptrify, Pips f Madss, Rd Vil, Sd Sacrd Sak, Sdig f th Dad, Shadw f Nyarlathtp, Stal Lif, Stp Hart, Vmus Glac, Wastig Curs, Yllw Sig, Zymticism. INFLUENCING OTHERS B Activati, Bait Humas, Bstw Glimps f Truth, Bid Emy, Brw Draught f Pha, Burd f Th Skilss O, Clud Mmry, Cmpl Flsh, Ctact Huma, Crat Sig f Barzai, Crpig Lss, Diysia Rvls, Dmiat, Evil Ey, Exaltati, Eys f a Stragr, Fial Fast, Gathr Ad Chal Far, Gld Cag f Dsir, Hibrat, Implat Far, Mtal Suggsti, Mid Clud, Trac, Ncklac f Suasi, Nightmar, Nightmars, Svr th Affabl Bds, Vic f Ra, Vic Thughts, Wrds f Pwr, Yllw Sig, Zymticism. CHAPTER 3 MAKING MONSTERS 7 Aimat Flsh Thig, Aimat Mummy, Awakig/ Displlig th Gd Withi, Bcm Spctral Hutr, Brw Elixir f Lif, Cmpl Flsh, Crat Child f Th Sphix, Crat Flsh Crpr, Crat Glm, Crat Zmbi, Crat Zmbi, Curs f th Rat-Thig, Effigy f Hat, Eys f th Zmbi, Gravyard Kiss, Gry Bidig, Quick Fg-Spaw, Raimati, Rsurrcti, Rtur f th Blvd, Shadw f Nyarlathtp, Ski Walkr, Stal Lif s Bld. OTHER SPELLS O Ariad s Twi, Attract Fish, Awak th Ir Light, Bcm Spctral, Blssig f Bast, Brw Paut, Chat f Thth, Clasig Ritual, Csum Mmris, Dtct Echatmt, Dh Frmula, Earthly Srity, Exaltati, Fag f Yig, Fid Dramr, Fid Gat, Fid Srpt Flk, Gathr ad Chal Far, Grat Rit f Sacrific, Kss f Tw Alik, Light f Skr, Milkig th Spirit, Mid Dac, Mmy Ritual, Mlight, Prciv Txt, Prfcti, Pwr Chat, Pwr Drai, Pwr f Nyamb, Prpar Crps, Qull Suspici, Ricarat, Rmrtificati, Sk th Lst, Ss Lif, Uspakabl Prmis, Viw Gat, Vrish Sig, Wadrig Sul. PROTECTION 2 Apprti Ka, Bliss, Blut th Wap, Cast Circl, Chat f Wardig, Chim f Tzchaptl, Circl f Nausa, Circl f Wardig, Crat Bad-Crps Dust, Crat Barrir f Naach-Tith, Crat Slf-Ward, Dflct Harm, Earthly Srity, Eib s Whl f Mist, Eisti Frmula, Eldr Sig, Empty Mid, Eji Paktic Ptagram, Eji th Sig f Kth, Ey f Light ad Darkss, Flsh Ward, Graft Flsh, Hart s Curag, Oscillatig Expas, Saaamaaa Ritual, Sal f Isis, Sal f Nphr-Ka, Sul Extracti, Ward f Aubis, Wardig, Wardig Sig, Wardig th Ey, Warmth f Mid. RELATING TO TIME Bspak th Ed f th Day, Brw Lia Drug, Brw Para- Kt, Cjur Glass f Mrtla, Crat Scryig Widw, Diviati, Dram Visi, Lk t th Futur, Tmpral Rip, Tim Gat, Tim Trap, Tuch Of Dcay. 24

26 SPELL CATEGORIES TRANSFORMATION SPELLS Appar Huma, Bvlt Ifluc, Bdy Warpig f Grgrth, Brath f th Kappa, Cmmad f Th Bldy Tgu, Csum Likss, Ctrl Ski, Crrupti f th Sacrd, Dm Sss, Dtrasfrc, Dismbdimt, Edurac Chat, Eys f th Zmbi, Gift f Iaa, Huma Shrub, Lk Iward, Mask f Dath, Mid Exchag, Mid Trasfr, Nt Wraith, Ps Muda, Psss Crps, Pssssi, Qull Suspici, Quick, Quick th Vic f th Dp, Rach, Trasfr Bdy Part, Trasfr Orga, Trasfr Sul, Trasfrmati. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION 0 Ascd th Stairs f Immrtality, Assist Dramr, Brw Dram Drug, Brw Lia Drug, Brw Para-Kt, Brw Spac-Mad (I), Crat Gat Widw, Flight, Gat, Gat Bxs, Gat f Drams, Gat f Oirlgy, Jury t th Othr Sid, Lvitat, Limb Gat, Mmy Ritual, Mv Gat, Rd Vil, Tim Gat, Vaish, Viw Gat, Wadrig Sul. CALL, CONTACT, AND SUMMON DISAMBIGUATION Ths thr spll typs hav much i cmm ad it is usful t udrstad th diffrcs. Call splls ar immsly pwrful rituals that brig a actual physical maifstati f a gd bfr th castr. Cults may us Call splls t brig frth thir dark gds t accpt ritual sacrifics r as a act f wrship. Th flip-sid f th Call spll is th Dismiss spll, usd t sd th gd back frm whc it cam. Ctact splls ca b csidrd a rqust fr cmmuicati smwhat lik a stric tlph call. Wh succssfully usd with Myths mstrs, it will draw r mr t th castr; hwvr, thy cm f thir w vliti ad ar t udr th castr s ctrl. Wh usd with a Myths dity, th spll ps cmmuicati but ds t cssarily brig frth a physical maifstati. Summ splls cmpl a mstr (t a gd) t appar bfr th castr. Such mstrs may b bud t th castr s will t d his r hr biddig if th Bidig prti f th spll is kw ad prfrmd. Thus summ (ad bid) splls ar usd by wizards ad cultists wh wish t us th pwr f sm thrwrldly hrrr. ENTRY FORMAT Each spll dscripti cfrms t th fllwig structur: Spll am: th stadard am giv t th spll. Sm spll ams ar fllwd by a trm i parthss: (Dramlads) mas th spll is ly availabl fr us i th Dramlads sttig. (Flk) mas th spll is ptial ad is csidrd t b f th flk traditi f magic (Flk Magic, pag 13). (Mstr Nam) mas th spll is usually ly kw by th mstr typ listd, althugh variatis f such splls might b fasibl fr thrs t f that rac (at th Kpr s discrti). Cst: th cst paid by th castr wh castig th spll; usually giv i magic pits, POW pits, ad Saity pits. Nt that fr isa srcrrs ad mstrs, th Saity cst is igrd. Castig tim: hw lg it taks t cast th spll. Ca b aythig frm istataus t a umbr f days r mths. If th castig tim is istataus, it activats th usr s DEX+50 (just lik a radid gu). If th castig taks rud, it activats th usr s DEX i th prst rud. If th castig taks tw ruds, it activats th usr s DEX i th fllwig rud, ad s. Spll dscripti: stats what th spll ds, its ffcts, pssibl csqucs, ad ay prtit ifrmati. Dpr magic: whr th castr is isa r a mstr, gratr magical pwrs ar pssibl. Hr ar suggstis fr pssibl altratis ad gratr spll ffcts. Nt applicabl t vry spll (Dpr Magic, pag 11). Altrativ ams: suggstis fr altrativ ams fr th spll that might b fud i tms (Spll Nams, pag 11). 25

27 s h t i g d p s CHAPTER 4 - A - THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Accursd Ey G C Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts This spll ca b usd t s ut f athr s y sckt. Th targt s y must first b rmvd i a ritualistic fashi, ad a small pic f uwhlsm flsh (gugd frm th castr r athr sacrificial victim) is placd i th mpty sckt; th victim, if awar, shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Th uwhlsm flsh immdiatly bids with that f th victim. Ovr th xt 1D10 hurs a w y grws. Th victim is wrackd with hadachs durig this prid. Oc cmplt, th castr ca mditat, allwig him r hr t s ut f th victim s w y. It is pssibl fr th victim t b uawar f th magic up thm (i.. thy d t rmmbr th ritual du t isaity, r thy wr ucscius). Evtually, aftr 1D6+1 days, th w y xplds, causig 1D8+2 damag t th victim. A ritual may rvrs th rigial spll (s Clasig Ritual, pag 66), r th y may b frcibly rmvd causig 1D6+2 damag, plus a Saity rll (0/1D4+1 lss). Activati C B Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ miuts This spll rquirs a spcifically attud crystal t cast (s Attu Crystal, pag 30). If targtig th spll him r hrslf, th castr hlds th chatd crystal ad cctrats fr a umbr f miuts qual t th umbr f magic pits xpdd. Each magic pit xpdd i th castig prvids a +5% chac f succss. If cast up athr, th targt must b i cls prximity t th attud crystal, ad th castr must b withi 10 ft; if cast succssfully, th castr must vrcm th targt i a ppsd POW rll. Oc cast succssfully, th castr is abl t activat ay hidd mi-g mdificatis i th targt s mid (such as ths implatd with r withut th targt s awarss r prmissi). Ufrtuatly, th spll is t trribly prcis ad ca caus srius sid ffcts rll 1D8 th fllwig tabl t dtrmi: Altrativ ams: Th Dvil s Ey, Sight f th Spctr, Eib s Gaz. 26

28 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS 1D8 Sid Effct 1 Targt has bad drams fr 1D6 days (1 Saity pit lss pr ight). 2 Targt has xtrmly disturbig drams fr 1D6 days (2 r mr Saity pit lss pr ight). 3 Targt has trrifyig ightmars fr 1D6 days (1D4 Saity pit lss pr ight). 4 Targt gs it a catatic trac fr 1D6 days. 5 Targt lss 1D8 Saity pits immdiatly. 6 Targt lss 1D4+1 Saity pits, prmatly gais 5 INT. 7 Targt lss 1D6+1 Saity pits, prmatly gais 5 POW. 8 Targt lss 1D10+1 Saity pits, prmatly gais 5 POW ad 5 INT. Altrativ ams: kw. Wathr Cmpts: Altr Wathr b Cst: 10+ magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 3+ miuts Mdrats r xacrbats wathr cditis. Larg grups may cast th spll t achiv gratr mtrlgical ffcts. Th Kpr stablishs th bas cditis. Evry 10 magic pits sacrificd ffcts lvl f chag (s tabl fllwig). Th castr may xpd as may magic pits as thy ar abl, as ca ay participat wh kws th spll. Ths igrat f th spll may ctribut 1 magic pit ly. Castig th spll csts vry participat 1 Saity pit, ad rquirs a sg-lik chat t b uttrd fr thr miuts pr lvl f wathr chag. Th ffctiv radius f th bas spll is tw mils; this ara ca b widd at a cst f +10 magic pits fr ach additial mil. Th chag i th wathr lasts 30 miuts fr vry 10 magic pits f th ttal ctributd, but vilt wathr, such as a trad, lasts a much shrtr tim. Fiv wathr cmpts ca b chagd, i varyig lvls f ffct. O lvl csts 10 magic pits t chag, thus t chag th tw lvls frm partly cludy t havy cluds taks 20 magic pits. Fr sw t fall th tmpratur must b 30 dgrs Fahrhit r lwr, thrwis th prcipitati is rai, t sw. Altrativ ams: Mastr th Elmts, Rai Dac, Gathrr f Strms. Lvl 1 Lvl 2 Lvl 3 Lvl 4 Lvl 5 Lvl 6 Lvl 7 Lvl 8 Clud Cvr Clar Fggy Partly Cludy Cludy Havy Cluds Wid Dircti Nrth Nrthast East Suthast Suth Suthwst Wst Nrthwst Wid Spd Calm Brzy Gusty Strg Stady Gal Hurrica Trad Tmp. O lvl raiss r lwrs th tmpratur i th ara f ffct by fiv dgrs Fahrhit. Prcipitati Dry Drizzl r Mist Rai [Sw] Hail [Sw] Havy Rai [Havy Sw] Thudrstrm [Blizzard] 27

29 s h t i g d p s Aathma (Dramlads) H Cst: 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Takig ly a istat t spak, th castr says a Wrd f Pwr that taks frm i burig lttrs bfr thir fac ad which ca displ crtai magic splls. All splls withi arsht that ar big maitaid by a xpditur f magic pits ar istatly displld. I additi, bigs that hav b brught by mas f a Call r Summ spll must mak a ppsd POW rll vrsus th castr r b frcd back frm whc thy cam. Altrativ ams: Csur, Tgu f Dismissal. FLESH THING, STANDARD CREATURE STR 75 CON 100 SIZ 90 DEX 40 INT 25 APP POW 05 EDU SAN HP 30 Damag Bus: +1D6 Build: 2 Mv: 7 MP: 1 Attacks pr rud: 1, 2, r 3 Attacks by flwig up th ft f its victims ad scaldig thm with its bilig flsh. May attack up t thr targts, dividig its chac fr succssful attacks: 90% agaist targt, r 45% ach agaist tw, r 30% ach agaist thr. Smthr: th bilig flsh affixs t its victim s limbs, causig 1D4 damag pr rud thraftr util rmvd r smhw killd. Victim may attmpt t rmv th bubblig flsh with a ppsd STR rll, r by purig watr vr it (s fllwig). Fightig r r Ddg 90% (45/18) agaist targt, damag 1D4 ad smthr 45% (22/9) agaist tw targts, damag 1D4 ad smthr 30% (15/6), agaist thr targts, damag 1D4 ad smthr /a Armr: 7-pit rubbry hid. Evry 5 SIZ pits f watr dumpd it causs 1 hit pit f damag. Skills: Bubbl ad Hiss 99%, Ss Victim 99%. Saity Lss: 1/1D8+1 Saity pits t s a flsh thig. CHAPTER 4 Aimat Flsh Thig 7 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 miuts Usd t aimat dad ski ad flsh, causig th rsultat flshy mass t bcm stit ad abl t attack as th castr dsirs. As th wrds ar spk, th castr pits at th carcass (r lumps f flsh gathrd fr th purps) ad th flsh mlts frm ay bs, as d ay rgas, trasfrmig it a thick, flshy smi-liquid, which ca mv t captur r attack at th castr s dircti. Th castr ivsts 1 magic pit pr 5 SIZ pits aimatd. Th flsh thig ctius t liv fr 24 hurs ulss killd (s fllwig), whrup it sms t mlt agai it t a pl f smkig ad stikig flsh. Withi miuts th flsh has disslvd, lavig a asty-smllig ily smar th grud. Dpr magic: flsh thigs usually hav uifrm statistics ad capabilitis, thugh gratr xpditur f magic pits (5 pr 5 SIZ pits) ca icras th ptcy, as wll as th abilitis, f th cratd cratur (th Kpr shuld icras charactristics ad Saity lss fr such mammth basts). Altrativ ams: Y Livly Mat, Gathrig f th Bilig Braw. Aimat Mummy 7 Cst: 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur A ritual usd t aimat a udad mummy as dscribd i th Call f Cthulhu Rulbk. Th mummy has dubl th STR it had i lif, half agai its rigial CON, ad twthirds f its DEX; its mvmt rat is 6. Mummis rtai all kwldg f skills ad splls frm thir frmr livs. As th mummy s brai is rmvd durig th prparati prcss fr purpss f th gam this has ffct INT; it is assumd that th spirit ssc trappd i th bdy rtais such ifrmati. Dpr magic: with a ritual prcss f 40 days, th castr may prfrm a full mummificati, turig a dcasd huma it a mummy, ad th brigig thm t lif. Th prcss fllws th classical prcdur fr rmval f rgas, mbalmig, ad wrappig f th crps. Altrativ ams: Ritual f Mumia. 28

30 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Appar Huma Cst: 5+ magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 5+ ruds (qual t umbr f magic pits spt) Allws athrpmrphic craturs f avrag huma siz r smallr t appar utwardly huma. Whil th spll is cmmly kw amg srpt flk, its us is t xclusiv t thm. Th spll wrks ly th castr (it cat b cast thrs) ad grats a illusiary huma APP f 3D6 5. Each additial magic pit spt grats a additial 1D3 5 APP (t a maximum APP f 100). Th illusi lasts fr a umbr f hurs qual t -fifth f th castr s POW. Each srcrr has a uiqu huma apparacad taks th sam frm ach tim th spll is cast. Variati i th castr s illusry APP is rflctd by ag ad bauty: th highr th APP, th yugr ad mr attractiv. A castr ca appar t b th sam prs, yug ad hadsm day, ad agd ad ugly th xt. Th spll has drawbacks. Oc th spll is cast, th Kpr rlls 1D100: if th rsult is gratr tha th castr s rmaiig magic pits multiplid by 5, thr is sm small tlltal flaw i th illusi. Fr xampl, a mi-g may hav a dd, buzzig vic, a srpt prs may spak with a lisp, a dp might xhibit sigs f th Ismuth Lk, ad s. If ijurd, th castr must succd with a POW rll, r th illusi fails ad th castr s tru frm is rvald (witsss shuld rll fr Saity lss). Nt that mst craturs avid gratig t high a APP valu; such bauty is byd th rm ad ft brigs abut uwatd attti. Altrativ ams: Glamur, Guil f Bauty, Clak f th Aimal. Apprti Ka Q 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 2D10 Saity pits (pr rga) Castig tim: 1 day pr rga A prti f th castr s lif ssc, r Ka, is trasfrrd it f his r hr vital rgas. Th chatd rga is th rmvd frm th castr s bdy, t b hidd away fr safkpig ad prvidig th wizard with a frm f ivulrability as lg as th chatd rga rmais safly hidd th wizard will t suffr particular attacks ad may v b ivulrabl t dath. This spll was first usd by fllwrs f th Dark Pharah, wh wuld rmv a vital rga, such as th hart r livr, ad lck thm away i saf placs. This wuld mak th castr virtually impssibl t kill, if t fr th spll s wakss. Th brai is th sat f th spll s pwr ad, as such, culd t b rmvd. If th brai was dstryd, th thr rgas wuld ls thir magical prprtis ad th castr wuld di. Havig s w isids rmvd csts 2D10 Saity pits ad th prmat lss f 5 POW pr rga rmvd. Attacks that impal caus ly rmal damag (ulss th had is spcifically targtd). Ivulrability stms frm which rga is rmvd; fr xampl if th lugs ar rmvd th th castr is uaffctd by lack f xyg (thus drwig ad suffcati ar lgr thrats). Rmval f vital rgas may als rdr th castr immu t pis ad s frth. If th castr is harmd, hit pits shuld b rducd as usual, ladig t ucsciusss but t dath. Dath will ly ccur if th brai is spcifically targtd ad dstryd. Altrativ ams: Imbu Essc, Extracti f th Will, Th Dathlss Brath. Ariad s Twi O Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Wh cast a targt (wh may als b th castr), thir mid is filld with a thr dimsial map f ay maz r labyrith that thy physically tr, fr th durati f th spll (rmally frm suris t midight fllwig th 24 hur castig prid). As lg as this spll is activ, th targt cat gt lst. Th sudd flashs f ispirati ad th xpric f ralizig th maz i th mid s y causs th lss f 1D4 Saity pits. A uwillig targt may cutr th spll with a ppsd POW rll. Whr th wizard casts th spll him r hrslf, 1D4 Saity pits ar lst fr th castig ad athr 1D4 pits wh th maz impss itslf thir mid. O subsqut castigs, th wizard is bttr prpard, ly suffrig th Saity lss frm castig th spll. Altrativ ams: Ulck Bwildrmt, Uravlig th Cvlutis f St. Ascd th Stairs f Immrtality 0 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 6 hurs This spll is said t hav b usd by Taist alchmists wh thy wishd t fid immrality by ascdig th mythical Ivry Stair t th Jad Emprr (th Jad Emprr allgd t b th Earthly am f f th Eldr Gds). 29

31 s h t i g d p s By sittig i mditati fr 6 hurs, whil hldig a ctair withi which is th Elixir f Immrtality, th castr rcivs a iat ss f wh ad whr th Ivry Stair will xt appar Earth. Accssig this gat r prtal is said t lad th sarchr t a Eldr ralm f xistc. What xactly thy might fid thr, ad what kid f rcpti thy ca xpct is ukw. Th prphtic kwldg is gd fr up t thr wks i advac f th apparac f th Ivry Stair. Trasprtati t th sit ad actually sig th (rmally) ivisibl Ivry Stair is athr mattr. Altrativ ams: Ss Pathway t th Ralm f Eldr Bigs, Dvi Thy Ascsi, Lcat Expas f Ths Wh Dwll Elswhr. Assist Dramr Cst: 8 magic pits Castig tim: istataus This spll ca b cast ly i th Wakig Wrld by a xpricd dramr up gig t slp. Th spll catapults th dramr dirctly it th ralm f dram. O arrival, th dramr fids thmslvs i th drad Val f Path a rgi strw with cutlss bs ad ihabitd by ghuls ad th strag ad trribl dhls. Dpr magic: variatis f this spll ar blivd t xist, ach allwig th castr t jury dirctly t spcific Dramlads lcati. Altrativ ams: Visitati f Drams, Bckig f Path, Rcitati f Slp. Attract Fish O Cst: 4 magic pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Summs fish t th castr s lcati. Th castr must prpar bait (mixd with th castr s bld), which is th thrw it th ca (r p watr lcati) whil a chat is sug. Withi 1 hur 1D100 fish, lcal t th ara, cgrgat. Dpr magic: a variati f this spll is kw by th dp s, wh may impart it t ths wrthy f thir attti. Th variati ds t rquir bld-bait, but rathr a talisma, craftd by th dp s, which is thrw it th ca as a chat t Dag is sug. Sm say th talisma ds t ly attract fish, but als thr lss whlsm thigs. Altrativ ams: Gathr th Abudac f th Sa. CHAPTER 4 Attu Crystal M Cst: 5+ POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur Allws th castr t attu a crystal fr us i th Activati spll (s pag 26). Th crystal t b usd must b f high quality, with imprfctis. Evry 5 pits f POW ivstd it th crystal grats +10% t th chac f succss wh castig th Activati spll (POW lss is prmat). Castig th spll rquirs hur f cctrati pr 5 pits f POW xpdd. Th crystal rmais attud as lg as th castr rmais aliv. It is ukw if such a attud crystal prvids furthr bfits t th castig f similar magic. Dpr magic: if mi-g crystal is usd, rathr tha that fud Earth, vry 5 pits f POW xpdd yilds a +20% chac f succss t th castig f th Activati spll. Altrativ ams: Empwr Crystal, Mtal Acclimatizati f th St. Augury (Flk) 0 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: 5+ miuts Castig grats prtts f th futur if th castr is lightd ugh t udrstad thm. Th tls fr scryig vary ad culd b aythig frm usig a scryig mirrr t tart cards, aimal trails t talavs, th castig f rus r watchig th flight pattrs f birds. Timig ca vary du t th tls ad atur f th scryig. Th chac f udrstadig a augury is a rll qual t r lss tha th augur s POW. A prtt may b vagu, subtl, dramlik, r i a cryptic vrs th futur is t a bk t b rad, but rathr a mssag r imprssi up th castr s mid. Succssful us f th spll shuld prvid at last usful pic f ifrmati. Nt: th Kpr shuld prpar th prtt with car. Rvalig t much ca asily rb playrs f thir ss f fr will ad ca limit th Kpr s frdm f acti. Rvalig t littl is pitlss ad frustratig. A wllbalacd prtt ca add maigful thrills ad chills t th gam wh th Kpr stags futur vts which sm t crrlat with th prtt. Altrativ ams: Augur, Scry, Cast th Rus, Th Ey f Dstiy. 30

32 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Awak Abhth 9 Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D10+2 Saity pits Castig tim: 36 hurs This spll is vry limitd i its applicati. Prvius attmpts t brig th Grat Old O, Abhth, it ur pla f xistc hav ft faild. I sm attmpts, maifstatis f Abhth hav b split btw this wrld ad its dark dwllig plac. I ths istacs, th partially maifstd Abhth ds t pssss ay csciusss ad is ffctivly cmats i ur wrld. This spll awaks th slpig gd with th prmis f bgiig th grat fast fr which it waits ad hugrs. Th spll taks th frm f thr rituals that prv th castr s faithfulss t Abhth, with ach part rquirig a gratr ad mr prsal sacrific th part f th ptitir. At th summati f th rituals, th spll csts ar tak. Whthr Abhth digs t wak, ad fr hw lg, is ucrtai. Altrativ ams: Ris O Tat f N Kai, Thrfld Ritual f Awakig th Fastr. Awak Chuma (Call/Dismiss Yibb-Tstll variat) 9 Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur T brig a visi f Chuma (th am sub-sahara tribs giv t Yibb-Tstll), frm th Dramlads t th Wakig Wrld, th castrs must prst him r hrslf bfr a imag f th gd durig th arly hurs f th vig ad udr a p sky. Th spll rquirs a livig sacrific, which d t b huma, but must b quivalt i siz ad capacity (hav a POW f at last 50). As th spll is cast, th imag bgis t rvlv; all wh witss it must mak a Saity rll (1D3/1D6 lss). Whthr th summs is cmpltly succssful dpds th umbr f magic pits ivstd, fr vry 8 magic pits ivstd, th chac t summ a visi f Chuma is 10% (attds may ctribut magic pits). As th spll prgrsss, th imag spis fastr ad fastr. At th sam tim, Yibb-Tstll s bld flats dw frm th sky ad cvrs th sacrific, draiig 5 POW frm it vry 30 miuts. Wh th sacrific s POW rachs zr, Yibb-Tstll maifsts i thir bdy fr a brif prid, bfr rtirig. I sm cass, th sacrific rmais aliv aftr big ihabitd, but usually this is t th xpctd utcm. Awak th Bast (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D3 hurs Trasfrms a huma vr a prid f 1D6+2 days it a aimal, prmatly. Th spll rquirs a umbr f hurs t cast, ivlvig chatig ad paitig th targt s bdy t rprst th aimal thy ar t bcm; thus, rquirig a succssful Art/Craft (Paitig) skill rll fr th spll t b succssful. Th trasfrmati is usually it a mammal, althugh ccasially it ca b a rptil. Each variati f this spll tds t b spcific t th rgi i which it is usd, s if cast by a Africa srcrr, th frm wuld b f a aimal ativ t th Africa ctit, ad s frth. May ly b cast at ight durig a full m. Th targt ds t hav t b willig r awar f th ffcts f th spll, but thy must at willigly r t a pud f huma flsh fr th spll t wrk. Fr th trasfrmati t b succssful th castr must mak a ppsd POW rll vrsus th targt. Th targt lss 1D4 Saity pits fr thir participati i th crmy. Durig th trasfrmati, th targt starts t tak charactristics f th aimal thy ar abut t bcm, such as fur, scals, lgatd suts, cais, paws, ad s, grally lsig INT whil thir thr charactristics icras r dcras vr th prid f trasfrmati s th Basts scti i th Call f Cthulhu Rulbk fr statistics f varius aimals. Oc th targt bcms awar f th trasfrmati, thy ls a furthr 1D3/1D10 Saity pits pr day util ithr thir itlligc bcms t far dimiishd (INT lss tha 35) r thy g prmatly isa. Ppl wh ar willig participats i th crmy ad wh mak a succssful Hard POW rll, ca chs t rtai thir INT ad thir ability t spak as humas, v thugh th rst f thir bdy bcm aimal. Rgardlss, Saity lss ctius util th targt bcms prmatly isa r simply bcms aimal du t lss f INT (ad thrby lss ay spch ability). Thr is kw cur r rvrsal fr this trasfrmati. Altrativ ams: Rgrssi, Rvrsi f th Sul, Tw Ft Fur Ft. Nt: s Call Dity Splls (pag 53). Altrativ ams: kw. 31

33 s h t i g d p s Awak Th Grat Trtis C Cst: 5+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur This Japas spll allws th castr t summ chthias wh burrw ad dac udrgrud fr a shrt tim ad th (usually) dpart. It is said that a grat abd f chthias lis far blw th mai islads f Japa (whr thr majr tctic plats mt). Smday, prhaps, Japa will sik bcaus f th actis f ths craturs. Sm, hwvr, bliv that arthquaks ar causd by a grat trtis up which th islads rst. T awak this trtis is t caus grat uphavals. Th castr ivsts 5 magic pits fr ach pit f arthquak pwr th Richtr Scal (1 9). If th arthquak is abv 5 th scal, thr is a chac (cumulativ 5% pr pit abv 5 th Richtr scal (i.. 5% at 5, 10% at 6, 15% at 7, tc.)) that Shudd M ll arrivs ad surfacs. Scal Effct Mir shakig, accidts, wd buildigs tppl. Mdrat shakig, cidr structurs crumbl. Svr shakig, mst structurs damagd. Evrythig flattd, may daths, th Big O. CHAPTER 4 th us f pr-chatd circls r thr magical tls). If succssful, th castr s POW icrass by 5 pits. This POW icras causs a crrspdig icras f magic pits, ad th castr gais 5 Saity pits (if t alrady isa) but, i additi, th castr ags 5 yars (with rsultat chags t charactristics as applicabl). If th rll fails, r if th ritual is i ay way itrruptd, th castr gais bfits, but ithr d thy ag thy must wait a full luar mth bfr attmptig it agai. Altrativ ams: Dit f Clasig ad Ergy, Mditati f Yha-P Ta. Awakig/Displlig th Gd Withi 7 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Allws a star-sd t b implatd withi a cratur capabl f cscius thught. Th ritual must b prfrmd mr tha mth bfr th rtur f th Sirius t th ight sky i midsummr, aftr big hidd by th su s light fr svty days. Th ritual taks a hur, ad th sd must tr th bdy with th milk f Shub- Niggurath. Th prsc f Nyarlathtp is als rquird. Fr vry magic pit spt by th castr, thr is a 5% chac th implat will b succssful. A succssful Art/Craft (Music) rll allws th castr t sychriz a rhythm btw th bld f th targt ad th clstial Music f th Sphrs, icrasig th chac f succss by athr 10%. A rll f is always a failur. Th castr will b uawar if th implatati was succssful. This ritual cat b prfrmd slf. S arby bx, Star-Sds, pag 34. Oppsit: Myths Nts by Gmi Altrativ ams: kw. Awak th Ir Light O Cst: 1 magic pit Castig tim: 1 mth A ritual allwig th castr t slwly augmt thir POW, icrasig magical pttial ad ptcy thrugh gradual lightmt. Rquirs a strict rgim f dit, fastig, mditati, ad xrciss, th spll rquirs th castr t spd at last tw hurs a day i mditati isid a magical circl. Th circl rquirs 1 magic pit t activat. Th practic f daily rituals ad mditati must b strictly bsrvd fr a tir mth as th slightst dviati braks th spll. At th d f luar mth, th castr attmpts a Extrm POW rll (cat b mdifid by Dismissal/Rvrsal Spll: Th rvrsal ritual (a sparat cmpt t th spll, which ds t rquir kwldg f th full spll) rquirs a succssful Hard INT rll t lar. Havig lard th rvrsal, it ca th b taught t thrs, v ths wh d t fully cmprhd th frmula. Aftr a cupl f hurs f istructi, a studt wh succds a Hard INT rll has als lard th rvrsal spll. Th rvrsal ivlvs th chatig f th frmula fr a hur; th rcipit hars a rhythm puls frm withi, bcmig ludr ad ludr. S, th targt hars a rhythm frm far away ralizs that this music cms frm th havs itslf ad maks a Saity rll (0/1D3 lss). Th targt may attmpt a Art/Craft (Music) rll t crat a cutr rhythm t assist th rvrsal spll. Fr vry magic pit spt, thr is a cumulativ 5% chac that th castr will purg th sd frm th 32

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35 s h t i g d p s STAR-SEEDS Star-sds ar smhw cctd with th Outr Gds. Wh a wrld is still dvlpig, th star-flug sds impact up it, whr thy rmai hidd, sdig ut visis that will vtually b rcivd by sufficitly dvlpd lif frms. Th sds cmmuicat thir lcati ad th crmis rquird t facilitat thir dvlpmt. With th prpr rituals ad th milk f Shub-Niggurath, a swallwd sd burrws it a itlligt cratur s hart. Thr it sts, absrbig utrits frm th bdy, brakig it dw t fd its grwth, ad bcmig immatrial. Wh th Sirius tripl-star systm (ly th brightst star f which appars t th huma y) appars i th prpr cjucti, th chag is cmplt ad th thrwrldly big bursts frth, lavig bhid th mpty ski f th hst. It th lavs th plat bhid t cavrt amgst th stars ad ctiu its xt stag f its xistc. Of curs, th prcss is t always succssful. May tims, a cratur s bdy rjcts th sd. Smtims th hst is driv mad, drivig it t suicidal bhavir. targt. If th targt maks a cutr rhythm, th chac is icrasd by +10%. If succssful, a ali hwl chs frm dp withi th targt as th parasit is dstryd. Th castr(s) lss 1D3 Saity pits. This ritual cat b prfrmd slf. Altrativ ams: Imbu Krl f th Child f Dstiy, Gstati f Outr Big, Trasfrmati f th Etral Vid. Awful Dm f Crrit (Dramlads) H Cst: 9+ magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly succssfully b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll csts 9 magic pits pr rud that it is maitaid ad has a rag f up t 20 yards. A glistig silvry thrad sprigs frm th castr s figrtip twards th itdd targt, wh suffrs frm havig mlt lad ru thrugh th marrw f his r hr bs. Each rud th spll is maitaid, th targt is abslutly icapabl f ay acti sav writhig ad scramig. Each rud, th spll causs th targt s CON t b rducd by 3D10 pits prmatly. Altrativ ams: kw. CHAPTER 4 - B - Bait Humas (Chthia) 8 B Cst: 1 magic pit Castig tim: 1 rud A illusi (visibl ly t th targt) f a fabulusly larg ad bautifully cut diamd flats i th air bfr th targt s ys. As th targt apprachs th illusi, th bjct rcds at apprximatly th sam spd, i th dircti th castr wills, prsumably t whr a hugry chthia waits. As i sprt fishig, th targt dcids whthr t tak th bait. It is thught that ly chthias kw this spll, as a variati xists calld Bait Sad Dwllrs, which xchags th imag f a flatig diamd fr that f a tdr huma hauch, drippig frsh bld. Hwvr, r tw tms suggst that sm pwr-crazd srcrrs may hav succdd i trascribig this spll fr thir w us. Th spll lasts fr fiv miuts ad ca b rpatd idfiitly (payig 1 magic pit pr us). Apprximat rag f th spll is mil. Dpr magic: it is hitd that a altrativ vrsi f th spll xists, kw ly t th mst pwrful ad acit f wizards. I this rar vrsi, th targt is chatd t s his r hr hart s dsir, b it gld, a lst lv, r smthig ls. It is ulikly this vrsi f th spll culd b fud writt i ay tms, xistig ly withi th isa mids f dathlss srcrrs. If such a spll wr t b fud, thr wuld crtaily b a Saity cst t pay. Altrativ ams: Th Rit f Fdig, Allur f th Wak, Jwl f Dsir. Balk Brd 9 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Calls frth th brd f Eihrt frm a targt. Th castr (ad thrs wh kw th spll) ca xpd as may magic pits as dsird. Ths wh tuch th castr whil th spll is itd may add +1 magic pit pr prs, thugh th Saity cst rmais at 1D3 pits fr ach prs ivlvd. Th castr multiplis th umbr f magic pits ivstd i th ritual by fiv ad attmpts t rll udr this umbr 1D100 i a ppsd rll agaist th Kpr th Kpr multiplis th umbr f days lapsd sic th ijcti f th brd f Eihrt by fiv, ad attmpts t rll udr this valu i th ctst. If th castr is succssful, th brd ifstig th targt prmptly cascad ut f his r hr 34

36 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS rifics, cstig 1D4 Saity pits i th prcss. Th targt als lss 1 hit pit fr ach day thy hav b ifstd by th brd. Th ifstati may alrady hav causd th targt grat harm, which thir prsc kps frm big bvius. Rmvig th brd may kill th targt, but thy ar dmd ayway shuld th ifstati tak its atural curs. At ach castig f this spll th participats risk th apparac f Eihrt; bgiig at 10%, but risig by +10% ach tim th spll is cast thraftr. Eihrt will attack th castr first, actig t dstry ths wh pps its brd. Altrativ ams: Displ Childr f th Labyrith, Crack th Eggs f Whit Dath. Baful Dust f Hrms Trismgistus 6 Cst: 4 magic pits Castig tim: 24 hurs (1 rud t us) Similar t th Dust Of Sulima (pag 102), this spll ly affcts craturs f -trrstrial rigi (that xcluds humas, dp s, ghuls, sad dwllrs, srpt ppl, tc., but t flyig plyps, ldr thigs, mi-g, r starspaw f Cthulhu, ad s ). Ay may us th gldclrd dust cratd by th spll. Th dust s ffcts ar hrribl ad cst ssitiv bsrvrs 0/1D3 Saity pits t s. A cratur cvrd i th dust flichs ad flails, ad smtims scrams. Its bdy smks ad burs, as if at by pwrful acid. Oly th mst farsm titis ctiu t fight aftr a applicati f this trribl dust. T apply th dust rquirs that th targt b withi thrwig rag. With a succssful Thrw rll, th dust burs th xtratrrstrial cratur fr 2D6 pits f damag. Armr ds t prtct agaist th dust. Each succssful thrw f th dust causs th sam damag. If th Thrw is missd, th imbus f th dust still iflicts 1 hit pit f damag. Th cratur scaps damag ly if th Thrw rll is fumbld. Th frmula fr th dust rquirs ucmm chmicals ad igrdits i a prprti f cmbid wight rughly qual t tw puds. Tw ucs f this cccti is ugh fr ds. Sixt dss ca b mad ach tim th frmula is prpard. Brwig th dust is a csumig jb, takig 24 hurs t prpar ad dry th mixtur. 4 magic pits ar ivstd, ad a succssful Scic (Chmistry, Pharmacy) r Mdici rll is rquird fr a batch t wrk; th Kpr shuld mak this rll i scrt, as th castr shuld hav ida if a batch will b ffctiv. Altrativ ams: Rai f Dm, Curs f th Sv Sss, Ba f th Hll Spaw. Baish App 8 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day This acit Egyptia ritual is mat t displ th Grat Old O kw as App, th Eatr f Suls. Th ritual must b prfrmd i a vry prcis rdr: aftr craftig a wax mdl r makig a small drawig f App, th castr must spit up th ffigy whil xtllig th pwr f Ra. Whil still xaltig th su gd, th castr grids th ffigy udr his lft hl, stabs it with a spar, tis it with a lathr strap, slics it with a kif, ad tsss th mutilatd rmais it a fir. Th castr must ctiu this litay f Ra s pwrs ad dds util th likss f App is rducd t ash. Ay vt causig th distracti f th castr causs th spll t fail (Kprs may wish t imps a POW rll, at varyig difficulty, shuld smthig hav th pttial t distract th castr). If prfrmd succssfully, App is baishd t th Lad f th Dad (whrvr that may b). I additi, ay f App s dvtd fllwrs withi 1 mil f th castig suffrs 1D8 pits f damag. Altrativ ams: Sd Back th Hugrig Sak, By Ra s Cmmad Baish th Sul Eatr. Baish Byatis 8 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Frcs th Grat Old O, Byatis, back it its subtrraa pris util summd frth agai. Th castr may xpd as may magic pits as dsird, ad additial supprtrs prst may dat 1 magic pit ach t th castig. Evry prs prst lss 1D4 Saity pits. Th castr multiplis th ttal umbr f magic pits spt by fiv t giv a prctag valu, which is usd i a ppsd rll with Byatis POW f 160. Fr th spll t b cast succssfully a Eldr Sig must als b prst. A statu f Byatis is t a rquirmt but havig prst grats th castr +10% i th ppsd rll, ffrig a bttr chac fr a succssful cast. Nt: ifrmati ccrig Byatis ca b fud i Mallus Mstrrum. Altrativ ams: Rvk Cyclpa Srpt; Cacllati f thu Abmiati. 35

37 s h t i g d p s Baish Thy Nam C Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ ights Usig th targt s Tru Nam, this spll allws a castr t baish a targt frm this xistc. Th castr must prpar a spcially blssd rctagular silk papr th ight f th w m. Spakig alud th targt s Tru Nam (full birth am), th castr writs th am f a spcific prs r big a pic f silk papr. Each ight, th castr chats th targt s am fr a hur whil th targt slps (ad ach ight ivsts 12 magic pits ad lss 1D4 Saity pits). Each ight f castig, th castr maks a ppsd POW rll vrsus th targt. If th castr succds, th targt lss 30 pits frm STR, DEX, SIZ, CON, INT, ad POW (th lss distributd as vly as pssibl). Th targt als suffrs frm hrribl ightmars. If th castr fails th ppsd rll, h r sh suffrs a furthr lss f 1D4 Saity pits (if applicabl). This prcss ctius util ithr th targt s STR, DEX, SIZ, CON, INT, ad POW ar rducd t zr, maig that thy hav fadd frm xistc ulss th castr is prvtd frm ctiuig r stps th spll vlutarily. If th castr ultimatly fails t cmplt th spll (rmvig th targt frm xistc), th targt s charactristics rtur with bd rst (30 pits pr day, back t thir startig valus). If th targt, wh bcms wakr with ach passig day, is abl t raliz thy ar th fcus f a curs, thy may attmpt t sk ut th castr t prvt th spll frm gig ay furthr. Of curs, if th castr is killd, th targt is saf frm furthr charactristic lss. Altrativ ams: Rmval, Cast Away frm this Mrtal Pla, Th Hidus Wickdss. Baishmt f Yd Etad 8 Cst: 1D4+3 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: variabl (miimum 1 hur) Baishs mst tras-dimsial huma r humalik itlligcs. It is t ffctiv agaist ay cratur cmmadd by athr itlligc. Crrctly prfrmd, th baishmt is prmat ad irrvcabl. Th baishmt is dirctd at a idividual targt, rathr tha a typ r gus f mstrs. At last thr ppl must participat i th spll (ad ach pays th spll s cst). All participats must hav lard th spll. Mr participats add t th ffctivss; hwvr, th ttal umbr f participats must b divisibl by thr. CHAPTER 4 Th spll must b prfrmd i th p air i th middl f th ight, idally i a plac f pwr assciatd with th targt. This culd b kw hauts, its last kw lcati, r its pit f try it this dimsi. Th spllcastrs must divid thir umbrs: -third shuld rmai utsid a prtctiv circl, whil th rst stad withi. This baishmt wrks by dstryig, with ritual flams, a sigil rprstig th targt. Th targt s prsal sigil is idal but a substitut ca b prpard accrdig t a frmula dscribd withi th spll. Fr th spll t tak ffct a ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr with th highst POW ad th targt; +5% is gratd t th castr s POW fr ach additial st f thr castrs. Altrativ ams: Baish Spaw f th Sv Hlls, Cast Out Dm, Cast Out Dvil, Curs f Awful Fir. Barrir f Pai C Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits (pr day) Castig tim: 5 miuts Crats a ivisibl barrir, 500 ft i diamtr, frm which ths trappd isid cat scap. Th castr must ivst 5 magic pits ad 1D10 Saity pits ach day t maitai th spll. Th spll must hav a pictr (a fixd pit), such as a buildig fudati, a tr, r a larg st, but cat b a prs r a pic f furitur (which culd asily b mvd). Additially, th spll ly wrks up ths idividuals wh ar awar f th castr s xistc. Wh th spll is cast, ths trappd isid th barrir s circl must attmpt a ppsd POW rll vrsus th castr if thy attmpt t lav th circl: ths succdig dur stabbig hadachs, sharp stmach pais, ad jabs acrss thir tir bdy, as if ails ar big pudd it thir ski, ad ls 1 hit pit pr rud fr 1D10 ruds aftr this tim, th pai cass. Th pai als stps if th idividual r-trs th barrir circl. If th POW rll is faild, th pai is wrs ad th idividual suffrs 1D3 hit pits damag pr rud util thy mv back isid th barrir ( tim limit). If th idividual ca lcat ad stad at th vry pictr f th spll s circl ad wi a ppsd POW rll vrsus th castr, th spll lgr affcts thm. Altrativ ams: Th Hidus Pkig Trmt, Ward f Caslss Agy. 36

38 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Bat Frm (Flk) 0 Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Lts th castr assum th frm ad capabilitis (flight ad acut harig) f a bat, whil rtaiig his r hr itlligc ad ittis. Assumig th frm f a bat csts 1D8 Saity pits ach tim, up t a cumulativ ttal f 8. Th spll must b cast whil th su is dw ad its ffcts last ly util th su riss. Dpr magic: sm wizards hav craftd altrativ vrsis f this spll, allwig thm t assum a diffrt aimal frm, such as a wlf, dg, r rav. Altrativ ams: Ski Walk, Th Witchs Way, Th Clak f Athr. Bcm Spctral O Cst: 1 magic pit pr rud f durati; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Hids th castr frm muda bsrvrs by shiftig his r hr bdy it a paralll dimsi, trmd by srcrrs as Limb. Th castr ad thir prsal pssssis bcm ivisibl t all but spirit sss. Sight ad harig rmai attud t th matrial pla but with a distat, lss distict charactr, as if a cld mist surruds thm. Th castr ca mv rmally. Th spll s ffct lasts fr 1 rud pr magic pit ivstd. Bcmig spctral carris a ihrt dagr: xtradimsial craturs ca ss th prsc f a spctral bdy ad gag i spirit r magical attack. Grally, failig a Luck rll, th spctral charactr may cm t attti f a spirit wh may lct t bsrv, pursu, r attack; such spirits typically hav POW qual t (2D6+4 5). Of curs, pprtuitis t prst mr pwrful ad cuig ppts ar pssibl. Altrativ ams: Hid Us, Cast Off Thy Flsh Ad B As Spirit, Etr th Shadw Ralm. Bcm Spctral Hutr 7 Cst: 16 magic pits; 10 POW; 3D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Th castr targts a willig vlutr wh is trasfrmd it a ivisibl, hidus humaid mstr, abl t guard, pursu, r attack. Th spll rquirs a spcially mad figuri, th bld f svral aimals, ad th lss SPECTRAL HUNTER Larg, hidus humaids 7 ft i hight, cvrd i rubbry, jt black flsh. Thir rd ys, lik thir muths filld with sharklik tth, ar vrly larg. A lg, taprig s dagls frm thir fac, ad thir bdis ar hrribly thi ad rdy, with distdd abdm. Thir limbs trmiat i grss appdags, with ft rsmblig a ma s ad hads that ar mr lik hug crab-lik picrs. Big slightly immatrial, thy appar t flat abv th grud. Spctral hutrs ar frmidabl fs, ft cratd t guard imprtat sits r bjcts. SPECIAL POWERS Ivisibl: may bcm ivisibl at will, impsig palty di attmpts t hit thm. Ivulrability: wh ivisibl, ly chatd waps r splls may caus damag. Hwvr, crtai frms f light ca mak th hutr visibl viwig th mstr thrugh a spcially cstructd ls r arragmt f lss allws th hutr t b s (gatig its ivulrability). Bidig: th lif f th hutr is bud t that f th figuri that is usd i its crati. Th hutr ca vr b mr tha mil away frm th figuri. If this figuri is partially damagd th spctral hutr is ijurd (takig 1D8 damag), whras th cmplt dstructi f th figuri mas that th mstr is displld, but may rtur i 7 days. Oly by dstryig th figuri ad rcitig th Chat f Dismissal ffctivly dstrys th mstr. SPECTRAL HUNTER, hidus us watchr STR 100 CON 40 SIZ 95 DEX 55 INT 65 APP POW 90 EDU SAN HP 13 Damag Bus:+1D6 Build: 2 Mv:8 MP: 18 Attacks pr rud: 1 (bit r picr) Fightig* 40% (20/8), damag 3D6+DB Ddg* 40% (20/8) * Bus di applid wh ivisibl. Armr: 1-pit rubbry hid; ivisibl (s abv). Skills: Stalth 70%. Splls: 1D6 splls at th Kpr s discrti. Saity Lss: 1/1D6 + 2 Saity pits t s a spctral hutr. 37

39 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Bspak th Ed f th Day by Jua Barba f all Saity pits f th targt f th spll. Th targt is trasfrmd prmatly ad is sstially immrtal. Th spctral hutr is likd t th spcially prpard figuri ad uabl t vtur far frm th plac i which th figuri rsids. If th figuri is dstryd, th cratur is displld; hwvr, th cratur is abl t (magically) rfashi a w figuri vr th curs f a wk. Shuld th figuri b dstryd at th sam tim a Chat f Dismissal is spk, th spctral hutr is baishd prmatly. S arby bx fr ifrmati abut spctral hutrs. Nt: th Chat Of Dismissal was allgdly kw by th Htthk trib f th Mjav Dsrt (wh als kw hw t crat spctral hutrs) ad is said t hav b trascribd by at last visitr t th ara bfr th Htchk disappard. Dpr magic: by dublig th amut f POW ivstd i th spll t 32, th wizard crats a v mr mstrus vrsi f th spctral hutr, with dubl th STR, CON, SIZ, ad hit pits. Altrativ ams: Summ Crpig Guardia, Rit f th Usig Watchr. Bvlt Ifluc Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 days This arduus spll xacts may rquirmts frm th castr: a rgim f mditati ad brathig xrciss, alg with a strictly prscribd dit, must b fllwd fr thr slar mths bfr th spll may b attmptd. Wh rady, th castr must fast fr thr days ad th act th ritual, which ivlvs a hur f chatig, th sacrific f 10 magic pits, ad a succssful Hard POW rll by th castr. If succssful, th spll magifis th willpwr f th castr, makig thm mr abl t ifluc ad maipulat ppl. Fr slar mth, th castr s APP riss by 10, ad a bus di is gratd t Charm, Fast Talk, Itimidat, ad Prsuad rlls. As lg as th dit ad mditatis ctiu, th spll ca b r-cast ach mth. Altrativ ams: Ritual f Authrity, Aura f Ctrl, Th Agrabl Tgu f Fstus. CHAPTER 4 Bsch Char 9 (Ctact Yg-Sthth variat) Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus This spll must b cast at ight udr a gatway r archway. Th castr rachs ut ad ctacts Char, th udrwrld kpr f th way acrss th Rivr Styx (a avatar f Yg-Sthth). Th spll ivits Yg-Sthth t pssss th castr, prhaps t rlay ifrmati, magic, r t imbu sm thrwrldly pwr. Such dirct ctact with Yg-Sthth always rquirs a Saity rll (1D10/1D100 lss), which may als b applicabl t ay witssig th spll. Altrativ ams: kw. Bspak th Ed f th Day Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur This pwrful cjurati calls up Hastur ad utilizs th Yllw Sig t grat a visi f a f spcific mmt that will happ i th futur. Th visi placs th castr r th spll s targt isid a sc frm thir ar futur (sight, sud, tast, smll, ad txtur ar all cvyd). Th viwr is fully awar f what is happig i th sc but cat affct it. A Saity rll may b rquird fr what is s. Nar futur is a lastic timfram, dtrmid by th Kpr; it is suggstd that such frtllig rags t mr tha wk, ad usually just t 24 t 36 hurs. Util th visi has cm t pass, th viwr is markd i th itrim, thrs succdig with a Cthulhu Myths rll, ad crtai Myths titis f th Kpr s chic, may s th viwr as smhw markd ad bst lft al; mattr what cms t pass, th viwr will at sm pit fid thmslvs i th rality f th futur sc witssd. Durig th spll, th castr r spll s targt must cctrat a curs f acti fr which thy sk a rsluti: fr xampl, if thy ar tryig t lcat a prs, thy may s a sc i which thy fid that prs i a crtai lcal. At th Kpr s discrti, if th spll s targt is smhw abl t avid thir fatd futur (as s i th visi) th smthig vry bad will happ t thm. As thy hav activly did thir futur, csmic frcs will alig agaist thm; prhaps frcig thm t it a dadly situati, xtractig sm frm f mckig bad luck, r advrsly affctig thir abilitis fr a suitabl prid. 38

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41 s h t i g d p s Nt: th Kpr must b carful as t what t shw th viwr. Th sc mrly prvids a fw scd s glimps f a vt but t cssarily its csqucs. Th Kpr dpicts th visi ad ffctivly safguards th viwr t that pit i tim frm crtai Myths miis ad craturs. Altrativ ams: kw. Bstw Glimps f Truth 6 B Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Causs a targt t suffr tmprary isaity. A ppsd POW rll is mad with th spll s targt. If th castr succds, th targt lss 5 Saity pits ad bcms tmprarily isa. Whil this spll is similar t Midblast (pag 142), thr ar tw diffrcs: th targt ca vlutarily chs t rliquish th ppsd POW rll, thus th spll succds autmatically. Als, th substac f th targt s madss is dictatd by th castr s prcptis th truth bstwd is th castr s w prcpti f th tru atur f rality ad, csqutly, may b fals, misaligd, r ly partially tru i trms f th grad csmic rality f th uivrs. Altrativ ams: Scrts f th Mid, Thught Trasfrc, Willful Visag f th Hidd Ralm. Bstw Karma (Flk) 0 Cst: variabl magic pits r POW; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs CHAPTER 4 Evt Spll Cst 1-12 mths 2 magic pits pr mth 1-5 yars 5 POW 2-25 yars 10 POW yars 15 POW yars 20 POW I additi, th mr srius th vt wishd t b rpaid, th gratr th cst th mid f th castr: Evt Ethically qustiabl (stalig, lyig) Srius tab (murdr, trtur) Rprhsibl act (caibalism, crphagia) Additial Spll Cst 4 Saity pits 6 Saity pits 10 Saity Pits This rar spll, kw ly t crtai mastrs f Buddhism, targts a idividual wh has prfrmd sm frm f acti i th past, ad hav that acti b rturd up thm (ffctivly, rpayig i kid th acti f th targt i a karmic ss). Th castr cat chs th atur f th karma t bfall th targt. Us f this spll rquirs kwldg f th basic tts f Buddhism ad th spll has a variabl cst basd up th acti f th targt (which must b kw t th castr) ad th timfram i which it tk plac: Csmic (ivlvig Myths Gds) 20 Saity Pits Castig th spll rquirs a POW rll ach tim it is prfrmd, with a fumbld rsult causig th ffcts t tur th castr. Th karma bgis t affct th targt i 1D4 days. T th targt, th ffcts f th spll maifst as atural ccurrcs r ucay cicidcs. Th Kpr shuld dtrmi th ffcts, which shuld b cmmsurat with th targt s rigial acti (.g. if th targt stl smthig, th splls causs smthig t b tak frm th targt, ad s ). Altrativ ams: kw. 40

42 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Bid Aimal (Flk) 0 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Dircts a spcific aimal typ t prfrm a acti r limitd sris f actis. Such splls iclud: Bid Drivr At Clum, Bid Cat, Bid Gr Mamba, Bid Lpard, Bid Mky Spidr, Bid Rat, ad s. Each spcific aimal typ cms with its w variat spll. Bid Drivr At Clum wrks a tir at swarm whil Bid Lpard wrks a idividual f th spcis. Spcific bidig splls xist i ativ habitats, s ar usually kw by thir rspctiv srcrrs, Africa witch dctrs, Amrid mdici m, Eurpa witchs, tc. Th cmmadd cratur must b abl t cmprhd ad prfrm th cmmad. T istruct it t fly t Mxic has maig t a racc, ad th istructi kill Jatha Kigsly ly baffls taratulas as thy hav way t idtify a Mr. Kigsly. O th thr had, a cmmad such as, bit all arby humas culd b attmptd. Dpr Magic: sm spllcastrs ar abl t imbu a aimal with a mas f cmmuicati (spch, thught trasfrc, ad s ), allwig th aimal t rlat ifrmati t th castr; thus, allwig fr a gratr rag f cmmads. Altrativ ams: may variatis. Bid Emy B Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Eithr by physical r magical attack, this spll rdrs th targt uabl t harm th castr fr th xt sv days. A variabl umbr f magic pits ar sacrificd it a small ffigy f th targt th castr must ivst mr magic pits tha th targt psssss fr th spll t wrk. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th targt wis, th spll fails. It rmally taks a day t gathr th matrials, cstruct th ffigy, ad chat th ritual that sals th magic pits it th ffigy. Th ffigy must ctai a prti f th targt (this culd b a fw hairs, ail clippigs, bld, r smthig ls f a prsal atur). Th spll is brk if th castr attacks th targt r if th ffigy is dstryd. Altrativ ams: Displ Thy Emy, Th Dark Pact, Rit f Pwr. Bid Sul C Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 3 Saity pits Castig tim: 3+ days Allws th castr t impris a huma sul ad thrby ctrl r murdr th bdy frm which th sul cam. Th castr must b abl t fid th sul bfr it ca b imprisd. Fr th spll t tak ffct a ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr ad targt. Altrativly, th castr ad targt may gag i spirit cmbat: th castr must driv th targt s spirit t zr magic pits ad th cast Bid Sul. Eithr way, if th sul is trappd, th targt s bdy bgis t di, at th rat f 10 CON pr day. Wh CON rachs zr th bdy dis. This spll is ft usd i cjucti with Cmpl Flsh (pag 69). A spcial vssl fr th sul must hav b prpard (a ritual takig thr days). Aythig that ca b clsd (a jar, a bx, a bttl, tc.) will d as a vssl. If th vssl ca b fud, th sul ca b rlasd by pig r brakig th vssl (it ca th d as it will). Th Pwdr f Ib-Ghazi (pag 151) ad similar magic ca trac th lik btw bdy ad sul. Th lcati f th vssl ca b calculatd by triagulati r by xpdig a csidrabl amut f pwdr ad simply fllwig th spidr-wb-lik lik lft tagibl by th pwdr. Altrativ ams: Sul Wrchig f Eib, Impris Lif Frc, Th Black Murdr. BINDING SPELLS Cst: 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Bidig ad Summig ar tw sids f th sam ci. Smtims thy ar lard as spll, smtims t. At th Kpr s discrti th ffcts may b cmbid it a sigl spll, r tw sparat splls might b askd fr, t summ ad a scd t bid. If a mstr arrivs ubud r is cm up uxpctdly, it may b bud th spt. Th castr must kw th crrct Bidig spll ad must spd a rud chatig bfr th thig ca b bud. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Each attmptd bidig csts 1 Saity pit but usually magic pits. A bidig wrks ly cratur at a tim. O pti p t th castr is t ivst a umbr f magic pits qual t -fifth f th summd cratur s POW t gai a bus di th ppsd POW rll t bid th mstr 41

43 s h t i g d p s This list is t xhaustiv. Th fllwig splls all cmply with th csts giv udr Bidig Splls. Nt that sm variat spcific bidig splls ar dtaild lswhr i this scti. Bid Byakh: if a Echatd Whistl (pag 111) is usd, th castr gais a bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th byakh. Such a whistl may b usd agai ad agai. Altrativ ams: Obligati f th Std, Cmpl th Juryd. Bid Dark Yug f Shub-Niggurath: if th castr uss a Echatd Kif (pag 109) t kill thir victim with crtai ritual cuts, thy gai a bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th dark yug. Altrativ ams: Etrac th Hart Wd, Cmmad th Frst fr Thy Biddig. Bid Dp O: th castr must stad with thir ft immrsd i salt watr. If thy war a Crw f Dag thy gai a bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th dp. Altrativ ams: Pisci Cmmad, Edict f Dag. Bid Dimsial Shamblr: if th castr psssss a chatd daggr (s Echatd Kif, pag 109) mad frm ay pur mtal, such as cppr r ir, thy gai bus t th ppsd POW rll t bid th shamblr. A scd bus di may b gaid if th dimsial shamblr is xpsd t bright sulight. Altrativ ams: Th Cppr Bidig, Etrapmt f th Sarig Light. CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY OF MONSTER BINDING SPELL 8 Bid Fir Vampir: if th castr stads withi a bfir thy gai bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th vampir. Hw th flams ar rsistd is up t th castr. Altrativ ams: Axati f th Firy Dvil, Authrity f th Blazig Tgu. Bid Hutig Hrrr: th bld sacrific f a stit big is rquird. Th castr ds t prfrm th sacrific th hutig hrrr sizs th sacrific. Altrativ ams: Ti Th Twistig Far t Thy Will, Dd f Murdr. Bid Nightgaut: if th castr has a st mblazd with th Eldr Sig (pag 105) thy gai bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th ightgaut. Altrativ ams: Mastry f th Faclss Os, Th Eldr Tk by which Thy will Kw Yu. Bid Srvitr f Th Outr Gds: if th castr psssss Echatd Pips (pag 110) thy gai bus di t th ppsd POW rll t bid th srvitr. Altrativ ams: Th Scrt Nt f Cmmad, Pact f Wittrig Madss. Bid Star Vampir: if th castr psssss a Echatd Bk (pag 107) ctaiig this spll, thy gai bus di th ppsd POW rll t bid th vampir. Altrativ ams: Vw f th Bldy Accrd, Th Ugdly Prmis. (a succssful Cthulhu Myths rll may b rquird fr th castr t ascrtai th cratur s magitud f Pwr). Othrs may assist th prs attmptig th bidig by sacrificig magic pits i supprt. A attackig cratur cat b bud by th prs it is fightig; hwvr, it culd b bud by a prs abl t stad back frm th fray. A cratur t b bud must (rmally) b visibl t th castr ad withi 100 yards. Bidig rquirs a ppsd rll ad ppsd rlls cat b pushd; if th ppsd rll is faild, th castr is i trubl! Gaiig ctrl f a cratur bud by athr spllcastr is risky ad rquirs th currt bidig t b brk bfr a w bidig ca b attmptd. T brak th bidig prfrmd by athr srcrr, a ppsd POW rll is attmptd (vrsus th POW f th rigial 42

44 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS bidr). If succssful, th rigial bidig is brk ad th cratur is fr ad a w bidig must b prfrmd quickly lst th cratur dpart r sk t vt its agr ad frustrati ths arby. Nt: s Summig Splls (pag 174). Frm f th Cmmad Th castr s cmmad t th summd thig must b spcific ad limitd i durati: prtct m frm harm frvr, wuld t b a valid cmmad; hwvr, slay that ma i th crr, wuld b. Th thig is bud t th castr util it fulfills a cmmad (a bud thig withut a cmmad s fids a way t lav). Ordrs might iclud carryig sm smwhr, prsidig at sm crmy, big spcially dcil whil big xamid by a grup f prfssrs, apparig smwhr as a warig t ths assmbld whatvr ca b imagid. Kp cmmads simpl. Th bst rul f thumb is that a cmmad shuld hav mr wrds tha -fifth f th thig s INT. Simpl gsturs such as pitig will b udrstd. Assum that th thig is always abl t udrstad a straightfrward cmmad, whthr spk i Eglish, Urdu, r whatvr laguag. By way f xampl, s pag 42 fr a rag f spcific bidig splls. Bid Child f Th Sphix 8 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This Egyptia chat allws th castr t imps thir will a child f th Sphix. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th child. If th castr actually cratd th child f th Sphix (s Crat Child f Th Sphix, pag 83), th castr rcivs a bus di t th ppsd rll. If th castr wis th POW rll, th child fllws cmmads t th bst f its ability, icludig slfdstructiv cmmads. Ctrl lasts fr a umbr f mths qual t -fifth f th castr s POW. Subsqut ctrl may b rwd thrugh additial castigs. If th child wis th POW rll, it immdiatly attacks th castr. Dpr magic: kwldg ad us f this spll ca usurp ctrl f a child f th Sphix alrady bud t athr. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th currt mastr f th cratur: if th usurpig castr wis, thy immdiatly gai ctrl. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Childr f th Sphix. Altrativ ams: Dmii f th Jackals, Authrity f th Sads. Bid Shggth 8 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Bids a sigl shggth t th cmmad f th castr fr as lg as th castr has ugh magic pits. Th shggth must b visibl t th castr. Th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll agaist th shggth whil uciatig a cmplx sris f suds (rquirig a succssful Hard Kw rll th first tim this spll is cast t sur th crrct vcalizatis ar mad thraftr, th Kpr may waiv this rquirmt). Th bidig rmais fr 5 ruds pr 5 magic pits ivstd by th castr. Th spll ca b prlgd with th xpditur f furthr magic pits, althugh a w ppsd POW rll is als rquird (shggths big rstful rry srts, thy will sk t rsist th bidig). Dpr magic: may b cast i multipl, with th cst multiplid by th umbr f shggths, allwig mr tha shggth t b affctd. Gratr Myths isight allws th castr t sacrific 10 POW t bid a shggth fr a prid f 5 days (alg with a ppsd POW rll) ad may b prlgd with furthr xpditur f POW. Altrativ ams: Cmmad Wrkr. Bid Wr-Cratur 8 Cst: 14 magic pits; 2D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Rmvs a wr-cratur s dsir t ctrl its shapchagig, quickly cdmig it t th lif as whatvr frm th tity s altrat frm taks. A cratur s bud shds its huma sid ad prmatly bcms wild. Oc th spll is cast, th targt stadily lss its ability t chs wh t shap-chag. Mr ad mr it bcms th aimal altrat wh primal mtis, such as rag, far, lust, r hugr bcm strg. Th shap-chag is lgr a cscius chic.th ffct strgths vr tim. Aftr 1D6 days, th targt spds half its tim i its aimal frm. Aftr athr 1D6 days th huma sid is uttrly uattractiv ad tdius. Th cratur th livs as a aimal i th wild. 43

45 s h t i g d p s T prfrm this spll, th castr ds a bwl f slid silvr r gld. Th bwl must b iscribd with th icatatis f th spll its ir surfac. Th castr must als carv a circular talisma it th surfac f th ara whr th spll is t b cast. Six cadls ar placd ad lit clckwis arud this talisma. Oc th cadls ar lit, th castr may t lav th circl. At last six drps f huma bld must b addd t th bwl. T targt a idividual, plac smthig f th targt i th bwl (hair, figrail clippigs, prsal pssssis, tc.). Mr tha prs may b targtd at a tim. Icatatis must b chatd withut itrrupti fr a hur. If all gs wll, th bwl brifly glws ad th spll bgis its wrk. Aftr th spll is cast, th targt xprics grwig fars ad dsirs basd th d f its aimal sid ad lss Saity ulss it udrstads what has happd t it; th th Saity lss is 1D3+1 pits pr day, util fifth POW days hav passd. Th it lss all rmaiig SAN ad (as a huma) is prmatly isa. Altrativ ams: Cag f Kid, Bid Lup-Garu. Black Bx (Dramlads) H Cst: 24 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll s targt must b withi 100 yards f th castr. A dark clud f maig vics, distrtd facs, ad clutchig hads is frmd, with sparkls f sickly light flashig withi. Th clud gulfs ad cmpltly scrs th targt. It th warps ad mutats th targt it a hrrifyig halfmltd cratur, ly part huma. Th targt s INT ad POW d t chag, but APP is rducd by 9D10. Rll 3D10 ach fr STR, CON, SIZ, ad DEX: if th rsult is v, add it t th currt scr; if it is dd, subtract it. If CON is rducd t zr, th targt dis. If SIZ is rducd t zr, th targt is ivisibl. A APP f zr r lss may caus ay sig th targt t ls Saity pits, at th Kpr s discrti. Th spll s targt must mak a Saity rll (1D4/2D10 lss). Altrativ ams: Brath f Nightmar, Th Black Curs f th M. CHAPTER 4 Blss (Flk) 0 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Blssig is itdd t hlp ad assist th spll s targt. It ca tak tw frms: Th rcipit gais +10 pits t a spcifid charactristic fr th durati f 24 hurs. Such pits may altr sm drivd valus, such as hit pits. It cat altr POW r EDU. Altrativly, th rcipit gais a bus di fr a spcific skill fr 24 hurs. Th targt must mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Blss Blad M Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur (miimum) Maks a wap (kif, swrd, tc.) capabl f damagig r killig titis that cat b harmd by muda waps. Rquirs th bld sacrific f a aimal (r aimals) f at last SIZ 50. Th blad f th kif must b f a lmtal mtal, such as ir r silvr. Oc mad, th wap is ivstd with 5 POW pits by th spllcastr. If th blad is brk, mltd, r thrwis damagd it prmatly lss its magical ability; hwvr, it will t b harmd wh usd i attacks agaist supratural titis, ad prfrms (dalig damag) as pr th wap typ. Altrativ ams: Imbu Might f th Eldr Os, Ritual f th Sv Cuts, Spirit s Ba. Blssig f Bast O Cst: 4 magic pits Castig tim: istataus This rar spll is thught t hav b lst t th passag f tim, as it was kw ly t th High Pristsss f Bast ad has rarly s us sic th days f dyastic Egypt. Th spll hals 1D6 hit pits ad rstrs 1D6 Saity pits. Th rcipit f th spll must spak a prayr t Bast (utlid i th spll). Th wuld-b rcipit must mak a succssful POW rll t cvic th gddss f thir wrthiss, ad thy shuld vr hav mistratd a cat. Failig th POW rll icurs th displasur f th gddss ad csts th castr 1 hit pit damag, maifstig as claw marks th fac (a wrs fat bfalls ths wh hav mistratd a cat, at th Kpr s discrti). Altrativ ams: kw. 44

46 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Blight/Blss Crp (Flk) 0 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur As th castr chss, th spll causs acr f vgtati t withr ad di slwly as if parchd, r t blssm ad grw with vigr. Th castr must plat a small aimal s sklt (such as a bird, cat, r dg) withi th ara f lad t b blssd r blightd. Bldig th castr (strikig th fac hard ugh t draw bld) braks th spll, allwig th crp t rtur t halth if cditis ar suitabl (if witr is cmig thr will t b ugh tim fr th crp t matur). Altrativ ams: Th Farmr s Hx, Th Curs f Dcay, Slstic Blssig. Bliss 2 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus This spll prmits th castr t scap t a mtal rfug t prtct thm frm what wuld rmally caus Saity lss (sig a Myths mstr, prlgd trtur, tc.). It csts 3 magic pits fr ach miut f bliss ad 1 Saity pit pr castig. Th drawback is that th spll s targt (if t th castr) is uabl t mv r dfd thmslvs physically fr th durati f th spll. Altrativ ams: Blidd, Suffr Nt Th Awfulss, Mtal Rsluti. Blat (Dramlads) H Cst: 16 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll s targt must b withi 30 yards f th castr. If th castr wis a ppsd POW rll agaist th targt, th targt swlls t imms prprtis, thir mvmt is rducd t 1, ad all physically activ skills (such as ay cmbat skill, Climb, Jump, Rid, Thrw, tc.) ar rducd t 05%. This ffct wars ff i a umbr f days qual t 30 mius -fifth th targt s SIZ; s a SIZ 50 targt wuld b blatd fr 20 days: 30 (50/5). Altrativ ams: Th Fattig Curs. Blut th Wap 6 2 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr causs all slashig ad pircig waps (swrds, kivs, bullts, tc.) t act as if blutd wh strikig th rcipit f th spll (th castr r miatd targt), ad icluds th atural waps f craturs. Th spll s targt, wh must rpat a shrt magical phras fr th spll s durati, suffrs ly half damag frm such attacks (damag rsults frm Extrm succsss ar als halvd). Th ffct lasts fr 6 ruds but may b xtdd at th furthr cst f 6 magic pits pr 2 additial ruds. Dpr magic: at a gratr cst (12 magic pits; 4 Saity pits) th spll gats all damag frm slashig r pircig waps, xcpt fr Extrm succsss (which still dal half damag). Altrativ ams: Th Sg f Crrsi, Tur Ski, Stly Flsh. Bdy Warpig f Grgrth Cst: 6+ magic pits; 5 POW; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 miuts Allws th castr t chag his r hr physical frm. Th srcrr ca chag t ay shap ad apparac, thugh rtais prsal abilitis. Th frm is flshly, but ca appar t b mad f st, wd, a rug, tc. Oc chagd it a w shap, th castr has th mbility f that shap. Th castr s STR, CON, INT, POW ad DEX d t chag. If mulatig a prs, th srcrr s APP bcms that f th idividual mulatd. Th castr ca tak ly a frm kw t thm. Th castr ivks Nyarlathtp ad rpats th phrass f th spll whil xpdig 6 magic pits ad a additial magic pit fr ach 5 pits f SIZ t b gaid r lst i th bdy warpig. Oly altrati pr castig is pssibl ad th ffct is prmat util th spll is rcast t chag back agai. This spll cat b cast athr big. Dpr magic: if imitatig a idividual, th castr bcms a rplica f that prs, icludig vic ad spch pattrs. Th castr ds t d t rpat th spll t ud th warpig a simpl vrbal phras is all that is rquird. Altrativ ams: Bdy Warpig, Mastry f th Flsh, Ski Walkig, Th Black Pharah s Trasfigurati. 45

47 s h t i g d p s Blath s Furac (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A immbil, shimmrig glb f hat, abut 5 ft acrss, appars i th air bfr th castr. This furac has a tmpratur f 100 dgrs Fahrhit pr magic pit xpdd, but th radiat hat frm it is magically limitd t th furac itslf. Aythig tuchig th furac taks 1D6 damag pr rud pr 200 dgrs i th furac. Th furac lasts fr 3D6 hurs. Altrativ ams: kw. Brath f Pazzuzu 6 Cst: 3 magic pits; 3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Th castr spws frth a visibl clud f xius vaprs frm thir muth, lik a jt f stam. Th ful brath affcts targt up t a distac 30 yards. Th targt lss 1D6 hit pits frm this chkig pis. Th xius vapr dissipats immdiatly i th p air (activ fr just rud), but stays activ i a clsd spac util a widw is pd r a draft is thrwis cratd (s fllwig). If th targt is awar f th stram f xius vapr (pssibly a Spt Hidd r List rll), h r sh may attmpt t Ddg its ffcts (i th first rud). Ths uabl t Ddg ls 1D8 hit pits. O th scd rud 1D6 hit pits ar lst, fllwd by 1D4 hit pits th furth rud, ad 1D2 hit pits i th fial rud. Damag is gatd if th targt maags t scap th viciity f th vapr. Ay ls i th ara suffrs 1D4 damag pr rud fr 4 ruds. Altrativ ams: Th Stikig Brath f Sv Hlls, Crps Air. CHAPTER 4 th rll is succssful th salt watr has b xplld ad th ffcts f th spll cas. Nt that th castr may cas th spll at ay pit. Altrativ ams: Currcy f th Blu Sa, Th Sailr s Curs, Kiss f Bri. Brath f th Kappa Cst: 6 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll f Japas rigi rlats t th kappa, a rac f amphibius vampirs said t b a ffsht brach f dp s. I th Sv Cryptical Bks f Hsa, th kappa ar dscribd as abl t bstw thir brath, prvidig th rcipit with th ability t brath udrwatr. This spll is said t rplicat this ffct. Th spll has durati f twlv hurs (if th rcipit is still udrwatr, thy bgi t drw), but may b prlgd by rpayig th spll s cst. Th prs giftd th ability must mak a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss) as thy bcm awar that a st f gills has dvlpd ithr sid f thir ck. Th txt wars that prlgd us f this gift turs th rcipit it a kappa. Each tim th spll is prlgd r usd agai th rcipit must mak a CON rll: if faild, th spll s ffct bcm prmat ad thy ar lgr abl t brath air (as th gills bcm prmat), prvkig furthr Saity lss at th dircti f th Kpr (suggstd Saity drai f 1+ pit pr day util zr Saity is rachd). Othr physical chags ar als i th hads f th Kpr. Altrativ ams: Sakaa Rit, Spiritus d Piscibus. Brw Draught f Pha B Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 Saity pits t brw Castig tim: 3 days Brath f Th Dp 6 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th targt s lugs fill with sawatr, pttially causig a uplasat dath by drwig. Th castr must b abl t s th targt. Aftr mtally itig th spll fr a rud, th spll taks ffct if th castr wis a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If succssful, th targt bgis t drw fallig t th flr, chkig sawatr, ad takig 1D8 damag ach rud. Th targt shuld mak a Extrm CON rll (qual t r blw -fifth CON) aftr takig damag ach rud, if This magical rcip, said t hav b rigially usd by srpt ppl, rquirs a umbr f hard t btai ad illgal igrdits, icludig frsh pppy tar ad bar s spl. Th fial prduct is a thick ichr that pacifis ad disrits th mid. Lacd it a targt s fd r drik, it rds thir will fr a umbr f days qual t -fifth f th charactr s POW, lavig thm subjct t th dmads f whvr has admiistrd th drug (ffctivly sttig thm up t b braiwashd ). Th targt s adpts th viwpits ad blifs f th maipulatr. Aftr 2 t 3 wks, us f th drug is lgr cssary, ad th mtal altratis t th targt ar cmplt. At tim ds a targt ls thir prsality, r ds thir bhavir xhibit chags (thr 46

48 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS tha ths sught by th prs wh has admiistrd th drug). Extdd thrapy might ud th altratis wrught by this hyptic drug. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Dpr magic: th rigial srpt flk brw is blivd t wrk ttally aftr a sigl ds is admiistrd, gratly rducig th tim ad amut rquird t prpar th targt. Altrativ ams: Draft f Wildrss, Mid Ctrl Txi. Brw Dram Drug Cst: 4 magic pits (plus 1 pr xtra draught); 2 Saity pits t brw Castig tim: 5+ hurs Fashis a drug that facilitats try it a wrld f dram fr r mr participats. Ths drikig a draught fall aslp vry quickly, fr arud fur hurs. Th subjctiv lgth f th dram may b lg r shrt (rmally days r v yars) ad mmris f th dram may b distrtd. All wh drik f th sam drug fid thmslvs tgthr i th dram. By th rigi ad prprti f th igrdits th castr may guid dram try it a spcific ara crrlativ t th Wakig Wrld, such as a spcific city r t sm spcial plac r thr dimsi. Th lcati may iclud th Dramlads, r spcific islatd dram ralitis. Castig th spll ad mixig th drug taks abut fiv hurs. Whil mst f th igrdits ar rasably asy t btai (hrbs), thrs may prst a challg (at th Kpr s discrti). Diffrig vrsis f th rcip xist but igrdit cmm t all is 1 uc f gld. Th rsult is a swt, thi brw liquid. A mild arctic ffct rlaxs th drikr ad iclis him r hr tward drams. Aftr th first, ach additial draught mad at th sam tim csts additial magic pit t mak fiv draughts, fr istac, wuld cst a ttal f 8 magic pits ad 2 Saity pits. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Kuras Brw, Draft f th Slplss, Gatway t th Gld Madws. Brw Elixir f Lif 7 Cst: 20 magic pits; 10 POW; 10 Saity pits t brw Castig tim: 6 mths A variat f a acit alchmical frmula that purprts t xtdd lif idfiitly. This lixir, which icluds th blu ichr scrtd frm a hud f Tidals, actually cvrts a huma it a hybrid Tidalsia. Igrdits fr th lixir iclud diamd dust, bld f a ifat (5 litrs, bild dw it a tar), ad umrus dd hrbs. Valus vary, dpdt tim prid, at th Kpr s discrti. Withut th Tidalsia ichr, th lixir is ly a fultastig drik. With th ichr, ad if th hrbs ar rtt (which itrducs agts that ract with th ichr) it has a vry diffrt ffct. Th drikr fls lik th lixir is rttig thir isids ut, util it is xcrtd. Fr day, th substac curss thrugh thir alimtary tract, causig icrdibl pai; thy ar uabl t d aythig bsids huch vr ad scram i agy. Thy als fl thir sul big chwd, prvkig a Saity rll (1D4/2D6 lss). Ovr th curs f th day bfr th ichr is xcrtd, it sucks away 10 POW ad 10 CON pits. Th prs als ds t b fd thrugh a tub fr th rst f his r hr lif. Oc th ichr is xcrtd, a POW rll is mad: with a Extrm succss, th drikr bgis t trasfrm it a huma hybrid Tidalsia (s bx pag 48 fr dtails). At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: kw. Brw Lia Drug Cst: 15 magic pits t brw Castig tim: 1 day Extic ad xpsiv substacs must b mixd tgthr t crat ds f th drug Lia. Oc tak, s mid bgis t wadr thrugh tim ad spac. With a succssful POW rll, th usr ca guid thir mid i ay dircti. Each miut aftr th drug taks hld csts th usr 1 magic pit. Th ffcts ca last as may miuts as th usr has magic pits (th usr may icras th tim by burig hit pits aftr magic pits ar dpltd). Th usr prcivs thir surrudigs as gttig dark; bjcts fad ut. A flig f big dissciatd, smhw lavig th rm, prvails. Thr is als a prfud ss 47

49 s h t i g d p s CHAPTER 4 HUMAN-HYBRID TINDALOSIAN Whil tryig t maitai a huma frm, th hybrid s imag ft wavrs ad rippls. Tidalsias xist acrss hypr-dimsial ralms ad appar t shift ad chag wh mr thr-dimsial mrtals ca s ly sgmts f thir big. Wh a hybrid is t kpig th ara f ffct ca gat th ragd attack palty with ithr a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Hard Scic (Mathmatics r Physics) rll, as wll as th sacrific f 1 Saity pit th viwr is abl t cmprhd th agls f th distrti. huma shap, thir visibl prtis chag radically: hads appar as a cglmrat f triagular crystals (rmiisct f wlfish claws), th Attacks pr rud: 2 (claw, bit, r tgu lash) fac is rplacd by what sms t b a wid gapig muth, with a st f lg crystalli fags, thir shap cstatly shifts (as if small parts f it wr pppig i ad ut f xistc), ad thir xpsd substac appars as a cglmrat f may agls, with curvs at all. Hybrids Bit: if wiig attack rll is a Extrm succss, th hybrid s muth ihumaly xtds, abl t swallw th victim whl. Th victim is g. Up t SIZ 150 ca b swallwd i this mar. ca xtd a sak-lik tgu f bluish clr t fd up victims. Tgu lash: th tgu lavs small, pailss hls i th victim s flsh, HUMAN HYBRID TINDALOSIAN surrudd by tracs f blu ichr. Oc attackd with a succssful STR 130 CON 130 SIZ 85 DEX 95 INT 85 attack, th tgu rmais attachd ad sucks 1D10 POW pr rud APP /00* POW 120 EDU SAN 00 HP 22 (cvrtig ach 5 POW it 1 magic pit fr th hybrid s us) ad Damag Bus: +2D6 Build: 3 Mv: 10 MP: 24 2D10 CON pr rud. Nt lst POW is prmat, but up t half f th CON pits lst may b rstrd thrugh bld trasfusis, * APP varis with huma aspct ad hybrid aspct. APP ad EDU rmai uaffctd. r atural rcvry (at rat f 1D6 CON pits pr day). Th tgu rmais attachd util withdraw by th hybrid, r th victim braks away with a STR rll, r th tgu is targtd ad cut thrugh (palty SPECIAL ABILITIES Hypr-sight: cstig 1 magic pit pr rud, th hybrid may survy a di fr attack rll; tgu has STR 65, 8 hit pits, ad rgrats 3 hit pits pr rud). ara f up t dubl thir POW i ft i radius, as if thy wr i th furth dimsi (all dirctis, bhid walls, i ctairs, tc., all at c). Thy cat s it magically prtctd aras r bhid rud Charl smll: if i full Tidalsia aspct, all withi 20 ft must mak a CON rll r b icapacitatd by vmitig fr 1D6 ruds. r sphrical spacs, ad hybrids still d t mak a Spt Hidd rll t spt a hidig ivstigatr. This ability als allws thm t attmpt Fightig 60% (30/12), damag 1D6+DB Ddg rlls mattr th dircti f th attack (v bhid thir back). Tgu 70%, damag 1D2 POW drai*** Ddg 75% (37/15) Stp-thrugh: cstig 4 magic pits pr us, ad as lg as sharp agls ar withi 10 ft, th hybrid ca stp thrugh via hyprspac t athr agl withi POW i ft f thm, ffctivly tlprtig. It taks rud t p th agl, whc mist bgis t trickl frth. It taks a scd rud t stp ut thrugh th xit agl. Armr: 2-pit ski. Rgrats 3 hit pits pr rud. Muda waps d miimum damag (miimizd bfr applyig armr). By xpdig 4 magic pits pr rud, th hybrid ca shift its physical ssc furthr it hypr-dimsial spac, bcmig cmpltly immu t muda waps. I all cass, magical waps ad splls Twist spac: fr rud pr 5 magic pits sacrificd, th hybrid ca rippl lcal spac-tim arud it, withi a radius f -fifth POW i ft. Ths utsid f this ara s vrythig twistig ad lgatig i chatic dirctis. Ths isid s thmslvs big twistd ad hav full ffct. If th hybrid s hit pits drp t zr, it shattrs it umrus crystal fragmts, which mstly dissipat. It is up t th Kpr whthr th Hybrid is truly dad at this pit, r whthr sm fragmts rgrat vr a lg prid f tim. strtchd, ar icapacitatd fr 2D6 ruds, ad must mak a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss). T rsist big icapacitatd by th twistig ad strtchig ffcts, ths isid must mak a Extrm CON r Extrm POW rll. Ths utsid th radius wh ar firig ragd waps it th ara f ffct suffr a palty di t thir rlls; ths attackig frm Splls:. Skills: Jump 70%, List 70%, Spt Hidd 75%, Stalth 80%. Saity Lss: i huma frm; sig Tidalsia frm csts 1D2/1D12 Saity pits. withi th radius suffr tw palty dic. A charactr isid r utsid 48

50 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS f aticipati. Th usr bgis t s ad fl all pits f spac-tim at c. This ssati ca b bwildrig, trrifyig, ad v mistak fr th st f madss; rquirig a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss). Thr is thr dagr as wll: if th usr s mid wadrs t far back r t far frward i tim, h r sh bgis t prciv th mstrus machiatis f th Myths, ad this may rquir furthr Saity rlls at th Kpr s discrti. If th usr gs far, far back i tim, agls ad curvs maifst, ad frms bgi t twist ad shift, fillig th viwr with drad (1/1D6 Saity lss). Th usr bcms awar f a dr, pugt ad idscribabl, s ausatig it ca barly b durd. Thy may cutr th huds f Tidals at this pit such a cutr is pttially disastrus. Wh th usr rus ut f magic pits, thy laps it ucsciusss. A usr ca b physically shak by a frid, sappig thir mid back t th prst. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Pti f Far Sight, Gla th Wrld Byd. Brw Lv Philtr (Flk) 0 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 wks Crats a pti t caus prs t fall i lv with athr. Th pti taks tw wks t brw, durig which tim th castr maitais a vigil vr th simmrig liquid fr at last ight hurs ach day. Th castr dcids, at th bgiig f th tw-wk prid, hw may magic pits t ifus it th pti. A magus wh crats a philtr fr athr (whthr fr cmmrcial r thr rass) must spd a additial 2 magic pits t bid it t that prs, but this ca b d at ay tim aftr th brwig is cmplt. Wh a lv philtr is csumd, th drikig it maks a POW rll ppsd by th umbr f magic pits ivstd i th philtr s crati multiplid by fiv. If th imbibr is succssful, th bvrag has ffct; if faild, thy ar attractd t th prs th philtr is bud t. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Crat Passi Pti, Liqur f th Hart s Dsir. Brw Para-Kt (Brw Lia Drug variat, Mdr Era ly) Cst: 15 magic pits t brw Castig tim: 1 day This is a variat f th Brw Lia Drug spll (s pag 47) sythsizd t b a crss btw Lia ad ktami, which hav umrus chmical structural similaritis. Para-kt csts $1,000 pr ds t mak. Castig this spll rquirs kwldg f th Brw Lia Drug spll. Nt: ktami was first sythsizd i 1962 ad is t availabl t wizards bfr this dat. I th Mdr Era, ktami is cmm i th illicit drug trad. Th diffrc btw Lia ad Paraktami ( parakt ) is that para-kt always sds th mid driftig back thrugh tim. Para-kt is als highly addictiv. Aftr th first ds, th usr cravs mr. Aftr us, th charactr ds t mak a POW rll t rsist usig it agai (if it is availabl). Aftr th scd us, th charactr must mak a Hard POW rll. Oc a third ds is tak, th charactr must mak a Extrm POW rll vry day t prvt thm frm activly skig th drug that day. Rgular ktami ca b usd t quch th cravigs. If th addicti cat b satisfid, apply a -stp difficulty t all skills rlls fr 3D6 wks. Ths cravigs d t g away fr six mths. Takig mr ktami will allw th charactr t fucti. T b curd f para-kt s chric mid-rttig prprtis, th charactr must chck it a rhab prgram ad b ut f acti fr thr mths. Furthr us mas th charactr is immdiatly addictd c mr. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: kw. Brw Paut O Cst: 5 magic pits Castig tim: 1 hur A crrst f Egyptia magic, Paut is a iky liquid suffusd with magical ssc. Silvr, pur watr, ad a hst f rar uguts, hrbs, ad spics cmps th list f igrdits. T brw Paut, th castr must prpar a bwl r rcptacl ad ritually mix th igrdits fr hur udr th light f bth th su ad th m. Lgthy chats ar ivlvd, ad th castr must spd 5 magic pits t fiish th spll. Oc fiishd, th 49

51 s h t i g d p s mixtur is lft cvrd util th xt full m, wh th Paut is cgald ad rady t us. Nt that th rquird igrdits ar rar ad xpsiv. Oc brwd, Paut kps idfiitly i ay kid f sald ctair. Paut is ft mixd with ik r imbibd durig Egyptia rituals. Its primary bfit is as a magical rstrativ: ay drikig Paut rgais 1 magic pit pr uc f Paut csumd. Thugh it tasts vil, it is quit ivigratig. Paut cat bst a drikr s magic pits past thir rmal maximum ad has ffct a drikr whs magic pits ar at maximum. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: kw. Brw Spac-Mad (I) H Cst: 20 magic pits (pr ds); variabl additial magic ad Saity pits Castig tim: 7+ days Crats a magical drik that allws a huma t withstad jurys thrugh th vacuum ad vicissituds f spac. Brwig th drik ad takig th jury rprst sparat stags fr th castr ad usr (wh may diffrt). Diffrt strais f spac-mad xist, ach prvidig th sam ffcts but all f thm rquirig diffrt igrdits. Brwig spac-mad rquirs fiv spcial igrdits (chs by th Kpr) ad rquirs at last a wk f brwig tim. Oc th mad is famig ad bubblig, th castr must sacrific 20 magic pits pr ds it th brw. Magic pits may b sacrificd vr a umbr f days; th mr pits, th mr dss. Each ds allws prs t withstad jury thrugh spac f varyig distac ad tim. Oc th spac-mad has b chatd, th travlr must fid a mas f trasprtati usually a mut: amg thrs, th spll Summ ad Bid Byakh (pag 175 ad 42) ca prvid a itrstllar std. CHAPTER 4 Fr all such jurys, th ffctivss f spac-mad als rquirs th xpditur f a qual umbr f magic pits ad Saity pits, cmmsurat t th jury s distac i light yars by th travlr takig th drug (s Spac-Mad Effctivss Tabl). Th travlr driks th ds (prsumably brigig a xtra ds fr th rtur trip), climbs, cmmads th mut ad th jury bgis. It is at this pit that th travlr pays th cssary magic ad Saity pit cst subjct t th distac big travld. Whil i spac, th travlr xists i a mtal ad physical stasis, arly issibl t thir surrudigs. Up arrival at th dstiati, th ffcts f th brw cclud ad rmality rturs. Spac-Mad Effctivss Tabl Magic Pits ad Saity Pits (ach t b xpdd by th Travlr) Distac i Light Yars (t t xcd) , , ,000 5* 1,000,000 *Add athr pit f Saity ad magic, add athr zr. Thrtically, 10 magic pits ad 10 Saity pits might b ugh t rach ay pit i th uivrs, at last as w udrstad th uivrs At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Brath f th Vid, Th Travllr s Prti, Th Quicksilvr Draft f Blackst Night. 50

52 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Brw Spac-Mad (II) (Dramlads variat) Cst: 20 magic pits (pr ds) Castig tim: 7+ days This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. This variati f th Brw Spac-Mad spll iitially appars t b th sam as th Wakig Wrld vrsi but it is usd fr a tirly diffrt purps i th Dramlads. If this spac-mad is allwd t sak it th hull f a rdiary wd bat it abls th vssl t sail th wids f utr spac (c it has fall ff th dg f th wrld). Th tratmt must b rwd vry fw vyags. A grat quatity f spac-mad is dd fr this purps th umbr f dss is dpdt th vssl s siz, at th Kpr s discrti. Nt: spac-mad is t sstial fr spac travl i th Dramlads. Th mystrius black gallys, as wll as th ivry ships f Sarrub, ca sail thusly withut such aids. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that brwig dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Craft Star Liimt, Ugut f Airy Travl. Brig Habb b Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Th castr calls up th frcs f atur, fcusig strg swirlig wids. I a dsrt r amg castal dus this has th ffct f prducig a sadstrm. Variatis f th spll appar t hav b writt basd up lcal ggraphy ad blifs, as i ach th castr is rquird t call up a diffrt Myths gd, such as Am-Grlth, Shudd M ll, ad Ithaqua. Th whirlig strm is rughly 20 mils acrss, with wids avragig 30 mils pr hur ad gusts f rughly twic that. Apply apprpriat paltis r icras difficulty lvls i li with th actis f charactrs caught i th strm. Dpr magic: strgr ad mr vilt wids may b calld, which may caus trribl dvastati fr a icras i th spll s csts. Altrativ ams: Brig Sadstrm, Th Dji s Bldy Tickl, Th Had that Bds th Tr. Brig Pstilc (I) H C Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus This ful spll causs th rcipit t bcm ifstd with sm drad disas. A pic f dcayd huma flsh is rquird fr this spll. If th castr wis a ppsd POW rll with th targt th spll taks ffct immdiatly, with th disas bcmig appart withi 1D3 hurs. At th Kpr s discrti, th illss ca vary but th ffcts ar always th sam. Th targt suffrs th lss f 2D10 pits f CON as th ifcti sprads thrugh thir bdy, fllwd by th lss f 1D10 CON vry day thraftr util th targt s CON rachs zr ad thy di. Of curs, as CON is rducd, s ar hit pits. Als, all skills ar prfrmd with a palty di. Th sick ivstigatr may b curd with a succssful Hard Mdici rll, whil udr prfssial mdical car i a hspital r similar facility. A curd ivstigatr will rgrat lst CON a 5 pr day basis util fully rstrd. Dpr magic: particularly virult ad asty disass may b cmbid; thus, th targt suffrs frm multipl agis ad maladis. Such lthal cmbiatis may hast th rducti i CON. Tratmt may b mr difficult, rquirig a Extrm Mdici rll. Th csquc f such a illss may lav a lastig ffct, such as a prmat CON rducti (by 10 r 20 pits), physical disfigurati (rducig APP), r cssitatig amputati f a limb if a wastig disas (rducig STR ad/r DEX). Altrativ ams: Dm s Brath Plagu, Vxati f Attiquas, Ozig Bubblig Agis f Itxicatig Rpugac. Brig Pstilc (II) (Dramlads variat) Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. It ifsts a targt with dradful disass. Th targt must b tuchd by th castr, with a ppsd POW rll dtrmiig th spll s succss. A pic f frsh huma flsh is rquird as a matrial cmpt (th castr tuchs th targt with th flsh). Th first symptms maifst i 1D10 ruds. Whil th symptms f idividual illsss vary, mchaically, victims f th spll always ls 2D10 CON pits daily util thy ar curd r di. I additi, thy als suffr a palty di t all skill rlls whil suffrig frm th disas. Thr is a 10% chac (pr day) that ay cmig it 51

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54 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS ctact with a ifctd dramr will als ctract th illss. Cutr magic, r a succssful Hard Mdici rll curs th disasd dramr ad allws lst CON pits t rgrat i 2D6 hurs. Shuld a ifctd dramr wak up bfr prishig (thus, lavig th Dramlads), h r sh is savd. O th xt visit t th Dramlads sig f th sickss xists. Altrativ ams: Putrid Pstilc f Nightmar, Th Vil Tuch. Build Carcsa 9 b Cst: 1D10 Saity pits (1D8 fr supprtrs) Castig tim: 75 miuts May ly b succssfully cast at ight wh Aldbara is visibl abv th hriz. Th castig must b bsid a bdy f watr (that ttals at last cubic mil i vlum) ad i thr prss must b cmplicit i th castig. Th castr rads alud th spll s txt, whil simultausly th thrs rad parts dirctly frm Th Kig i Yllw. As th cmptig radigs prgrss, a mist frms acrss th watr ad th buildigs ad squars f Carcsa shimmr it xistc arud th grup. Th spaw f Hastur appar, althugh th castr ad supprtrs ar saf frm attacks as lg as thy ctiu thir radigs (Saity rlls ar apprpriat; 1D6/1D20 lss). Ths gig isa must succd with a Hard POW rll t ctiu radig ad supprtig th spll; ths failig may b rplacd, if mr supprtrs ar availabl, but ulss sm stps straight it thir plac, th spaw attacks th whl cast idiscrimiatly. Rgardlss f th spll s prgrss, th spaw ca attack ay i th frmig city wh is t part f th prfrmac. Up cmplti f th spll, th castr has lst 1D10 Saity pits, th activ supprtrs 1D8. Th spaw disappar it th watr, which has bcm dark, almst black, whil th city th shr is fully frmd ad tagibl. Carcsa Earth is a simulacrum f its tru vrsi i th Hyads (prhaps it is v th city trasplatd). It rmais Earth fr wk, if th castr rmais aliv withi it. Th xistc f Carcsa Earth als allws th spll Fr Hastur (pag 119) t b mr asily cast. If Hastur is summd t th city, h may rmai Earth idfiitly (subjct t his whim). Whil thy rmai i th city, ths ivlvd i th castig f Build Carcsa d t ag: lik th city itslf thy rmai i stasis. Altrativ ams: kw. Burd f Th Skilss O B Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D10+10 Saity pits Castig tim: 20 hurs It is writt that Sdfkar usd this spll t brig dw th hrrr f Th Skilss O th city f Cstatipl. Th spll rquirs t huma sacrifics, all skid, ad a sris f uspakabl rituals prfrmd ach i thir dath agis, whil a litay t Nyarlathtp is spk. Wh actd, it icits all humas withi t mils t cmmit acts f vilc, ukwigly ddicatd t Th Skilss O. Ths affctd may attmpt t rsist th urg fr vilc with a succssful Saity rll. Nt: s Hrrr th Orit Exprss fr furthr ifrmati abut Sdfkar ad Th Skilss O. Altrativ ams: kw. - C - CALL DEITY SPELLS Cst: 1+ magic pits pr prs; 1D10 Saity pits (castr ly) Castig tim: miuts Call Dity splls brig th avatar, Outr Gd, r Grat Old O bfr th castr. Castig this typ f spll is prilus idd, v fr cultists. Oly cult prists r dsprat ppl shuld chs t call a Myths dity. A hadful f xampls ar citd hr, hwvr bth Call ad Dismiss splls ar likly t xist fr vry Grat Old O ad fr vry frm f Myths gd. A grup ca assist by addig pwr t Call splls, with th castr actig as th fcus fr th grup. Evry prst xpds 1 magic pit. Ths wh kw th spll ca sacrific ay umbr f magic pits (icludig burig hit pits). Th ttal f th magic pits spt is th prctag chac that th spll wrks. Fr ach magic pit spt, th grup must chat fr a miut, but vr fr mr tha 100 miuts. O a rll f 100 th spll will always fail, with all magic pits sacrificd lst. Th castr als lss 1D10 Saity pits i castig th spll. All prst must mak a Saity rll if th dity appars. Th Kpr shuld ctriv sm frm f mtivati fr th summd big s bhavir, attitud, ad prpsity t maigfully itract with ths wh calld it frth. Mstly, wh a Myths dity arrivs Earth, it wats t stay ad is usually hugry ad dmadig. Oppsit: Burd f th Skilss O, a Byzati Mural by Jua Barba 53

55 s h t i g d p s Whil may Call Dity splls iclud a dismissal cmpt, prvidig istructi fr rturig th dity back frm whc it was summd, thr ar cutlss tims wh a Call Dity spll ds t iclud th cssary dismissal. Icmplt spll trascriptis, lack f kwldg, ad vil itt th part f th trascribr ar all pssibl rass why th dismissal lmts culd b missig. Each dity rquirs crtai cditis t b i plac fr th Call spll t wrk. Kprs shuld us ths as ispirati but t b cstraid by thm fr tw rass. Th first ras is ficti basd; huma fully udrstads th Cthulhu Myths s thr may b mr tha way t call a dity. Th scd ras is that xpricd playrs will quickly latch t th familiar lmts ad th mystry will b blw. Nt: als s Dismiss Dity Splls (pag 96). A rag f Call Dity splls fllw; th list is t xhaustiv. All splls (ulss td) hav th sam bas cst as dscribd abv. Call Aku-Shi Kag (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 This Japas spll brigs frth a avatar f Nyarlathtp, Aku-Shi Kag, t a spcially prpard suit f -yri armr (as wr by th samurai class f fudal Japa). Th suit f armr must b paitd with th bld (SIZ 200 ttal) f stit bigs ad th last wr f th armr must hav did warig it. Th castr th ivks th spll a mlss ight. If th avatar arrivs, a shadw, black as pitch, crps vr th tir ara, blidig vry. Th shadw calscs ad ihabits th armr (causig th armr t black); bld cstatly drips frm cracks i th armr. This is w th mbdimt f Aku-Shi Kag. Altrativ ams: kw. Call Ahtu (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Ahtu is a avatar f Nyarlathtp, wrshippd maily by ctral ad astr Africa cults (wh rfr t him as th Spiralig Wrm). Ahtu appars i th frm f a black clum f viscus mattr, fifty ft i diamtr, ruptig frm blw grud. Ahtu ca b calld ly at crtai spcific lcatis i Africa. A spcial amult dpictig a thr-lbd y wrathd by flams is cssary fr th spll, as is a prfrmac f slf-mutilati by th castr. It is wrth tig that th CHAPTER 4 amult wuld rmally b cmprisd f tw pics, kpt apart, s as t t accidtally arus Ahtu. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Ahtu. Altrativ ams: Call Spiralig Wrm. Call Arwassa 9 Brigs frth Arwassa, a littl-kw Grat Old O, th first ight f th w m. Apparig, th farsm Arwassa must b fd a ttal f SIZ 500 livig craturs, icludig at last huma big. Sic Arwassa s wrshiprs always prvid sufficit fddr what wuld happ if thy fail is ukw. Arwassa appars as a hadlss giat humaid, with fur rmus ttacls i plac f limbs. Th ck ps it a giat tthlss maw, ight ft acrss, which ctiually gaps ad ctracts, as if scramig. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Arwassa. Altrativ ams: Uit th Hadlss O. Call Avatar f Th Skilss O (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Cst: 12 magic pits; 5 POW; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 680 scds Ivkig th drad 680th am f Nyarlathtp, th castr causs a artifact r livig big t bcm pssssd by a avatar f Th Skilss O fr 24 hurs, r util th castr dismisss th avatar, r if th castr dis. If th bjct t which th avatar is summd is iaimat, it taks crtai charactristics f lif, icludig its w will; if aimat, it taks crtai charactristics f dad mattr, icludig th ivulrability t pai ad shck. Th avatar s charactristics f CON 500, INT 75, ad POW 100 vr chag; mvmt is always twic th rat f th pssssd hst. Othr charactristics ad fuctis vary with that which is pssssd, icludig Saity lss t s, which is vr mr tha 1/5th i pits f th avatar s appart SIZ. Oc calld, th avatar always adpts ad magifis th tdcis f that which it is pssssig; fr xampl, if pssssig a buildig, th buildig bcms largr isid (impssibly mr rms appar), mr scur (light wd drs might tur it stutly slid s), ad mr hrrific (hagig picturs might tur it livig titis, r asty grwths, abl t attack). Whatvr it psssss, it always fids a way t caus r prmt dath 54

56 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS ad dstructi th avatar is ihrtly vil humaity, at bst, is smthig t b mckd ad twistd. Nt: s Hrrr th Orit Exprss fr furthr ifrmati abut th Avatar f th Th Skilss O. Altrativ ams: Trasfigurati f Livig Hll. Call Azathth 9 Callig this tity is xtrmly dagrus ad flish; ly th truly isa wuld v ctmplat actig th spll as it has th pttial t fry th tir plat. Th spll must b cast utsid at ight. Dspit big mtid i umrus Myths txts, th actual spll is vry rar ad usually dividd it sparat sgmts (sm hidd r bscurd by thr txt) t sur it is t s asily r lightly actd. Oft, th spll s cmpts ar (purpsly) icrrctly giv r hidd i highly bscur puzzls. With such a dvastatig spll, it is lft t th Kpr t dtrmi th xact cmpts, ritual, ad thr paraphralia rquird, as bst suitd t thir gam r campaig. Altrativ ams: Ptiti f Chas, Th Uspakabl Vwl f Th Shaggai, Summ th Dmi-Urg. Call Bugg-Shash 9 Srcrrs shuld b wary f this spll as, it is said, spll xists t dismiss Bugg-Shash. Sm tms claim that bright light ca driv away Bugg-Shash, s this spll is ft cast i aras f cmplt r ar darkss. A wily tity, th Grat Old O is usually rluctat t cvrs with th summr ad mr likly t attack if magical rstraits (icludig a suitabl sacrific) hav b prpard fr its arrival. Crtaily, it will t rtur t its hm dimsi util it has tak at last victim, which culd b th summr. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Bugg-Shash. Altrativ ams: Brig Frth H Wh Cms i Darkss. Call Cthugha 9 Cthugha bursts it big thrugh a flam hld by th castr (a cadl, trch, tc.) r, mr likly, a massiv bfir. As th castr its th spll, h r sh mvs th flam i sris f pattrs. Th spll ca b succssfully cast ly clar ights wh Fmalhaut (th brightst star i th Piscis Austrius cstllati) clars th hriz. Sptmbr t Nvmbr ar th bst ights fr Fmalhaut i th Nrthr Hmisphr. Dpr magic: a variat spll, kw as Summ Cthugha, calls fr th sacrificial burig f at last ufrtuat prs up a st altar. This spll suggsts t th radr that it abls th castr t cmmad Cthugha (a frm f bidig is mtid); hwvr, this is a vil li as th spll is pwrlss t bid th Grat Old O. Its itt is t summ Cthugha t wrak havc ad pai up th lad. Altrativ ams: Evcati f th Firy Burig Dm, Th Fmalhaut Cvti. Call Cyagha 9 Russ Cyagha frm its lg slumbr. Cyagha rquirs a sacrific: th dity maifsts isid a sacrificial victim, wh trasfrms it Cyagha itslf. If sacrific is prst, th dity maifsts isid th castr. Whvr th sacrific, thy ar uttrly dstryd by Cyagha, wh may lash ut at vry prst if t prprly appasd. This spll will t fucti if Cyagha rmais imprisd. Cyagha is said t appar if calld atp th hill f Duklhugl, ar th villag f Frihausgart, i ctral Grmay, ad th ly fr a sigl ight. Sm accuts prvid cflictig ifrmati, statig that summs may tak plac at thr lcatis that hav husd vrati f th tity. If cast i placs ucctd t Cyagha, th spll is liabl t fail. It is writt that shuld th twrk f Vay statutts Duklhugl b brk, th imprismt spll cass t fucti ad Cyagha may maifst as it wishs. N f ths cditis, r th lcati f Cyagha s pris, ar dscribd i th bdy f th ritual. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Cyagha. Altrativ ams: Rlas th Waitig Dark Call Dalth 9 Summs th Outr Gd Dalth t appar withi a spcial ptacl, kw as th Ptacl f Plas. Th castr rquirs a ic f Dalth, th skull f a ightgaut, tw black cadls, a mtal rd, ad rds r tubs with which t crat th Ptacl f Plas. Th Ptacl is said t kp Dalth s frm frm xpadig ad gulfig th castr. T vad th pwrful Saity lss palty fr viwig Dalth s ali frm, th spll may b cast i cmplt darkss. Ay umbr f ppl may ctribut 1 magic 55

57 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Th Kig i Yllw, Avatar f Hastur by Gmi pit ach, ad ths wh kw th spll may ctribut sm r all f thir magic pits. Th castr lss 1D10 Saity whthr th spll is succssfully cast r t. Othrs prst ls 1D10 Saity pits ly if th spll succds. If Dalth is calld withut r mr f th abvmtid itms, th castr risks bcmig hst t th Outr Gd aftr rcitig th spll. Th castr s bdy is pulld it Dalth s dimsi ad appars t warp ad chag: it flatts ad bcms -dimsial, fldig i itslf. S th castr s bdy has fldd it a strag gmtric frm which th bgis t xpad ad p, rlasig Dalth it this dimsi. Th castr is wrackd with grat pai as thir bdy is draw it th ali pla ad ihabitd by th Outr Gd. Watchig sm bcm pssssd by Dalth prvks a Saity rll (1/1D10 lss). I rturig t its w dimsi, Dalth dstrys th hst bdy. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Dalth. Altrativ ams: Cfigurati f th Rdr f th Vils. Call El Ngr (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Calls El Ngr, a avatar f Nyarlathtp, t a cv f his dvut fllwrs. Th spll must b cast at ight but ay lcati is prmissibl. Th avatar arrivs rady t bargai. El Ngr appars as a 18th ctury rachr, with a pitchblack fac ad ucaily hadsm gd lks ( Saity cst), usually astrid a grat by stalli. His wrshipprs bliv El Ngr always prvids aid ad guidac if askd but th cst is always high. If El Ngr rvals athr f Nyarlathtp s masks, a Saity rll is likly. Nt: s Scrts f Ls Agls fr furthr ifrmati abut El Ngr. Altrativ ams: kw. Call Ghatatha 9 Calls Ghatatha, th Lrd f th Vlca, t th castr. Th spll allgs it will ly wrk if prfrmd th ctit f Mu (which sm claim is lcatd btw Nw Zalad ad Chil), ad ly whil Mu is abv th wavs. Ulss summd i abslut darkss, th summr risks lif ad limb, as gazig up th Grat Old O s frm turs s bdy it a ptrifid livig mummy, whr th bdy bcms lik hardd lathr ad th brai ad rgas ar smhw prsrvd idfiitly yt th csciusss livs i saity draiig agy. CHAPTER 4 Altrativ ams: Rvcati f T yg s Cfimt, Rais Up th Mdusa. Call Gla aki 9 May ly b cast at ight ad by th dg f a lak r larg bdy f watr. Wh cast aywhr thr tha th shrs f Brichstr Lak, Eglad, a shard f th crystal pris hldig th Grat Old O arth must b satd i th viciity thrwis th spll immdiatly fails with all magic pits ad saity pits wastd. If succssful, Gla aki will ris frm th watr ad mrg at th shr. If t appasd, th agrd tity will likly attack all ths prst, attmptig t trasfrm thm it mr f its udyig srvats. Altrativ ams: Bsch th Mastr Bath th Watr, Rais Ga-Luki. Call Gl-Grth 9 Rquirs a cscratd st mlith, which must b last 1,000 yars ld. Mst f th mgalithic sits i Eurp radily qualify, as ds th ifamus Black St f Hugary. Th ritual calls fr bfirs ad hurs f frzid dacig. At last huma sacrific s bld must ait th st. If succssful, th mstrus tad-lik tity maifsts tp f th st mlith. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Gl-Grth. Altrativ ams: Call Out Mastr f th St. Call Hastur 9 Calls th dity t i larg blcks f st arragd i a V-pattr (always a sig f cult activity!) Each f th st blcks rquirs a vlum f i r mr cubic yards. Th spll ca b cast ly clar ights wh Aldbara (i th cstllati f Taurus) is abv th hriz (rughly Octbr t March). Each byakh prst durig th prfrmac f Call Hastur prvids +10 prctils t th chac fr succss. If 5 pits f POW hav b sacrificd it ach f th st blcks, s that all ar chatd, th st V prvids +30 prctils t th chac t cast Summ/ Bid Byakh. Altrativ ams: Th Dark Ritual f th O Wh Walks i Shadw, Th Yllw Ptiti. 56

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59 s h t i g d p s Call Hrd Ma (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Brigs frth th Hrd Ma, a avatar f Nyarlathtp. Usually summd by cvs f witchs r ths agr t lar th scrts f magic, th Hrd Ma is blivd t bstw gifts f kwldg. If th Hrd Ma appars, h will chs f th summrs t gag i a privat dac. Th dac mas diffrt thigs t diffrt ppl. Fr xampl, th dac may b a litral dac, th actmt f a blasphmus rit, a passiat mbrac, r athr acti at th whim f th Hrd Ma. Big chs t dac with th Hrr Ma grats +5 POW prmatly. What thr bfits r csts f cmmui with th Hrd Ma ar at th Kpr s discrti. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut th Hrd Ma. Altrativ ams: Call Up Gd Puck, Th Dac f Wisdm ad Strif, Y Rvlatis f Old Nick. Call Id 9 This rar ad largly frgtt spll brigs th Grat Old O Id t a hilltp. A spcial wardig circl ctaiig a ptagram must b cratd bfr th spll is cast failur t d s mas crtai dath fr th castr. Ay t withi th prtctiv circl wh Id is summd is immdiatly attackd, as is ay lavig th circl whil th Grat Old O is prst. With succss, a dark shadw frms i th air, which th dissipats as a blidig light thrugh which Id arrivs. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Id. Altrativ ams: Summ th Hutr. Call Ithaqua 9 Fcuss th attti f Ithaqua; hwvr, th prsc f th Grat Old O may b ticd ly as a whirlwid r strg icy wid. Th spll must b cast a rmus mud f sw (miimum 10 ft high). Lgd stats that th spll may ly b prfrmd i th far rth f th wrld, wh tmpraturs ar blw frzig. Sm wizards cjctur that Ithaqua might b ivkd frm ay high, swy mutai, v ths i th Suth Pl. Altrativ ams: Th Sv Oaths f th Nrth Wid, Ivk th Ic Gd. CHAPTER 4 Call Nygtha 9 Ivks th favr f Nygtha, wh appars t grat a b t th castr if Nygtha dms th castr wrthy. Th castr must prfrm th spll ritual at th trac t ay cavr (crtai tms hit that all grat cavrs lik t th whri Nygtha dwlls). Altrativ ams: Ptiti Thy Dark Mastr Thrugh th Rigrus Chatig ad Wailig, Call Favr Frm HE Wh Dwlls Blw. Call Kpr f th Mls 9 Th Kpr f th M-Ls ca ly b calld crtai ights f th yar, wh th m shis thrugh th M-Ls ad t th sid f a hill i th tw f Gatswd, Eglad. Althugh thr rstrictis apply, r mr sacrificial victims shuld await th Kpr f th M-Ls wh it lumbrs ut f its subtrraa lair. Sacrifics ar swallwd whl, t b latr rbr as th mutat Blssd f Shub-Niggurath. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut th Kpr f th Mls. Altrativ ams: Th Rhym f th Ls, Summs f th Mastr. Call La Llra 9 This spll calls La Llra, a avatar f Shub-Niggurath, t wrshipprs f th gddss. Th spll must b cast at ight, whil th m is waig, ad ar a frsh-watr stram r lak. N altar r bld sacrific is rquird t cmplt th spll, althugh a wailig child grats a +10% t th attmpt t call La Llra. Oc La Llra appars, th castr must dsigat a sacrific by statig a am r pitig ut th chs targt fr th avatar t tak. Shuld this b lft ud, th castr will fac hr wrath. Nt: s Scrts f Ls Agls fr furthr ifrmati abut La Llra. Altrativ ams: Ptiti f Sh Wh Wps, Th Wailig Summs f th Drwr. Call M agalah 9 This spll is vry rar, blivd ly t xist i ali txts, as M agalah has kw huma dvts r cult. Th spll may ly b cast at ight. A sacrificial victim must await M agalah wh it arrivs, ad th castr shuld ccal thmslvs frm th dity s viw, r risk big at. 58

60 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut M agalah. Altrativ ams: kw. Call Mapp N Ryûji 9 Calls th Grat Drag f Mapp, th Mapp Ryûji, which bcms fully crpral i rdr t brig abut th d f th wrld. I additi t th stadard magic pit cst, 1D20 Saity pits ar lst by th castr. May ly b cast by a idividual hldig all thr f th Japas Imprial Rgalia: th Swrd f th Billwig Cluds, th Ncklac f Jad, ad th Mirrr f th Eight Hadd Flwr ths thr artifacts big f acit Muvia rigi. Six st pillars arragd i a kyhl shap must b cstructd, with th tp f ach carvd it a basi t hld f th sv Chis lmts. O f six black jad gyku (sts) als is placd i ach basi. T cmplt th spll, th castr sacrifics SIZ 500 pits f huma bld frm dscdats f th Japas imprial li. Th Grat Old O will awak frm its lair i th ruis f Mu ad jury t th castr, whil dstryig vrythig i its path, t hrald a w gld ag fr R lyh. Nt: s Scrts f Japa fr furthr ifrmati abut Mapp N Ryûji. Altrativ ams: Ivk Hrald f th Ed, Ablish th Eldr Sal ad Ulash Lviatha Brigr f Dstructi. Call Ossadgwah 9 May ly b cast wh th dm star Algl is abv th hriz ad visibl. If cast up a st twr (such as th twr rquird fr th Ctact Yg-Sthth spll, pag 77), th spll s chac fr succss icrass by +25 prctils. Similarly, castig th spll ar a marsh r frsh watr causs frgs t ji i th chat, icrasig th spll s chac fr succss by +10 prctils. Th spll calls up Ossadgwah, als kw as Zvilpggua, ad rfrrd t as th s f Tsathggua. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Ossadgwah. Altrativ ams: Prduc S f Tsathggua. Call Rlim Shaikrth 9 Rlim Shaikrth, th Whit Wrm, may ly b calld at th Nrth r Suth Pls. Th spll txt (usually) wars castr t bwar, as th Grat Old O is kw fr csumig ths wh attmpt t ptiti its attti. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Rlim Shaikrth. Altrativ ams: Chat f Lly Yikilth, Aris Visitati f th Ic Gd. Call Saaitii 9 Saaitii, a littl-kw Grat Old O, is blivd t b summd wh this spll is prfrmd i darkss, ad whr a suitabl sacrific is prpard. It is said, i th Sigsad Mauscript, that Saaitii crrupts ad dvurs th suls f its sacrifics, pssssig thm ad first drivig thm mad. Th Mauscript ds t appar t prvid th actual spll, but rathr a dscripti f its us, as th xistc f this ful cratur s huma wrshipprs has vr b rcrdd. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Saaitii. Altrativ ams: kw. Call Shub-Niggurath 9 Calls th Outr Gd t a cscratd st altar, which must b psitid i dak wildrss udr th p sky. Th spll must b prfrmd at th altar th dark f th m. Each rcital f th spll rquirs frsh bld t cscrat th altar; bathd i bld amutig t SIZ 200 r mr grats +20 prctils t spll s succss. I additi, ach dark yug i attdac prvids a furthr +10 prctils. Altrativ ams: Th Sacrd Rits f Ui, Brig Frth Th Caral Dsir f th Wd Nymph. Call (Th) Skilss O 9 Cst: up t 100 sacrifics Castig tim: 1 day Blivd kw ly t th Brthrs f th Ski, callig Th Skilss O is a xcptial, majr xrcis. Each huma sacrific grats a +1 prctil t th chac f succss. Exactly 100 magic pits must als b xpdd. If th castig rll fails, Th Skilss O may yt matrializ t cllct th sacrifics, ad taks that umbr agai frm amg th wrshiprs prst. Nt: s Hrrr th Orit Exprss fr furthr ifrmati abut Th Skilss O. Altrativ ams: kw. 59

61 s h t i g d p s Call Th Bast (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Summs a gigatic mstr, a avatar f Nyarlathtp kw as Th Bast (but als by may thr ams), ad may ly b succssfully cast i th viciity f th Grat Sphix th platau f Giza, Egypt. Th spll is blivd t b kw ly t th Brthrhd f th Bast. If succssfully cast, th grud abut th Sphix quaks slightly, sigifyig that th Bast s ssc has trd th st. Th bdy flxs ad th limbs bgi t mv with th sud f gridig st. Th fac cracks ad falls away, rvalig a black, val vid i which ca b s whirlig sus ad galaxis. This tity is ar midlss (i huma trms) ad immdiatly bgis t dstry all ths arby, tramplig m ad buildigs bath its giat paws. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Th Bast. Altrativ ams: Etrat Abu Hl, Grad Rit f th Fathr f Trrr. Call Yibb-Tstll 9 Traditially cast by thirt ppl ad may ly b cast at midight th first day f th yar (but this may vary btw caldars). Th spll txt rcmmds that sv f th summrs kw th dismal spll, ad that th Barrir Of Naach-Tith (pag 83) is i plac. Altrativ ams: Summ Frth th Slpr f Kld, Bck th Mthr f Night. Call Yig 9 This dagrus ad bscur spll summs Yig, th Fathr f Srpts. Th spll may ly b cast i a ara wll suitd t saks, such as a dslat swamp, jugl, r dsrt. A umbr f saks (r srpt flk) must b prst at th sit, with a ttal cmbid POW f at last 500. Th spll, as dscribd, maks mti f huma sacrific. Castig this spll csts 1D10 SAN ad 8 magic pits. Altrativ ams: Ptiti th Fathr f Srpts, Supplicati f Vm. Call Yg-Sthth 9 Calls th Outr Gd t a spcially cstructd st twr. Th twr must stad i a p ara ad th sky must b cludlss. Th twr itslf must b at last t yards high. Each tim th spll is cast, a huma sacrific is dsigatd fr th gd s takig this d b mr tha a ivitati; gsturig tward a arby villag, fr istac, frm which Yg-Sthth th slcts a victim. CHAPTER 4 Th st twr may b chatd, lwrig th magic pits dd fr a succssful cast f th spll: ach pit f POW ifusd i th twr (prmatly) grats +1 prctil t th chac f a succssful castig. Altrativ ams: Th Frbidd Sg f th Ky, Th Yah- Zk Challig. Call Zu-Ch-Qu 9 Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Rquirs thr chatd blls (s Echat Blls f Hrrr, pag 107) t rig i rdr t prfrm th summig ritual. Ulik thr Call Dity splls, th spll is always succssful, th blls ly d t b ctiually rug kwldg f Zu-Ch-Qu is t rquird as th rigig ivks th spll th spll s cst is autmatically tak frm th prs rigig th blls. Shuld th blls stp rigig, Zu-Ch-Qu dscds back t th darkss frm whc it cam. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Zu-Ch-Qu. Altrativ ams: Ris up th Silt Darkss. Call Frth Th Wrm 9 Cst: 10 magic pits; 15 POW; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 hurs This crmatic spll is kw t chs mmbrs f th Cult f Tulzscha ad is usd t rsurrct th spirit f a dad prs, usually f th mst dvtd wrshipprs f th Gr Flam. Th targt f th spll must b dcasd ad must hav b itrrd i th grud fr at last tw wks. Th castr bgis a crmial chat t awak th sul f th dcasd withi th bdis f charl wrms that hav b dvurig th crps. Th crmy lasts t hurs, durig which th castr sacrifics 10 magic pits ad 15 POW. At th d f this tim, th targt f th spll maks a POW rll (usig th targt s POW at th tim f dath): if succssful, th dcasd is rbr 10D10 hurs latr as a writhig mass f grav wrms. Th awakd crawlig rtais th INT, POW, mmris, skills, splls, ad s frth, it had at th tim f dath. All thr statistics ar that f a crawlig (if applicabl, Saity is rducd t zr). If th POW rll fails, th spll is usuccssful, ad th targt cat b rsurrctd by this spll. 60

62 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Nt: t all Crawlig Os ar cratd usig this spll. I sm istacs, th shr will f th dcasd idividual is sufficit t ifst th crawlig grav wrms with thir ssc. Altrativ ams: Awak/Crat Crawlig O, Trasfigurati f Tulzscha, Grat Frm f O Thusad Slippry Crawlrs. Call Lightig 9 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts This spll causs a blt f lightig t strik whr th spllcastr dircts (targt must b withi ysight). Th blt causs 6D6 pits f damag. Thr must b strm cluds i th ara fr th spll t b ffctiv. Dpr magic: th castr is abl t bd th lmts t thir will with immdiat ffct (spll is cast istatausly). Altrativ ams: Mastry f Elmtals, Call Fir ad Brimst. Call Th Black 9 C Cst: 20 magic pits; 10 POW; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs Th srcrr summs th livig bld f Yibb-Tstll, kw as Th Black, agaist a sigl targt. Th bld appars as sft dark flaks that adhr t th bdy f th targt, accumulatig i grat mass, causig suffcati ad dath. Th first rud that th targt is cvrd i Th Black, h r sh must mak a CON rll; with succss, th targt lss 1D2 hit pits, whras a failur mas a lss f 1D4 hit pits. O th scd rud a Hard CON rll is rquird (1D4/1D6 hit pit lss). O th third ad subsqut ruds th targt must succd i a Extrm CON rll (1D6/1D8 hit pit lss pr rud). This ctius util th targt falls t zr hit pits (dath) r Th Black is displld. Othr tha th dath f th srcrr r prsuadig th srcrr t lift th spll, ly larg quatitis f ruig watr ar said t displ Th Black. Altrativ ams: Black Bld, Curs f Black Bld, Saguius Atrabilius. Call Zmbi 9 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Calls all zmbis withi a mil f th castr t gathr at th castr s lcati. Aftr sust, th castr iscribs a circl th grud, stads i its ctr ad chats. Th circl prtcts th castr (ad ay thrs admittd bfr th chat is bgu) frm th udad as lg as thy rmai withi. Th circl may hld mr tha fur ppl. Lik mths t a cadl, th zmbis ar draw t th circl but must stp at its dg, starig hugrily at ths isid. Th zmbis ar hld at th circl s dg util daw, uabl t withdraw, v if attackd. Altrativ ams: Summ th Dad, Ptiti f th Gravlss Os. Cadl Cmmuicati G Cst: 5+ magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus Allws tw stit bigs t cmmuicat magically by vic at a distac withut thr apparatus. This rquirs tw castrs. At a arragd tim, ach participat lights a cadl ad spaks th wrds f th spll vr ad vr util th thr s vic ca b hard. This spll wrks clarly at up t t mils; fr ach additial hudrd mils r fracti thrf a additial magic pit must b spt by ach f th castrs. Maximum rag is thusad mils. Blwig-ut th cadl flam braks cmmuicati. Dpr magic: up t fur wizards may hld a simultaus cvrsati, icludig big abl t sd imags t athr. Such imags appar i th cadl s flams. Altrativ ams: Flam Tgu, Th Brath f Flam, Th Srcrr s Lttr. Cascads f Flri (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll csts a variabl amut f POW chs by th magicia wh th spll is cast. Castig prducs rllig trrts f gld liquid, which swp it th ppsiti. Th cascad cvrs a triagular ara, tw yards wid at th castr ad 10 yards wid at th d f th swp, which 61

63 s h t i g d p s ca b frm 10 t 100 yards distat, at th pti f th castr. Fr vry 5 pits f POW xpdd, vry livig big drchd lss 1D6 magic pits. Altrativ ams: Bright Watrs, Th Churig Draiig Cast Circl 2 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Crats a magical barrir thrugh which spcific uatural craturs (byakh, dp s, lycathrps, ightgauts, vampirs, wraiths, ad zmbis) may t pass. Othr Myths racs (ths which ca b summd ad bud) hav a 50% chac (by idividual) f big stppd. Humas, atural craturs, ad gratr Myths titis ar uaffctd. Likwis, splls, physical ad magical waps ar uaffctd. Th castr spds 3 magic pits t stablish th barrir, plus a additial magic pit fr ach prs t b circld, whil iscribig a circl th flr; this circl glws brightly c th barrir is stablishd. Thugh th barrir is iscribd as circular, thig agaist which th spll is ffctiv ca rach ths prtctd frm ay dircti. Oc cast, th magical barrir lasts fr a hur, th must b rcast t ctiu i ffct. Altrativ ams: Partiti f H Ta, Th Eldr Crd. Cast Out Sha 8 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1+ Saity pit Castig tim: 1 hur Expls a sha (isct frm Shaggai) frm a livig hst stadig withi a fiv-ft-wid ptagram dscribd with th hrb vrvai. Th spll s targt lss 1 Saity pit (if cast up thmslvs, th castr lss 2 Saity pits). Aftr th crmy, th ptagram is prf agaist a w sha itrusi fr th xt twlv hurs. Altrativ ams: Rit f Extracti, Clasig f th Mst Ful Shaggai, Ward f th Fiv Pits. Cast Out Th Dvil 8 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Frs th targt f pssssi by ali titis. This labrat ad draiig spll taks a full day t cast, rquirig may cmpts f tribal magic. Fr th spll t tak ffct, th castr must succd i a ppsd POW CHAPTER 4 rll with th pssssig tity. Up t tw willig assistats, wh als kw th spll, may spd 10 magic pits t supprt th castr, addig a bus di t th rll. This spll is sldm attmptd withut such hlp. Divrgt frms f this spll xist i diffrt culturs, such as Africa, Cltic, r Arabic scitis. Th matrial cmpts rquird rflct th cultur f th castr. Th spll may b usd agaist may fs t hlp a prs pssssd by Y glac r by a mid frm th Grat Rac f Yith, as wll as xpl th brd f Eihrt. If th cratur that mrgs frm th victim is visibl, all ths prst fr th xrcism must mak th apprpriat Saity rll. Altrativ ams: Th Rit f Exrcism, Cmpl th Dm, Sul Murdr. Castig th Rus C Cst: 2 POW; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs This acit spll is usd t brig dm up a my. It is usually cast wh th srcrr wats th dath t appar atural but b as trturus as pssibl. Th castr iscribs a parchmt with acit ruic symbls. Th parchmt must b hadd by th castr t th targt i sm mar, prhaps thrugh trickry ad dcpti. Usig a itrmdiary will t wrk. Th chatd parchmt will try t dstry itslf. Wh first discvrd, ad aytim it is hadld, it will try t fly it a fir r ut a widw, ulss th targt r a arby frid ca mak a succssful DEX rll. A fw hurs aftr th giftig ccurs, th targt will b alrtd (via a dmic vic r visi i thir mid) that thy hav tw wks bfr th Ed. Aftr that, th targt bgis t fl watchd. Thy will b ucmfrtabl if lft al, as thy xpric a grwig ss that thigs ar t right. Slp bcms rstlss. Subtl thigs start ccurrig: drs p by thmslvs, lvatrs gt stuck btw flrs, th lights g ad ff, ad s. Gusts f warm air play arud th targt s bdy. Th axity grws it a brdig black dprssi. Th vts f th first wk caus th targt t ls 1 Saity pit pr ight. I th scd wk, th curs grws mr pwrful; fr xampl, whil gttig it bd udr th cvrs, th targt s had may tuch a ihuma fag-filld muth; th targt may glimps a hidus dm rflctd i glass, har dvilish music ls ca, tc. N ls will vr witss ths vts. Th targt will dvlp a wr, axius apparac. Saity rlls ar mad vry ight f th scd wk (1D2/1D4 lss). 62

64 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS I th last tw days bfr th appitd tim, th targt is rlivd f th flig f big watchd but fls that a dm still hvrs vr thir had. Durig ths last days, thrs sig th targt will ft thik thy s athr prs stadig arby (lik a dark shadw) althugh thr is thr. At midight th last day, a dm (xtra-dimsial tity) will appar t dstry th targt. If ay ls is arud at that tim, thy will s a hazy frm cmig at th targt. If thy try t itrv, thy t bcm targts fr th dm. Th dm will try t chas th targt, r fright thm ugh t caus a fatal accidt f sm kid. Othrwis thy attack t kill psychically. Th dm is a hrribl hppig cratur i whit, with bat-lik wigs, hrd had, sutd fac, ad glwig gr ys. It has INT 75, POW 150, ad 30 magic pits. Each tim it attacks, it maks a ppsd POW rll agaist its targt, ad if it succds, it drais 5D10 POW. If it lss th POW rll, th dm lss 1D6 magic pits ( rachig zr it dissipats, but will rtur i 3D6 hurs). Th dm ca b harmd by splls ad chatd waps (ay such damag is iflictd t POW istad f hit pits). A Eldr Sig (pag 105) r Pri s Crux Asata (pag 153) ca blck it, but it will cm back vr ad vr util it is dalt with r th targt is dad. Ths wh di appar as if thy wr frightd t dath; a crr will say th caus f dath was a massiv hart attack. Th ly way t scap th dm is t pass th ruic parchmt back t th castr (itrmdiaris will t wrk). Sic th castr will likly b guard, it usually taks a clvr pla t sav th spll s victim. If th parchmt is dstryd, th curs rmais ad th targt is dmd t b visitd. T pass th parchmt t sm ls wh is t th castr will t rmv th curs th rigial targt ad calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss) fr tryig t hx athr. Killig th castr will t stp th curs frm ccurrig. If th rus ar succssfully passd back, th castr bcms th targt f th dm at th appitd hur. O thry spculats that if th targt f th spll ca lar th spll, thy ca attmpt t rvrs its ffcts ad thrby displ th dm. Whthr such a apprach wuld wrk is udtrmid. Altrativ ams: Th Fidish Ply, Dath Gift. Caus/Cur Blidss C Cst: 8 magic pits; (plus 2D6 Saity pits fr Caus Blidss) Castig tim: 1 day Th targt suffrs cmplt ad prmat blidss, as if by a strk. Th sam spll ca rvrs blidss if th ys ad ptic rvs ar sstially itact. A day f ritual is rquird. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt (autmatic succss if th targt is cstig). Altrativ ams: Blidss, Grat Sight, Shad f Darkss, Th Pharah s Curs. Caus Disas C Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Afflicts th targt with a fvrish illss rsmblig chlra, malaria, pumia, tc. Fr th spll t tak ffct a ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr ad targt. If th targt wis, thr is ffct. If th castr wis, symptms such as high fvr, ausa, vmitig, dhydrati, ad lss f cctrati fllw. Th targt lss 1D6 pits f STR, CON, ad DEX (rll sparatly fr ach) pr day fr a umbr f days qual t th umbr f magic pits th castr has ivstd i th spll. If th targt survivs, h r sh rgais ths pits aturally vr tim. If ay f th charactristics rach zr, th targt dis. T cast th spll, th attackr btais sm prsal itm f th targt, spcially smthig that has tuchd th muth. Th bjct is burid i a dp hl with shrds f pisus plats. Th hl is filld ad a spcially carvd st placd tp. A shrt chat fllws ad th spll is cast. Bd rst is th ly tratmt that sms t maitai clarity f mid. Oly curativ magic truly hlps. Rtrivig th burid bjct ad burig it ad th pisus plats braks th spll, thrwis th spll rus its curs. Altrativ ams: Zura s Gift, Y Blight f Wful Humrs, Th Purpl ad Black Px. Chalig Gd 9 Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3D6 hurs Th castr crats a ritual spac ad th bgis t wrk up cratig a vssl fr th pwr thy ar callig up. Th vssl ca tak ay frm: a paitig, a pic f writig, a musical cmpsiti, a sculptur, tc. 3D6 63

65 s h t i g d p s hurs f chatig ar cductd whil wrkig up th crati f th vssl, at th climax f which, th castr maks a rlvat Arts/Craft rll, aimig t achiv a Extrm succss. Ay thr dgr f succss r failur mas th vssl is t f a quality gd ugh fr th rit. Attmpts t rpat th ritual rquir th crati a w pic f art ad rpayig th spll s cst. If succssful, th vssl is trd by a Mus frm Byd ad csqutly trasfrms it a Maifstati f Ispirati. Nt: s Namlss Hrrrs fr furthr ifrmati abut th Mus frm Byd ad Maifstatis f Ispirati. Altrativ ams: kw. Chat f Thth O Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts Icrass th castr s mtal facultis, bstig his r hr chac f slvig a particular itllctual prblm. Th spll grats th castr a sigl bus di fr a rll t gai kwldg, lar a spll, traslat a passag, dduc th maig f a symbl, tc. Altrativ ams: Th Rit f Crbral Acuity, Th Sg f Erudit Additi, Th Schlars Chrus. Chat f Wardig 2 Cst: 12 magic pits (pr day) Castig tim: 3 miuts, 3 tims a day Thr ar umrus vrsis f th chat, th mst wllkw is usd by crtai Amrica Idia tribs f th suthwst. Prprly prfrmd, th chat prtcts th castr ad his r hr dmicil frm bth Yig ad th childr f Yig. Th chat must b rpatd thric daily. Oc at suris r up awakig, c at midday, ad agai at sust r bfr rtirig. Th chat must b rcitd fr apprximatly thr miuts ad 4 magic pits xpdd ach tim. Th idividual will b prtctd frm dirct harm causd by Yig r his sacrd srpts. This spll affrds prtcti frm rmal saks, srpt flk, r frm larg atural disastr ffcts (such as ths causd by Yig s will). CHAPTER 4 Charm Aimal (Flk) 0 Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs a targt aimal t trat th castr as a frid. Th spll csts 1 magic pit fr vry SIZ 5 pits f th aimal, ad lasts fr 24 hurs. Aftr this tim, th aimal rmmbrs thig f its prvius fridliss. Th spll ds t allw supratural cmmuicati btw th castr ad th aimal but, istad affcts th aimal s bhavir. Th aimal cat b usd t ru rrads r gag i cmbat, as ths acts rquir cmplicatd dircti that th castr cat impart. Hwvr, fridly aimals will shar thir warmth durig slp, ad ths that ar rmally prdatrs will shar hutd gam. Altrativ ams: Gdwill f th Frst, Th Travlr s Tuch. Chasm t Hll 9 C Cst: 15 POW; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr shuts alud a curs (divrgt frms f th spll call fr diffrig curss; i Japa, fr xampl, th castr dams th targt t f th Hlls f Jigku). I rsps, a arthquak rcks th ara ad a fissur ps i th arth blw th targt, suckig th amd targt dw t thir dath. It is writt that ths wh lk dw th chasm will s sights t mat t b s (Saity rll, 1/1D6 lss), blivig th viwr is lkig up hll itslf. Dpdig th circumstacs, th Kpr may allw th targt t mak a DEX r Jump rll t avid fallig it th fissur but, t that, aftr 1D4 miuts, 1D4 craturs frm byd will ascd ad attmpt t grab th targt i rdr t drag thm dw. Th atur f th craturs apparig largly dpds up th cultur f th castr ad th targt: thy s dms apprpriat t thir cultural rfrc. I rality, such titis ar Myths i atur, allwig th Kpr t us whatvr suitabl Myths mstr thy s fit. Altrativ ams: Th Dvil s Summs, Sd Thy Nighbur t th Flams Blw. Altrativ ams: Sg f Yig, Catu Prtgtibus, Sg f Zqaba. 64

66 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Chim f Tzchaptl 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs Th castr chats a small bll r chim mad f a pur mtal, such as silvr, gld, r ir. Fr ach 100 ft abv sa lvl, th ffctivss f th cratd chim icrass by prctil: mad at 5,500 ft, a chim wrks 55% f th tim it is rug. Additially, th castr must act th Uspakabl Prmis (pag 182), imprilig his r hr Saity ad lif. Th rsultig chim dfds agaist may splls that rquir sg r musical istrumts i thir castig, fr xampl: Fr Hastur, Sg f Hastur, Damp Light, ad Sul Sigig. Rug sftly, th chim absrbs a spll if a 1D100 rll is mad qual t r is lss tha th chim s prctil ratig. As th chim absrbs magic, its mtal taks a pculiar sh ad th chim s t altrs i timbr. Oc it has absrbd a spll, th chim rtais th spll s ssc fr 2D6 miuts. Durig that itrval, th hldr may rig th chim ludly, allwig th hld spll s rgy t b rlasd viltly back at its rigial castr, causig 1D6 hit pits damag fr ach 2 magic pits cst f th spll absrbd. Usig th chim i this fashi ds t icur additial csts r rlls. Witssig th rflcti f spll rgy may call fr Saity rlls. Altrativ ams: Th Mistrl s Backlash, Harmic Ccrdac, Th Jstr s Bll. Circl f Nausa 2 Cst: 4 magic pits; 2 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Crats a pwrful prtctiv circl arud th castr that causs ausa ad pai i ay huma apprachig it. Th castr must draw a chalk circl th grud ad th frtify th circl with fur chatd pal sts at ach f th fur cardial pits f th cmpass. Echatig th sts rquirs th prvius sacrific f 2 magic pits it ach (8 pits ttal), which may b prfrmd i advac f castig th spll. A furthr 4 magic pits ar sacrificd wh th spll i actd. Brachig th circl rquirs a ppsd POW rll btw th castr ad th charactr wishig try. Ay wh tuchs th circl ad wh fails th POW struggl vmits fr th xt fiv miuts r util h r sh rtrats at last 100 yards away. If ay succssfully brachs th circl, th spll cllapss. CIRCLE SPELL VARIATIONS Circls f prtcti may tak may frms, ach causig udu ffcts ths attmptig t brach th primtr. Th basic prcss rquirs th dscripti f a circl, with variatis i th matrials usd (.g. sts, chalk, sag smudg-sticks, vrvai, tc.). I mst cass, th prs r tity tryig t brak thrugh th prtcti suffrs sm frm f pai r discmfrt, rpllig thm frm trig th circl. Mr xtrm frms f circl splls may rquir gratr csts (icrasd magic pits, sacrific f POW) if th targt is t suffr th lss f hit pits. Circl f Wardig 2 Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 1+ hurs Castig this spll taks a hur pr magic pit xpdd. Th castr draws a gmtric diagram th grud. Wh a summd big attmpts t crss th barrir, it must mak a ppsd POW rll agaist th ttal magic pits ivstd i th circl (multiplid by fiv) r b uabl t physically crss r disrupt it. Th spll ds wh a -summd cratur passs i r ut f th circl, r at th xt suris r sust. Altrativ ams: Th Eldr Gmtry. Altrativ ams: Ward f Pulsatig Efflugc, Th Ftid Barrir. 65

67 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Clasig Flam f Vrvadss by Gmi Clasig Flam f Vrvadss 8 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This ptt spll drivs back xtra-dimsial titis t thir w dimsi. Kw t th acit prists f Mu, kwldg f this spll is w thught t b lst. Th castr (ad thrs wh kw th spll) ca xpd as may magic pits as dsird. Othr participats, wh d t kw th spll, may ctribut 1 magic pit ach, prvidd thy ar i physical ctact with th castr. Th ttal umbr f magic pits datd t th spll is multiplid by fiv ad rlld agaist th POW f th ppsig cratur. Succss frcs th tity back t thir w dimsi i a blidig flash f prismatic light, althugh it ds t prvt it frm big summd frth at a latr dat. It is said th Eldr Gd, Vrvadss, may tach th spll t a favrd aclyt (cstig th rcipit th sacrific f 5 POW); subsqutly larig this spll frm such a prs rquirs sacrific f POW, but csts 4 Saity pits ad rquirs 12 hurs f tim, fllwd by a Hard INT rll t succssfully lar th spll. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Vrvadss. Altrativ ams: kw. Clasig Ritual O Cst: 14 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 24 hurs A lgthy ritual dsigd t rstr ad brig cmfrt. Frm suris t suris, th castr chats vr th targt, whil hlprs pur frshly gathrd watr vr th targt at timd itrvals. Btw th buts f watr, th castr draws sigils f wllbig th targt s ski, rpatig this thrughut th ritual. Aftr 24 hurs, th targt lss 5 POW ad is rstrd t thir atural stat. Maldictis, such as curss ad blights, ar rmvd, whil frig bjcts, such as rgas r appdags affixd by magic, fall ff r ca b cut away. Th prcss is xhaustig fr th targt, wh rmally spds th fllwig 24 hurs slpig. Nt: t t b cfusd with th Ritual Of Clasig (s Chasium s Hrrr th Orit Exprss) which, whil similar, is spcifically attud t th ffcts f th Sdfkar Simulacrum. Altrativ ams: Rstrati f th Flsh. CHAPTER 4 Clak f Fir 6 Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud At grat pai t th castr, this spll icrass th castr s mvmt ad augmts his r hr cmbat dfs. Oly th castr may bfit frm th spll. It taks rud t cast ad its ffct lasts 4D4 ruds. Viwig th clak i acti csts 1/1D3 Saity pits. Th spll wraths th castr i wavig, glittrig pits f light, ach spark draggig a lumius trail ad flickrig whit-ht. Sald withi th clak, th castr riss svral ichs ff th flr. Nthlss, bdy mvmts ar prcis. Th imbus f th clak is agizig, cstig 1D6 Saity pits t th castr. Whil th spll is i ffct, dubl th castr s MOV ad grat a bus di t DEX rlls (icludig Ddg rlls). Imps palty di t all attacks agaist th castr. Ay attackig with uarmd attacks (fist, kick) suffrs 1D6 damag fr ach such attack. If th castr tuchs sm, trat it as a ml attack usig th castr s Fightig (Brawl) skill, causig 1D6 damag (plus a Luck rll t s if th targt has avidd catchig fir); ach tim this happs, th castr als suffrs half f that rlld damag (rud dw) as his r hr ski flashs away t fd th clak s magical surfac. It is pssibl that this spll culd lwr th castr s hit pits ugh t caus dath. Dpr magic: th castr may xpd a additial 6 magic pits pr rud t ulash a ttacl f flam at a dsigatd targt. This is a ml attack ad is mad with bus di. Th targt may attmpt t Ddg r fight back. Th firy assault dlivrs 1D8 damag (plus Luck rll t avid catchig fir), mltig flsh i hrrific ways. Altrativ ams: Cthugha s Embrac, Dac f Blazig Dath, Th Burig Tim. Clud Mmry B Cst: 1D6 magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Blcks th targt s ability t csciusly rmmbr a particular vt. Th castr must b abl t s th targt ad th targt must b abl t rciv th castr s istructis. Th spll taks ffct immdiatly if th castr succds i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th castr wis, th targt has spcifid icidt blckd frm thir mmry. If th icidt was trrifyig, th targt may thraftr still hav ightmars vaguly rlatig t it. 66

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69 s h t i g d p s If th spll fails, th vt i qusti bcms vivid i th targt s mid. Th castr must kw th spcific vt t b blckd. Th castr cat cmmad smthig vagu such as, Frgt what yu did ystrday. Istad, h r sh must cit a crtai vt, such as, Frgt yu wr assaultd by a mstr. This spll cat blck kwldg f splls r f th Cthulhu Myths ulss th kwldg is firmly tid t a spcific vt, r ca it ud a Saity lss r rvrs isaity. Dpr magic: fr ach additial 10 magic pits ivstd, th castr rcivs a bus di t th ppsd POW rll t dtrmi th spll s succss. Altrativ ams: Bfuddl, Dumbfud, Mystify. Clutch f Nygtha 6 Cst: 1+ magic pits; 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Th castr must spd 1 magic pit t bgi th spll; th targt must b withi cvrsatial distac. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th castr wis th rll, th targt fls as thugh a larg had r ttacl is crushig his r hr hart, causig 1D3 damag ach rud that th spll is i ffct. Whil udr such attack, th targt is tmprarily paralyzd, as thugh havig a hart attack. I th rud that th accumulatd damag frm this spll rducs hit pits t zr, th targt s chst rupturs ad bursts, ad th targt s smkig hart appars i th had f th castr. Th castr must cctrat th spll ach rud t maitai its ffct. Each rud th spll lasts, th castr must spd magic pits qual t twic th umbr f hit pits causd i damag durig th last rud, ad must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th castr is distractd, th spll ds. Altrativ ams: Th Vil Wrch, Th Isidius Wrath f th Dark Wizard, Y Lathsm Tickl. Cm ad S M (Flk) 0 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Icits a flig f lv i th targt f th spll. Th spll rquirs th cstructi f a whit, athrpmrphic cadl ctaiig fi liv il ad lmts tak frm th targt (a lck f th targt s hair, a fragmt f thir clthig, figrail clippigs, tc.). Th cadl is lightd CHAPTER 4 ad a icatati spk. Thraftr, fr wk, whvr th castr mts th targt, a ppsd POW rll is mad: if th castr succds, thy tmprarily gai +20 APP ad a bus di t all Charm, Fast Talk, ad Prsuad rlls wh itractig with th targt. Th first tim th castr wis such a ppsd POW rll, th targt lss 1D4 Saity pits. If th targt wis th ppsd POW rll, this spll has furthr ffct. Altrativ ams: Glamr, Mrtal Attracti, Istill th Lapig Fluttrs up thy Hart s Dsir. Cmmad Aimal (Flk) 0 Cst: 1 magic pit; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr cmmads aimal f a spcifid spcis t by a sigl cmmad. Each vrsi f this spll is spcific t th cratur calld ad cmmadd; thus, Cmmad Rav wuld ly ccr mmbrs f th Crvus gus, ad s ). Each such spll must b lard sparatly. Cmmad splls fr ay atural aimal may xist, icludig: Drivr At Clum, Gr Mamba, Lpard, Rav, Srpt, Shark, ad Spidr Mky. Th cmmad is aswrd aturally, th targt aimal mvig by atural mas twards th castr. Th targt is cmplld t by rdr by th castr, v t attackig its w kid. Up cmplti f th cmmad th targt is frd ad cat b cmplld agai fr day. Th castr s cmmad must b simpl, spcific, visualizd, ad limitd i durati. Th targt will bgi t act i th rud fllwig th spllcastig. Th castr must b abl t s th aimal ad th cmmad must b smthig that th cratur culd aturally accmplish ad cmprhd. Prtct m frm harm frvr, wuld t b a valid cmmad, but slay that huma, wuld b. Ordrs might iclud carryig smthig smwhr, prsidig at sm crmy, attackig, r gig t a spcific arby lcati t appar as a warig. Th ffct f th spll usually lasts util th castr s cmmad has b actd. If sm mas f prvtig th aimal ca b tak, fr xampl shtig r icapacitatig th aimal, th spll s ffct fads. If prvti is pssibl, th spll will dimiish ad d c th task is cmplt r vr th curs f 1D10+5 miuts whichvr is sr. Altrativ ams: Bast Mastry, Call Frth th Crawlig Os fr Thy Biddig, Cmpl (Aimal), Spak with (Aimal). 68

70 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Cmmad Ghst (Flk) 0 Cst: 10+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts Cmpls a ghst t cm frth t aswr spcific qustis. Th castig must b prfrmd at ight. A mammal s bld is purd up th grav r ashs f th dad prs whm th castr wishs t ctact. Th spirit will b rluctat t r-tr this wrld, s fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must mak a ppsd POW rll i rdr t frc it t appar. Saity lss fr viwig th ghst varis with th ghst, which appars i its frm at dath. Th ghst summd by this spll rspds t qustis abut vts ccurrig whil th spirit livd. Each qusti csts th castr magic pit (ad athr ppsd POW rll at th Kpr s discrti if th qustis ar trublig fr th spirit). Wh th castr lss a ppsd POW rll, r wh a gam hur lapss, th spirit dparts. Altrativ ams: Cmpl Spirit, Whispr f Ashs, Dad Tgu. Cmmad f Th Bldy Tgu 6 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist thir dsigatd targt, wh must b withi visual ad spakig rag: if succssful, th targt fids that thir muth sals vr i 3 ruds, rplacd with a grwth f flsh; callig fr a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Th spll causs physical damag, but th spakr cat talk r at, althugh thy ca still brath thrugh thir s. Cmmly, this spll is usd thr srcrrs t dimiish thir pwrs r t silc prisrs. Kwldg f this spll allws th ffcts t b rvrsd (fr th sam cst). Surgry, r amatur surgry, with a kif has th sam ffct, but at th cst f hit pits ad pssibly th targt s APP. Altrativ ams: Silc, Spak Nt Thy Ill Lis. Cmmad Plats 8 Cst: 2+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Eabls th castr t ctrl ad maipulat plats, causig thm t tak smi-stit lif. This spll may b usd t caus vis t wrap arud a targt, brachs t grasp at a targt, rts t tagl ft, tc. Th plats affctd cat actually mv frm thir rtd grud. Th spll csts 2 magic pits pr squar yard f plat matrial t b ctrlld. Th plats must b withi th spllcastr s sight, fr th castr must pit at thm whil itig th spll. Th Kpr shuld dcid th STR ad hit pits f th plats i cmbat-typ situatis (cr stalks prhaps havig 5 STR ad 1 hit pit ach, thick tr rts havig 50+ STR ad 5 hit pits ach, tc.) Altrativ ams: Burd f Grwth, Bd Limb ad Laf t thy Will. Cmmad Shggth 8 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Cmpls a shggth withi 1 2 mils t apprach th castr ad by a sigl spcific cmmad, which it will prfrm fr up t 1D10 hurs. Th spll may b cast as ft as th castr ca affrd. Hwvr, ach tim th spll is cast th sam shggth, th mstr grws mr rstful ad th magic pit ad Saity cst dubls. Th shggth must b abl t cmprhd th cmmad, s th istructis must b simpl ad apt: smash that wall ad th rtur t whc yu cam wrks fi, but pick six buquts f lilis wuld b ali t a shggth, wh wuld bgi t suspct it was big xplitd. Altrativ ams: Bid Cratur f Darkss t Thy Will, Ctrl th Thusad-Eyd Bast. Cmpl Flsh B 7 Cst: 5+ magic pits; 3 Saity pits. Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr targts a idividual wh bcms a livig zmbi, capabl ly f fllwig simpl spk istructis. Csts 5 magic pits plus a additial magic pit fr vry t gam ruds that th spll rmais i ffct. Th sul f th targt must b bud (s Bid Sul, pag 41), allwig th castr t us this spll t frc th bdy f th targt t prfrm actis. Th bdy will fllw istructis util a task is cmpltd, th bdy is killd, r th spll ds. Altrativ ams: Crat Uthikig Srvat, Zmbificati, Th Rit f th Islads. Cctric Rigs f th Wrm (Dramlads) H Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A six-ft diamtr barrir f cctric vilt rigs frms i th air bfr th castr. Ay physical attack that passs thrugh th 69

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72 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS CONJURATION OF THE TURUA A cmplx ad lgthy ritual, cmprisd f fur splls that must b cast aftr athr, which summs a xtra-dimsial cratur kw as turua. Th turua is ly dscribd as a rpy mass f qustig ttacls. Th bvius thig hr is that a liv srpt gg ds t sit tirly still. Whil isid th castr s muth it wiggls ad sms t ag ad matur at a alarmig rat. Th castr starts with 1 magic pit, havig Nw callig up th turua t maifst, th castr prcivs th wailig cry f th turua as it crsss dimsis t appar physically i this wrld. Fially, th castr crmially cuts thir flsh, allwig thir bld t fall it th watr. This st f splls prvids a xampl f just cmpltd th Sactificati. Magic pits With this, th turua may dig t appar (th a cmplx, multi-part spllcastig davr, ar xpdd as quickly as thy ar rgaid, s castr shuld succd i a POW rll). us it as is, r as ispiratial tmplat wh that ay pit th castr has just 1 pit. Accrdig t accuts, th castr may dsigig itricat rituals that culd allw fr attmpt t bargai with th turua but such th cmmuig r ivcati f ali mstrs. Part 3: Blidig f Th Ss mattrs rquir furthr sacrifics i rdr t Cst: 1+ magic pits; 4 Saity pits gai th cratur s acquiscc. Th castr Part 1: Sactificati Castig tim: 3+ days may b i dagr f big csumd if h r Cst: All but 1 magic pit sh has t brught suitabl sacrifics fr th Castig tim: variabl This cmpt f th grad ritual ivlvs vry hugry cratur t at. Hw lg th turua mditatig, fastig, ad chatig. Th srpt s stays is dpdt up th atur ad amut This spll ivlvs rstrig a ara f gg rmais i th muth frm th Ritual f f sacrifics it is ffrd. It is writt that th wildrss t a pr-huma cditi. All Bdy Purificati. Th castr trs a trac turua may dmad crtai tasks r spcific physical sigs f huma ifluc must b stat fr thr days. Durig this prid thir sacrifics f th castr; accut stats th rmvd (littr, camp fir ashs, ftprits), prcpti bcms awar f thr dimsis turua prfrmd th tasks rquird f it but i ad th all psychic rmats must b purgd ad it is withi ths that thy must sk ut th rtur dmadd th had f th castr. durig a prlgd ritual f mditati ad turua ad ptiti fr its attti. chatig whr th castr csums all th Th castr starts with 1 magic pit, TURUA, ttacld hrrr frm byd spiritual impuritis. Th castr must accmplish havig just cmpltd th Ritual Of Bdy STR 200 CON 150 SIZ 200 this task al, althugh thrs wh kw th Purificati. Magic pits ar xpdd as DEX 75 INT 120 spll ca wrk tgthr i uis (ach payig quickly as thy ar rgaid, s that ay pit APP POW 100 EDU th full cst) t rduc th tim by -half. th castr has just 1 pit. Th castr subsists SAN HP 35 This spll csums th castr s magic purly watr durig this tim (carful t t Damag Bus: +4D6 Build: 5 pits at a rat f 3 pr hur, util th castr damag th gg i his r hr muth). Mv: 8 (16*) MP: 20 has ly 1 pit rmaiig. *Ca travl udrgrud/watr at MOV 16. Part 4: Cjurati Attacks pr rud: 1D6+2 ttacls (smash Part 2: Ritual f Bdy Purificati Cst: 1+ magic pit; 8 Saity pits ad/r grab) Cst: All but 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 hur Fightig 75% (37/15), damag Castig tim: 24 hurs 1D6+DB Th akd castr trs a bdy f watr ad cats thir bdy i mud, rprstig prtcti frm xtral frcs. A liv gg frm a pisus Th climax f th ritual, th castr w r-trs th bdy f watr ad ay rmaiig mud is w washd away; a rbirth, whrby th castr is w fully clasd ad rady t summ th Grab (mvr) 75% (37/15), 1D6 first rud; 2D6 pr rud thraftr as it crushs ad drais th vital fluids f it s victim** srpt is placd i th muth. Th gg absrbs turua. Th castr bits dw th gg ad Ddg 45% (22/9) all th spiritual impuritis that th castr had prviusly cllctd (s Part 1: Sactificati). Th gg must t lav th muth f th castr util th climax f th whl gratr spll (s Part 4: Cjurati); thrwis, impuritis will 9Saity spits ut th twitchig rmais t th shr. Fur sacrifics ar mad, which ca b humas r larg aimals. Each sacrific is first bld t th shr, ad th th bld is cast ut t ach f th fur cardial dirctis **Victim may attmpt ppsd STR r DEX rll t brak r struggl fr. Armr: 1-pit scaly ski. Splls: 1D4 r mr at th Kpr s discrti. bgi t accumulat i th castr s bdy, which (Nrth, Suth, East, ad Wst) whil th castr Lss: 1D4/1D10 Saity pits. will caus th spll t fail. ctius t chat wrds f summig. 71 Oppsit: Th Turua by Gmi

73 s h t i g d p s rigs has its damag rducd by 6D6 pits (t a miimum f 0). Th barrir rmais activ fr 5 ruds, but ca b sustaid byd this at th cst f 2 magic pits pr rud. Altrativ ams: Th Cilig ad Twistig Armr, Th Cils f Rstlss Harmy. Cjur Glass f Mrtla Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts Crats a way t viw scs frm th past. Csts ach viwr 1D6 Saity pits, plus ay Saity lss fr what is viwd. A scryig dvic, such as a crystal ball, ad a chatd brazir ar rquird. Ulss th visi cms udr th sway f a Grat Old O (20% chac), th sc viwd is f th castr s chic ad dscribd with th Kpr s discrti. A Grat Old O might caus visis t appar that wr prtit t itslf r sm artifact, istad f what was dsird by th castr. Altrativ ams: Visis f Thigs That Wr, Shadws f th Past. Csum Likss Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: Svral days This spll is favrd by srpt flk ad allws th castr t assum th livig likss f a prs frshly dad, as s by y, vid camra, phtgraph, tc. Th targt may b mr tha 15 SIZ pits diffrt frm th castr. Th castr csums th targt (rmally vr a umbr f days) ad wrks th spll, xpdig 10 magic pits vry six hurs ad prmatly sacrificig 5 POW pits. Oc cmplt, th castr taks th apparac f th targt at will, fr as lg as dsird. T th k bsrvr, th shadw f th castr rmais that f his r hr rigial frm (t that f th csumd). Similarly, th castr s skills ad mmris rmai itact th victim s ar g. Th castr culd csum svral liksss ad thrby tak svral guiss at will. Up lsig r mr hit pits, th castr s rigial frm is rsumd. T g frm th assumd t th rigial frm taks 20 scds. Th rigial frm must b rvrtd t bfr athr frm ca b assumd. T g frm th rigial t a assumd frm taks 1D3 miuts. Dpr magic: sm spllcastrs ar abl t rcllct mmris ad thughts f ths wh hav b csumd. This is usually a spcific pic f ifrmati that was kw t th ufrtuat targt f th spll. A additial magic CHAPTER 4 pit must b spt tgthr with a rll udr th castr s POW fr ach additial pic f ifrmati sught. Altrativ ams: Sak Ski Clak, Th Valusia Matl, Th Gift f Yig. Csum Mmris O Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6 ruds Allws th castr t absrb th mmris ad skills f whvr s (frsh) brai th castr csums. Fr twtyfur hurs aftr th brai is csumd, th castr may us ay ad all skills ad kwldg th victim pssssd. At th d f this tim, th castr lss all th skills ad kwldg gaid. Dpr magic: th mmris f th victim ca b prmatly absrbd if th castr sacrifics 20 POW. Altrativ ams: Wisdm f th Frbidd Fruit, Imbib thy Emis Will. CONTACT DEITY SPELLS Cst: 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits (plus mr t viw th tity) Castig tim: 1D6 + 4 ruds Ctact Dity splls ar uusd xcpt by th isa prists f ths ditis r by grat idpdt srcrrs wh hp t strik dals ad wi sm small fracti f th dity s pwrs. Th ditis sught fr ctact ar may ad varid. Th chac f succssfully ctactig th dity is qual t half th castr s POW (rducd aftr payig 5 POW cst). If th Hard POW rll succds, th dity (r sm aspct f it) will ctact th castr i a smi-fridly mar aftr a fw hurs r days. Th dity is ulikly t giv -wrshiprs aythig f valu. If th dity is brd r ffdd, it will likly squash th castr r driv him r hr isa. A rag f Ctact Dity splls fllw; th list is t xhaustiv. Th cst fr ach spll is th sam ulss td thrwis. Altrativs ams: ach spll am usually rflcts lmts f th dity, its am, sphr f ifluc, pwrs, ad s. Fr xampl: Call Dw th Opr f th Way, Etrat th Dam Sulta, Giv Prais t H wh Slumbrs bath th Watrs. 72

74 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Ctact Abhth 9 Kw by witchs as th Akl f th Sabath, this spll may b cast ly clar ights wh th m is i its first phas. Cmpltig a icatati, th castr must attmpt a Luck rll: if succssful, thy fall it a dp slumbr ad visit th Surc f Uclass i a dram. If th castr is ar a trrstrial maifstati f Abhth (th cavrs udr Duwich, fr istac, r Mut Vrmithadrth i Hyprbra, w burid udr ic i Grlad), th Abhth spaks dirctly t th castr thrugh f its malfrmd spaw, which grws ut f th Outr Gd ad crawls t th castr; Wilbur Whatly trmd such spaw as Thy f th Hill. I ay cas, th castr must mak a ppsd POW rll vrsus Abhth t iitiat maigful cmmuicati; succss ad failur ar qually disastrus. If th castr succds, Abhth cvrss tlpathically with th castr (if ctactd i prs, th castr is pssssd by Abhth, wh th walks th haplss bdy dw it its cavrs ad dvurs it). If th castr fails, Abhth csums th dramig castr s csciusss, lavig th slpr i a prmat cma frm which thy vr wak. Ctact Aku-Shi Kag (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Ops cmmuicati with th Aku-Shi Kag, a avatar f Nyarlathtp rumrd t appar i Japa. May b cast ly th ight f a w m r dp withi a cavr whr su ca rach. If th Aku-Shi Kag ctacts th castr, usually amg a grup f wrshiprs, it will appar as th shadw f a armrd samurai a wall. Sm prst, but t th castr, will bgi t bld prfusly frm thir rifics (ys, ars, ad v figrails), causig witsss t mak a Saity rll (0/1D6 lss). Util it lavs, th avatar spaks thrugh th bldig victim i harsh uatural whisprs. Th hst lss 1 hit pit vry thr ruds util th avatar dparts (if hit pits ar dpltd, dath fllws as s as th avatar dparts). Ctact Azathth 9 Ops cmmuicati with th budlss tity wh dwlls at th ctr f th uivrs. This is a xcptially dagrus udrtakig. Th spll crats a magical prtal which trasprts th castr dirctly t th Curt f Azathth. Shuld b cast i th dad f ight udr th clarst f skis, s that brilliat stars blakt th ight sky. Th castr plays a pip r flut fr at last hur bfr th spll bcms activ. Th castr maks a Hard POW rll t dtrmi if th prtal has b cratd succssfully. Nt that i citis, du t light plluti, th spll has a rducd chac f wrkig (a palty di is applid t th POW rll). Icrrctly prfrmig this spll rsults i th istataus icirati f th castr. Th succssful srcrr may bargai fr thir dsirs; hwvr, Azathth is likly t blitrat th castr ulss thy ca appas ad amus th blid idit gd (v th, rmmbr th pttial f 1D100 Saity lss). Azathth ffrs littl i rtur fr wrship. It is writt that ths wh sk t spak with Azathth ad wh d t first ptiti th Outr Gd, Tru mbra, t tach thm th music f th csms, ar dmd t failur ad dath. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Tru mbra. Ctact Bkrug (Dramlads) 9 Must b cast i r ar a swamp r lak withi th Dramlads. A rprstati (statutt, ic, tc.) f th Grat Old O must b prst. Bkrug ly rspds if his w itrsts ar smhw ivlvd. Wis srcrrs ft tak car i makig sur thy hav a valid ras fr awakig th Grat Old O. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Bkrug. Ctact Byatis 9 May ly b succssfully cast i th Svr Rivr Vally, Eglad. Th spll ivlvs prfrmig ritual dvtis t a rprstati f th Grat Old O. Byatis appars i a visi ad th castr must mak a succssful POW rll t avid th gd s hyptic gaz. Byatis is ulikly t grat th castr s wishs ulss th castr ca dmstrat thir willigss t hlp fr th dity frm its Eldr-wardd pris. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Byatis. Ctact Chaugar Faug 9 Th castr must prpar a sumptuus ad lavish mal i hr f th Grat Old O, ad th grg up it util thy ca at mr ad pass ut. With succss, th spll ps cmmuicati with th dity, with Chaugar Faug sdig th castr visis r ightmars that rlat th gd s dsirs. Ctact Cthulhu 9 May b prfrmd aywhr. Usually a rprstati f th Grat Old O is usd durig a ritual ivlvig sm frm f bld sacrific. Cthulhu typically rspds at ight, whil th castr is slpig, sdig vivid drams thrugh which h ifrms his fllwrs f his dsirs ad th tasks h rquirs f thm. Crtai dram-st visis may prvk Saity rlls ad caus utbursts f artistic 73

75 s h t i g d p s maia, whr th rcipit fls cmplld t draw, mak, r cmps wrks f rprstativ art ccrig Cthulhu ad his ful plas. Ctact Eihrt 9 Rsmbls thr Ctact Dity splls but th castr sacrifics 1 magic pit istad f 5 POW i castig it. Th gd appars i dram frm if th castr is distat, ad i prs if withi a fw hudrd yards. If this spll is lart dirctly frm Eihrt (r wh it is first cast) Eihrt xtracts 5 POW i paymt. Ctact Emrald Lama (Avatar f Hastur) 9 Ops cmmuicati with th Emrald Lama, a avatar f Hastur. Th spll is cast by chatig a matra 108 tims. Th chat is said t b writt dw i th Frbidd Sutra. If th Emrald Lama digs t p cmmuicati, a visi f a flatig big drssd i shimmrig gr rbs appars t th castr. Th avatar will aswr up t thr qustis prtaiig t th atur f lightmt ad th csmic truth, but will always aswr i riddls. If th aswr ivlvs th Cthulhu Myths, th avatar may rplac th imag f itslf with a sc f th Myths vt rdrd i a pal gr light. Such scs culd iclud th slumbrig frm f Cthulhu, th Curt f Azathth, ad s. Witsss ls Saity pits qual t ths lst fr a succssful Saity rll fr th ral situati (thus, 1D10 Saity pits fr sig Cthulhu). If th castr asks qustis spcifically abut th Emrald Lama, th avatar will istatly disappar, lavig th Mark f th Lama up th castr: a all-csumig bsssiv dsir t discvr mr abut th avatar t th xclusi f all ls. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut th Emrald Lama. CHAPTER 4 Ctact Gla aki 9 Shuld b cast i aras whr Gla aki has ifluc: usually by watr ad ar t shards f his Eldr pris. It is uusual fr Gla aki t appar at th first summs f a castr; rmally, it will sd 1D6 f its srvats t trat with th castr. Th ffr f udyig srvitud t Gla aki is ft th first subjct discussd. Ctact Id 9 A rar spll but blivd t hav b writt dw i D Vrmis Mystriis, whr it is kw as Call t th Hutr. Th castr must star it a blidigly bright light whil chatig th rhythmic wrds f summig. Ay surc f xcptially bright light is accptabl. A succssful POW rll avids prmat blidss, whras a Hard succss mas th spll has succdd. Aftr a brif tim, Id will bgi t spak t th castr s mid t witsss, th castr appars t b a crazy prs starig at th su ad mumblig. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Id. Ctact Kth 9 Attracts th attti f th Lrd f Kth, a mystrius tity said t dwll i th Dramlads. Th castr burs a labrat ffrig cmprisig f ics ad arca diagrams. Fr th spll t activat th castr must mak a Hard Luck rll: if succssful, a avatar f Kth will visit th castr at th xt full m. Sm accuts spak f Malik Tus, a ifamus wizard claimd by sm t b a avatar f Kth i huma frm visitig th castr. If th castr sufficitly imprsss th avatar, it will dscrib hw t jury t th fabld city f Kth, whr his Cwld Lrd will ffr th castr lg lif, walth, ad wisdm i rtur fr th castr s sul. Oppsit: Sigil f Nyarlathtp by Gmi Ctact Ghrth 9 Rquirs a succssful Astrmy rll, s that th Outr Gd, Ghrth, may b rachd at th prpr tim. Th castr is attud t th plat-sizd tity s ali mid, prvkig a Saity rll (1D8/5D10 lss). Thr appar t b tru bfits fr ctactig Ghrth, as th castr is s puy ad isigificat Ghrth will t ackwldg thm. Prhaps i ctactig th vr-travlig Ghrth, sm small prti f th ihuma sgs hard ly by th pitilss stars ad th dad Old Os ca b udrstd; wh ca say what lightmt such strag mldis ca brig? Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Ghrth. Ctact Nds 9 Ca b cast ly frm a rmt, uppld plac, such as th dg f a sa-cliff. Nds is ulikly t rspd immdiatly; usually th Eldr Gd will ctact th castr at a latr pit, wh h r sh is al ad i a similar rmt r iaccssibl plac. Nds has b rcrdd as prvidig aid t ths wh mst rquir it; hwvr, h is als kw t igr rqusts. Whatvr aid h might brig, it is ulikly t b xactly what is dsird, but rathr stric i atur ad frm. Ctact Nyarlathtp 9 May b cast frm aywhr, as bfits this miprst tity. Nyarlathtp is said t appar ly at gathrigs f wrshiprs, r wh w prists ar aitd; hwvr, 74

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77 s h t i g d p s AVATARS OF NYARLATHOTEP Vrsis f th Call ad Ctact Dity splls xist fr may f Nyarlathtp s avatars. This list is by mas xhaustiv. Aku-Shi Kag Pazzuzu Ahtu St, Jackal-hadd Gd Blatd Wma Skilss O, Th El Ngr Th Maskd Mssgr Hrd Ma, Th Th Skilss O Nyarlatphis Th Black Wid thrughut histry, avatars f th Crawlig Chas hav b rcrdd as apparig bfr idividuals t dlivr gifts i rtur fr amlss bargais. Th atur f such gifts appars varid, yt all appar t hav a stig i th tail as bfits th Outr Gd s mckry f humaity. Nt: thr Ctact splls spcifically ccrig f Nyarlathtp s avatars xist; sm xampls ar icludd hr. Ctact Nyarlatphis (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Spcifically dirctd at a avatar f Nyarlathtp amd Nyarlatphis. This aspct appars as a yug, halthy ma drssd as a Egyptia Pharah, r a ma with fac (istad, thr is a star-filld vid f csmic mptiss). Smtims mistak fr th Black Pharah. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Nyarlatphis. Ctact Othuyg 9 A xcdigly rar spll usd t attract th attti f Othuyg, a bscur Grat Old O, said t b imprisd bath th arth i th Sv Citis f Gld, udr th lst ralm f Cakatmia. Th spll dscribs Othuyg as a bvlt spirit guid, Th kpr f all acit wisdm, ad givs littl clu as t th tity s tru mtivatis. Th castr igsts a mixtur f rar hrbs ad th ffrs a bld sacrific. Othuyg will ctact th castr i drams, gratig thm trrifyig visis f Cakatmia, Othuyg, ad th fabulus gld citis. Th tlpathic ctact lasts a full luar mth (28 days), ad ach ight th ightmars prvk a Saity rll (0/1D2 lss). At th d f this prid, th castr maks a POW rll: if faild, th castr bcms bsssd with rlasig CHAPTER 4 Othuyg frm his pris; stppig at thig t fr th Dm Walkr. I sm bscur txts, Othuyg is cfusd r cflatd with Cyagha whthr th tw ditis ar ad th sam has ld t much spculati. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Othuyg. Ctact Pazzuzu (Avatar f Nyarlathtp) 9 Bschs th attti f Pazzuzu, a avatar f Nyarlathtp takig th frm f a Babylia dity. Th castr maks a Extrm POW rll t succssfully cast this spll. Shuld h dig t appar, Pazzuzu maifsts ly if thr ar gravs r dath arby. O apparig, Pazzuzu s brath is said t b s ful as t caus dath i all but his faithful fllwrs. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Pazzuzu. Ctact Shub-Niggurath 9 May b prfrmd i a wildrss udr th p sky, at th dark f th m. Frsh bld is purd vr a wd r st altr whil th ptitir calls frth ad bgs th Dark Mthr t list. If succssful, th Outr Gd usually sds a hrald t spak hr bhalf, which culd b sm mutatd wdlad cratur, a dark yug, r sm thr abmiati. Ctact Tsathggua 9 Usually prfrmd udr th grud, idally i a cavr r grtt, r i a tmpl ddicatd t th Grat Old O. A ffrig must b prvidd whil th castr prfrms a guttural ritual. Tsathggua may appar as a hazy ad trasluct visi (stadard Saity rll ad lsss apply). I th mai, dscriptis spak f th tity apparig al; hwvr, at last accut tlls his arrival was hraldd by th apparac f a umbr f his frmlss spaw attdats. Ctact Y glac 9 May b prfrmd aywhr. Sm vrsis f this spll war th uiitiatd radr that Y glac gratly dsirs srvitud frm ths wh wuld call his am. Th Grat Old O is ulikly t appar bfr wh is t alrady a dvt; istad, a hrald might visit with th purps f cvrtig th castr t Y glac s will. I sm situatis, whr Y glac maifsts bfr th castr, it will psychically attack ths it dms usuitabl, r pssss sm prst s that thy may g frth t furthr his wrk (tmptig thrs it his srvic). 76

78 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Ctact Yig 9 Th castr prpars a xius rd pti frm th pis glads f a sacrd sak f Yig. A prpard sacrific is mad t drik th pti, which iducs paiful muscl spasms. Durig th cvulsis, th sacrific is strappd up a altar, whil attdats chat th ritual. If th spll is succssful, a child f Yig bursts frm th sacrific s stmach. Yig cvrss with th castr fr a fw miuts thrugh this hrrific sak. Wh th Fathr f Srpts dparts, th sacrific s trs bursts frth with 2D10 sacrd saks. Ctact Yg-Sthth 9 Must b cast at a spcially cstructd st twr, at last 10 yards high, i a p, cludlss ara. A sacrific is ffrd ad th ritual calld ut. If Yg-Sthth taks a dislik t th castr(s), th gd may istatly dstry th srcrr r trasprt him r hr thrugh tim ad spac, placig th castr i ay dimsial rality Yg-Sthth dsirs. Th full, ufttrd apparac f this tity will caus rifts i th fabric f spac-tim. Lcalizd ffcts may iclud frak wathr, strag iss, apparac f xtra-trrstrial titis, ad prids f missig tim. Yg-Sthth may dig t appar as Tawil at Umr (a avatar frm) a big t xactly prmat i utli, thugh trasitly paralllig huma frm ad half agai as larg. Mystriusly clakd i swaths f havyst clth, its fac is bscurd by may dp flds. N Saity lss ulss Tawil at Umr rmvs its prtctiv clak, i which a Saity rll is rquird (1D20/1D100 lss). Maifstig as Tawil at Umr gratly rducs lcalizd spac-tim ffcts. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Tawil at Umr. Ctact Zhar ad Lligr 9 A acit ritual f th tch-tch, th spll allws fr tw frms f ctact: A) Th Dhzu Tul Dp, r Lssr rvlati f th frm, ivlvs a hur-lg crmy f tatric dacig ad huma sacrific. Durig th ritual, ach participat ivsts 2 magic pits, ad ach sacrific givs thir magic pits t th ttal pl f pits this sum bcms th prctil chac that th spll will wrk. If succssful, th Twi Obscity prjcts its Tulku (spirit frm) t th assmbly; a spctral visi f th gd, wh is th vratd i rgiastic rits. B) Th Ta ag Zhaat Mug aa, r Ritual f Tru Cmmui, is rsrvd fr tch-tch prists. Mst f this ritual is actually a rcip fr K la Up Phg, a cfcti f black ltus ad thr hallucigic hrbs, mixd with huma bld, brai tissu, ad spial fluid. Durig th brwig prcss, th castr sacrifics 5 POW ad 10 magic pits, ad th ats th dish (cstig 1D6 Saity pits). If succssful (rquirig a Hard Luck rll), th fllwig ight th castr trs prlgd mtal ctact with Zhar ad Lligr. Ctact Zth-Ommg 9 Rquirs a idl f th gd t fucti. Th ifamus Pap Figuri wuld b idal but, whr such a artifact is t availabl, th castr must crat. Oc carvd, th idl is chatd with a sacrific f 5 POW (c chatd, th statutt will wrk idfiitly). Th castr maks a bld sacrific t th idl whil prfrmig th ritual. If succssful, Zth-Ommg s ssc will ihabit th statu, aimatig it ad tlpathically cmmuicatig with th castr. Oc this spll has b cast, th statutt xuds a air f mac ad ths wh s it, r wh spd sigificat amuts f tim ar it, must mak a Saity rll (0/1D3 lss). CONTACT MONSTER SPELLS Cst: variabl magic pits (s ach spll); 1D3 Saity pits (plus mr t viw mstr) Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds (ulss thrwis td) Ctact splls ar dividd i t tw sparat grups: splls ccrd with ctactig Myths craturs ad mstrs, ad splls fr ctactig Myths ditis. Th lattr grup is cvrd by th Ctact Dity splls (pag 72). Ctact splls allw th castr t gt i tuch with itlligt mstrs ad ali racs, prhaps t lar scrts f histry, magic, ad thr dark mattrs. Th castr shuld always hav a dfiit gal i mid; bargais might b struck, agrmts mad, plas gtiatd. Such splls d t giv th castr th uppr had thugh; th spll is mrly a mthd f stablishig ctact. Rmmbr Myths titis ar idpdt ad itlligt bigs with thir w mtivatis (usually atithtical t humas) castrs mak ctact at thir pril! 77

79 s h t i g d p s Ctact splls ar distictly diffrt frm Summig Splls (pag 174) that hav th pttial t allw castrs t bid th summd bigs t thir will. Prcdurs ar much th sam fr ach Ctact spll, thugh particular cditis r rquirmts may b uiqu. Kwig Ctact spll is f hlp i castig athr. May vrsis f Ctact splls xist. Cast prprly, this spll always wrks ulss thr ar such thigs livig withi a cvit distac (flyig plyps might jury frm th City i th Sads t sm part f Australia but igr th chac t fly t Nrth Amrica). A Ctact spll taks fiv t t ruds t cast. Th thig rachd by th spll may appar i a hur r tak a day r mr t shw up. Fr a radm apparac i hurs, rll 1D100. Etitis livig arby will walk, swim, dig, r fly t th castr. If th trip is t lg, th thig calld simply vr shws up. Thigs frm thr dimsis ca appar i ay charactristic r vcativ mar. Th spll brigs a radm mmbr f th spcis, prsumably with its w mtivs. Th castr shuld try t b al r t b with mr tha a small grup, i rdr t t sm thratig. Oc th ctactd thig appars, it is fr t dpart, s if th castr has smthig t ffr it, th chacs fr a xtdd mtig gratly imprv. If a ctactd spcis is larg, such as a flyig plyp, ly will likly appar. If it is huma-sizd r smallr, th Kpr may dtrmi if svral rprstativs arriv as a grup. Thr is guarat that a ctactd tity wuld rathr bargai tha dvur th castr. If furthr ctact sms f advatag t bth sids, th sm itrstig rsults may mrg. A rag f Ctact Mstr splls fllw; th list is t xhaustiv. Altrativs ams: us wrds lik Ui, Cmmu, Exchag, Cmmrc, Cvat, Pact, Ccrd, tc. Fr xampl: Th Rd Pact, Cvat f th Dp, ad s frth. CHAPTER 4 itig a chat. Oc cast, ay childr f th Sphix withi 20 mils will mak thir way t th castr, althugh ths childr f th Sphix bud t sm thr tha th castr will b hstil t th castr. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Childr f th Sphix. Ctact Chthia 9 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Must b cast at a lcati that has kw rct arthquaks r whr ht spts ad vlcas ffr rlativly quick trasprt frm th dp itrir f th plat t th utr dg f th glgic crust. Ctact Dp O 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Shuld b cast at th dg f a saltwatr ca r sa. T wrk bst, it shuld b cast ar a dp city, such as th watrs ff Ismuth, Massachustts, r th cast ar th lst tw f Duwich by th Sa, Eglad. Part f th ritual csists f thrwig spcially iscribd sts r jwlry it th watr. Ctact Dity 9 s pag 72. Ctact Eldr Thig 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds A chat is usd t ctact th ldr thigs. Th mst likly lcatis fr succss ar alg th suthr part f th Mid-Atlatic Ridg r vr th glgical trchs ar Atarctica. Ctact Child f Th Sphix 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Attracts a child f th Sphix if withi 20 mils f th castr. Th castr maks a small clay figuri i th shap f ay aimal-hadd ma (rquirig a succssful Art/ Craft rll). Th figuri ca b rusd fr futur castigs. T cast th spll, th castr burs a mixtur f hrbs udrath th figuri, bathig it i th smk ad Ctact Flyig Plyp 9 Cst: 9 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Flyig plyps ccur ly i thir (rarly fud) udrgrud citis, th largst f which is bath th City i th Sads, i th wstr Australia dsrt. Th castr shuld first cstruct r p a cmmuicati shaft fr thir grss. 78

80 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Ctact Frmlss Spaw 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Th bst plac t cast this spll is at a tmpl t Tsathggua, whs altar statu f th Grat Old O is still prst, r at a spt ar a pig it th black abyss f N Kai, smwhr ar Bigr, Oklahma. Pssibly thr placs i Nrth Amrica ffr try ad xit pits. O such cavr rputdly xists ar Duwich, Massachustts. Ctact Ghul 9 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Ghuls ar fud whrvr larg cctratis f humas ar, spcially ar gravyards ad crypts. Mlit placs f burial mr tha a ctury ld ar prpitius lcatis fr this spll. Ctact Gph-Kh 9 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Gph-kh ar usually fud i Grlad r thr frz wasts ar th Nrth Pl. Th spll must b augmtd with a succssful Art & Craft (Sig) rll ad, bfr dig s, th castr must build a small ffigy f th bast frm ic ad sw. Ctact Hud f Tidals 9 Cst: 7 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds A spac ctaiig a agl gratr tha 120 dgrs is rquird. Th castr marks th spac with gmtric magical frmula ad spaks a rpatig phras. Thr is kw way t bargai with a hud f Tidals, whs mtiv fr mvig thrugh th stram f tim ad spac is pur hugr. Ctact Huma (Mi-G) 9 B Cst: 3 magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud Kw by th cuig mi-g, this spll allws thm t mtally cmmuicat with thir huma srvats. A tlpathic lik is stablishd t a huma wh has prviusly fall udr mi-g hypsis. Th ctact ca rspd, ask qustis, tc. Each 5 ruds f ctact aftr th first rud, csts th huma 1 Saity pit. SHAMBALLAH Shamballah, kw t th utsid wrld as th hm f th Ascdd Mastrs, is dscribd as havig b stablishd by wizard prists ad srcrrs flig Lmuria, Atlatis, ad Mu. Tals spak f th K -ya ppls sttlig i th udrgrud tuls bath th cmmuity, alg with dizs f Yaddith. This quasi-mythical plac xists simultausly i Tibt, th Dramlads, ad th burd rmats f a uamd ali plat. It is blivd that th supply f Lia, th Plutia Drug, cms frm th Shamballah vally whr vast filds f black ltus ar grw ad harvstd. Lia is th rt f much trad btw Shamballah ad th Platau f Lg, which is said t b asily accssibl via tuls ad scrt passs. Th tch-tchs, barly tlratd by th Shamballah cmmuity, act as tradrs, but thy d srv t sav th ihabitats th icvic f travlig it th utsid wrld. Such tchtch ar ft mistak as mmbrs f Tibta Shrpa ppls by travlrs i th Himalaya rgi. Ctact Lligr 9 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Allws th castr t itrviw r mr lligr fr s lg as th lligr chs t maitai th ctact. Aftr castig th spll, th lligr cm t th castr i his r hr drams, whr thy assum visibl frm ad dmad a furthr sacrific f 1D6 magic pits. Must b cast immdiatly bfr gig t slp, ad taks ffct ly withi 20 lagus (60 mils) f a lligr. Up awakig, th castr rmmbrs all dtails f th dram. Ctact Mastrs 9 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Allgd t stablish ctact with r mr f th Ascdd Mastrs, wh suppsdly watch th wrld frm th city f Shamballah, hidd i th mutais f Tibt. Whthr th spll actually ds what it says r, i fact, puts th castr i ctact with sm thr Myths itllct is udcidd. 79

81 s h t i g d p s Ctact Mi-G 9 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Must b cast at th bas r tp f a high mutai, i a rag kw t b mid r visitd by th igmatic spac-farig rac. Amg such rags ar th Appalachias, Ads, ad th Himalayas, ad crtai paks i Ctral Africa. Ctact M-Bast (Dramlads) 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Must b cast at a plac m-basts ar kw t frqut, such as th dark sid f th m, r ar crtai black gallys that ply thir trad at may prts. Th m-basts will usually sd r mr f thir ar-huma srvats rathr tha appar thmslvs. Ctact Rat-Thig 9 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds T brig frth a rat-thig, th castr shuld prvid suitabl ffrigs (tasty sacks) t tic th ful cratur. A ppulati f ths vil craturs rprtdly xists i Yrkshir, Eglad, as wll as Arkham, Massachustts. Ctact Sad-Dwllr 9 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Must b cast i a suitabl dsrt, such as i th Sahara, th suthwstr Uitd Stats, Saudi Arabia, r ctral Australia. Th castr arrags a bwl f bld r sm such similar ffrig. CHAPTER 4 miatd sacrific is iadquat, th srvitr dvurs th castr. If th srvitr accpts th sacrific, it agrs t prfrm simpl task fr th castr. Such tasks may iclud a qusti ccrig Azathth s Curt r athr csmic mattr (a succssful Prsuad rll is rquird); th aswr grats +1D3 pits f Cthulhu Myths t th qustir th aswr is maiglss t lkrs. Altrativly, r i additi, th srvitr may impart a spll dirctly t th castr s brai if th Prsuad rll is a Extrm succss (causig th lss f 1D8 Saity pits ad 1D10 ruds f disritati). Th srvitr chss th spll. Its srvics rdrd, th srvitr may ligr ad play its uarthly pips whil clrs flash acrss its bdy ad its ttacls writh, r it may disslv ad rtur t sm galactic arm r stllar ursry t rsum its prvius activity. Harig its isa ad msmrizig pips prvks a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss) ad, thraftr, its tu hauts vry sigr r istrumtalist wh was prst. Ctact Spirits f th Dad 9 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds May vrsis f this spll xist. O vrsi rquirs a tt f whit shts t b rctd ar a rivr. Jugs filld watr frm th rivr ar placd isid. Sgs ar sug ad dacs dacd. A traty is mad fr th dad t appar. Th castr may ivst as may magic pits as dsird abv 3 (ths supprtig may ivst 1 magic pit ach). Add up th magic pits ad multiply th sum by fiv, with th castr dig t rll qual t r udr that rsult 1D100. With a succss, th vics f th dad mrg frm th watr jugs. O may har ad qusti thm by puttig s had i th tt. Rmmbr that th dad mstly kw ly what thy kw i lif, ad sm may t b awar that thy ar dad. Ctact Srvitr f Th Outr Gds 9 Cst: 14 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds A succssful Luck rll stablishs that a srvitr is withi th Milky Way galaxy wh th spll is cast. Stars must b visibl t th castr. H r sh attmpts t visualiz Azathth s Iffabl Hart (rputdly a sphridal symbl f mditati but actually f ukw shap) that pulss ad shis lik liquid flam. Th srvitr will xpct a bld sacrific. If th Ctact Star-Spaw f Cthulhu 9 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Shuld b cast at th ca shr, prhaps ar a dp utpst, r ls ar a spt whr star-spaw may slp (rumrs ccrig Tibt abud). Crtai talismas, jwlry maufacturd by ihuma hads, ad rhythmic chats ar usd i th prfrmac f th spll. 80

82 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Ctact Tmb-Hrd 9 Cst: 9 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds Must b cast ar a dimsial prtal r magical gat thrugh which th tmb-hrd may tr frm thir pla f xistc, r withi a tmpl t Yg-Sthth. Oft th tmb-hard maifst withi half-humaid, halfcrustaca status spcially prpard fr thir arrival. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut th tmb-hrd. Ctact Yithia 9 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 ruds This spll ds t rach frward r backward i tim; if a Yithia mid ccupis a subjct withi hudrd mils f th castr, th Yithia tics th appal ad may rspd if curius, farful, r alarmd. If th castr has thig itrstig t say r ffr, th th Grat Rac schlar igrs latr qustis r prhaps dstrys th castr as a likly pst r uisac. Ctrl Elmts b Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts A pwrful spll ablig th ctrl f arth, wid, fir, r watr. Th spll s ffcts might caus th grud t shak r split p, wids t grw strg ad dstructiv, fir t rapidly sprad, r watr t frm dadly wavs r whirlpls, tc. Whil th spll is th sam fr ach f th fur lmts, with just a mir altrati spcific t ach f th lmts, it must b cast sparatly fr ach lmt th castr wishs t ctrl. Fr vry 8 magic pits ivstd, th spll s radius f ffct icrass by 10 yards. Th castr must b hldig a sampl r pic f th lmt that thy dsir t ctrl. Th startig Strgth f th lmt, with a basic castig f th spll, is STR 125. A additial 10 STR ca b addd fr ach additial magic pit (abv 8) xpdd at th tim f castig. Th spll s ffcts last fr 1D10 +5 miuts. Th lmt iflicts damag qual t its damag bus ach rud t all (xcpt th castr) withi th radius f ffct. Th damag bus fr th lmt is calculatd slly frm its STR, as it ds t ihrtly hav ay SIZ,.g. a clum f watr with 125 STR ca iflict 1D4 damag pr rud; a fir f STR 165 iflicts 1D6 damag pr rud, tc. Naturally, th strgr th frc, th gratr its ffcts up th lcal virmt. Altrativ ams: Marshal Natur s Crulty, Th Primrdial Havk, Succr f th Elmtals. Ctrl Ski Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts Fr purpss f disguis, th castr may mld, bd, ad altr th ski f gral bdy ara pr castig. Gral bdy aras ar: had, trs, right arm, lft arm, right lg, ad lft lg. Th castr may cast th spll up thmslvs r up athr i which cas, fr th spll t tak ffct, th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt, ulss th targt is willig. T chag a sigl bdy ara taks abut thirty miuts t prpar ad act, with th ffct lastig apprximatly hur. Fr prmat chag, it csts th castr 5 POW pr bdy ara. A scd castig f th spll ca ud th chag. Dpr magic: th Brthrs f th Ski, a siistr cult pratig i Eastr Eurp, ar accmplishd mastrs i th us f this spll. Cult mmbrs ar abl t chag tir bdis at a cst f 30 magic pits ad 6D6 Saity pits. Altrativ ams: Ski Walkig, Mld Flsh, Mat Sculptig. Crrupti f th Sacrd C Cst: 20 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ights Th castr taks a prsal itm frm th itdd targt f th spll ad placs it withi a dll (th dll must b fashid by th castr ad ca b mad f straw, prclai, wd, tc.). Th castr is rcmmdd t prfrm th spll Wh spirits ar th strgst, (.g. frm midight t tw i th mrig fr fur cscutiv ights). Each ight th castr frcs ir ails it th dll ad sacrifics 5 POW. Aftr fur ights (xpdig a ttal f 20 POW ad 1D6 Saity), th spll taks ffct. 81

83 s h t i g d p s O th furth ight, a hugry ghst (a malvlt -crpral tity) attachs itslf t th targt. Th ghst s isatiabl dsirs cstatly ifluc th haplss victim. Each ight th targt must mak a Hard POW rll: failur csts him r hr 5 POW ad 1D4 Saity pits. Th draiig f POW ad Saity causs th targt t giv it thir basr isticts (agr, vy, glutty, grd, lust, prid, r slth). Th mr th targt is draid, th gratr th maifstati f th basr isticts. Th spll s ffct ctius util th spll is brk (by th will f th castr r by thir dath), th targt gs prmatly isa, r athr spll is usd t displ th ghst (such as Cast Out Th Dvil, pag 62). Dpr magic: wily srcrrs may b abl t dictat th mar f thir targt s bhavir, cmpllig thm t spcifically act up i rgards t a dsird istict, such as agr r glutty. Altrativ ams: Emtial Rducti, Gratificati f th Sv Dadly Sis. Cyt Dust (Flk) 0 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Prmts dp slumbr fr ths i cls prximity t th castr. Lcatig, prparig, ad cmbiig th sstial wild hrbs may tak up t a wk dpdig circumstacs ad availability. Th splls allws fr th crati f 1D6 dss f dust. Oc cratd, a hadful f cyt dust ( ds) ca b tssd it th flams f fir, cratig a larg, mmtary puff f smk, ffctiv fr vry withi 10 yards f th fir. Evry affctd maks a ppsd POW rll vrsus th castr: if faild, thy succumb t a dp slp fr 3D10 miuts. Lud iss r vilt activity ar th slprs may wak thm prmaturly. Altrativ ams: Slumbr Pwdr, Witch Sil. CHAPTER 4 Wh th chatd amult is wr abut th ck as a pdat r carrid, it ca b usd t summ th aid f a supratural guardia c pr 24 hurs. This crpral tity (th atur f which is lft t th Kpr t dtrmi) may prvid f th fllwig srvics (c pr 24 hurs): Hal 5 pits f damag. Icras th warr s POW by 10 pits fr hur. Icras th warr s STR by 10 pits fr hur. Icras th warr s CON by 10 pits fr hur. Icras th war s DEX by 10 pits fr hur. Th amult lss its pwr if it bcms dfacd r brk. Hw lg th tity ctius t grat bs t th hldr is a surc f much cjctur amg wizards, as sm tll f titis grwig tirsm ad agry at this cstat drai up thir rgis, causig thm t twist th bfit it a curs, r t sk thr ways t bcm fr f th amult s call up thm. Altrativ ams: Varis dpdig th bfit prducd,.g. St f Blssig, Halig St, Sak Gm, ad s. Crat Bad-Crps Dust 2 Cst: 2 magic pits Castig tim: 6 hurs Crats a barrir that zmbis cat crss. This pwdr rquirs th itstis f a zmbi, a uc f flsh (which must b bitt ut by th castr), ad th drid ad pwdrd flwrs f a rar jugl liaa (variatis f th spll may call fr altrativs). Th igrdits ar drid, pudd tgthr, ad chatd vr fr svral hurs, th purd i th dsird trail r li. A fial chat acts th pwdr s pwr. Th dust crats a magical, ivisibl wall prvtig zmbis crssig. This barrir rmais util th dust is washd r blw away. O such crati f th dust rsults i ugh t frm a barrir abut 30 yards lg. Crat Amult M Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 wk Altrativ ams: Ward f th Dad, Li f Dust, Th Flsh Barrir. Th srcrr crafts a amult frm a smi-prcius gmst ach typ f gmst has its w uiqu prprty that iflucs th amult s spcific pwrs, which ar amplifid by imags carvd t its surfac by th srcrr. Aftr cratig th amult, th prs whl will war th amult must sacrific smthig prsal t thm. 82

84 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Crat Barrir f Naach-Tith 2 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 miut This barrir prvids bth a physical ad magical dfs. Each participat i this spll lss 1D10 Saity pits ad a variabl umbr f magic pits: ach magic pit xpdd i th crati prvids th barrir 3D10 pits f STR. Th spll taks 1 miut t cast (durig which tim all magic pits t b usd must b xpdd) ad th rsultig barrir lasts 1D4+4 hurs. Ay wh kws th spll may participat i th castig ad ctribut magic pits. Th barrir is sphrical i shap ad abut 100 yards i diamtr. It may b dirctd arud th castr (lik a bubbl) t prtct frm harm, r it ca b cast t cmpass a mstr r my. Ay cratur bisctd by th barrir s budary up its crati is uharmd ad thrust utsid th barrir. Aythig trappd withi shuld b allwd a STR rll ppsd by th STR f th barrir; hwvr, if mr tha cratur is trappd, multipl strgths cat b cmbid t scap. A bullt r missil ca crss th barrir if th rlld damag (igr impals) t th barrir is gratr tha -fifth f th barrir s STR. If ptratig th barrir, th bjct iflicts th damag rlld, as if th barrir did t xist, ad th barrir is dstryd. A writt cpy f this spll is kw t b i a grat hautd library a plat rbitig th star Cla. Dpr magic: ths harssig th kwldg ad pwr f th Myths ar abl t icras th siz f th barrir t 200 yards i diamtr. Altrativ ams: Grat Ward f Naach-Tith, Th Us Sphr that Etraps th Dm. Crat Bulla (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 ight A acit Rma spll fr cratig a amult agaist pssssi, suitabl fr a child. Th wizard crafts a small ctair f gld (fr ths wh ca affrd it), lad, r lathr. Ox bld, mly (a hrb), hy, milk, ad hair frm th chs rcipit f th spll ar mixd tgthr i th ctair; th spll is th cast vr th curs f th ight. Oc cmplt, th bulla is placd arud th targt s ck withi hur. As lg as th targt wars th bulla, thy cat b pssssd by utsid frcs. Wh a child turs 14 (thus bcmig a adult i Rma scity), th bulla is blivd t ls its fficacy. Far f pssssi by vil spirits ft drv Rma familis t cmmissi bulla fr thir childr. Usually, th bulla was giftd t th child th ith day aftr birth. Dpr magic: with th will ad Myths kwldg, a wizard may b abl t fashi a amult dsigd t prtct a adult (pssibly cstig a icras i magic pits r th sacrific f POW). Altrativ ams: kw. Crat Charm (Flk) 0 Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW Castig tim: 7 days Echats a small bjct t prtct agaist vil frcs. Matrials ar gathrd i Japa ths traditially csist f a small drawstrig satchl (mayk), a plaqu f wd (ma), ad a small sht f papr which a prayr is writt (gfu). Th spllcastr th writs th dsird ffct up th charm usually a dsir fr gd frtu. I gam trms, a charm tmprarily grats f th fllwig (timscal suggstis giv i parthss): A bus di t th wr s Luck rlls ( us, 1D4 hurs, 24 hurs). A bus di t Ddg rlls, ( us, 1D4 hurs). A rducti i damag rcivd; actig as if armr 5 (1D4 hurs, 24 hurs). Othr bs ar pssibl at th Kpr s discrti. Frms f this spll xist i may culturs. Altrativ ams: Favr f th Gds, Blssig, Gift f th Othrs. Crat Child f Th Sphix 7 Cst: 10+ magic pits; 10 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ mths This acit ritual allws th castr t crat a Child f Th Sphix, a glm-lik hybrid f huma ad aimal rsmblig th aimal-hadd gds f acit Egypt. Th ritual is lg ad ivlvd, rquirig a hst f magical cmpts ad a larg wrkspac. Oc th castr has btaid th had f a aimal, th crati ritual may bgi a ight f th w m. Th castr placs th had it a cscratd vat filld with tw galls f Paut (s Brw Paut, pag 49) ad its a lgthy chat, ivstig a umbr f magic pits qual t -fifth f th SIZ f th rigial aimal. Oc th chat is fiishd, th castr sals th vat ad lights a fir 83

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86 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Occupati: Witch Rsidc: Duwich, Mass. STR 35 CON 70 SIZ 50 DEX 60 INT 90 APP 35 POW 90 EDU 85 SAN 00 HP 12 DB: 0 Build: 0 Mv: 8 MP: 18* *S quipmt. Cmbat Brawl 40% (20/8), damag 1D3 Ddg 30% (15/6) Splls May, as th Kpr dsirs. Skills Apprais 60%, Arabic 60%,Charm 40%, Chis 10%, Crdit Ratig 90%, Cthulhu Myths 48%, Eglish 85%, Frch 40%,Grma 40%, Ghul Tgu 40%, Grk 50%, Histry 80%, Itimidat 45%, Italia 20%, Lati 80%, Library Us 55%, Natural Wrld 80%, Occult 90%, Psychlgy 50%, Scics: (Btay) 50%, (Chmistry) 70%, (Cryptgraphy) 80%, (Mathmatics) 70%, (Physics) 30%, Slight f Had 60%, Spt Hidd 60%, Stalth 55%. HESTIA LOCKSBY, AGE 136 (APPEARS 35) Equipmt Talisma giftd by Nyarlathtp, strs magic pits (30 pits strd currtly). Othrs at th Kpr s discrti. Backstry Dscripti: pal, haggard xprssi, vrly lg bld hair, with dp gr ys. Idlgy: ppl ar cattl, t b usd ad discardd i th srvic f th Old Os. Traits: spitful, vidictiv, rpllt. Br i Crwall, Eglad, as a child Lcksby was always draw t th darkr sid f lif. Frqutig gravyards, ghulishly dvurig tals f murdr ad hrrr, ad bullyig thrs, sh was stracizd frm ths f hr ag ad tk t wadrig hidd paths ad scrt placs. At sm pit, sh bcam acquaitd with a ma, kw lcally as Raggd Nick, a wizard ad prist i th srvic f th Hrd Ma (Nyarlathtp), wh istructd Lcksby i th scrts ad mystris f th Myths. Larig all sh culd frm th ld ma, Lcksby vtually murdrd Raggd Nick, flig with his bks ad magical dvics t travl th wrld t sk ut its darkst rcsss ad ucvr lr that wma was t mat t kw. Exactly whr sh travld, wh sh mt, ad what sh did is ucrtai ad shrudd i harsay ad ful rumr. What is kw is that wh Lcksby had satiatd hr lust fr kwldg i th Old Wrld, sh turd hr attti t Nw Wrld ad cam t rsid i lgd-hautd Duwich. Frm ths fw skrs f Myths wisdm with whm Lcksby crrspds, littl is fully kw as t hr ittis ad plas. Nt a mmbr f ay particular cult, but a frid t may cult ladrs vrthlss, sh has i rct tims b skig crtai artifacts ad a frgtt tm kw ly as Th Svrac Aphpsis. Hr pistls t ctacts wrldwid clarly shw hr grat dsir t lcat th tm as it, i hr w wrds, Will giv m th last Akl frmula t bgi th Grat Wrk. As t what th Grat Wrk may b, ad its pssibl csqucs, ca b sur it will t b bficial fr humaity. 85 Oppsit: Hstia Lcksby by Jatha Wyk

87 s h t i g d p s bath it. Fr th xt luar mth, th castr lavs th mixtur t bubbl ad prclat. Th castr must chag th Paut halfway thrugh th prcss. O th ight f th xt w m, th castr rmvs th had frm th vat. By this tim, th had has grw r ctractd util it is prprtial t a huma bdy. Th bdy dr, wh must b aliv, is giv a pwrful mixtur f Paut ad rar hrbs t drik, which causs a dp chatd slumbr. Th castr th chats vr th bdy ad paits iscriptis th ski with Paut ik, as wll as sacrificig 10 magic pits ad 5 POW t hld th bdy s lif i suspsi. Oc th chat is fiishd, th castr dcapitats th bdy ad sws th aimal had usig gld thrad this prti f th ritual rquirs a succssful Mdici rll (failur may ma th spll wrks but th cratd Child is smhw wrg ). Oc th w had is attachd, th castr sacrifics a furthr 5 POW t awak th had ad giv it dmii vr th w bdy. Th rsult is a Child f Th Sphix. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut childr f th Sphix. Altrativ ams: kw. Crat Curs Tablt M Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: 24+ hurs Th srcrr must hav accss t a lad tablt, which thy iscrib with th dsird curs ad th bury (usually i a udrgrud chambr r tmb). Mrly buryig th thig i a hl i th grud is isufficit; a xistig subtrraa structur must b usd. Th curs is traditially writt i ithr Grk r Osca. Aftr thy bury th tablt, th srcrr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th curs s itdd targt (th srcrr may prmatly sacrific 30 POW t sur succss). If th castr is succssful, th targt suffrs th ffcts f th curs; if usuccssful, th curs has ffct. Th atur f th curs must ivlv frtu r my. A curs cat kill sm utright, but may damag his r hr busiss, livlihd, ad rlatiships. Th curs is prmat ulss th tablt is rmvd frm its burial plac. Th istat it s rmvd, th curs is liftd. Th targt ds t hav t b th t rmv th tablt; ay ca d it, v uwittigly. T r-act th curs, th spll s csts must b agai b spt, whil th tablt is rburid. Altrativ ams: Harbigr f Ill Frtu, Thi Emis Trasurs Trasfrmd t Spit. CHAPTER 4 Crat Curs Whistl M Cst: 30 magic pits Castig tim: 1 r mr ights Crats magical musical pips frm th bs f a wl (sm variatis call fr huma b). Th cratr must xpd magic pits vr th curs f r mr ights frm th first full m fllwig th Summr Slstic. Th castr may b assistd with th xpditur f magic pits by thrs wh als kw th spll. Th fiishd whistl ca b usd t cast th splls f Sul Sigig (pag 171) ad Pips Of Madss (pag 150), ad pssibly thrs. Altrativ ams: Cry f th B Owl, Mak Ht Pip, Istrumt f Dm. Crat Ftch Stick M Cst: 10 POW; 20 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 yar Echats a spar-lik wap that ca damag r kill xtra-plaar mstrs. T mak a ftch stick, th srcrr first btais a staff ad attachs a sharpd ir pit t d. Ovr th curs f th xt yar, th srcrr th sacrifics tw humas ad 10 POW t th ftch stick, ad attachs a skull t th thr d f th stick. Th prcss csts Saity pits ad th Kpr shuld dscrib it grusmly. A impalig blw frm a ftch stick istatly dstrys a zmbi r thr aimatd crps. Altrativ ams: Dath Stick, Mak Dad Ma Ba, Echat Spar. Crat Flsh Crpr 7 Cst: 3 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits; Castig tim: 1 rud A star-shapd lump f raw flsh must b hackd frm a livig huma fr a flsh crpr t b cratd. Th spll mpwrs th flsh t sk ut a dsigatd targt. Th castr must kw th apparac f th targt, ad kw his r hr apprximat lcati. Oc th targt is fud, th flsh crpr laps t his r hr fac ad grafts istatly t th ski arud th s ad muth, salig shut th airways (Saity lss 0/1D4). Oc i plac, asphyxiati ruls apply (s Othr Frms f Damag, pag 124, Call f Cthulhu Rulbk). Aftr a victim dis, th crpr ca dtach ad sk w pry util th castr s POW i miuts hav passd: th th flsh crpr dis. 86

88 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS FLESH CREEPER STR 15 CON 15 SIZ 05 DEX 75 INT 25 APP POW 05 EDU SAN HP 2 Damag Bus: /a Build: 2 Mv: 12 flyig MP: 1 Attacks pr rud: 1 Flsh crprs attach t th victim s fac ad attmpt t sal thir airways. Oc affixd, thy maitai thir grip ad asphyxiat th victim. Asphyxiati: a CON rll shuld b mad ach rud; c a CON rll is faild, damag is sustaid ach rud thraftr util dath r util th victim is abl t brath. Sal Muth 90% (45/18), damag asphyxiati, 1D6 pr rud. Armr: must ithr b cut ff r rducd t zr hit pits divid th damag frm succssful attacks btw th crpr ad its victim. Skills: Fid Dsigatd Targt 99%, Lap Ot Fac 75%. Saity Lss: 1/1D4 Saity pits t s a flsh crpr. Havig stuck t yur fac csts a furthr 0/1D4 Saity Pits. Nt: s bx abv fr dtails f a flsh crpr. Altrativ ams: Flsh Familiar, Th Lathsm Lch, By thy Ski thy Brath is Suckd. Crat Gat s Gat, pag 120. Crat Gat Widw (Myths Ditis/Vry Pwrful Srcrrs) Cst: /a Castig tim: istataus A vrsi f th Gat spll (pag 120), which is kpt p tirly by th will (miimum POW 125) f a gd r grat srcrr, ad pratd by him, hr, r it. Th cst fr crati is byd th capability f ivstigatrs ad th rst f humaity. I this vrsi, th rgizig magic pits cm frm th dity r srcrr, t frm ths wh actually us th widw th prsal POW f th travlr ds t limit th distac travld by th usr. As th cratr wishs, sig r symbl cssarily marks th xit r trac, which may p ad cls at th cratr s will. A Gat Widw may b -way r tw-way, as th castr wishs. Altrativ ams: kw. Crat Glm 7 Cst: 15 magic pits; 25 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+4 days Fashis ad brigs t lif a artificial big mad f clay. A glm ca b a trustd hlpmat ad dfdr fr its cratr, but thr is always a chac f th cstruct bcmig uctrllabl, sic it ivitably brds its captivity. Glms cat spak ad ca ly udrstad cmmads f a umbr f wrds qual t -fifth f its INT. Oc th glm has b cstructd, a sigl wrd givs th glm its lif frc. Th wrd is iscribd its frhad, a clay tablt, r pic f parchmt placd udr its tgu (th wrd is usually uiqu t th cultur f th castr ad th spll variat). Crati f th glm rquirs at last wk, a succssful Art/Craft (Sculptur) rll, ad th cssary spll cst. Whil udr its castr s ctrl, a glm ca b mad ithr activ r drmat with th sigl cmmad wrd (chs by th castr). A glm icrass by 5 SIZ ad 5 STR pits fr ach full 24 hurs it is activ. Wh th glm s SIZ xcds th castr s POW, vry day thraftr th cratr must vrcm th cratur s SIZ with thir POW i a ppsd rll, r th glm lavs th castr s ctrl activ r t. Usually rstful f captivity, c frdm is attaid, glms td t mbark a idiscrimiat dstructiv rampag. Dstryig th surc f th wrd ( its frhad, th tablt, parchmt, tc.) causs th glm s dstructi. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr mr ifrmati abut glms. Altrativ ams: kw. Crat Mist f R lyh 6 b Cst: 2 magic pits Castig tim: istataus Causs a ds mist t appar i a gg-shapd vlum ( ft), dirctly i frt f th castr. Th lg axis f th clud is always at right agls t th dircti i which th castr facs. Th spll bscurs visi fr 1D6+4 ruds ad th vaprats withut trac. Altrativ ams: Y Trribl Clud, Brath f th Dark Sa, Th Dak Fg f Sailrs Lst, Rais Fg. 87

89 s h t i g d p s Crat Scryig Widw Cst: 98 magic pits; 50 POW; 1D3 Saity pits pr sssi Castig tim: May wks Echats a pic f glass t crat a prmat magic widw that allws th srcrr t lk it th past. Usig th glass csts th viwr 1D3 Saity pits pr sssi, as wll as icidtal Saity lsss fr viwig particular mstrs. T mak a scryig widw, th srcrr must chat a clar viwig glass with 50 POW. Wh th glass is chatd, it must b kyd t a spcific tim i th past, rlativ t th dat th glass is mad. As a ky, culd say, 800 yars past, but t 1125 BCE. Aftr th glass is chatd ad kyd, 98 pics f xpsiv clrd glass must b chatd, rquirig 1 magic pit ach, ad fittd carfully it a gmtric msaic with th clar viwig glass at th ctr. Wh fiishd, th ctral glass shws th sit at which it is placd (thugh at th apprpriat tim i th past). Th viwig sit may b chagd by xpdig 1 magic pit ad fiv miuts f cctrati pr 100 mils r fracti thrf mvd. Th glass has bvius limitatis: a giv sc ca b viwd c, fr tim passs bth sids f th glass, ad th glass must b tud t a spt whr thigs actually happ. Th scryig widw has a ihrt dagr. Ay itlligt big viwd may mak a Hard POW rll t raliz that it is big bsrvd. S tifid, th big (if abl) culd th cast a spll thrugh th widw, icludig a Summ r Call spll which culd maifst a mstr th bsrvr s sid f th widw! CHAPTER 4 clth bag. Th castr th spds svral days i cls ctact with th bag; ach day uttrig ritual chats whil xpdig a chs umbr f magic pits. Th subsqut rat f agig dpds th days spt i cratig th Slf-Ward. If 3 days, 3 magic pits pr day ar spt, ad th castr thraftr ags yar fr vry thr. If 6 days, 6 magic pits pr day ar spt, ad th castr thraftr ags yar fr vry six, ad s. O th fial day f th ritual, th usr must dw th bag with POW pits qual t fiv tims th umbr f days spt cratig th Slf-Ward, ad 1D6 Saity pits fr ach day. If th ward-bag is dstryd r mptid, r th castr is killd, this spll is brk. If th spll is brk, th castr rapidly ags util physical ag agrs with chrlgical ag (s Agig, pag 98, Call f Cthulhu Rulbk). H r sh als lss a umbr f CON pits qual t th POW placd i th Slf-Ward. Dpr magic: drawig up thir hidus kwldg, isa castrs may us th ward-bag t rvrs th agig prcss by sacrificig th lifbld f athr prs. Th wizard its a chat whil draiig th bld frm th sacrific, cllctig this i a spcially iscribd cppr bwl. Th ward-bag is th placd i t th bwl durig a w m. Ovr th curs f fiv days, th ward-bag saks up th bld. This prcss rmvs 10 yars frm th castr s ag fr ach day th castr ivstd i makig th bag thus if 3 days wr spt makig th bag, a wizard s ag wuld dcras by 30 yars. Altrativ ams: Rit f th Aglss Os, Th Old Bargai, Y B f Etral Yuth. Altrativ ams: Crat Visi f Thigs Past, Th Mirrr f Histry, Glass f th Ags. Crat Slf-Ward Q 2 Cst: variabl magic pits, POW, ad Saity pits pr day f castig Castig tim: variabl (days) This mighty spll ffctivly slws dw th advac f ag, as wll as prtctig its usr frm physical damag. This is a rar ad pwrful chatmt. Bsids th bfit f lgr lif, th ward-bag (if hld r wr) dflcts damag qual t th umbr f magic pits sacrificd i cratig it. If th ward-bag is t i th pssssi f th castr but has t b dstryd, h r sh rcivs half f such prtcti (rud up fractis). Th castr must gathr prsal ffcts, hair, ail clippigs, tc., ad plac thm withi a small lathr r Crat Sig f Barzai M B Cst: 10 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D4+1 hurs Crats a mblm st, ir, r clth whs tuch r attachmt rdrs iactiv ay huma big f POW 105 r lss. Th targt ca thik, prciv, ad brath rmally, but cat mv, talk, r cast splls. Th pwr f this spll lasts frvr r util th mblm is dstryd. Dpr Magic: crtai cpis f th Tstamt f Caramags ctaiig this spll hav th diagram i rrr, causig all mar f ill-itdd csqucs fr th castr. It is allgd that a crrct vrsi f th sig ca b fud i Strag Lgds f Nw Eglad. Altrativ ams: kw. 88

90 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Crat Zmbi 7 Cst: 16 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Crat Strm (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 magic pits Castig tim: 10 miuts May b usd t summ a strm. Th strms ar rmal i atur ad thr tha prhaps sm havy wids, rai, r sw, caus dirct damag. Th rai r sw brught abut by this spll ca bscur visi ad mak drivig r flyig hazardus. Th strm lasts fr 10+1D100 miuts ad will b lcalizd i ffct. Altrativ ams: Gathr y Blustry Cluds, Agr f Thr. Crat Zmbi (Crat Zmbi variat) 7 Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 Saity pits Castig tim: variabl days Th targt is brught t ar dath by a paralyzig pwdr mad frm blwfish iards ad alkalids. This pis must b ihald. Th targt must th succd i a Extrm CON rll t rsist th pis; with a failur, th targt falls it a dp trac idistiguishabl frm dath. Hrribly, th targt is still cscius but icapabl f mvmt as thy ar put i a cffi ad burid aliv. A small tub ccts th cffi t th surfac s that h r sh may brath. Durig this tim, th ufrtuat targt f th spll must pass a Saity rll vry thr gam hurs r ls 1D6 Saity pits. If th targt gs isa durig this prid, h r sh mbracs th will f th srcrr, gratful that th trrrs f th grav hav b displld. Thr ights latr, th castr cms t th gravsit ad casts th spll. If th castr prcivs mtal rsistac frm th targt, a ppsd POW rll is mad btw th castr ad targt. Whthr th targt is sa r isa, succss with th spll drais away all but 1 POW f th targt. If th spll fails, th castr may simply cvr up th brathig hl ad lav th victim t suffcat. With a succssful castig, th srcrr has cratd a zmbi srvat, abl t by simpl cmmads. Th ufrtuat zmbi rmais udr th spll f th srcrr, util such a tim as th zmbi is rlasd usually maig th tru dath f th targt r th dath f its mastr. Altrativ ams: Blssig f th La, Huga s Srvat. A ritual liquid must b purd vr a crps r it th grav whr a crps lis. Th Kpr dtrmis th igrdits f th liquid: at last part shuld b difficult t btai lgally. Th crps is lft t matur. At th d f a wk, th castr cms t th grav ad its th bidig ritual. At th d f th half-hur chat, th crps claws its way frm th grav ad thraftr prfrms th castr s will. Th zmbi will prfrm muda ad simpl tasks such as guard this, ftch that, r kill him! A zmbi cratd i this mar ctius t rt aftr it has ris. Thus a wizard wishig a cstat zmbi srvat must pridically crat rplacmts. Altrativ ams: Ritual f th Udyig, Black Bidig, Th Ash Cwl, Raisig f th Dad. Crati f Vrability (Dramlads) H Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Grayish dust blws frm th castr s hads tward th targt s fac. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll vrsus th targt f th spll: if th castr succds, th targt ags hrribly, lsig 1D10 pits ach frm STR, CON, ad DEX, ad agig 1D10 yars. I additi, th targt maks a Saity rll ach rud thy fail t rsist th spll (0/1D6 lss). Th spll may b maitaid fr as lg as th castr has magic pits t spd (ach rud aftr th first csts a additial 10 magic pits ad rquirs a w POW rll). Quick-thikig ppl may avid th wrst f th spll by jumpig it a arby lak r rivr. Altrativ ams: Lif Lchig, Th Gry Smk f Dm. Crpig Lss C B Cst: 4 magic pits; 2 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts Th castr prpars a sauc durig th hurs f th m, mad frm pudd huma gaglia ad thr divrs igrdits. Th sauc tasts smthig lik cramd artichks but with a ht, pppry aftrtast, ad ca b srvd with all mar f mats. Th spll crats ugh sauc fr up t fur ppl pr prparati. Wh at, th sauc causs th atr t xprics hrribl caibalistic drams i which thy glfully 89

91 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Curs f Apphis, a laf f papyrus by Jua Barba csum huma trails. Up wakig, th dramr must mak a Saity rll (0/1D3 lss). Th spll may b rcast ach day t prlg th targt s ightmars. Dpr magic: a mr ptt variat f th spll t ly causs ightmars it als drivs th atr t sk caibalistic dlights. Oc th sauc has tak ffct, th atr is cmplld t at huma flsh fr 1D4 hurs, as wll as th lss f 1D4 Saity pits pr hur whil th spll ffcts rmai (a succssful Hard POW rll rsists th urg ca cacls th Saity lss). Such ufrtuats may sk asy mat by visitig th lcal mrgu r culd b driv t gt frshr mat by attackig passrsby. Altrativ ams: Th Dsir f Flsh, Uwhlsm Dlctati. Crystal Call (Call Hastur variat) 9 Cst: 50+ POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hurs Th castr must b i pssssi f a spcifically fashid crystal, which acts as th spll s catalyst. Th crystal may b ay jwl; it is th dsig f th jwl, th itr-rlatiship f th facts ad agls, which crats th spll. I fashiig th crystal, th castr must tmprarily xpd 50 POW t imbu th st with its magical rgy (POW is rcvrd aftr 6 days). Oc th crystal is cmplt, it has a rsidu f magical rgy that vr dissipats. Wh usig th crystal as part f th callig rit, th castr fcuss th crystal ad chals 25 POW it th rit whil chatig th icatati; prvidig a bas 25% chac f callig Hastur. A drp f huma bld must als b drippd t th st. Nt: als s Sal Pit (pag 163). Altrativ ams: Imbu Crystal f Summig. Crystal Wrld (Dramlads) H Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll csts 8 magic pits pr hur f durati. A glassy sphr (7-ft diamtr) frms arud th castr, wh is thrby isulatd agaist xtrms f hat ad cld. Ev if th castr is flug it a blast furac, thy ar saf s lg as thy maitai th Crystal Wrld. Th glb is airtight, ad ctiually grats frsh air s th magicia cat asphyxiat. Th magicia isid cat mv xcpt by CHAPTER 4 clumsily rllig th glb alg th grud, by big twd, r pushd by utsidrs. Th glb culd b brk by a sharp blw (causig at last 5 damag) r a xplsiv spll. Altrativ ams: Sphr f Firy Rdmpti, Th Ball f K Ptl. Curs (Flk) 0 Cst: 1D3 magic pits; 1D6 saity pits. Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr muttrs a curs (which must b hard by th targt) causig physical r mtal harm. Th castr must vrcm th targt s POW i a ppsd rll. If succssful, th targt lss 10 charactristic pits (chs by th castr frm STR, DEX, CON, APP, INT, r POW) fr 1 day (util th fllwig daw). Th charactristic may t g blw 1 pit. Dpr magic: variatis f this spll may targt spcific sss, lik harig, ysight, ad smll (causig th iability t us crtai skills, icrasd difficulty lvls, r palty dic). Altrativ ams: Evil Ey, Witch Wrd, Hx. Curs f Apphis b Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Crats a misty vil that blcks ut xtratrrstrial light ad limits visibility. By makig a appal t Apphis (r App), th Egyptia Srpt f Chas, th castr ca blt ut sulight, mlight, r starlight i a 100-yard radius. Splls r rituals rquirig ay such clstial bdis t b visibl ar uabl t b cmpltd util th mist clars. Th spll lasts fr 30 miuts. Visibility is rducd t 10 ft durig th day, r t ttal darkss at ight, ulss a artificial light surc is prst. N thr wathr-rlatd phma, such as wid, tmpratur, r prcipitati, ar affctd by this spll. Altrativ ams: Th Blidig Smk, Th Imptrabl Clud f Dspair. Curs f Chaugar Faug C Cst: 1 magic pit pr hur f chatig; 1D3 Saity pits pr 12 hurs f chatig Castig tim: 12 hurs f chatig pr wk (2+ wks) This dradful spll causs a huma targt t b dvurd by Chaugar Faug. Castig th spll rquirs a tiy fragmt f flsh frm th targt as a fcus ad twlv hurs f chatig pr wk. Th castr must b a swr wrshipr 90

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93 s h t i g d p s f Chaugar Faug. Th spll wrks rgardlss f distac; th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt (ach wk f castig byd th scd grats a bus di t th castr). Th first ight (fllwig th first wk f chatig) ad fr ach ight thraftr, th targt s drams ar filld with hrribl visis st by Chaugar Faug. S h r sh suffrs frm trac stats i which physical attmpts ar mad t rach th gd ad b accptd as a livig sacrific. Ths tracs bcm lgr ad mr frqut util th targt succds. That itrval might b -fifth f th targt s POW i days; hwvr, a strg-willd idividual may fight-ff th ffcts fr a umbr f days up t th valu f thir POW (Hard POW rll). Evtually th targt will fid sm way t bcm a sacrific ad will b dvurd th flsh fragmt pssssd by th castr istatly rts, dmstratig that th spll has ccludd succssfully. Altrativ ams: Th Blssd Tuch f Chaugar Faug, Th Black Drams f Tsag, Fvrd Slp f th Mst Acit Srvats f th Bld. Curs f Darkss 8 Cst: variabl POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 miuts Frcs a big frm athr pla f xistc r dimsi t rtur whc it cam. A grup surruds th castr; all must kw th spll ad all chat it fr at last thr miuts. Each participat must sacrific 5 POW, xcpt that th castr may ctribut r as may pits as dsird. Fr ach pit f POW sacrificd, th chac f succss riss by 2 prctils. Th tity has littl chac t rsist r vad th spll c it has bgu. T b ffctiv, th big s am must b kw r it must hav b s by f th circl r th castr. Th tity must b arby, withi a cupl f mils. Altrativ ams: Baishmt f th Awful Fulss, Th Rit f Rtur. Curs f th Putrid Husk C Cst: 5 magic pits; 10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Brigs saity wrackig illusis t th targt f th spll. Th targt prcivs that his r hr ski is visibly rttig ad crruptig. Th utward apparac sms t dtrirat swiftly, s that grat rts ad tars ccur thrugh which itral rgas bgi t tumbl ut (with th targt lsig 1D10 Saity pits i th prcss). Thrup th targt faits ad awaks i a fw miuts, whl ad rmal. CHAPTER 4 Fr th spll t tak ffct a ppsd INT rll must b mad btw th castr ad targt imps palty di th targt if th spll is cast at ight whil th targt is slpig. Th tir cycl f ffct taks abut twty miuts. Nt that rpatd applicatis ca driv a targt isa. Th castr must kw th targt, ad th castr must hav a prsal bjct blgig t th targt as a fcus. Th xpric f th spll is dvastatig; hwvr, succssful Psychaalysis ca hlp th victim cm t trms with ths ixplicabl drams ad halluciatis ad rstr half f th Saity lss. Dpr magic: as dscribd, th illusry ffct f th spll is appart ly t th targt. Fr a xtra 5 magic pits, th illusi f th spll affcts vry; bsrvrs shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1D6 lss). Fr th cst f 20 magic pits, 25 POW, ad 20 Saity pits th castr ca mak th spll actually physically happ: ach rud th targt als suffrs 1D6 damag util dath r util th castr is smhw prvtd frm ctiuig th spll. Altrativ ams: Th Isidius Nightmar, Summ Sv Dvils t Afflict Thi Emy, Withr th Mid f th Wak. Curs f th Rat-Thig 7 Cst: 20 magic pits, 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Wh cast up a crps, dad withi 24 hurs, it causs th targt s spiritual ssc t sttl it th wly cratd bdy f a rat-thig. Th disitgratig crps frms th substac f th ratthig. Th rat-thig s fac clsly rsmbls a malvlt vrsi f th targt s w fac. As th Kpr wishs, big rbr as a rat-thig may cst a prs s ttal Saity ad prhaps frc full-fldgd mmbrship i that vil spcis (csidrig th targt was alrady dad, this sms highly likly). Altrativ ams: Birthig f th Rat Familiar, Trasfrmati f Tw it Fur, Crati f th Rat Facd Srvat. Curs f th St 6 Cst: 9 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs hrribl halluciatis i th mid f th targt. A srclld st tablt is rquird; culd b chatd fr th purpss f this spll by chislig a sigil it a small st slab ad sacrificig 4 magic pits, r a Echatd St Tablt (pag 111) may b usd. 92

94 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Eithr th castr r th targt f th spll must hld th tablt, ad th targt must b visibl t th castr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Th spll big succssful, th targt is istatly vrwhlmd with dradful halluciatis, lsig 1D4 Saity pits ad ctius t b blidd ad misld by phatms ach rud util thy mak a succssful POW rll (th rud fllwig th spll takig ffct). Oc th targt has mad a succssful POW rll h r sh ctius t b plagud by ightmars (cstig 1 Saity pit pr ight). T lift th curs, th targt ds iguity ithr killig th castr r gttig him r hr t rpal th spll. Altrativ ams: Brig Frth Ugdly Nightmars, Dms f th Mid, Y Phatm s Bit. - D - Damp Light b Cst: 1 magic pit; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Th castr crats a z f darkss thrugh th playig f music frm chatd pips r a flut. Th castr must b abl t play th istrumt, which must alrady b chatd. Th darkss is ctrd th musicia castr ad mvs with him r hr. Each magic pit xpdd icrass th z f darkss by 1 yard (radius). Frm th third rud f playig, all light arud th castr is draid away, ffctivly blidig vry arby, icludig th castr. Th music must b playd ctiuusly fr th darkss t rmai. Altrativ ams: Th Dm s Pipig, Th Mistrl s Curs, Mldy f th Black. Dath Spll 6 Cst: 24 magic pits; 3D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D3 ruds Rsrvd fr ly th mst ful f srcrrs, this spll causs a bwildrd victim t burst it flam. Th targt must b withi t yards f th castr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt durig ach rud f cctrati. Aftr 1D3 ruds f cctrati, th targt s ski frms larg blistrs ad h r sh lss 1D3 hit pits. I th xt rud, th targt lss a additial 1D6 hit pits; th third ad fllwig ruds, h r sh bursts it flams, lsig 1D10 hit pits. Th stch f burig hair ad flsh is vrwhlmig; all witsss shuld mak Saity rlls (1/1D6 lss). It is impssibl t rdr aid, sic th hrrifid victim burs frm th isid ut. Killig r causig a majr wud t th castr stps th spll, thrwis it will ctiu util th targt is dad. Dpr magic: rathr tha caus th targt t suffr th ffcts f this spll i ar istataus fashi, th castr may lct t prlg th spll vr a curs f days t hac th suffrig. Th castr spds 34 magic pits i castig this vrsi f th spll; hwvr, th castr ds t d t b physically ar th targt istad th castr must pssss a pic f th targt (hair, ail clippig r ski, tc.), allwig th spll t b cast frm ay distac. Th spll bgis th fllwig day f castig ad lasts fr hwvr may days it taks t kill th targt. Fr th spll t tak ffct, a ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr ad th targt ach day. O th first day th targt suffrs a 2 hit pit wud, th a 4 hit pit wud th scd day. Thraftr, th wud siz icrass by 2 hit pits ach day (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, tc.). 1D3 pits f Saity ar lst ach day as th targt ralizs his r hr trribl fat. O th day that hit pits ar rducd t zr, th targt s bdy is csumd i a ball f flam. Altrativ ams: Y Dradful Prickig, Th Curs f Firy Dm, Cthugha s Embrac. Dath s Brath b Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 3 ruds Ovr th curs f 3 ruds, a ds shadwy mist xuds frm th castr s muth t fill a ara f cubic yards pr 2 magic pits ivstd; ach masur f vlum rquirig gam rud t scrt. Th mist bscurs visi ad ca dus small lights, such as cadls, ad ly th strgst light ptrats at all. Th sss f tuch ad harig ar bumbd, frzig air bluts th ss f smll, ad it uaturally withstads v th frc f wid. Oc th castr has fiishd brathig ut th mist, it rmais i plac fr 1D10+5 ruds ad th vaprats withut trac. Altrativ ams: Chk f R lyh, Th Carssig Icy Hads f Hll. Dflct Harm 6 2 Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus A dfsiv spll that gats varius physical attacks up 93

95 s h t i g d p s th castr by ivkig th scrt ams f th Outr Gds. Th castr its th awful ams ad hlds ut a had tward th surc f attack. Util drppig th had, th castr may dflct succssiv attacks by xpdig magic pits qual t th rlld damag fr ach attack. If a attack wuld hav missd, magic pits ar xpdd. Up drppig f th had, th spll ds. Th spll may b rcast. Th castr may dflct ay umbr f attacks util ut f magic pits th castr may chs t ctiu th spll by burig hit pits; hwvr, this may b cutrprductiv! H r sh may chs which attacks t dflct ad frm which attacks t tak damag, but must chs bfr kwig what th actual damag will b. Lackig th pits t fully stp a particular attack, th spll ds ad th attack hits r misss as it wuld i rdiary circumstacs. Altrativ ams: Srcrr s Shild, Th Uassailabl Clak, Rcitati f th Outr Os. Dflcti (Dramlads) H Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. By wavig thir had i frt f thm, th castr causs ffsiv splls targtd agaist thm t b kckd asid. T dtrmi whthr r t Dflcti wrks, th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th castr f th attackig spll. If th ppt fails t vrcm th Dflcti, th attackig spll is kckd asid harmlssly. Dpr magic: th castr may caus th dflctd spll t hit athr withi thir li f sight (but t th rigial spll s castr). Wizards, fr may cturis, hav b tryig t fid a way f rprducig this spll i th Wakig Wrld but littl t succss. Shuld such a wizard b abl t prfct th frmula fr th Wakig Wrld, thir pwrs wuld b mst imprssiv. Altrativ ams: Arca Rfracti, Th Frmula f Digrssi. CHAPTER 4 way t hid i a dark rm). Trat bstructis, chagig surfac cditis, ad s as if rmally cutrd. Th Kpr always maks th rll fr th spll s durati i scrt. Ths fallig t th grud wh gravity rassrts itslf may suffr frm fallig damag as apprpriat t th hight f th fall. Dpr magic: th castr is abl t icras th ara f th spll s ffct t affct ths withi 10 ft. It is rcrdd that th wizard kw ly as Shudk blivd this spll culd b supr pwrd, allwig him t b flug frm th surfac f th Earth t th M ad byd. Accuts spak f fidig a grim crims mss i th spt whr Shudk was blivd t hav attmptd his suprchargd vrsi f th spll. Altrativ ams: Th Tpsy-Turvy Rit, Mastry f Elmts, Pricipls f Frc. Dm Sss Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts Effctivly dubls th castr s harig ssitivity r visual acuity, brigig suds twic as cls r dublig visi magificati. Grats a bus di t List r Spt Hidd rlls fr 1 hur. Dpr magic: at th tim f castig, th castr may icras th magic pit xpditur t 10 magic pits, allwig th castr t bfit frm bth hacd visi ad harig. O variati f this spll ds t hac sight r harig, but rathr attus th castr s xtrassry prcpti, ablig th castr t ss th us ralm f spirit (this may, at th Kpr s discrti, iclud awarss f ivisibl -trrstrial titis). Altrativ ams: Sight f th Eagl, Smil f th Prdatr, P Ka s Acuity. Dstry Spaw f Yig 6 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Dfy Gravity b Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Allws th castr t rrit gravity arud thir physicality by 90 dgrs r 180 dgrs fr 4D6 ruds. Th castr culd trat a wall as th flr, r culd drp t th cilig ad walk up it as if it wr th flr (a hady Th castr rcits a sg that dstrys a u-hatchd r rctly hatchd spaw f Yig. Th gg th spaw must hav b xpsd t sulight bfr th spll is sug. It taks rud t sig th spll ad a succssful Art/Craft (Sigig) rll is rquird fr th spll t b ffctiv: if succssful, all u-hatchd r rctly br spaw withi 10 ft f th castr withr ad di. 94

96 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Dpr magic: rcrds f sm srcrrs rcut that dspit this spll big succssful, th castr is smhw cursd by Yig i rvg fr dstryig th Grat Old O s yug. Th frm f this curs may b mild r strg, dpdig th siz f affrt affrdd t Yig: frm a idlibl mark f a srpt apparig th castr s bdy t th castr s tgu mtamrphsig it that f a sak s. Whthr thr is truth t ay f ths tals is lft t th Kpr t dcid. Altrativ ams: Damati f th Srpt Lrd, Withrig f th Cursd Yug. Dtct Echatmt O Cst: 6 magic pits Castig tim: 20 miuts Allws th castr t dtct th balful glw f curss, Evil Eys, ad thr harmful chatmts that hav b cast humas, aimals, r crps. A simpl chat is cductd vr th bjct i qusti. If a curs r hx is big actd, a tarig pai is flt i castr s stmach. Altrativ ams: Discvr th Machiatis f th Dvil, Ss Evil Ey, Obsrvac f Plluti. Dtrasfrc 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 POW Castig tim: 1 rud This spll is a guardd scrt f th Brthrhd f th Ski ad rvrss th Trasfr Bdy Part spll (pag 181). Opps th castr s POW with th targt s POW: if th castr succds, th brrwd rgas ad flshy mmbrs appar i th castr s hads, sdd ad rttig. Brft f vital rgas, th targt rmally dis quickly. Th spll csts Saity pits ulss it succds, i which cas, it csts 1D10 Saity (ulss th castr has xpric as a dctr r urs). Nt: s Hrrr O Th Orit Exprss fr dtails ccrig th Brthrhd f th Ski. Altrativ ams: kw. Dvluti (Dramlads) H Cst: 24 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th targt: if th castr is succssful, th targt dscds th vlutiary laddr, ad i 1D6 ruds trasfrms it a aimal-lik thig, sprutig hair vrywhr ad grwig a sut. Th chag cmplt, th ufrtuat victim attacks ths arby (cmpais ad thrs alik), usig hads ad ft fr 1D6 ruds, straglig ad scratchig, appartly withut ras. Witssig this mtamrphsis calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Th subsqut charactr ad itlligc f th targt is fr th Kpr t dtrmi. Altrativ ams: Grwth f th Aimal, Th Wickd Curs f th Bast. Dh Frmula O Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts A acit magical frmula that grats th castr visis f distat lcals. Crtai matras ar rcitd, with ach allwig visis f a spcific plac r tim. Th castr must rcit th Dh Frmula ad th rpats th dsird matra (ach matra csts a spcific amut f Saity t rcit), with vrall succss dtrmid by a Hard POW rll. If succssful, th castr is gratd a 10-miut visi, which ca b xtdd by miut fr ach additial magic pit spt. Nt that Saity lsss may b accrud fr th lcal ad ay titis s. This spll ca pttially allw th castr t s it thr dimsis (lik th Dramlads) r it th past r futur f this dimsi. Visis f th xtrm past will t attract th attti f th huds f Tidals. A wid rag f spcific matras ar t b fud acrss tms f th Myths but, i may, cass ths ar hidd r bscurd withi th txt ad may ly b discvrd thrugh a full radig f th tm. Fllwig ar sm f th mr cmm matras, may thrs xist: Matra f th Ir City: a hidd plac bath th Earth s crust (0/1D4 Saity cst). Matra f th Ultimat Gulf: a plac i th vid byd spac ad tim (1D3/1D8 Saity cst). Matra f th Slpr: R lyh, th city f Cthulhu (1D4/1D8 Saity cst). Matra f th Dramr: th Dramlads (0/1D3 Saity cst). Matra f th Sul f th Uivrs: th Curt f Azathth (1D10/1D100 Saity cst). Th Yllw Matra: Carcsa, city f Hastur (1D4/1D8 Saity cst). Dpr magic: accuts spak f a scd cmpt t th Dh Frmula, kw as th Ha Frmula, which 95

97 s h t i g d p s suppsdly grats th castr th pwr t magically travl t ay plac s thrugh th Dh frmula. T dat, th Ha Frmula has rmaid a igma; may wizards hav spt fruitlss yars purig vr tms t lcat th hidd mathmatics ad vcalizatis that frm th Ha Frmula. Sm hav subsqutly statd that th Ha Frmula is a fals path, as it ds t actually xist, r that it ca ly b fud ad usd wh th Stars Ar Right. Altrativ ams: Dhria Chat f Far Sig, Icatati f Sight. Diysia Rvls C B Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Origially usd by prists f Diysius t whip thr wrshipprs it frzy. Th castr must mak a succssful Art/Craft (Sig, Dac, Musical Istrumt, tc.) t bgi thir dac. Thy th bgi castig th spll as thy wav thir way thrugh th rvlrs. Each prs witssig this dac must mak a ppsd POW rll agaist th castr r thy t bgi dacig withut hd t thir surrudigs r circumstacs fr 1D10 hurs. Fr ach hur f such xrti, a rvlr must mak a Hard CON rll r fall ucscius. Oc satisfid with th rvls thy hav gdrd, th castr may sacrific a additial magic pit t brak fr f th dac; th thr dacrs must ctiu util th spll xpirs r thy cllaps. Fr vry dacr wh cllapss, th castr gais 1D4 magic pits, as lg as thy rmai withi sight f th rvlry. CHAPTER 4 A dismbdid spirit ca ss th muda wrld as if viwd thrugh a mist r gauz, ca ss thr spirits mbdid r t ad ca iitiat spirit cmbat with ithr a mbdid r dismbdid spirit. Th spll als allws th castr t ss if tw r mr spirits ihabit th sam bdy ad th castr may chs which spirit is targtd. If th spirit rsists, spirit cmbat may b iitiatd: if th castr wis such a cmbat, th spirit ca b driv ut f th bdy. Th castr rus th risk f th hstil spirit pssssig thm if thy shuld ls th spirit cmbat. Th dismbdid spirit may cast splls but ca t thrwis physically itract with th muda wrld. Nt: s Spirit Attacks ad Pssssi, pag 14. Altrativ ams: Cast Off Thy Flsh, Spirit Sight, Limb Juryig. DISMISS DEITY 8 Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 1+ miuts A dity wh ds t wat t lav Earth may b dismissd. Evry Dismiss spll diffrs; th castr must kw th spcific Dismiss spll fr th particular dity. T prfrm th dismissal th castr firstly ivsts 1 magic pit pr 25 POW (rud dw) pssssd by th dity this grats a iitial 5% chac t dismiss th gd ad abls th prcss t bgi. Fr xampl: Cthugha has 210 POW ad s 8 magic pits ar dd t p th way t dismiss this trribl mstrsity. Altrativ ams: Lrd f th Dac, Civac f Frlics, Th Udig Rvlry. Dismbdimt Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts Frs th targt s sul f its matrial vlp. If cast at athr prs th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll: if th castr is succssful, th targt maks a immdiat Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Whil dismbdid, th targt s bdy rmais ucscius ad th spirit ad bdy maitai a magical ccti (cmmly imagid as a silvry filamt) vr ay distac. Th spirit will kw if its bdy suffrs damag ad th bdy racts if th spirit lss magic pits r POW. If th spirit is dstryd, th bdy als dis. Oc th way is prpard, th sacrific f mr magic pits ca frc th dity t dpart. I this, th scd stag, ach w magic pit sacrificd icrass th chac that th dity lavs by 5 prctils. Sacrificig 10 mr magic pits adds +50 prctils t th chac. As with th Call Dity vrsi f th spll (pag 53), a grup f ppl ca assist athr t cast Dismiss Dity (ach Dismiss spll may limit th amut f magic pits a hlpr ca ctribut, whras th mai castr may ivst as may as dsird). Th spll taks at last 1 miut t prfrm plus 1 xtra rud pr additial participat wh dats magic pits. Fr xampl: 8 magic pits ps th way fr Cthugha, rprstig a 5% chac fr dismissal. Sacrificig 10 mr magic pits icrass th chac t 55%. T hav a 99% (th maximum achivabl) chac f dismissig Cthugha, ths 96

98 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS assmbld must sacrific 8+19 magic pits i th tw stags, a ttal f 27 magic pits. Rll 1D100 agaist th ttal chac fr th dismissal. As with Call Dity, th castr is th fcus f th spll; thr mmbrs f th grup ca ctribut magic pits. Whil Call Dity splls always rquir spcial cditis ad rituals, th Dismissal spll may b cast aytim, aywhr (but t, thr ar smtims xcptis t this rul, at th Kpr s discrti). Whil may Call Dity splls iclud a dismissal cmpt, thr ar umrus istacs whr such a spll ds t ctai th cssary dismissal. Icmplt spll trascriptis, lack f kwldg, ad vil itt th part f th trascribr ar all pssibl rass why th dismissal lmts culd b missig. I such cass, ths wishig t dismiss a dity will d t sk fr th apprpriat Dismiss spll. Altrativ Dismiss Dity spll ams: wh cmpsig altrativ ams fr Dismiss Dity splls, csidr th fllwig wrds fr ispirati: Baishmt Rpl Rpudiat Displ Ba Cast Out Exil Evict Ruc Disavw Oust Exrcis Try t us vcativ ad subtl ams fr th actual Myths ditis rathr tha simply usig thir cmm ams. May culturs will am such titis i diffrig ways. Thr s ras why a spll am ccrig Yg-Sthth culd t rfrc th big as, Th Hidus Sphrs, r Th Uquchabl Thirstr f Suls, ad s frth. Dismiss Spirit 8 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur Causs a spirit t rtur whc it cam, icludig rturig a dismbdid spirit t its rigial physical bdy. Diffrt culturs hav diffrig practics i trms f th ritual, cmpts, ad lcati rquird t prfrm th dismissal. Th castr must ivst a amut f magic pits qual t that f th spirit (i.. -fifth f th spirit s POW), ad th mak a ppsd POW rll with th targt spirit: if th castr is succssful, th spirit is dismissd. Up t tw willig assistats, wh als kw th spll, may spd 10 magic pits t supprt th castr, addig a bus di t th ppsd POW rll. Nt: spirits bud i sm mar t a -livig bjct (such as a magical itm r rlic) ar t affctd by this spll. Altrativ ams: Exrcism, Ostraciz th Dvil, Rpulsi f th Ghst. Disslv Sklt (Dramlads) H Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Lsig a ppsd POW rll with th castr, th targt s bs vaish. Th targt cllapss th flr: a hap f fldd, quivrig flsh, prvkig a Saity rll (1D20/1D20+5 lss). Th victim might asphyxiat, lackig structur with which t kp th air passag clar, r th thr ivstigatrs might b ctt with ttig arud thir jlly-lik frid i a had-baskt. At th Kpr s pti, a succssful Dramig rll (r athr spll) might rstr th victim s bs. Witssig this dissluti calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Altrativ ams: Liqufy Bs, Tuch f th Wrm, Th Obsc Ozig. Diviati Cst: 1+ magic pit (pr participat); 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th ctral cmpt t th spll is a bwl f watr situatd i a lvatd psiti, arud which ar placd mild piats i ics burrs. Th rcptacl is psitid i th ctr f a circl, twty ft i diamtr, markd with salt r chalk, ilaid with a ptagram. Th castr ad fur assistats stad at th pits f th ptagram ad chat prayrs t Yg- Sthth, bschig th dity fr a glimps f thir futur. Th castr ad ach f th fur assistats ffr a drp f thir bld it th bwl, spdig 1 magic pit ad 1D6 Saity pits ach. Up succssfully castig th spll, all wh lk it th bwl ad brath i th burig piats may mak a POW rll: failur mas that thig has happd fr th viwr, but csts a additial 1D4 magic pits; succss mas that th viwr ss a imag frm thir ar futur rflctd up th glamig surfac f th watr, ad csts a additial 1D6 magic pits. Ay shckig imags thy might s culd prmpt furthr Saity lss. 97

99 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Drad Curs f Azathth by Jua Barba Th bwl rtais its pwr fr 1D4 hurs. Durig this tim ay, t just ths wh hlpd i th castig, ca us it t discr a mmt f thir futur. Viwrs may attmpt t s multipl glimpss f th futur, makig th POW rll i ach istac, ad payig th sam csts dtaild abv fr ach succss ad failur. Kpr t: prdictig th futur i scaris is trublsm, as vts i play ca ft dramatically altr th curs f a advtur. As such, chs with grat car what visis ivstigatrs rciv with this spll; mak thm ambiguus ad fuzzy ugh t fit a array f pttial circumstacs latr i play. Altrativ ams: Rit f Augury, Sthsayig, Watr f Dstiy. Dmiat 6 B Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus Bds th will f th targt t that f th castr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If succssful, th targt bys th cmmads f th castr withut xcpti util th xt rud ccluds. Th spll ca affct ly idividual at a tim ad has a maximum rag f 10 yards. Obviusly th cmmad r cmmads must b itlligibl t th targt; th spll may b brk if a cmmad ctradicts th targt s basic atur (such as istructig a huma t fly). Dmiat ca b cast ad rcast as may tims as th castr fids pssibl, allwig a targt t b ctrlld withut itrrupti fr svral miuts. Each castig f th spll has th sam csts ad limits. Rcastig is istataus. Altrativ ams: Cmmad f th Wizard, Th Chat f Pssssi, Balful Ifluc, Spak t th Ir Vic. Dwsig (Flk) 0 Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr crafts a ftish (ivstig 4 magic pits), which is usd as a lcati idicatr, ad als dfis th substac t b fud with th ftish. Th substac may b aythig familiar t th castr ad f a clar ad dfiabl atur: watr, silvr, gld, ad s frth. Th ftish may b a pculiarly bt twig, a baubl a strig, a slivr f wd flatig watr, r thr dvic (prhaps apprpriat t th atur f th substac sught). Th ffcts f th spll ptrat up t 6 ft f itrvig matrial ad lasts fr CHAPTER 4 30 miuts, allwig th castr t track dw th substac by th way th ftish pits r mvs. Opti: if usig Ly Lis (s pag 19), Dwsig may als lcat th xistc f ly lis ad vrtics. Dpr magic: with th right kid f kwldg, th castr may track dw thigs f th Myths, such as dp spr, byakh bld, r th brd f Eihrt. Fr such istacs, a succssful Cthulhu Myths rll is rquird. Altrativ ams: Watr Witchig, Crat Divig Rd, Lcat Trasurs, Fid Substac. Drai Yuth 6 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Allws th wizard t prmatly drai 3D20 pits f CON, STR, r APP (castr s chic) frm th spll s targt. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt fr th spll t tak ffct. Th ffct maifsts as if th targt was suffrig frm advacd agig, rlvat t th amut f pits lst ad th charactristic ivlvd. A lss f CON r STR might ma icrasd frailty, whil a lss f APP wuld tak a mr csmtic tll, maifstig as svr wrikls, lss f hair, ad s. Th chag is prmat ulss th targt ca fid sm way t rvrs r allviat th ffcts. Crtai wizards claim that th spll ca b rcitd backwards, ffctivly rplishig th draid pits whthr thr is ay truth t such statmts is ukw. Dpr magic: a ful variat (cstig 12 magic pits) allws th castr t pssss th draid charactristic fr a prid f 24 hurs. Thus, if th targt has b draid f 10 pits f STR, th castr s STR is icrasd by 10 pits fr 24 hurs. Altrativ ams: Withrig, Hast th Passag f Days, Th Wastig. Drad Curs f Azathth 6 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th srcrr draws up th rgis f th Outr Gd t dirctly drai POW frm a targt. By rpatig th scrt am f Azathth, ca grat rspct ad far i ay big cvrsat with th Myths, fr t kw th am implis that kws th scrt Last Syllabl. Said al, th Last Syllabl may b dirctd agaist a f. Fr th 98

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103 s h t i g d p s spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th castr is succssful, th targt lss 3D6 POW. Dpr magic: truly mighty wizards ar abl t csum th draid POW i rdr t icras thir w POW charactristic (ad magic pits). Altrativ ams: Uttrac f th Last Syllabl, Y Dlful Lchig, By th Tru Nam Thy Pwr is Sappd. Dram Visi Cst: 3 magic pits Castig tim: 1 hur Brigs frth drams r ightmars prtdig t th futur. May b cast up th wizard him r hrslf, r at a chs targt (th wizard must b abl t s th targt). Th spll may ivlv th igsti f crtai hallucigic plats r cmpuds. Th drams ar uusually vivid, althugh th ifrmati rlatd is usually cryptic ad mtaphrical i atur ad imagry may als cst Saity pits, dpdig th ctt f th dram. Altrativ ams: Visi Slp, Slumbr f th Uwis, Scryig at th Dr f Nightmars t Cm. Drw Mid 6 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th targt f th spll falls ucscius fr 1D20 10 miuts. Additial ppl ca b targtd at th cst f a additial 4 magic pits ach. Th castr ds t wi a ppsd POW rll agaist thir targt. Nt that th castr may pay dubl th magic pit cst t gai a bus di t th ppsd POW rll. Victims f th spll awak suffrig ausa, tmprarily suffrig a palty di t all physically rlatd skills fr 1D4 15 miuts. If a targt succssfully rsists, thy rmai cscius but fl as if thy ar fallig it a bttmlss wll; thy ar still afflictd with ausa (ad th assciatd palty di) fr 15 miuts. CHAPTER 4 dust frm a Egyptia mummy at last 2,000 yars ld ad ach such mummy suffics fr thr dss f th magic dust. Th igrdits als iclud frakics, sulphur, ad saltptr. Cratig th cmpud ca tak as littl as 24 hurs t may days dpdig th cmptcy f th castr ad accssibility t th igrdits. Wh usd, a icatati is spk as th dust is big sprikld. Thrw vr a big t f this Earth, th tity lss 1D20 hit pits pr ds (igrig armr). It taks rud t apply a ds. A Thrw r Cthuhu Myths rll may b rquird at th discrti f th Kpr. Th pwdr wrks ly xtratrrstrial ad thr plaar bigs, thus th pwdr wuld harm a dimsial shamblr, Yg-Sthth r a mi-g, but is uslss agaist a shggth, ghul, r a dp. Altrativ ams: Th Egyptia Pwdr, Prtcti f th Dad. - E - Earthly Srity (Flk) 0 O 2 Cst: 3 magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud Ihibits th ability t fl pai ad brigs a calm stat f mid fr a limitd tim t th rcipit f th spll. Oc cast, th spll causs its targt t fl pai fr hur: rlls t rmai cscius (causd by rducd hit pits ad/r majr wuds) ar igrd durig this prid, ad th targt rcivs a tmprary bst f 2 hit pits (lst wh th spll cass). I additi, fr hur, th targt s mid is sr: phbias r maias ca b igrd, ad Saity lsss ar td but t dductd util th spll s ffct ds (ay Saity lss is dductd i full at this pit, which may prvk a but f madss, ad s ). Altrativ ams: Bid Pai, Matra f Traquility, Maifstati f th Divi. Altrativ ams: Cascads f Nrvs, Mid Gug. Dust f Sulima 8 6 Cst: 10 magic pits (pr 3 dss) Castig tim: 24+ hurs (1 rud t apply 1 ds) Crats a gry-gr pwdr that harms uatural bigs frm thr plas f xistc. Th pwdr rquirs th Effigy f Hat 7 Cst: 12 magic pits; 45 POW; 10 Saity pits Castig tim: 8 hurs pr ight fr 3 ights Summs a tity that is bud t th castr s will t carry ut tasks. Th ritual fr this spll must b hld thr cscutiv ights, durig hurs f darkss. Whil th castr ivsts th cssary magic pits i 102

104 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS t th spll, th POW rquirmt is usually datd by thr sacrifics ( pr ight f th castig) if sacrifics ar availabl, th POW cst is dductd frm th castr (15 pits pr ight). I additi, th castr must prpar a ttm (usually i wd), which ca tak ay frm (rmally a frm culturally spcific t th castr). Ovr th curs f th thr ights, th tity is summd ad bud it th ttm. O th third ight, at th climax f th spll, th Effigy f Hat is fully calscd with th ttm. It is bud t th castr s will ad may bgi t g abut fulfillig th castr s wishs. Th Effigy f Hat is th mbdimt f csmic malvlc a thig f pur darkss ad vil. It may ly lav th ttm fr shrt prids. As it is icrpral, it is uabl t tuch r affct th physical wrld, but is abl t bsrv ad gathr ifrmati as its mastr chss. Whil icrpral, th Effigy is t affctd by physical attacks (thugh, magical attacks will caus it damag). Oc th Effigy has amassd 70 pits f POW frm sacrifics prfrmd by its mastr (this i additi t th 45 POW t crat ad summ it), it gais th ability t physically maifst fr up t 4 hurs at a tim (but ly durig th hurs f darkss), allwig it t itract ad b affctd by th physical wrld (i.. physical attacks w ca dal damag). Th Effigy may absrb a ttal f 10 POW pr day, s usually sv days ad sv sacrifics ar rquird fr it t bcm crpral. Altrativ ams: Call Frth Dark Mii, Strik th Dvil s Bargai, Maifstati f th Will. Eib s Whl f Mist 2 Cst: 1 magic pit (pr ft f hight); 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1D3 miuts Evks a whirlig cylidr withi which r mr prss ca hid frm crtai Myths craturs. A small brz disk tchd with a spcific arca symbl is rquird. Th castr lays th disk th flr, stads atp it, its th wrds f th spll ad xpds th spll s cst. With succss, it grats a 5-ft-diamtr whl f spiig blu mist arud th castr. Evrythig withi th whlig cylidr f mist is ttally bscurd. Th whl taks 1D3 miuts t frm cmpltly, lasts fr 1D20+10 miuts, ad th disslvs. Th mist hids ppl frm craturs summd by Nyarlathtp r i th am f Nyarlathtp. Such a cratur acts as if th mist ad ths bscurd by it ar t prst. Th cratur will t mv thrugh th whl s psiti, v by accidt. If th whl blcks a path, EFFIGY OF HATE Embdimt f Malvlc STR 80* CON 55* SIZ 50* DEX 70* INT 45 APP POW 70 EDU SAN HP 10 Damag Bus: +1D4 Build: 1 Mv: 10 MP: 14 Attacks pr rud*: 2 (claws, bit) Fightig 45% (22/9), damag 1D8+DB Ddg 35% (17/7) Armr: 3-pit hard ski wh crpral. Othrwis, wh icrpral, muda waps cat damag it, ly magical attacks ad chatd waps may caus damag, ad it is t capabl f prfrmig ay attacks f its w. Oc crpral, it may b harmd ad als caus harm t thrs. Skills: Gathr Ifrmati 50%, Jump* 40%, List 60%, Stalth* 80%, Spt Hidd 50%, Track 70%. *Wh crpral. Saity Lss: 1/1D8 Saity pits t s th physical maifstati f th Effigy f Hat. th cratur stps whr it is r gs backward withut kwig why. Th whl ly affcts summd miis, vr Nyarlathtp. As may ppl as ca crwd it th mist ca b bscurd by th whl; hwvr, if s ft, had, tc., stick ut th th illusi is ruid fr all (such aspcts ar at th Kpr s discrti). T hid a grup f rmal hight ivstigatrs, 7 magic pits ar dd. Craturs prst bfr th whl f mist is cast r calld up by pwr thr tha that f Nyarlathtp ca s th whl ad mv it it. A prs may stp ut frm th whl but this will rui th illusi if th stppr is spttd, as ds passig aythig thrugh th mist, such as a bullt r a swrd. Oc th cratur s attti is caught ad it ralizs that a illusi is i prgrss, th prtcti f th spll is lst. Altrativ ams: Th Wizard s Shrud, Blu Fg f Dcpti, Th Hidig Plac. 103

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106 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Eisti Frmula 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 10 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 ruds A dagrus variat f Call Yg-Sthth (pag 60) itdd t summ th Outr Gd s sphrical frcs as a mas f prtcti. Th spll taks th frm f a cmplx mathmatical frmula cmbid with a ritual. A chalk circl is draw th grud, i which th castr stads. Th mid f th castr fcuss spcific umrical frmulas (ccrig xtraplatis f sphrs ad sphrical sctis i varius hypr-dimsis) as th ritual is carrid ut. With succss, uarthly frcs ar ulashd (STR 50+ wid i a 30-ft radius; th castr is uaffctd). Multiclrd sphrs bgi t bubbl ut f th thr arud th castr (prvkig Saity rlls fr ths witssig; 1/1D4 lss). Th castr may dcid t rsist th magical prcss at this pit with a succssful POW rll t sap ut f what is t cm (dig this stps th spll). Thraftr, th chalk circl riss it th air ad spis arud th castr (ad up thr thr avrag humas) t at a vricrasig rat f spd, lik a gyrscpic hula-hp, frmig a chral rgy sphr i th prcss. N huds f Tidals may pass this barrir as attmptig t d s, ach such cratur lss 1D8 hit pits ad is baishd back t Tidals. Th Lrds f Tidals may b rpulsd at first; hwvr, it is blivd that sm ar abl t brak th barrir th truth f this is up fr dbat. Oc th spll is fully actd, th castr ca xtd th spll by rud if a succssful INT rll is mad. Othrwis, th spll rmally lasts fr 1D4+1 ruds. Th castr ca mv whil maitaiig th sphr, s lg as thy mak a INT rll fr ach rud that thy d s (thus, if xtdig th spll s durati ad mvig at th sam tim, a Hard INT rll is rquird). A faild rll ds th spll ad causs th sphr t dissipat. Whil maitaiig th sphr, th castr cat gag i ay thr acti mr cmplicatd tha mvig abut. Ths (apart frm th castr) wh g isa whil isid th sphr bgi t flat ff th grud, hvrig, ys glwig with raw csmic pwr fr th xt 2D4 ruds. Thy als ls a autmatic 1 Saity pit pr rud, as thir mid bcms a cduit fr Myths. Wh this is vr, thy gai Cthulhu Myths skill pits t th valu f th Saity pits lst (.g. Prfssr Cl gs tmprarily isa frm sig huds f Tidals whil isid th sphr, h bcms a Myths cduit fr 5 ruds, ad s lss 5 Saity pits but gais 5 Cthulhu Myths). Shuld th castr g isa whil prfrmig th spll, h r sh bcms a avatar f Yg-Sthth fr 2D4 ruds: thy trasfrm it a mass f bubbls (ths witssig th trasfrmati mak a Saity rll; 1D10/1D100 lss). If ay Tidalsias ar withi th avatar s prsc, thy ar frcd back t Tidals. I ay cas, at th d f th prid, th avatar dparts th castr is g, but i a fial mmt f clarity bfr thir dissluti, h r sh cmprhds th fudamtal frcs f tim ad spac. Nt: t lar this highly mathmatical spll, th prs must hav at last 40% i th Scic (Mathmatics r Physics) skill, as wll as passig th stadard rquirmts fr spll larig ad castig. Altrativ ams: Pricipl f Divi Numbrs, Sacrd Gmtry f th Clstials, Th May Clrd Path. Eldr Sig, Th 2 Cst: 10 POW Castig tim: 1 hur Th spll crats r activats a Eldr Sig. A Eldr Sig may b frmd it a lad sal, carvd i rck, frgd i stl, ad s. Wh mad activ bsid a pig r a Gat, it maks that path uusabl t miis f th Grat Old Os ad Outr Gds, as wll as t ths gratr bigs thmslvs. Withut th spll s pwr, th symbl itslf mas thig ad has ffct. Th writigs f crtai scribs apart, th Eldr Sig is wrthlss i prsal dfs if th Myths tity ca vad th Sig. Ths warig a Eldr Sig arud th ck, fr istac, might gai prtcti fr a fw squar ichs f flsh whr th Sig rsts agaist th ski; hwvr, th rst f th warr s bdy wuld b cmpltly vulrabl. Eldr Sigs ar smtims usd as mas t war th uwary that dagr lis ahad. Altrativ ams: Th Eldr Sal, Th Om Brach, Th Fiv Pits f Wisdm. Elysia Grac 8 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 30 miuts Rdrs a targt immbil; bdily fuctis, lik brathig, slw t a almst imprcptibl rat. Th spll s targt rmais cscius, thugh, ad is awar if ay tuchs thm r spaks t thm; thy simply cat rspd. Th ffct lasts fr 1D6 hurs. Oppsit: Eisti Frmula by Jua Barba 105

107 s h t i g d p s A pultic f varius igrdits is brwd by th castr ad ivstd with th spll s cst. Oc mad, th pultic is viabl fr 12 hurs ad must b sprad vr th targt s bdy. A ritual, lastig half a hur, th fllws. If th targt is uwillig, th castr must succd with a ppsd POW rll. Crtai cults us th spll t sur th cmpliac f thir sacrifics, as wll as ths watig sacrifics t b cscius but icapabl f rsistac At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Cataplasm f Silc, Th Livig Dath. Embrac f Yg-Sthth C Cst: 18 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Ags th targt util thy withr away ad tur t dust. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll agaist th spll s targt: if succssful, th targt lss 5 CON pr rud util, at zr CON, thy ar cmpltly draid f lif ad withrd t dust. Witssig th ffct f th spll up athr prvks a Saity rll (1/1D8 lss). Th spll s ffcts may b haltd if th castr ca b cvicd t cas th spll, r if th castr is killd bfr it is t lat (ay CON lst up t this pit is frvr g). Crtai prtctiv splls r talismas may rsist th mbrac. Altrativ ams: Withrig, Tim s Dust, Th Purpl Sig f th Opr f th Way. Emrald Darts f Ptath (Dramlads) H Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll crats dart pr 4 magic pits sacrificd. Wh usd agaist athr, th dart prducs a uatural gr light ad shts up t a hudrd yards tward its targt, causig 1D3 damag t th targt ad igrig all armr (atural r thrwis). Th targt may attmpt t div fr cvr (Ddg rll) t avid a dart attack. May b usd t harmlssly xpld th Lavdr Sphrs f Ptath (pag 135). Dpr magic: at a cst f 8 magic pits pr dart, th damag causd is icrasd t 1D6. Altrativ ams: Dvil Darts, Blts f Emrald Dm. CHAPTER 4 Empty Mid (Flk) 0 2 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ yar This spll, Tibta i rigi, cmpriss a sris f mtal xrciss allwig th usr t frtify thir mid agaist xtral assault. Th usr must mbark a daily ritual f mditati ad mtal xrciss (4 hurs pr day), takig at last yar t mastr th tchiqu. Th castr spds 6 magic pits ad dubls th valu f his r hr POW agaist mtal attacks. This is ffctiv agaist ly sigl attack ad csts th castr 1D3 pits f Saity. Ev wh mtally attackd withut prir warig, a idividual wh kws this spll may attmpt t rsist with a succssful INT rll. Altrativ ams: Stg Pa Sms, Way f th Hllw Vssl. ENCHANTMENT SPELLS A umbr f chatmt splls xist, ach usd t imbu magic it a bjct r dvic. Mst f ths splls ivlv a bld sacrific, th sacrific f magic ad Saity pits, ad at last a day f tim. Each chatmt spll fllwig dtails its xact cst ad castig tim. Craftig a chatmt brigs risk th itm may hav uprdictabl advatags ad disadvatags. Whil it might b usful fr prbig mr dply it th Myths, it might als xps its usr t mstrus cutrs, r culd ffr uxpctd drs t thr dimsis. Th Kpr shuld csidr hw a chatd itm culd affct gam balac. Sic th chatd bjct is ulikly t vaish frm play c itrducd; it will altr th abilitis (fr gd r ill) f th ivstigatrs. Mak sur yu ar crtai f what it ds, what it csts, ad its implicatis fr yur gam. Altrativ ams fr chatmt splls: Charm, Esrcll, Ftish, Juju, Trikt, Amult, Talisma, Phylactry, Idl, Simulacra. Echat Amult f Th Old Os M Cst: 10 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 days Rquirs a small flat st lzg attachd t a crd. O fac f th st is iscribd with th sigils fr a spcific Grat Old O. Oc th amult is craftd ad th spll s csts ivstd, th st fls cld t th tuch. If wr xt t th ski, it prvids th warr with a additial 5 magic pits pr day. Th amult als prvids +10% 106

108 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS twards attmptig th Call Dity spll (pag 53). Th amult als has a habit f adhrig t ski, causig 1 hit pit t pry it fr. A majr sid ffct t usig th amult is that it lchs lif frc frm its warr. Each mth spt warig th st causs a prmat lss f 1D10 CON. If th amult csums mr tha half th usr s rigial CON, thy fid thmslvs with a trmial disas ad, whthr r t th amult is rmvd, thy will ctiu t ls th 1D10 CON pr mth util dad. Rmvig th amult bfr th disas striks prvts furthr dcli, but ds t rstr lst CON. Echat Aimal Effigy M Cst: 10 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Crats a pwrful prtctiv ad tutlary talisma. T wrk prprly, statit (sapst) frm Sata Catalia Islad, rughly th siz f a fist, must b carvd it th shap f a aimal (usig a apprpriat Art/Craft skill rll). Durig a ritual lastig a day, th st bcms imbud with th spirit f a aimal guardia. Th prcis aid th talisma prvids its wr is tid t th typ f aimal dpictd, with xact dtails lft t th Kpr. Thr sampl suggstis fllw. Oc a mth th spirit f th ffigy may b csultd rgardig a prblm r a prpsd curs f acti: this rquirs 4 magic pits ad 1D4 Saity pits. Thr is guarat th spirit will rspd r that th rsps will b hlpful. A aimal ffigy tak frm sm ls is wrthlss withut th prpr ritual prfrmd all vr agai. Hawk: grats a bus di t Spt Hidd rlls. Turtl: 1-pit f armr prtcti. Cyt: a bus di t Stalth rlls. Bar: +1 damag t succssful ml attacks. Echat Blls f Hrrr M Cst: 30 POW; 3D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6+ days Crats a st f thr magical blls usd t summ th littl-kw Grat Old O, Zu-Ch-Qu. Each bll must b fashid i brz ad iscribd isid with sigils rlatig t Zu-Ch-Qu. Ths blls must b cast whil th prpr rits ar chatd (blls alrady xistig cat b chatd). Th siz f th blls may vary, but ach must b larg, at last SIZ 35. T cclud th spll, th castr s lif frc must chat ach bll with 10 POW ad 1D6 Saity pits. Oc cratd, th blls f hrrr may b usd by ay ad at ay tim t summ Zu-Ch-Qu (s Call Zu-Ch-Qu, pag 60). Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Zu-Ch-Qu. Echat Bk M Cst: variabl POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 days Aids i summig star vampirs by chatig a bk i which is iscribd th wrds f th spll Summ Star Vampir (pag 177). Th bk s ik must ctai th ichr f a star vampir. Th castr mditats fr thr days ad sacrifics a varyig amut f POW: fr ach pit f POW chald it th bk add +2 prctils t th castr s chac f succss with Summ/Bid Star Vampir. Dpr magic: varius vrsis f this spll xist which assist i th spcific summig f a lssr Myths tity. Athr pwrful variat allws th castr t fully ifus th bk with th summig ad (pssibly, but t always) th bidig cmpt f a summ spll; wh th bk s wrds ar rad alud (by ay) th spll is autmatically cast (with th radr lsig 1D10 magic pits ad 1D4 Saity pits) th Kpr shuld rll 1D100 ad if th utcm is 80 r lss, th summig is succssful. Th castr prparig such a bk ivsts 40 POW t prduc th autmatic ffct. Echat Brazir M Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs O th ight f a full m btw th autumal quix ad th witr slstic, th castr must sacrific a small aimal whil itig a frmula ad prfrmig crtai gsturs. Th chs brazir is sakd i th aimal s bld ad sprikld with a hadful f gld dust, silvr, r mrcury. Th chatr must th bur a pic f wd at last 500 yars ld, hldig th brazir i its smk. Up cmplti, th brazir is chatd ad rady t us. Th mpwrd brazir may assist i th prfrmac f thr splls, such as Call/Dismiss splls, prvidig a bus di t crtai castig rlls r rducig spll csts at th Kpr s discrti. 107

109 s h t i g d p s Echat Cadl (Flk) M Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Rquirs a day-lg ritual ad grats a varity f prmat ffcts (icrasig a skill by 1D10 prctils, frcig athr it udyig lv with th supplicat, tc.tc.). Wh rady, th cadl may b usd by th castr r giv t athr. Th cadl s usr, th supplicat, must sacrific 5 POW ad 1D4 Saity pits by rcitig crtai wrds, ad may r may t b tld what ths wrds caus t happ. Th supplicat s figrail clippigs r hair scraps must b mixd it th wax wh th cadl is mad, as must drplts f th supplicat s bld, ad th vt th supplicat wishs t ifluc must b writt th sid f th cadl. As th cadl burs, th supplicat must prfrm a prtit activity th skill t b imprvd, picturig i thir mid th prs frm whm h r sh sks udyig lv, ad s frth. Echat Ca M Cst: 30 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 7 days Crats a artifact abl t drai magic pits frm thrs, strig thm t b usabl by th ca s wr. Castig th spll ad cratig th ca rquirs a wk s wrk, a huma sacrific, ad sm frm f iflxibl bjct, such as a ca. Oc cratd, ach us f th ca csts th usr 1D3 Saity pits. Wh ay but th ca s cratr tuchs th chatd ca fr mr tha 30 scds, h r sh lss a magic pit ad th bjct accumulats a magic pit. Th prs lsig th magic pits immdiatly fls quasy ad prfudly uasy. Th bjct ca b hld agaist a targt util all magic pits ar draid away, aftr which hit pits ar draid by (util ithr ucsciusss r dath). Wh a magic pit frm th ca is usd i castig a spll, it is usd-up prmatly. Oc th ca is mpty f magic pits, athr victim must b fud t rcharg it. Dpr magic: a variat spll chats a glv t prduc th sam ffcts. Echat Club M Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Echats a club t prfrm as a magical wap. Th castr must quch th wap i th bld f a SIZ 20 r gratr cratur. Oc chatd, a club iflicts a CHAPTER 4 additial pit f damag (.g. 1D6+1 fr a small club, r 1D8+1 fr a larg club) ad ca caus damag t craturs vulrabl ly t magic waps. Armr prvids rmal prtcti agaist a chatd club. Echat Daggr f Nyarlathtp M Cst: 30 POW; 2D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Th castr fashis a flam-shapd daggr (a Art/Craft rll may b rquird). Th daggr must th b usd t kill livig bigs amutig t 100 POW. Th castr pays th cssary csts ad frm th, wh usd i sacrifics i th prsc f Nyarlathtp, th POW f th sacrificial victim flws it th daggr. Th daggr s wr may th siph POW frm th daggr t b usd i spllcastig (such POW c usd, is draid frm th daggr). Echat Dll M Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 days A dll is sakd i a lixir that icluds huma bld ad th a lck f th targt s hair is affixd t th dll (this igrdit must b dlivrd by th supplicat). Wh th dll is stabbd, th targt rcivs a crrspdig xcruciatig pai (which culd als maifst as vrtig, ausa, tc.tc.). If th pi r kif is lft i th dll it causs ctiual pai t th targt, wh must attmpt a Hard CON rll: if faild, th targt rcivs palty di t all physical skill rlls fr th prid i which th kif r pi rmais i th dll. Rmvig th kif r pi, r burig th dll rlass th targt. Echat Flsh M Cst: 10 magic pits; 2D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5+ miuts Allws th castr t prsrv ad srcll 5 SIZ pits f th ski ad flsh f a victim (mr flsh ca b chatd at multipls f th spll s csts). Th flsh must b cut away with a chatd kif ad immdiatly thraftr th spll must b cast up th ski. Th blck f flsh chatd is w immu t mst frms f damag (firarms still d miimum damag; chatd waps d rmal damag). Furthrmr, th flsh will ag istad f th castr, addig yar t his r hr lif. Ulss applid with a Graft Flsh spll (pag 125), th chatd flsh lasts a umbr f wks qual t -fifth f th rigial wr s POW, aftr that it lss its magical prprtis ad dcays. If Graft Flsh is usd, th flsh lasts frvr. Nmially, such flsh blcks 108

110 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS ca cmpltly armr a avrag-sizd huma th castr buildig this hrrific suit vr th curs f may days. Dpr magic: this is a vry rar spll ad a jalusly guardd scrt f a hadful f wizards. Echat Gris-Gris M Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Tmprarily grats a skill hacmt t th wr f th gris-gris bag. A lathr puch is filld with varius igrdits, icludig hair, ski, ad bld f th itdd wr. A small aimal must b sacrificd. Th castr ivsts th puch with 10 magic pits, whil th itdd wr sacrifics 5 POW, 1D4 Saity pits, ad a variabl umbr f magic pits. Fr ach magic pit sacrificd by th wr wh th gris-gris is mad, h r sh gais +1 prctil i a particular skill (xcpt Cthulhu Myths) wh warig th puch. Th puch will grat th bfit fr a maximum f 1D100+1 days. Echat Ju-Ju (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Rquirs a lg ritual which cscrats a prsal ward (ju-ju) t dfd agaist black magic. Th sacrific f a chick with black fathrs is prfrmd durig th ritual, i which th itdd rcipit f th ju-ju must tak part. Wh cratd, th ju-ju (a amult f sm kid) will b shud by vil dizs f th vd wrld, srcrrs icludd (ths affctd cat cm withi fiv ft f th ju-ju). Th ward ca b aythig th supplicat wats. Th ju-ju may b wr t prtct a prs, r placd vr a drway r widw t prtct a hm. Echat Kif M Cst: variabl POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs A chatd kif icrass th liklihd f succss wh castig crtai thr splls, as wll as prfrmig as a magical wap (abl t iflict harm Myths titis wh wuld thrwis b uaffctd by muda waps). Th spll chats a kif r daggr mad f a pur mtal, such as gld r ir. Th castr draws a itricat diagram, usig th kif s blad, a flat surfac, ad th th blad is usd t kill a aimal f at last SIZ 20. Th cratur s bld is th tracd ut t fllw th lis f th diagram ad th chatmt is cmplt. Such a kif is suitabl fr us i castig crtai summig splls (i.. Summ Dimsial Shamblr, pag 176). Evry pit f POW ivstd grats +1 prctil t th chac fr succss i castig that spll. If this kif is usd i th prfrmac f Echat Brazir (pag 107), th brazir s mad adds +10 prctils t th chac fr succssfully castig Cjur Glass f Mrtla (pag 72). Echat Magic Stavs M Cst: 25 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 mth A acit chatmt, said t hav b dvisd by Nphr Ka himslf, crats a pair f magical stavs: tippd with th traditial Egyptia crk, ad th thr with a ivrtd akh. Th castr must prsally carv ad fashi th stavs (rquirig a succssful Art/Craft rll), ad th prfrm a mth-lg ritual t chat thm. Th ritual rquirs rar cmpts (circa $500+), icludig grat amuts f Paut (s Brw Paut, pag 49), ad a sacrific f 25 POW. Oc chatd, th stavs cfr 2D10 xtra magic pits t th barr f th stavs (if hld crssd i frt f th barr s bdy). Splls cast by th barr xpd ths additial magic pits first. Additially, th crssd stavs will absrb 1D10 pits f damag iflictd by ay damag-causig spll cast at th barr. Th capacitis f ths stavs rcharg 24 hurs aftr us. Echat Paitig M Cst: 5 magic pits; 5 POW; 5 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ day Echats a prtrait allwig its viwrs t cmmuicat with its subjct. Sm f th subjct s bld must b mixd with th ils usd i paitig th prtrait. Th castr ds t d t pait th prtrait (spcially if thy ar t artistically iclid), but h r sh must b prst thrughut its crati. Oc th paitig is cmplt (us a Art/Craft rll t dtrmi its quality), th castr chats th fiishd pic. Ay viwr gazig it th ys f th prtrait may attmpt a POW rll: if succssful, thy p tlpathic cmmuicati t th subjct, whrvr thy may b. Bth viwr ad subjct ca ly har athr. This ffct csts th viwr 5 magic pits ad 1 Saity pit, ad th 1 magic pit thraftr fr vry miut f ctact. Ctact ds wh th viwr chss t t xpd ay mr magic pits i maitaiig ctact. If th subjct f th prtrait is dad, a chatd paitig bcms a dagrus trap. If ctact is stablishd with th spirit f th dcasd, it csts th viwr 10 magic 109

111 s h t i g d p s pits ad 1D3 Saity pits. Th spirit f th dcasd ca attmpt t pssss th viwr. Aftr miut f cmmuicati, fr ach subsqut rud, th spirit ad th viwr mak a ppsd POW rll: th lsr suffrs th lss f 2D10 POW. If th spirit is rducd t zr POW, it is dstryd, ad th prtrait lss its chatmt frvr. If th viwr is rducd t zr POW, thir sul is csumd ad th spirit taks prmat pssssi f thir bdy, gratig thm a scd chac at lif. Echat Paviut (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Echats a ritual bat r wad ilaid with sts, shlls, ad crystals. Th paviut grats a bus di t th castr wh it is usd i th castig ay Nativ Califria splls. It als grats a bus di t th castr wh usig Cyt Dust (pag 82). Th paviut is als a chatd club that dals 1D6+1 pits f damag. Echat Pips M Cst: variabl POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3+ hurs Augmts th chac fr succss i castig particular splls. Th spll chats a st f papips r a flut. Th istrumt must b at last 90% mtal. A ritual is prfrmd vr th musical istrumt. Fr ach 5 POW sacrificd, th pips must b stpd i warm bld fr tw hurs. A w aimal must b slaughtrd fr ach 5 POW ivstd. Fr ach pit f POW ivstd, th fiishd istrumt grats +2 prctils t th chac f succssfully castig Summ/ Bid Srvitr f Th Outr Gds (pags 176 ad 42), as wll as thr splls rquirig th us f pips r fluts t cast. CHAPTER 4 Echat Rcrdig M Cst: variabl magic pits; 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: variabl A rar but ptt icatati usd i cjucti with a spcially dsigd pic f music. Th spll causs th ffcts f th rcrdd music t rtai th sam ptcy f a liv prfrmac by cratig a rsrvir f magic pits, which ar utilizd wh th rcrdig is playd back. A grup f ppl ca supprt th chatmt. Ths wh als kw th spll may ivst as may magic pits as dsird. Othrs, wh d t kw th spll, may ivst ly 1 magic pit ach. Th ttal f th magic pits ivstd t chat th rcrdig is th amut availabl ach tim it is playd t aid i th castig f thr splls. Th chatd rcrdig may supprt with castig thr sg-splls, such as th Sg f Hastur (pag 169 r Sul Sigig (pag 171). Echat Rig M Cst: 10 POW; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Th rig must b fashid frm a b tak frm a livig sacrific. Myths sigils ar carvd it th rig. Warig th rig grats a magical armr f 8 pits agaist prjctils ad ml attacks. Nt that fir, drwig, pis, ad thr -wap attacks igr th magical armr, as d magical waps. A ky sid ffct f usig th rig is a grwig caibalistic urg. Each tim th rig is wr fr a full day, th warr lss 1D3 Saity pits, ad must succd with a Extrm POW rll r succumb t caibalistic prdilctis fr 1D4 hurs (which may prvk furthr Saity lss). Echat Prjctil M Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Echats small prjctils, such as slig sts, arrwhads, r bullts. Th castr must quch th prjctil(s) t b chatd i th bld f a cratur f SIZ 20 r gratr whil rcitig a chat. Oc chatd, a prjctil iflicts a additial +1 hit pit f damag (thus, a chatd.22 hadgu rud iflicts 1D6+1 pits f damag). A chatd prjctil ca iflict full damag agaist craturs vulrabl ly t magical waps, r wh ar rmally ivulrabl t impalig waps. Armr prtcts rmally agaist chatd prjctils. Th spll ca crat 1D4+4 chatd prjctils. Echat Srum M Cst: 10 POW; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs Ehacs a pharmaclgical mixtur, acclratig its itracti with th subjct up whm it is usd. Th rmal spd f ffct is icrasd by a factr f t (thus, a drug rquirig 10 hurs t tak ffct is rducd t 1 hur). Fr th spll t fucti prprly, th targt drug must b placd i a ctair that has b prpard i huma bld. Th castig rquirs bilig th bld ad th ctair tgthr fr 2 hurs, whil chatig icatatis. 110

112 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Echat Spar M Cst: 20 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 yars Crats a spar that always hits its targt (if withi rag). Th wap must b a wd spar with a pit mad frm bird b, dcratd with fathrs frm at last thirty diffrt spcis f birds, ach pluckd frm a livig bird. If a fathr is lst i us, a w must b btaid. I makig th spar, th castr prfrms a ritual with th chs spar at th Sprig Equix fr tw cscutiv yars. At th d f th scd ritual, th spar must b usd t kill a livig cratur, salig th chatmt. It always hits wh thrw, but is thrwis a rdiary wap (a attack rll is mad, but succss is autmatic ulss a fumbl is rlld, i which cas th spar is brk ad lgr chatd. Livig targts ar uabl t ddg th spar. O impact, th spar iflicts 1D10 damag ad acts as a magical wap agaist Myths titis (ulss rsistat t impalig waps). Dpr magic: sm lard srcrrs ar said t b abl t rcall th spar (cstig 5 magic pits) c it has struck a targt (takig at last rud t d s). Echat St Tablt M Cst: 21 magic pits; 10 POW; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 wks Th tablt rquird fr this spll must b mad frm black st tak frm th suk city f R lyh. It must b carfully tchd vr a prid f thr wks, th castr ivstig 1 magic pit ach day whil carvig. Wh cmplt, bth a dp ad a huma must b sacrificd t th tablt withut shddig bld (usually by straglig r smthrig). Wh fiishd, th st is chatd. Ay pssssig th tablt suffrs ightmars f ali vistas ad dimly prcivd zig masss, all agaist a backgrud f shiftig clrs ad frms. Far-ff, slithrig ad gurglig ca b hard. If th st s pssssr dstrys th tablt, th ffcts f th drams itsify, with th sam rsult as if th spll Curs f th St (pag 92) had b cast up th wr (xcpt that h r sh ds t fall pry t istat halluciatis). If th tablt is tssd it th sa, it Ctacts (but ds t Bid) 1D8 dp s. Thy rtur th tablt t th prs wh thrw it. Th tim it taks th dp s t brig back th tablt dpds th distac f th thrw tablt t th arst dp city. Th drams stp whil th dp s pssss th tablt. Othrwis, th ly sur mas t stp th ightmars is t gift th tablt t athr (must physically had it t a rcptiv prs), r dfac th st with a Eldr Sig (pag 105). Echat Trch M Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs May b usd with th Summ Fir Vampir spll (pag 176) t brig mr tha fir vampir at a tim. Th castr prpars a ir rplica f a trch, f th siz ad hft dsird, barig th Sig f Cthugha. Th castr th prays t Cthugha fr six hurs. Th trch is th lit ad th chatmt cmpltd. Rmarkably, th chatd trch rquirs ful (th ir had itslf burs ixtiguishably ad withut d). Oly th istructi i Cthugha s am t quch itslf xtiguishs th trch. Th trch must b lit t aid i summig fir vampirs, with ach additial fir vampir s summd cstig th castr 1D3 saity pits ad 3 magic pits. Dpr magic: rar variat f this spll is said t b abl t st fir t gld, lad, ir, ad thr havy mtals, quickly burig thm t ashs. Echat Whistl M Cst: variabl POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Augmts th castr s chac t Summ Byakh (pag 175). Th spll chats a whistl, which is cstructd f allys f silvr ad ir frm a mtrit. Each pit f POW sacrificd t th whistl grats +2 prctils t th chac f succssfully castig Summ Byakh. 111

113 s h t i g d p s Echatd Dust f Aubis M Cst: 5+ POW Castig tim: 2 ruds Crats a hadful f dust damagig t th udad. Th castr sacrifics a varyig umbr f POW pits t dtrmi th strgth f th dust. Wh th dust is tssd at a udad cratur, th mstr must mak a POW rll: th lvl f difficulty f th rll is dtrmid by th amut f POW ivstd i th dust s crati. Rgular difficulty if th castr spt 5 POW i cratig th dust, a Hard POW rll if 10 POW was spt, r a Extrm POW rll if 15 POW was sacrificd. If th mstr fails th rll, it is dstryd. Fr this spll, a udad mstr is dfid as aythig which had lif, did, ad was physically aimatd by magical mas: mummis, zmbis, ad (pssibly) vampirs. Ghsts, wraiths, ad ghuls ar t udad. Echatmt f Ill Luck M Cst: 3 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 8 days Th chatmt wrks a bjct f sigificac t th itdd targt (a wallt r lckt fr xampl), ad causs bad luck fr th wr. Th castr its a thr-hur ightly ritual, fr a ttal f ight days, vr th bjct. O th last ight, th supplicat (if thr is, thrwis th castr) pays th spll s csts. Wh tuchd r wr by th itdd targt, th bjct causs bad luck. Th targt s Luck scr is halvd* ad thir chac f rllig a fumbl ay rll is dubld. Th bad luck lasts util th cursd bjct is idtifid ad dstryd. *Nithr ca th targt spd r gai luck pits if th Optial Luck Rul is big usd. Altrativ ams: Waga (Vd), Bad Py, Hx. CHAPTER 4 Edurac Chat Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D3+1 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Allws th castr t cmfrtably gag i grat physical xrti fr up t six hurs. Immdiatly aftr castig, th castr has thir CON ad STR icrasd by 30 pits fr six hurs (this may tmprarily icras hit pits ad damag bus). Th castr may (ptially) chs t igr all pai, thrby bcmig immu t physical shck ad physical (but t mtal) causs f ucsciusss. Wh th spll ccluds, th castr fls calm ad ivigratd but must mak a succssful CON rll r prmatly ls 5 CON. This spll cat b cast up athr cratur. Altrativ ams: Capacity f th Bast, Flich Nt frm th Travails f Struggl. Egdr Prsprity (Flk) 0 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs A ritual dsigd t brig walth t th castr. Th spll may ly b cast th first Saturday f Sprig ad rquirs a itricat magic circl, as wll as ritual implmts (a daggr, wad, chalic, ad cadl). Durig th prfrmac f th spll, th castr ivsts as may magic pits as dsird (miimum f ) ad th attmpts a Hard POW rll: if succssful, th castr will rciv richs vr th xt mth, f a ttal valu qual t th umbr f magic pits spt multiplid by $100 ( richs culd ma cash my, a ihritac, r sm thr frm f walth). Th my vr tds t cm all at c, ad sms t appar as th rsult f happy cicidcs r accidts: miscutd chag, uxpctd widfalls, ulkd-fr rpaymt f dbts, gifts, r v bills fud th grud. Usually, sm frm f stig is attachd (a lvd dis, lavig thir ihritac, ad s ) which may caus cstrati, grif, r guilt th part f th castr. Altrativ ams: Midas Sg, Iflati f Ci, Rap a Srrw. Eji Paktic Ptagram 2 Cst: 10 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs Csistig f a cmplx hypr-gmtric prati, this is a pwrful wardig spll ft usd i cjucti with th Lia Drug (s Brw Lia Drug, pag 47). Th castr must draw 112

114 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS th cmplicatd symbls a flr ad rcit a icatati. Oc th sig is prprly chatd, ths stadig isid th grad gmtry ar slightly ut f syc with spac-tim, ad csqutly th mids isid th wardig cat b sctd by th huds f Tidals ffctivly makig thm ivisibl t th craturs. Similarly, th tmpral mid trasfr f th Grat Rac will t fucti isid th ptagram as ths withi ar rdrd immu t a uwatd trasfr (likwis, a Grat Rac csciusss will b uabl t lav a pssssd bdy). Fially, th symbl als srvs as a ward agaist th ris dad (zmbis, icrpral ghsts, ad aythig raisd frm thir sstial salts), which cat crss th symbl. Dpr magic: i acit tims, th Paktic Ptagram was smtims fud carvd acrss th thrshlds f wizards tmbs. Altrativ ams: Lia Ward, Clak f Tidals, Mid Imprcivabl. Eji th Sig f Kth M 2 Cst: 6 magic pits; 5+ POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur A acit magical symbl f mystrius rigi, th Sig f Kth may b rlatd t th ifamus Yllw Sig. Th ritual t frm ad mpwr th Sig f Kth rquirs th sacrific f a huma f POW 60 r mr. Th Sig ca b iscribd ay surfac usig pait r ik, r by physically carvig it t a dsird surfac. Th Sig s POW quals that f th sacrific plus th amut f POW ivstd by th castr (miimum f 5). Oc mpwrd, th Sig cat b dfacd: if paitd vr, th ful symbl will bld thrugh withi a day, ad all thr attmpts t mar it will prv fruitlss. Th Sig ca ly b harmd by magical mas, ad th ly if th wuld-b dstryr ca wi a ppsd POW rll agaist th Sig. Th Sig has svral pwrs. Ay wh stars at th Sig ad mditats ca s visis f varius Myths lcals (th Platau f Lg, th Mystrius Ir City f th Magtic Pls, ad th Drad Twr f Kth, tc.). Th visis last a miut pr magic pit spt by th viwr, ad will cst variabl Saity lss dpdig th visi s (titis s via th Sig cst additial Saity pits). Th viwr gais +1 prctil f Cthulhu Myths fr vry fiv miuts spt viwig th darkst crrs f th uivrs, ad a succssful Cthulhu Myths rll allws th viwr t ctrl th lcal viwd. Additially, th Sig f Kth acts as a pwrful ward agaist craturs f ightmar ad th udad. Zmbis ad rsurrctd titis ar hld at bay by th Sig. Ay cratur ativ t th Dramlads must succd i a ppsd POW rll agaist th Sig i rdr t crss it r pass thrugh a wardd drway, whil udad (icludig th rsurrctd) cat pass it at all. Dpr magic: prtis f th Ncrmic suggst that th Sig may als b usd t physically travl t fabulus placs if th viwr kws th prpr matras. Altrativ ams: kw. Ethrall Victim 8 6 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr must b abl t spak calmly with th targt bfr th spll ca tak ffct. Aftr a rud r s f talkig, a ppsd POW rll is mad btw th castr ad targt: if th castr is succssful, th targt stads struck, umb ad dumb, util rlivd frm th trac by physical assault r sm similarly shckig vt. Altrativ ams: Strik Dumb, Th Silvr Bguilig Tgu. Equilatral Scr (Dramlads) H Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: svral miuts This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Crats a cmplx sris f itagibl gmtric lis i frt f th castr, frmd it a prfct quilatral triagl, dp blu i clr. Th castr ca caus imags t appar by cctratig th imag thy wish t crat. Th imag appars thr-dimsial frm a had- viw ad ca b aimatd, althugh th imag cat b s frm th back, which displays ly th gmtric lis. Th castr may chag th imag frm mmt t mmt. If th castr cass cctratig, th imag fads. If th castr fails t cctrat th scr fr fiv r mr cscutiv miuts, th spll ds. Altrativ ams: Grad Vistas, Thught Sight. Evil Ey C B Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs a targt t suffr frm bad luck. Whil th targt must b withi sight f th castr, h r sh will t cssarily ss th Evil Ey s ifluc, but is likly t fl a dd chill r uas wh th spll is first cast. 113

115 s h t i g d p s With a succssful castig, th targt s chac fr a Luck rll is halvd*. Th targt must apply palty di t all charactristic ad skill rlls, his r hr gus jam vry rll f 75% r highr, ml waps brak a rll f 75% r highr, ad th chac t succssfully cast a Summ/ Bid spll is halvd. Th ffcts ctiu util th xt suris, util th castr rmvs th spll, util th castr is fud ad bldd (hit hard ugh t bld), r util th targt dis. This spll may als b cutrd by Wardig th Ey (pag 188). *Nithr ca th targt spd r gai luck pits if th Optial Luck Rul is big usd. Dpr magic: ths abl t call up th gratr wisdm ad kwldg f th Cthulhu Myths may dirct this spll at a grup (up t fiv idividuals) wh must all b i th sight f th castr. Altrativ ams: Rit f Ill Frtu, Curs, Dark Hx. Eviscratr (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. This grusm spll causs a rilig clustr f black jaggd bjcts, dark vilt bursts f fg, ad rd-yllw blts f rgy t b sht at a targt. Th Eviscratr rips p its victim, dlivrig 1D6 damag pr 8 magic pits ivstd i th spll. Dspit th targt havig way t rsist this attack, ay armr (if wr) ds limit its damag. CHAPTER 4 Whr th targt is suffrig frm idfiit isaity, th castr may sacrific 5 POW t hav th 1D6 Saity pit gai b prmat (althugh, such pits ca b lst thrugh Saity shattrig xprics). Th spll may b cast a slpig targt, causig thm t xpric a wdrful dram ad rstful slp. Altrativ ams: Calm Mid, Ifus th Blssd Rlif f Trubls Past, Barricad f Prcpti. Exil Eihrt 8 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits (pr participat) Castig tim: 3 ruds Frcs th Grat Old O Eihrt t rmai i its Eglish labyrith fr a yar ad a day. Th castr ad thrs (wh must kw th spll) may ivst as may magic pits as dsird. Additial participats (withut kwldg f th spll) wh ar i physical ctact with th castr may ivst 1 magic pit ach. All participats pay th spll s Saity cst. Th umbr f magic pits ivstd i th spll is multiplid by fiv t prduc a prctil valu usd by th castr i a ppsd rll vrsus Eihrt s POW f 150. If th castr wis th ppsd rll th spll is succssful ad Eihrt cat lav its labyrith fr 366 days. Altrativ ams: Eihrt s Ba. Expld Hart (Dramlads) H Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Altrativ ams: Cacphy f Dm, Black Blts f Dath, Judgmt f P Ta. Exaltati B O Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Flds th targt with a sul-liftig flig f wllbig, gratig th targt Saity pits. With a impassid appal, lastig fiv ruds, ad th castr wiig a ppsd POW rll with th targt, th spll tmprarily icrass th targt s Saity by 1D6 pits fr vry 12 magic pits ivstd by th castr. Such additial Saity pits ar lst aftr 24 hurs, r util lst by thr mas. Th sudd acquisiti f xtra Saity pits may rsult i rlif frm tmprary isaity. This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr pits at th targt ad cctrats fr thr ruds. A ppsd POW rll with th spll s targt is th mad: if succssful, th targt s hart bgis t pud uctrllably, quickly buildig i strgth ad tmp util, aftr 1D6 ruds, it xplds thrugh th chst wall. Th targt dis immdiatly; witsss mak a Saity rll (0/1D4 lss). Quick thikig may sav a targt f this spll: a succssful Dramig r Cthulhu Myths rll (pssibly thrs at th Kpr s discrti) might cacl r altr th ffct, rducig th csqucs t th lss f ithr 2D6 hit pits, 2D6 magic pits, r 2D6 Saity pits as chs by th Kpr. Altrativ ams: Th Drad Figr f Dm, Th Urmittig Agy, Hart s Embrac. 114

116 Extd Lif Q Cst: 100 magic pits; 15 POW; 3D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 7 days THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Thrugh grat cst, this spll grats immrtality t th castr. Th srcrr first builds a grat fir ad th fllws prcis istructis t summ a acit big, th am f which is t giv ly ths wh hav succssfully cast th spll kw th tru idtity f this big ad t a sigl has vr s much as hitd at th truth. Th summs is lgthy ad cmplx, pushig th srcrr t thir limits. Th apparac f th acit big prvks a Saity rll (1D6/1D20 lss), ad if th tity dms th ptitir accptabl (wh kws by what masurs) th a agrmt is rachd. Th pact stats that th tity will ag istad f th castr, but if th castr shuld di, th th big will pssss ad rplac th castr Earth prsumably th big taks pssssi f th castr s bdy at th pit f dath (witsss may b shckd by th miraculus rcvry ). Dpr magic: just hw lg th acit big rmais Earth is uclar quit pssibly it is immrtal. Giv th dsirs f wizards fr lgvity, it is ccivabl that th tity w psssss umrus physical bdis Earth, all activ ad prhaps islatd frm athr, yt all wrkig i uis twards sm hrrific grad schm. Altrativ ams: Extd, Th Pact f Bld, Th Ritual f Fir ad Exchag, Th Dvil s Bargai. Ey f Light ad Darkss 2 Cst: variabl POW (100 stadard) Castig tim: dusk till daw A pwrful Eldr spll that waks may Myths agts ad srvats. Th spll rquirs a larg sacrific f POW (diffrig vrsis vary th amut rquird). A grat sigil f th Ey is wrkd it a hard, atural substac, such as grait, ad th fixd a high plac i th ara t b wardd. Th Ey must b cratd i th aftr bfr th full m riss. At mris, th bld f a ict (sm withut Cthulhu Myths kwldg) must b usd t fill th pupil f th Ey c pr hur util th daw (ly a fw ucs f bld ar actually dd). Th participats must chat as th first bld is giv, rpatig alud a phras that suds smthig lik, SA- MA, SA-MA, TE-YO, SA-MA till th daw. Th ward rquirs POW frm th ppl chatig (t cssarily giv with thir kwldg). Each hur f th chat, th Ey lchs 5 POW frm ach participat util th xact amut f POW has b absrbd (100 POW fr th stadard vrsi). Ths lsig all f thir POW drp dad. If th POW is t accumulatd bfr daw th activati fails, all lchd rgy is lst, ad th prcdur must b startd agai frm scratch. Th Kpr shuld t say what is happig util th crati f th ward has succdd r faild; ly th shuld th playrs b istructd t mark ff th ttal lsss (scrtly rcrdd by th Kpr). If ugh POW is gathrd withi th tim limit th, wh th m xt riss, th pupil f th Ey is activatd ad glws brifly. Thraftr, th symbl cat b rmvd by physical r rgular magical mas. Wh arby, ths wh cratd it (ad ly thy) ca s a dim imbus maat frm th Ey. Th Ey f Light ad Darkss is pwrful. It waks agts, mstrs, ad miis f th Outr Gds ad Grat Old Os wh tr th ara it prtcts, damagig such srvats at th rat f 1 magic pit pr hur (which thy cat rgai util thy lav). A srvat lsig all magic pits whil i th Ey s ara f ffct cmpltly disitgrats. Ctact, Call, ad Summ/Bid splls may t b cast withi th viw ad rach f th Ey. Th Ey s pwr prats i a 10-mil radius; hwvr, it cat ptrat mr tha 20 ft f rck r mtal. T dstry a Ey rquirs th rigial spll usd t fashi it. I mst cass, ach Ey is uiqu i trms f th chat ad rituals rquird t crat it (usually basd th lcality f th castig). Cmplx dductis ad yars f paistakig rsarch ar dd t rvrs-gir th crati spll i rdr t tur it t th dstructi f th Ey. Such Eldr magic is xcdigly rar ad ly th uwis wuld dar t tampr with such mattrs. Altrativ ams: kw. 115

117 s h t i g d p s Eys f a Stragr 6 B Cst: 8 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Causs th spll s targt t s smthig spcifid by th castr. Affcts a sigl targt ad taks ffct at ay rag, althugh th targt must b withi sight f th castr. Th castr must first wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt, allwig th castr t dtrmi th visi with which th targt is t b burdd. With succss, th targt s viw suddly chags t that which th castr has chs. If titis f th Cthulhu Myths ar mad t appar, th targt shuld mak Saity rlls; hwvr, th lsss fr such visis ar -tth rmal (a frid chagig it Y glac, fr istac, wuld csts 1/1D2 Saity pits). Th spll lasts fr 1D10+2 ruds. Nthig itrrupts th visi, which is visibl v with th ys clsd. Th castr must prsally hav witssd whatvr th targt is t s. Altrativ ams: Grat Visi, Mtal Imprt, T S Thrugh Mi Eys. Eys f th Zmbi 7 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D8+2 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Allws th castr t tak dirct ctrl f a idividual zmbi (that thy hav raisd ad prpard) ad thraftr t prciv vts frm th viwpit f that zmbi. Th ys f th zmbi must first b rmvd ad placd i a bath f spcific chmicals. Th castr als must rmv thir w ys, allwig th zmbi ys t rplac thir w. Th castr thrup mvs, prcivs, ad racts as thugh i th bdy f th targt zmbi, util such tim as th zmbi ys ar rmvd frm th castr s sckts. Oc activatd, ctact with a idividual zmbi targt ca b sustaid ubrk fr 1D3 mths (th zmbi is th dcayd byd us). Th castr s ys (if safly maitaid) may b r-isrtd wh dsird by rpayig th spll s csts ad prfrmig a shrt chat. Dpr magic: th castr rmvs ly y ad rplacs it with a zmbi y, ffctivly allwig th castr t ihabit tw bdis at th sam tim. Shuld this dubl prspctiv b attmptd by a sa idividual it prvks a Saity rll (1D4/1D8 lss), plus th additial lss f 1D4 Saity pits pr day thraftr util th zmbi y is rmvd. CHAPTER 4 - F - Fag f Yig O Cst: 15 magic pits; 5 POW Castig tim: 6 hurs Lauchs a appal t mighty Yig, wh may grat sm frm f b t th castr. T gai Yig s favr, th castr prfrms th spll, which rquirs suitabl dvtis ad a sacrific. Th castr must ithr b a srpt prs r must hav fud mrit i Yig s ys thrugh thir actis. If th ptitir is favrabl, Yig accpts thm as a Fag fr 1D10 cturis, aftr which pit, a rward f +1D20 pits f POW ar giftd t th castr as a sig f rgard. As a Fag, th supplicat is ttally at th gd s cmmad. Smtims Yig vics his wishs i drams, which must b byd withut qusti, r at thr tims th gd cmmadrs th targt s bdy ad ds with it as h ss fit ad fr as lg as h dsirs. Th prsality f th castr is simply alg fr a trrifyig rid. Hw th castr survivs fr 1D10 cturis t cllct th additial POW is t a mattr f itrst t Yig. Nt that Yig is a jalus big: h vr raiss Fags abv POW 135. Altrativ ams: Sk th Sak Gd s B, Ritual f th Fag. Fast f th Owl (Flk) 0 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Puishs a my by magically trasfrrig a small burrwig wl it th targt s stmach, prvkig th wl t ats its way ut. Th castr must b abl t s th targt ad must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th castr succds, th th small wl appars i th targt s stmach ad bgis chwig fr 1D4 hit pits f damag pr rud. Wh 8 hit pits hav b iflictd, th b-grimd wl mrgs ad flis ff, vr t b s agai. Th targt blds 1 hit pit pr rud fr 1D6 additial ruds, r util thy rciv a succssful First Aid rll. Thrughut th prcss th targt is icapacitatd; scramig ad writhig i hrrific aguish. At th d f th rdal thy ar substatially wakd, lsig 1D10 CON prmatly. Witsss t th mrgc f th wl ls shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1D6 lss). Altrativ ams: Dad Sight, Shll f th Crps, Th Stalkig Witss. 116

118 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Dpr magic: th spll may b cutrd thrughut diffrig culturs ad ggraphis, ad th aimal is likly t diffrt du t this fact. Saks, frgs, ad rats ar all pssibl maifstatis f this spll. Altrativ ams: Implatati f th Burrwr, Curs f Fathrs, Scritch-Stratch. Fial Fast B Cst: variabl magic pits; 1+ Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ day Allws th castr t sway r braiwash athr prs. If a targt is particularly wak, r if th castr is vry strg, it may b pssibl t csum th targt s sul. Th spll is vry ld ad cmplx. Th prparatis fr castig may tak a full day r mr. Th spll ivlvs twty parts: ach part is rcitd durig th prparati f a idividual dish that will b part f a grat fast. Each part, ad thus ach dish, has a assciatd wrd f pwr with it. All f th wrds ar vry shrt (i.. syllabl). Th targt is ivitd t partak f th lavish fast. Durig th mal, th castr subtly mtis ach f th wrds f pwr. Each tim a wrd is spk, th targt maks tw rlls: a ppsd POW rll with th castr, ad a CON rll. Oppsd POW rll: if th castr wis, th targt lss 5 POW. CON rll: if faild, th targt lss 5 CON. As th targt succumbs t th spll, h r sh grws mr ravus fr th fd big srvd. Shuld th targt wish t rsist, thy may attmpt a Hard INT rll i rdr t rfrai frm atig ay mr f th fd (th difficulty is icrasd t Extrm if th castr has ithr a Charm, Fast Talk, r Prsuad skill f 90% r gratr). Each tim 5 POW is lst, th castr gts t mak a suggsti t th targt, wh is allwd athr ppsd POW rll i rdr t scap cmplt acquiscc. If th targt lss 25 r mr pits f POW, th hst may suggst cmplx ad v slf-dagrig actis. Agai, th targt is allwd a ppsd POW rll t scap ffct. If a targt s POW r CON falls t 0, thy ar dad. Th uttrac f a wrd f pwr csts th castr 1 magic pit pr idividual at th dir tabl that th castr wishs t affct. Each suggsti mad csts th castr a miimum f 1 Saity pit; althugh, this riss t 2 pits r mr (at th Kpr s discrti) fr cmplx ad slf-dagrig suggstis. Altrativ ams: Mid Fast, Victuals f Tmptati. Fid Dramr (Dramlads ad Wakig Wrld) O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 10 miuts Lcats a dramr. May b cast i bth th Wakig Wrld ad th Dramlads. Th castr must hav ithr mt th targt i prs Earth r whil xplrig th Dramlads. Th castr placs a dl up a bwl f watr ad cctrats whil sktchig a likss f th targt, which is th burd ad th smk ihald. As th imag burs, th dl turs t pit twards th targt. Th itsity f th flams prvids a ida f th prximity f th targt. Succssiv castigs ad accurat triagulatis abl th targt t b pipitd. Altrativ ams: Exps th Travlr, Fidig Ndl. Fid Gat O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 20 miuts Thrugh a sris f gsturs ad a spcific chat, th spll rvals t th castr ay Gat withi th castr s dirct visi. Whil this spll lcats a Gat it ds t mpwr ay t p, cls, crat, r pass thrugh it. Nithr ds this limitd frm f th spll allw th castr t dtrmi whthr th Gat travrss tim r distac. Altrativ ams: Sk Prtal t Othr Placs, Sight f Far Juryig, Fi th Way. Fid Srpt Flk (Srpt Ppl) O Cst: 3 magic pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Tlls th castr th dircti ad distac f th arst srpt prs. Vry dgrat idividuals may b igrd as t big tru mmbrs f th spcis. Th maximum rag f th spll is fiv mils. May srpt mags kw this spll, but huma ds, r has it vr b writt dw i ay huma laguag. Altrativ ams: kw. Fir Dac 6 Cst: variabl magic pits; 3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Causs a ball f flam t lap frm a xistig fir t a dsigatd targt. Fr ach magic pit ivstd (t a ttal f 6), th cabbag-sizd ball f fir ca lap rughly

119 s h t i g d p s yards (thus th maximum rag fr such a firball is abut 90 yards). Th spll taks miut t cast fr ach magic pit sacrificd. Mtilss targts ar autmatically it. Mvig targts may attmpt a Hard Ddg rll t avid th flams. Livig targts hit suffr 1D6 damag ad must rll Luck t dtrmi if caught fir (if s, thy suffr 2 pits f damag pr rud thraftr util th fir is put ut). Altrativ ams: Th Burig Sprit, Wrd f Cthugha, Jack O Flam. Fist f Yg-Sthth 6 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Causs a massiv, ivisibl frc t hit a sigl targt. Th castr must b abl t s th targt. Each magic pit ivstd yilds 2D10 STR f frc. Fr vry 30 ft f distac that th castr stads frm th targt (aftr th first thirty ft), th castr must spd a additial magic pit. Wh th targt is struck (if a livig thig), a ppsd rll must b mad usig th spll s STR vrsus th targt s CON. If th rll is succssful, th targt is kckd ucscius. Whthr r t th targt is lft ucscius, th targt is always pushd away frm th castr fr a distac i ft qual t th STR f th blw mius th targt s SIZ. Th spll ca b usd agaist iaimat bjcts, such as drs r walls. Rsults may b bvius, but smtims Kprs will hav t dtrmi ths cass basd up th STR f th bjct. Fr xampl: th castr spds 5 magic pits t hit a ivstigatr 50 ft away. 1 magic pit is spt th rag. Th thr 4 grat a STR f 8D10 that ar rlld fr a rsult f 57. Th ivstigatr fails a Hard CON rll (sic th splls STR is vr 50) ad s thy ar kckd ucscius. Th ivstigatr has a SIZ f 45 ad is bwld back 12 ft by th impact. Altrativ ams: Chal th Strgth f th Opr f th Way, Smit Dw Thi Emy, Th Hidus Blast f th Ful O. Flamshild (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1+ POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds CHAPTER 4 th shild is ft fr vry magic pit xpdd. If mr magic pits ar xpdd c th shild is cratd, th shild ca b mvd 1 yard pr magic pit spt. Th splls Halt f Eara (pag 127), Viridia Wid (pag 183), Whit Wb f Sr (pag 189), Crati f Vrability (pag 89), ad Sraph s Glry (pag 166) ar all blckd by th shild. If th shild tuchs ay livig big t mad f flam, that big suffrs 1D6 pits f damag (igrig all armr). Altrativ ams: Th Icrdibl Shild f Y sr, Calfactiv Barrir, Firy Rtrti. Flash f Ra 8 6 Cst: 5+ POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Crats a brilliat flash f light, which ca blid sm bigs ad may dstry titis such as ghsts ad wraiths. Fr vry 5 pits f POW ivstd th splls causs 25 pits f damag t -crpral craturs withi 10 yards. Light radiats ut frm th castr ad blids all sightd bigs withi 20 yards if thy d t cls thir ys, tur away, r hav sm frm f y prtcti. Ths wh ar blidd mak a CON rll: if faild, th lack f sight lasts fr hur; if succssful, blidss lasts fr ly 1D6 miuts (r 1D3 ruds with a Extrm Succss). Rllig rsults i big prmatly blidd. Altrativ ams: Scitillati, Abjur Visi, Nullify th Sig Eys. Flsh Ward 2 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Grats prtcti agaist physical attack. Each magic pit spt prvids th castr (r th chs targt) 1D6 pits f armr agaist -magical attacks. This prtcti wars ff as it blcks damag; fr xampl, if a charactr had 12 pits f Flsh Ward ad was hit fr 8 pits f damag, th Flsh Ward wuld b rducd t 4 pits, althugh damag wuld b tak. Th spll lasts 24 hurs r util th prtcti is dpltd. Oc cast, th spll may t b rifrcd with furthr magic pits, r rcast util th ld spll s prtcti has b usd up. This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Frms a disk f flam bfr th castr s had. Th diamtr f Altrativ ams: Prtct Th frm Mighty Blws, Armr f th Will, Bld Shild. 118

120 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Flight Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 ight Crats a itmt allwig th usr t sar thrugh th air. Rquirs th rdrd fat frm a ubaptizd mal child ad thr ghastly cmpts, which must b brwd i a cauldr by th dark f a w m. Th chatd itmt cratd is dstryd by dirct sulight, s it must b strd i a dark plac ad shuld b pd r usd ly aftr sust. Brwig prducs 1D4 applicatis f th flyig itmt. Th itmt lasts fr 1D6 hurs, allwig th usr t fly with MOV 10. Altrativ ams: Dac f th Witch, Brm Gras, Trasfrmati f Birds. Fd f Lif Q Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D8+1 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 days Crully ad uaturally xtds th lif spa f a idividual. A uhly caibalistic fast f svral days durati (usually 3 days) is ky t th ritual. Th srcrus caibal adds wk f lif fr vry 5 SIZ pits f huma flsh thri csumd. Altrativ ams: Csumpti f th Livig Flsh, Victuals f th Emy, Th Spcial Fast. Frak Wathr b Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs frak wathr vts t ccur. Th castr ca caus a lightig blt t strik a crtai ara, a small hail strm t ccur, a smi-pwrful, lcalizd wid t blw up frm whr, r similar ffcts. Th castr has dirct ctrl vr th ffct ad ca ly caus it t maifst i a giv lcati. Th lcati must b withi sight f th castr. Altrativ ams: Cmmad Elmts, Call Up th Havs. Fr Hastur 9 Cst: 350 POW Castig tim: 1 miut pr pit f POW ivstd I cjucti with th i st mliths rquird fr th Call Hastur spll (pag 56), this chat prmits Hastur t tr ad t rmai frly withi th ara budd by th mliths. Th spll must b cast at ight with Aldbara visibl. Oly th ladr f th chat ds t kw th spll; thrs ivlvd i th chat ls 1 POW ach. Fr vry 2 ppl chatig, 1 POW wrth f th ssc f Hastur r f his spaw gai accss t Earth. Thus, t brig Hastur (POW 175), rquirs 350 chatrs (350 dividd by 2 = 175). Nt that if th spll, Build Carcsa (pag 53) is alrady i plac, ly 35 chatrs ar rquird t brig Hastur, with ach sacrificig 5 POW ach. Oc summd, Hastur ca frly rmai; h d t rtur t th sky at suris ad ca rmai activ all yar rud. Hastur cctd splls ar usabl day r ight withi th budd rgi, which ca b f ay siz. Altrativ ams: Ubud th Uspakabl O, Ivcati f Hali, Rit i Yllw. Fury (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D4 saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Iducs a furius, brsrk rag i th targt, makig him r hr fight rcklssly ad with savag abad. Th castr may dirct th spll up him r hrslf, r athr targt (rquirig a ppsd POW rll if th targt is uwillig). Th spll icrass th umbr f attacks t 2 (assumig thy rmally hav 1 attack pr rud); bth attacks ar prfrmd th charactr s rmal DEX valu. This spll lwrs th atural istict fr slfprsrvati. Th furius charactr igrs ay ucsciusss stmmig frm a majr wud. A fatal wud is still fatal t th ragd charactr but h r sh attacks util th d f th rud f thir dath, pttially strikig blws whil tchically dad, ad th fially klig vr at th d f th rud. Durig th fury, th charactr ca ly tak actis dirctly rlatd t th mst immdiat frm f cmbat ( magic, halig, tc.) Th Kpr dcids whthr a acti qualifis as a cmbat acti r thrwis. If thr ar viabl mis lft, th brsrk charactr will attack allis ulss thy ca mak a Hard INT rll t cm ut f th fury. Th fury lasts fr 5 ruds, althugh vry 5 magic pits ivstd abv th iitial cst icrass th lgth f th brsrk rag fr rud. Oc cast, th castr cat add additial magic pits ulss th spll is rcast (rquirig big abl t tuch th furius prs). Altrativ ams: Curs f th Wlf, Wrds f Brsrk, Ifral Agr. 119

121 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Gat by Gmi - G - Gat Cst: variabl POW Castig tim: 1 hur pr POW pit spt Cst t accss: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Gat allws th castr t crat drways btw thr lads r tims, dimsis r wrlds allwig th usr t travl grat distacs with a simpl stp. Usually a Gat ccts t a sigl thr lcati. Crati f a Gat rquirs th prmat xpditur f POW i a sacrific qual t th lg t bas 10 f th distac th Gat ccts i mils multiplid by fiv (s Tabl: Gat Crati ad Travl Csts, ad Gats: Sampl Lcatis ad Distacs, pags 122 ad 123). A Gat may tak may frms: cmm s big idicatd by a pattr f paitd lis a flr r wall, r a pculiar arragmt f sts i a fild. Th mdia usd t pait th Gat sigils ca likwis tak may frms: chalk, pait, bld, carvig, ad s. Usig th Gat csts a umbr f magic pits qual t -fifth f th POW rigially usd t mak th Gat. Each trip thrugh a Gat csts 1 Saity pit. Shuld th usr lack ugh magic pits fr a trip, th travlr xpds hit pits t mak up th cst. Rtur trips thrugh a Gat always cst th sam as th iitial jury. Ordiarily, ay r aythig ca mv thrugh a Gat, thugh sm hav b built s that a crtai ky a wrd r gstur is dd t activat th prtal. Crtai vrsis f th spll ar kw that als chag ths wh pass thrugh, t aid survival a ali wrld. Thr ar als hits that sm Gats ar capabl f arrivig at mr tha dstiati. Nt: als s Tim Gat, pag 179. Dpr magic: th castr may lct t prpar a Gat fr travl by xpdig th cssary magic pits bfr th jury. Th Gat is thus primd ad th xt prs stppig thrugh th drway is t rquird t pay th magic pit cst, but will still d t sacrific 1 Saity pit. Altrativ ams: Crat Mystic Prtal, Rit f Sig, (Bhld) Drway t Othr Placs, Y Prtal f May Jurys. Arch f Tim, Gatway t Thigs Lg Past ad Sights Us, Th Wizard s Trap. CHAPTER 4 Gat Bxs Cst: variabl magic pits; 5 POW; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: 5+ hurs Allws th crati f twi magical bxs that frm tw ds f a magical Gat. Gig thrugh a Gat bx csts xactly th sam magic pits ad Saity pits as gig thrugh a rmal Gat ad th trasit prcdur is th sam s Tabl 1: Gat Crati ad Travl Csts, pag 122. T crat th Gat bxs, tw idtical wd bxs ar cstructd t ay dsird SIZ. Th bxs shuld p ly at d. Th cssary ritual, csistig f placig s hads th bxs ad ccivig crtai hyprdimsial lis ad agls i s mid fr abut fiv hurs must b prfrmd (5 POW is sacrificd at this tim). Th th bxs autmatically drai half th cratr s magic pits ach day, util thy hav absrbd magic pits qual t thir ttal SIZ Saity pit is lst fr vry full wk f magic pit drai. Oc th cssary magic pits hav b tak, th bxs bcm pratial. Dpr magic: s Vaish (pag 183) fr a variat us fr Gat Bxs. Altrativ ams: Echat Gat Bxs, Vaish, Bdily Evaprati. Gat f Drams Cst: variabl magic pits; variabl POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: hurs qual t th umbr f magic pits xpdd This spll, which is vry similar t th Gat f Oirlgy (fllwig), crats a prmat gatway t th Dramlads. Hwvr, it ds t allw sm frm th Wakig Wrld wh crsss it th Dramlads t rtur, vr. Th Gat f Drams mvs ay big t Earth s Dramlads, trasubstatiatig th Dramlads quivalt fr th travlr s arthly bdy ad gar. Alas, th Earthly bdy dis irrtrivably aftr takig th thirtth stp past th Gat; rtur frm th Dramlads is pssibl aftr th. Ths wh prcd it th Gat will sm t fad slwly away, whil a crps vrsi f th travlr slwly bgis t calsc it xistc at th trac t th Gat. Th travlr will b abl t s thir w crps frmig if thy lk back. If thy shuld dcid t tur arud bfr takig thir thirtth stp byd th Gat thy may rtur t th Wakig Wrld. 120

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123 s h t i g d p s POW (Gat Crati Cst) CHAPTER 4 TABLE 1: GATE CREATION AND TRAVEL COSTS Magic Pits (Gat Travl Cst) Distac i Mils / Light Yars (up t ) mils ,000 mils ,000 mils ,000 mils ,000,000 mils ,000,000 mils ,000,000 mils ,000,000,000 mils ,000,000,000 mils ,000,000,000 mils ,000,000,000,000 mils ~ 1/2 light yar ~ 5 light yars ~ 50 light yars ~ 500 light yars ~ 5,000 light yars ~ 50,000 light yars ~ 500,000 light yars ~ 5,000,000 light yars ~ 50,000,000 light yars 122

124 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Distac frm Bst, USA GATES: SAMPLE LOCATIONS AND DISTANCES Apprximat Furthst i Mils / Light Yars POW ad (Magic Pits) Rquird Prvidc, USA 40 mils 5 (1) Pria, USA 1,000 mils 10 (2) Prtlad, Australia 10,000 mils 15 (3) Empty spac 100,000 mils 20 (4) M 230,000 mils 25 (5) Mrcury 140,000,000 mils 40 (8) Vus 160,000,000 mils 40 (8) Mars 250,000,000 mils 40 (8) Jupitr 600,000,000 mils 40 (8) Satur 1,000,000,000 mils 40 (8) Uraus 1,900,000,000 mils 45 (9) Nptu 2,800,000,000 mils 45 (9) Yuggth (Plut) 4,600,000,000 mils 45 (9) Ort Clud 9,000,000,000 mils 45 (9) Prxima Ctauri 4.3 light yars 65 (13) Sirius 8.3 light yars 70 (14) Fmalhaut ~ 22 light yars 70 (14) Vga ~ 26 light yars 70 (14) Aldbara ~ 50 light yars 70 (14) Cla ~ 400 light yars 75 (15) Far Sid f Milky Way ~ 70,000 light yars 90 (18) Galaxy M31 ~ 2,800,000 light yars 95 (19) Azathth ~ 10 billi light yars 105 (23) Distat quasar ~ 15 billi light yars 105 (23) 1 Astrmical Uit ~ 93,000,000 mils 35 (7) 1 Light Yar ~ 5,900,000,000,000 mils 60 (12) 1 Parsc 3.26 light yars 65 (13) 123

125 s h t i g d p s Th rquirmt f familiarity with th dsird dstiati f th Gat ar th sam as fr th Gat f Oirlgy spll, but as this spll is smwhat mr limitd i its usfulss, it rquirs ly half as much POW (rud ay fractis dw) b sacrificd. Fr xampl, a Gat Of Drams pig t Ulthar wuld rquir 10 POW b sacrificd, whil a Gat f Drams ladig t a sit i Yuggth s Dramlads wuld rquir 22 POW. It is pssibl t distiguish btw th tw typs f Gats with a succssful Cthulhu Myths rll. Th ly kw ways t pass thrugh a Gat f Drams ad b abl t rtur is with ithr th artifact kw as th Silvr Ky, r if th ky t th Gats f Wdr is i th travlr s pssssi. Th travlr must bar ithr ky with thm bth thir trac t ad xit frm th Dramlads, r ls thy will bcm a prmat rsidt just as if thy had trd withut a ky t bgi with. It is pssibl fr sm t tr with ky ad lav with th thr. Altrativ ams: Prtal t Dram, Irrvcabl Path. Gat f Oirlgy Cst: 4 magic pits; 20 POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: hurs qual t th umbr f magic pits xpdd This spll rsmbls th Gat spll (prcdig); hwvr, it ps a physical pathway t th Dramlads. Wh th Gat is cratd, th makr must kw th dstiati i th Dramlads thy itd th Gat t lad t. Th castr must hav visitd th sit ad kw its rlatiship t at last thr ara f th Dramlads. Travl thrugh such a gat is tw-way frm th Wakig Wrld, but thigs rigiatig i th Dramlads cat pass thrugh it. Dpr magic: it is pssibl t build such a gat t a Dramlads bsid Earth s w. This csts a amut f POW qual t th cst fr travlig t th spt s Wakig Wrld quivalt (s Tabl: Gat Crati ad Travl Csts, prcdig). Fr istac, if a ivstigatr, havig c visitd thr, wishd t build a Gat Of Oirlgy t Yuggth s Dramlads, it wuld cst 45 POW, sic th Earthly Yuggth (Plut) is arud 5 quadrilli mils away. Altrativ ams: Th Mrtal s Path t Dram, Cduit f Dlusi. CHAPTER 4 Gathr ad Chal Far B O Cst: 10+ magic pits; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Th castr is abl t grat ad chal far, cvrtig such rgis it magic pits; ft usd ffctivly i cjucti with Sd Drams (pag 164) t giv th ppulac i a giv ara hrrid ightmars. Th castr must shd thir bld (1D4 hit pits) t a bjct t b usd as a fcus fr th spll (ft a statu f a Myths tity); th mr upsttig th castr fids th tity, th bttr. Oc th bld has b shd, th castr sacrifics 10 magic pits pr dsird mil radius f th castig. Th ssc f th spll is rlasd ad vry withi th ara f ffct must mak a POW rll (ppsd by th castr s POW). Fr ths wh succd thr is ffct; hwvr, a faild rll mas th idividual suffrs a hrrifyig ightmar (if usd with th Sd Drams spll), r starts jumpig at shadws, grw ts, ad acts -dg fr th xt 24 hurs. Fr ach prs failig th ppsd POW rll, 1 magic pit is lchd ad chald t th castr, wh may us such pits t rplish thir w supply, r str th rgy fr futur us hwvr, such acquird magic pits last ly util th xt w m. Altrativ ams: Trasmgrify Trrr, Suffrac f Far. Gift f Iaa Cst: 4 magic pits; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Grats bauty t th castr at th xps f athr. Th spll s targt must b withi mil f th castr, wh spds a day fcusig up th targt ad prfrmig th cssary rituals. At midight, aftr th last ritual is cmpltd, th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if th castr wis, 10 APP is rmvd frm th targt (makig thm appar that much ldr), ad 5 APP is addd t th castr (wh w appars that much yugr). If th targt wis th ppsd rll, th castr is thrw it a cma fr 1D3 days ad prmatly lss 5 CON. I mst cass, th spll s targt tics chag at all. Dpr magic: by dublig r triplig th spll s cst, th castr may icras th amut f APP lst ad gaid (at dubl th cst, th targt may ls 20 APP, whil th castr gais 10 APP, tc.). Nt that shuld th castr fail th ppsd POW rll, th rsultat cma lasts 2D3+1 days, ad 20 CON ar lst. Altrativ ams: Yuth Drai, Th Jalus Ey, Cmmutati f Bauty. 124

126 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Gld Cag f Dsir B Cst: variabl magic pits; 5 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ day Turs dsir it a trap fr th uwary ad wak-midd. Th spll s targt must alrady b dsirus f a particular bjct wh th spll is cast. Th castr must ivst magic pits qual t umbr f magic pits th targt psssss. Fr day, th targt falls it a blissful stat, blivig thy hav acquird th dsird bjct. Th stat f bliss ca b maitaid fr athr day by sacrificig th sam umbr f magic pits (this, i thry, culd b rpatd daily). Aftr th first 24 hurs, ad ach day thraftr, th targt may attmpt a Hard POW rll i rdr t cm t thir sss ad raliz th bjct is t i thir pssssi. I additi, sm frm f its vilc r sigificat shck ca frc th targt ut f th illusi. Fr ach wk udr this spll, th targt shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss). Altrativ ams: Stupfacti f Avaric, Burig Hugr f th Hart s Dsir. Gd Thif Watr (Flk) 0 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur A spll t prvt th thft f th castr s prprty. Th castr prpars a ifusi f varius igrdits ad th sprikls a bit f th ifusi a itm. Ay attmptig t stal that itm will hav mak a Extrm POW rll t still b willig t d s. Othrwis, th wuld-b thif has a ixplicabl ad strg avrsi t th itm, ad a slight ausa wh ctmplatig th thft. Th ffct lasts fr 1D6+1 days. O batch f th ifusi is ugh t prtct gds quivalt i siz t a avrag autmbil. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Dpr magic: with a icrasd cst f 10 magic pits ad 1D4+4 Saity pits, th ifusi bcms much mr ptt (th amut f th liquid is rducd, cratig ugh t apply t fur itms at mst). Wh sprikld a itm it causs th wuld-b thif t suffr cvulsis wh i cls prximity; th thif must mak a CON rll r b uabl t d littl mr tha writh th grud util such tim as thy ar carrid away r th itm is rmvd frm thir prsc. Altrativ ams: Thif Ba, Hidus Rtchig, Curs f th Pilfrig Had. Graft Flsh 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs Allws th castr t graft a pic f Echatd Flsh (pag 108) t his r hr bdy, ad hav th flsh ad its armrig ffcts last frvr. Th castr must rmv frm his r hr w bdy a crrspdig ara f ski (SIZ 5 ara, cstig 1D4 hit pits) bfr th Echatd Flsh ca b graftd. Oc cast, th prprtis f th Echatd Flsh bcm availabl t th usr frvr. Dpr magic: this is a vry rar spll ad a jalusly guardd scrt f a hadful f wizards. Altrativ Nams: kw. Grasp f Cthulhu 6 Cst: 2D6 magic pits (pr miut); 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Immbilizs r mr targts with a trribl, crushig prssur, tmprarily rbbig STR. Th spll s rag is 10 yards ad may affct mr tha prs at a tim; hwvr, ach additial targt csts a additial 2D6 magic pits pr miut th spll is sustaid ca b xtdd fr as may miuts as th castr s magic pits ca buy withut additial Saity pit cst, but th castr must cctrat th spll durig th tir tim. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt(s): if th castr wis, th victim(s) fls grat prssur barig dw up his r hr bdy ad is uabl t mv as thugh wrappd by th mighty ttacls f Grat Cthulhu. Fr ach miut th spll lasts, th targt tmprarily lss 5D10 STR pits. If th targt s STR drps t zr r lss, h r sh falls ucscius. Altrativ ams: Th Suffcatig Ttacls f th Watry Dps, Th Smthrig, Th Gift f R lyh. Gravyard Kiss (Crat Zmbi variat) 7 Cst: 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Rquirs a huma crps, which rtais sufficit flsh t allw mbility aftr activati. Th castr puts a uc f his r hr w bld i th muth f th crps, th kisss th lips f th crps ad braths part f th slf it th bdy. Fiv pits f POW ar lst, a gift t th crps. 125

127 s h t i g d p s With succss, th castr may giv th zmbi simpl cmmads that it will carry ut. Ovr tim th zmbi may lar t accpt mr cmplx cmmads. Shuld th castr di, th zmbi bcms iactiv ad rts away. Th zmbi will last util it vtually falls apart (this culd tak yars). Part f th ivcati rfrs cllctivly t th Myths Gds thugh spcific ams ar usd. Altrativ ams: Evrlastig Srvat, Bld f Lif. Grat Rit f Sacrific O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs A crmy usd t ritually slay sm i rdr t prvid magic pits r POW t th castr, r as a sacrificial gift t a dity. Th castr prfrms a cmplx sris f rituals ctrd up a huma sacrific ad th, usig a chatd kif, murdrs th ufrtuat victim. If th magic pits pssssd ar gig t g t th castr, thy ar addd t thir magic pit tally; hwvr, if t usd withi 24 hurs, such xtra pits ar frfit. Th magic pits gaid thrugh this ritual may vr xcd twic th castr s rmal maximum. Th castr may istad lct t drai POW frm th victim, up t a maximum f half f th victim s POW valu. This POW must b spt withi hur r th xtra POW pits ar lst. Ditis gai th sam rwards frm th sacrific as wuld th castr mst tims, th castr rcivs a b frm th dity fr thir ffrig. Altrativ ams: Ya Z Bfacti, Th Grad Exaltati. Gr Dcay C Cst: 15 magic pits; 10 POW; 2D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day A curs that turs a idividual it a gr pil f mld. A day must b spt fcusig rgy up th itdd targt f th spll ad rcitig a icatati t Gla aki. I th xt 24 hurs th castr must prsally giv a gr laf t th targt. At daw th fllwig day, fr th spll t tak ffct, a CHAPTER 4 ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr ad targt: if th castr is succssful, th gr dcay has bgu. Ovr th xt sv days th targt ffctivly turs it a gr mld. At first, gr bltchs appar th ski, which latr bgi t grw mld-lik hairs. As th spll prgrsss, mr ad mr f th ski grws gr ad th ski rts. I tadm, th targt s rgas als bgi t rt (causig pai, ful smlls, ad thr uplasatss). By th sixth day th targt s mtal facilitis rapidly dtrirat, ad mvmt bcms impssibl. Th ly kw cur is t fid ad kill th castr, which rvrss th spll s ffcts. Th ly writt trascriptis f this hidus spll ar said t fud withi th Bk f Eib ad th Rvlatis f Gla aki. Altrativ ams: kw. Gry Bidig (Crat Zmbi variat) 7 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur A ritual liquid must b purd vr a prpard crps. Th igrdits f th liquid diffr dpdig th vrsi f th spll; hwvr, th bld f th srcrr appars cmm t all. Othr igrdits shuld b dtrmid by th Kpr at last shuld b cstly r illgal, r prhaps radiactiv. Oc th crps has b prpard ad th liquid dcatd, th castr its th spll. With succss, th crps russ. Litrally midlss, th zmbi is aki t a wild aimal ad is t udr th ctrl f its cratr. Th zmbi ctius t rt aftr its crati ad s vtually dcays it icapacity. Dpr magic: it is rumrd that sm may b abl t crat ulimitd udad srvats with a limitd amut f ctrl. Th lvl f ctrl is miimal ad limitd t vry simply cmmads. All th srcrr rquirs is a sufficit supply f crpss. T dtrmi th umbr that ca b cratd ad ctrlld, divid th castr s POW by fiv: th rsult is th maximum umbr f zmbis that may b activly ctrlld at ay giv tim. Altrativ ams: Th Dathlss Srvat, Lv s Lst Embrac Rturd. 126

128 - H - Halt f Eara (Dramlads) H Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A whirl f whit flaks itrsprsd with rigid lis f marbld substacs is st frth frm th castr t th targt bjct. Th targt is prmatly turd t st (thugh, us f th Dramig skill r thr magic culd, i thry, rtur it t its frmr stat). This has ffct st bjcts. Th spll csts 4 magic pits + 1 pit pr SIZ pit f th targt. If isufficit magic pits ar spt t tur th tir targt bjct t st (ad th castr lcts t t bur hit pits t fd th spll), th th spll ds t wrk. But, if twic as may magic pits as dd t trasfrm th targt ar spt, th castr ca dcid t trasfrm ly part f th targt. Altrativ ams: Curs f St, Ptrificati. Hads f Clubra 6 Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Trasfrms th hads f th castr it th frparts f tw vmus saks. Th spll ly affcts th castr, with th ffct lastig 1D3+3 ruds. Th trasfrmd saks ca bit targts up t 8 ft distat. Ths viwig th trasfrmd wizard shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1D6 lss). Each sak may attack (usig th castr s Fightig skill), with ach bit dlivrig 1D3 damag plus ijctig vm if th targt fails t mak a Extrm CON rll, th vm causs th lss f 1D10 hit pits pr rud util th hit pits lst qual -fifth f th castr s POW r th targt is dad. Altrativ ams: Th Srpt s Figrs, Th Blssig f Yig. Halig (Flk) 0 Cst: 12 magic pits; ptial POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2D6 ruds THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Oc th spll has b ivkd, th halig prcss is acclratd: aftr 2D6 ruds th ijurd prs is hald fr 2D6 hit pits (up t rmal maximum hit pits). Th spll ds t actually rgrat flsh, but rathr it mlds wuds tgthr, lavig awful scars that may rduc APP (ad pssibly thr lastig physical ailmts at th Kpr s discrti). Th halig is ly prmat if th castr als spds 1 POW pr hit pit hald; thrwis th halig is tmprary ad th wuds rp aftr a day. Nt that this spll cat brig back th dad t lif. Dpr magic: a variat f th spll may mtally hal a prs, allwig th targt t rgai 2D6 Saity pits ad curig ay isaity currtly suffrd. Agai, th ffcts ar tmprary (24 hurs) ulss th catr sacrifics 1 POW pr Saity pit rgaid. Altrativ ams: Impart Nurishmt t th Ailig Flsh, Th Blssig, Mld Wuds. Hart s Curag 2 Cst: 5 POW; 4 Saity pits Castig tim: 24 hurs A prtctiv spll agaist ths with kwldg f th Cthulhu Myths. Th castr carvs rus ddicatd t a spcific Myths dity it th wall r flr f th ara t b prtctd, th prays t th tity. Ths wh cm ar t th rus ad wh als pssss th Cthulhu Myths skill must it th tity s am t b allwd t mv past. Failig that, th prs may attmpt a Hard POW rll t gai accss: if faild, th prs fids himslf r hrslf paralyzd ad frz i plac, althugh thir bdy thrwis fuctis rmally thy ca spak ad s, but cat mv. If lft at th wardig rus r carrid past thm, paralysis ctius idfiitly ad th targt will di i 1D3 days. If carrid back, away frm th rus, th paralysis ds aftr 2D10 ruds. Ths wh wr frz by th ward may attmpt t pass thm agai at a latr tim. Frm tim t tim, such a ward may d a w sacrific f POW at th Kpr s discrti. Altrativ ams: Th Way is Shut, Chaugar Faug s Ward, Th Umvig Curs. This spll prvids halig t physical ijuris. Th castr must tuch th ijurd prs whilst rpatig a shrt phras. I sm variatis f th spll, prparati f crtai igrdits (halig hrbs, ils, tc.) must als b applid. Hibrat B Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Slws th mtablism f ay big that has a hart, ad th sustais th targt vr grat lgths f tim. May 127

129 s h t i g d p s ly b cast a willig targt. Th castr must tuch th frhad f th targt, sayig a shrt phras. Th targt falls t th flr i dp slumbr ad drams dlssly. With th xpditur f 5 magic pits, th slp lasts fr yar; if 10 magic pits ar spt, th slp lasts t yars; fr 15 magic pits, it lasts 100 yars. Th targt rtais a mdicum f prcpti; if clar dagr prsts itslf, thy may awak with a succssful Luck rll, thugh th spll is thrby brk. Altrativ ams: Still Bld, Slp f th Acits. Huma Shrub C Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 POW; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Rquirs a livig huma subjct, wh is trasfrmd it a plat/huma hybrid. Th castr must b withi fiv yards ad wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Whil rtaiig csciusss, th targt litrally taks rt i th grud, thir flsh mtamrphsig it plat-lik grwths. Th ufrtuat targt shuld als mak a Saity rll (1D4/1D10 lss). Ths kwig th spll may rvrs its ffcts fr th sam csts, thrwis th targt rmais a huma-plat thig, uabl t mv frm whr thy tk rt, but abl t prfrm sm limitd actis ad vcalizatis (this culd iclud attackig ths arby at th Kpr s discrti). Altrativ ams: Th Black Sd, Th Gr Dm, Sg f Cybl. Hugr f Kaza b Cst: 20 magic pits; 10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D8+1 ruds Causs fissurs t frm i th grud ad a rupti f mlt lava t issu frth. Th castr ivks th ams f varius Myths titis whil cuttig thir flsh, allwig thir bld t pur t th grud. Aftr 1D8 ruds, th bldd grud rupts with blistrig ht lava ad stam. Apprximatly 1,000 cubic ft f lava is xplld, zig thrugh th cracks i th grud ad dstryig vrythig it tuchs. Ctact with th lava igits cmbustibls, mlts mtal, ad causs 1D8 damag pr rud f ctact. Fr ach additial 5 magic pits ivstd, add 100 cubic ft f additial lava. Altrativ ams: Th Trribl Hat, Bld Fir, Awful Judgmt f Kra-Krs. CHAPTER 4 - I - Idtify Spirit 8 Cst: 12 magic pits; 2 Saity pits Castig tim: 24 hurs (1 rud t apply) Crats a magical pwdr that tmprarily xpss a ali tity ihabitig th targt s mid r bdy. Ay ca us th cratd pwdr. Wh sprikld vr a huma ad a wrd f pwr is spk, th pwdr rvals th pssssig tity fr rud. I cratig th pwdr a glass grud frm a mirrr at last 100 yars ld is rquird, as is a hadful f gld dust ad tw spcial igrdits (Kpr s chic). Th castr th mditats siltly fr a day ad a ight i a cav r thr lightlss plac. Oc his r hr mid is clar, th castr cmbis th igrdits, adds th bld f a mammal, uttrs a shrt icatati, ad ivsts th spll s csts. Th vssl s ctts shuld burst it flam, idicatig that th spll has b succssful. If usuccssful, th magic pits ar lst ad th ritual may b bgu aw. T dtrmi succss, th castr must succd i a POW rll. Th rsult is a fi gry-blu pwdr as sft as frsh wd ash. It kps idfiitly. A pich r tw is ugh; sprikld, blw, r thrw vr a targt, th frm f ay pssssig frig tity bcms visibl as a lif-siz shadw suprimpsd vr th hst; th shadw vaishs at th d f th rud. Ay rsultat Saity lss frm sig th shadwy tity is halvd. Th pwdr wuld rval Y glac, a mmbr f th Grat Rac, r a isct frm Shaggai. Srpt ppl usig th Csum Likss spll (pag 72) wuld t b rvald by this spll, r wuld ppl f ghulish tdcy, vampirs, r shap-chagrs. Altrativ ams: Draw Frth Visag f Pssssig Evil, Dust f Sig, Illumiat Th Dvil. Ill Luck (Flk) 0 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D6 saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr muttrs a curs r passs a cursd itm t th targt, causig th targt t xpric bad luck fr 24 hurs. Th castr must vrcm th targt s POW i a ppsd rll; if succssful, th targt suffrs bad luck (must tak a palty di all Luck rlls fr th xt 24 hurs). 128

130 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Dpr magic: sm cuig flk ad witch dctrs shy away frm th us f this spll as thy bliv th bad luck ca rbud up th castr (if th castr fails t wi th POW rll, thy ar cursd with bad luck fr 24 hurs). Altrativ ams: Hx, Maldicti, Jix, Excrati. Immrtality Q Cst: 65 POW; 1D6 + 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: 24 hurs t prpar th bwl; 6 days t raliz th spll Allws th castr t prlg thir lif idfiitly. I rdr fr this spll t wrk th castr must prpar a larg cppr bwl it which thir crps will b placd ad hatd aftr thir dath. Prparati f th bwl csts 25 POW ad 1D6 Saity pits. Oc th pt has b prpard th castr chats thir bdy, ivstig 40 POW ad 1D20 Saity pits. At th tim f th castr s dath a accmplic shuld b rady t tak ad plac th castr s bdy it th bwl, allwig it t b hatd fr 1D6 days. Th hat rdrs th castr s crps dw t its sstial fats ad (at a suitabl pit) six huma harts ar th placd it th bwl. Oc th sixth hart is i th bwl, th castr s bdy rfrms ad rturs t immrtal lif. Immrtality mas that th castr ags at a icrdibly slwd rat. Dpr magic: wis srcrrs shuld tak t that this spll grats immrtality, t ivulrability. Th immrtal castr may still b killd by vilc, althugh thr is thig stppig thm frm prparig this spll t b cast agai (ad agai) if dsird. Crtai lr spaks f uusual rgy filds which ca harm r smhw dimiish th lif-frc f a immrtal; whthr such filds ar magical r csmic i atur is ucrtai, ad th immrtal srcrr wuld b advisd t b wary lst thir uatural lifspa b cut shrt r damagd. O variati f this spll calls fr a ftish (a rig, paitig, mirrr, r sm thr bjct) t b cratd at th sam tim that th castr chats thir bdy. Th ftish must b kpt saf ad it ad th castr s fat ar th itrtwid as damagig th ftish causs harm t th castr; if th ftish is dstryd, th castr immdiatly dis. Csqutly, mst srcrrs kp thir ftish cls by ad wll prtctd. Altrativ ams: Edurac f Will, Phasgaia s Dathlssss, Athaasia. THE CURSE OF IMMORTALITY Immrtality is a gift ad a curs. Immrtality ds t ma th charactr ds t ag; rathr, it mas th charactr livs trally ulss killd ad ags slwly. With ach passig f hudrd yars, if th castr has ay rmaiig Saity, th immrtal lss 1D10 Saity pits. Kprs ar advisd t adjust th agig mchaics, with dductis ccurrig c vry 100 yars (s Agig, pag 98, Call f Cthulhu Rulbk). It is lft t th Kpr s discrti whthr ad hw much EDU icrass. Th immrtal wizard tds t b vrly cautius, as havig w tral lif h r sh fars its lss gratly. Cmm flk ar ft scard by what thy cat udrstad ad a ma wh vr ags prsts thmslvs as a targt fr rumr ad mistrust prhaps thy ar a vampir r sm thr abmiati wh must b burd at th stak t sur th safty f th cmmuity? Thus, wis wizards prpar fr thir futur by dyig ly t rtur as sm distat rlati r s r daughtr s as t bfuscat th truth f thir xistc. Impccabl Thrw (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 magic pits; 2 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud By rcitig a shrt vrs, th castr r chs rcipit is abl t thrw a bjct ad hav it lad xactly whr h r sh dsirs withi 50 ft. Th spll guids a thrw bjct t a trajctry that will hit th dsird targt. Castig allws fr bjct t b thrw. Altrativ ams: Bull s Ey Charm, Wizard s Tss. Implat Far 6 B Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Causs a sul-chillig drad, brakig th targt s cctrati ad disruptig his r hr actis. Th castr must b abl t s ad pit a figr at th targt whil ivkig th curs. Th sudd urvig csts th targt 0/1D6 Saity pits, ad thy fl cmplld t rtrat t a saf plac aywhr th prs wuld rmally fl saf ad scur. Altrativ ams: Figr f Dm, Eib s Jix, Th Evil Ey. 129

131 s h t i g d p s Impris Mid 8 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 r mr hurs Dstrys th ability f a tity t mv magically r aturally frm mid t mid, pssss thr bigs, r lav i ay thr way th bdy i which it currtly rsids. Th spll may b cast by a idividual r a grup. Fr th spll t tak ffct a ppsd POW rll must b mad btw th castr ad targt (pssssig mid). If th targt is vrcm, it is frvr trappd i its currt bdy. If usd agaist a Grat Old O, Outr Gd, r avatar, th spll traps th big fr ly 10 hurs mius a umbr f miuts qual t th valu f th pssssr s POW. Y glac, fr xampl, wuld b trappd fr 7 hurs ad 40 miuts (havig a POW f 140). Altrativ ams: Impris Withi Husk f th Livig, Cfi Dm f th Mid, Captur Spirit. Icatati f Th Sixth Sathlatta 9 C Cst: Castig tim: 1 rud This icatati ca b usd i svral ways, f thm rquirig Saity pit r magic pit sacrifics, but with pttially dir csqucs fr th castr. If iscribd up a wafr f flur i its rigial Ptthlit txt ad usd i cjucti with th Hy-Dhi chat fud i th Ncrmic, it may b usd t Call th Black up s mis (usig th sam mchaics as th Call Th Black spll, pag 61). Sayig th icatati c bfr slp allws ctact with Yibb-Tstil i drams. If thirt ppl tgthr say th icatati ay first day f a caldar yar, Yibb-Tstll is duly summd. Each us f th icatati ( mattr its purps) rquirs a POW rll by th castr: if faild, th castr cms t th attti f Yibb-Tstll hw this maifsts is lft t th discrti f th Kpr. Altrativ ams: kw. Icirat 6 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus CHAPTER 4 Succssfully cast, th spll iflicts 1D6 pits f damag pr rud as th targt s mtablism acclrats, gratig icrdibl hat. I th first rud th ffct is a icrasd tmpratur ad flushd cmplxi. By th scd rud th targt is swatig prfusly ad blistrs bgi frmig th ski. By th third ad furth ruds itral fluids rach bilig pit ad th targt wriths i agy whil cughig up stamig bil, bld, ad bits f thir w bild rgas. Th prcss ctius, past dath, vtually rducig th crps t ashs ad b fragmts. Witssig such a dmis calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Altrativ ams: Flamig Evlpmt, Cmbusti, Th Firy Dath. Idt Lich 8 Cst: 2 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Cmpls a raimatd crps t by th castr s cmmads. If th castr wis a ppsd POW rll with th zmbi, h r sh may issu simpl vcal cmmad which must b byd. Th spll must b rpatd if a cmplx sris f actis is rquird (i.. multipl cmmads). Th zmbi will prfrm a cmmad t th bst f its ability; hwvr, if th task is t cmpltd withi 1D4 ruds th zmbi is lgr cmplld t fiish it. Altrativ ams: Cmmad f th Dad, Obligati f Dath, Crps Talk. Iffabl Cmprhsi G Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2 ruds A chatmt allwig spch btw th castr ad thr t b udrstd withut th bfit f a cmm laguag. Th castr must b abl t vcaliz. Each 5 miuts f cvrsati csts 1 magic pit (th castr may ctiu t pay this cst t icras th tim f th spll s ffct). If th castr gs isa whil prfrmig this spll, thy prmatly rtai th ability t cmmuicat with th prs thy wr cvrsig with, but ar lgr abl t cmprhd ay thr laguags (v thir Ow Laguag). It is at th Kpr s discrti whthr thy ca rlar ay laguag skills lst. This spll is ly ffctiv agaist livig bigs ad a sigl targt must b chs. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll agaist th targt: if th targt wis, th spll has ffct; if th castr wis, th targt suffrs th spll s full ffcts. Altrativ ams: Dirct Ccti, Tgu f May Uttracs. 130

132 Istat Elightmt C Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1D4 ruds By sharig th csmic truth f th Cthulhu Myths th castr imparts saity cruchig kwldg, which ca lad t istat isaity. Th castr ad targt must b abl t cvrs withut itrrupti, with th castr rllig thir Cthulhu Myths skill i a ppsd rll agaist th targt s POW: if th castr succds, th targt lss 1D6 Saity pits but gais 1D3 Cthulhu Myths pits. Altrativ ams: Wrds f Truth, Lift Vil, Impartati f th Ultimat Divi. Irmid (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Shiig bams f light whirl arud th castr s had, which smhw allw th castr t cctrat pwrfully. If th castr is cctratig aythig, such as maitaiig a spll, damag r distracti will caus a brak i his r hr cctrati. I additi, th castr bcms immu t th fllwig splls whil Irmid is i ffct: Wful Itch (pag 190), Srvicabl Villi (pag 166), Lassitud f Phi (pag 135), Ravig Madss (pag 156), ad Livig X (pag 138). Th spll csts 4 magic pits pr fiv ruds it is maitaid. Altrativ ams: Immvabl Cctrati, Mid Wall, Idmitabl Itllct. THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS - J - Jury t th Othr Sid Cst: 15 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 day A lg ritual whrby th castr chats r prfrms sm thr ritualizd rptiti t tr a trac stat (a altrd stat f csciusss). Oc th altrd stat has b achivd, th castr is abl t sd his r hr spirit t athr pla f xistc; which pla may b dtrmid by th castr (if thy kw ad cmprhd its xistc), r culd b radm ccivably, v, t th lcati f a Myths dity r prhaps th Dramlads. Th trac lasts 1D6+3 hurs. Dpdig whr th castr s spirit ss travls ad what it ss, Saity lsss (pssibly quit high) ar likly. Altrativ ams: Chal Sul t Othr Plac, Trasprt Mid, Grat Juryig. - K - Katari s Hat Wav (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 miut This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr ivsts as may magic pits as thy dsir, plus 1 magic pit fr ach hur th spll is i prati. Fr ach magic pit iitially ivstd, th tmpratur withi 10 yards f th castr is icrasd by +3 dgrs Fahrhit. Nt that th bilig pit f watr is 212 dgrs Fahrhit ad papr burs at 451 dgrs. Ths caught hldig cmbustibl matrial, r ar t fir, ar liabl t suffr frm burig damag. Altrativ ams: Radiat Hat, Had f Firy Dm. Kss f Tw Alik O Cst: 4 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 hur Hights mtal clarity, cctrati, ad rtti fr 1D4+4 hurs. Th spll rquirs thr t b tw castrs wh ar rlatd by bld (bth pay th spll s cst). Cclusis udrstd r prcivd durig th spll s ffct ar rmmbrd wh th spll ds, thugh th drivatis f such cclusis may bcm mystrius. Th tw castrs fllw a labrat ritual t sstially ji 131

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134 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Occupati: Histria ad Ncrmacr Rsidc: Kigsprt, Mass. STR 45 CON 75 SIZ 55 DEX 65 INT 85 APP 50 POW 75 EDU 90 SAN 00 HP 13 DB: 0 Build: 0 Mv: 8 MP: 15* *S quipmt. Cmbat Brawl 35% (17/7), damag 1D3 Ddg 50% (25/10) Splls Ay rlatig t dath as th Kpr dsirs (.g. Aimat Mummy, Call Zmbi, Cast Circl, Cmmad Ghst, Ctact Spirits Of Th Dad, Crat Bad-Crps Dust, Crat Zmbi, Dismiss Spirit, Eys Of Th Zmbi, Nyharg Dirg, Pssss Crps, Raimati, Rmrtificati, Rsurrcti, Sul-Trap, Spirit Summig), ad Echat Ca. Skills Athrplgy 50%, Archalgy 40%, Chrk 40%, Chctaw 35%, Cthulhu Myths 15%, Eglish 85%, Fast Talk 25%, Frch 60%, Histry 85%, Itimidat 40%, Irquia 40%, Lati 80%, Library Us 75%, List 60%, Mdici 30%, Occult 80%, Psychlgy 50%, Siua Catawba 45%, Spaish 60%, Spt Hidd 60%, Stalth 50%, Track 30% Equipmt Echatd Ca, strs magic pits (50 pits strd currtly); thrs at th Kpr s discrti. THOMAS DAVENPORT, AGE 42 Backstry Dscripti: tall, majstic, drssd i a xpsiv dark suit, carryig a silvr-tppd ca. Idlgy: th livig ca tll yu littl yu d t alrady kw, but th dad hav such stris t tll. Traits: cld, ruthlss, thirsty fr kwldg. Br i Kigsprt, Davprt spt mr tim with bks tha h did with ppl. H dramt f tims lg ag wh th wrld was a mr chatig plac. It was littl surpris that h chs t study histry ad fud his first jb at th Kigsprt Histrical Scity Musum. Nt lg aftr startig at th musum, Davprt dcidd t writ a bk th histry f th rgi. Part f his rsarch icludd th witch trials that had claimd th livs f fur rputd witchs i H cast his t widr t xami similar activity i th rgi ad stumbld acrss accuts f Jsph Curw f Prvidc, Rhd Islad. Curw fasciatd Davprt. Th scraps f ifrmati h fud implid that Curw had rsurrctd th dad t qusti thm abut th past. Davprt s imagiati was igitd. What if it wr pssibl? Oh, th thigs h culd lar: scrts lst t th passag f tim, cfid ly by th grav thy wuld b wrth thir wight i gld t th acadmic cmmuity. Lawrc sarchd libraris ad privat cllctis alg th East Cast, skig fr dtails f th dark rits hitd at i Curw s stry. I such tm, Namlss Cults, h fud what h was lkig fr. H had itrst i th rvlatis f th widr Myths that th 133 tm ffrd, ly th kwldg that wuld allw him t rais th dad. H st abut stalig a frsh crps frm th lcal gravyard ad succssfully prfrmd th rit; thus, h startd dw th path twards isaity. T yars, Davprt has acquird a trrifyig rag f splls allwig him t maipulat th dad, but this has tak a irrparabl tll his mid. H has publishd a hadful f mdratly succssful bks dtailig histris f Amrica Idia tribs alg th East Cast (althugh mittig xactly hw h cam by such kwldg). H stppd past th pit f rtur wh h prfrmd a huma sacrific usig a hmlss ma t crat a tl t hlp i summig th dad (his chatd ca). Sic th, th ds hav justifid th mas. H is w lgr i ay sa stat t publish chrt histrical wrks. His hm, just byd th utskirts f Kigsprt, is full f tbks ctaiig scrawld txt frm his itrrgatis f th dad. H blivs that day ths ts will frm th basis fr his magum pus. Th islatd hus is maitaid by rsurrctd crpss: a Chrk wma frm th Smky Mutais, a Ui sldir frm Gttysburg, a militiama frm Ccrd, ad a falsly accusd witch frm Salm. Davprt divids his tim btw cllatig th vast amut f histrical accuts h has gathrd, ad travlig t ut f th way gravyards whr h ca pludr th kwldg f th dad. Oppsit: Thmas Davprt by Jatha Wyk

135 s h t i g d p s thir mids fr th purps f slvig itllctual prblms r puzzls; castr rcivs a tmprary itllctual hacmt, gratig a bus di t INT rlls fr 1 hur thraftr. Th lvl f cmprhsi gaid ad th ability t slv particular issus ar dtrmid by th Kpr. Altrativ ams: Mid Mldig, Twi Cmprhsi. Kt Flsh 6 Cst: 1D8 Saity pits; 2D6 magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs th bs ad flsh f a targt s bdy part t bcm xtrmly flxibl, twistig ad kttig, causig grat pai. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, prti f th targt s bdy (mst ft a arm r a lg) twists ad turs lik it is a rp util it bcms kttd. Th ffct is icrdibly paiful rquirig a CON rll t avid passig ut frm shck, ad csts th targt 1D8 damag, as wll as th prmat lss f 5 DEX (bs d t brak, but may b thid ad twistd). Th targt shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). It is pssibl t kt a victim s arm r lg arud a iaimat bjct, such as a pl r fc, r athr prs. Th spll may b rvrsd by th castr (payig th cst agai) r athr wh als kws hw t prfrm th spll. Fr ths witssig th hrribl twistig f flsh ad b a Saity rll is calld fr (1/1D4 lss). Dpr magic: if th castr lcts t sacrific 5 POW at th tim f castig, th kttig is prmat, rquirig xtsiv surgry t crrct. I this cas, th spll cat b rvrsd. Altrativ ams: Th Twistig Agy, Flsh Lik Rp. Kshchy s Dath Q Cst: 5 POW; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Prtcts th castr frm dath, but at a pric. Aftr a wklg ritual, a prti f th castr s lif frc is dpsitd isid a gg fr safkpig. Thraftr, if rducd t zr hit pits th castr ds t di but istad falls it a cma-lik stat util his r hr hit pits ar raisd t 1 r mr. CHAPTER 4 If th castr s bdy is dismmbrd, burt, chaid t th bttm f th sa, r blitratd i sm thr rasably cclusiv way, th castr dis dspit th prtcti affrdd by th spll. Als, if th gg is brk, th castr immdiatly prishs. I rdr t supprt th cma ad th mtal strai f lif withi th gg, th castr taks a maia r phbia (csultig with th Kpr). Dpr magic: th spll rigiatd i Russia, amd aftr a lgdary srcrr, Kshchy th Dathlss. Altrativ ams: kw. - L - Lac Curtais f Hish (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Causs strag rag ad rd dlicatly pattrd frms t dac abut bfr th castr, wh may mv thm at will up t 10 yards pr rud. Th spll csts 3 magic pits pr rud it is maitaid. If th pattrs, 6 ft i diamtr, ar mvd t vlp sm, that idividual s visually ritd skills (icludig cmbat skills, Spt Hidd, tc.) suffr a palty di. I additi, ay visually ritd skills targtig th prs vlpd als suffr a palty di. Th targt ca, f curs, gt fr f th vlpig pattrs by simply mvig away. Altrativ ams: Th Udulatig Clak, Hish s Whirlig Cfigurati. Lambt Flam (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A arrw c f flam sprigs frm th castr s idx figr. Th flam may b whatvr clr th castr slcts, ad ca b usd t igit a fir, amus lkrs, r hat a small ctair. Th flam is abut as ht as a larg cadl flam. Th spll csts 2 magic pits pr rud th flam is kpt i prati. Altrativ ams: Firy Digit, Fatastic Flam f May Hus. 134

136 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Lam/Hal Aimal (Flk) 0 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs aimal, usually a hrs r cw, t suffr paiful iflammati f its tds ad ligamts, r t bcm xtrardiarily halthy ad vigrus, as th castr chss. Th castr must tuch th bast fr th spll t tak ffct. Dpr magic: with a sigificat cst i magic pits, th castr culd ccivably caus a whl hrd t bcm lam. Variatis th castig f th spll may prvid clus t atur f th aimal s suffrig. Smtims th castr must lav a mark th aimal, thr tims th castr must bury a ttm f sm kid withi th viciity. Such clus may lad a wary farmr t cclud that dark witchcraft is aft. Altrativ ams: Blight Bast, Hx, Th Ill Wid. Lassitud f Phi (Dramlads) H Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Causs th spll s targt t fall aslp if th castr wis a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Th castr must b withi 10 ft f th targt. Th slp is a dp atural slumbr, ad th targt ca b awakd rmally frm it. I ay cas, thy will wak up withi a fw hurs. Altrativ ams: Trpr, Rst Nw, Sg f Bliss. Lavdr Sphrs f Ptath (Dramlads) H Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Crats a xpldig glb. Fr vry 8 magic pits spt at th tim f castig a sigl purplish-pik glb f rgy is frmd. Each glb is abut th siz f a basktball ad all drift (MOV 5). Th castr may dirct th glb twards a chs targt. Wh a glb cllids with ay bjct, it xplds, causig 3D6 damag i a -yard radius. If athr sphr is withi th ara f affct, it als xplds, pssibly startig a chai racti if mr glbs ar driftig abut. Th sphrs hm i thir assigd targt ad ca fllw it fr up t a hur; thraftr, thy fad away harmlssly. Nt that a Emrald Dart f Ptath (pag 106) pps a Lavdr Sphr f P that withut xpldig it. Lvitat Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Causs th castr r a chs targt t flat slwly thrugh th air. Th castr must b abl t tuch th targt. 1 magic pit pr 5 pits f SIZ f th prs t b lvitatd must b ivstd. Th spll lvitats th targt 3 5 ft ff th grud fr 1D6 miuts. If fallig frm a hight, th targt falls i slw mti ad halts svral ft ff th grud. Each xtra magic pit xpdd durig th spll s ffct allws th usr t mv th targt yard hriztally r vrtically. Th targt flats as th castr wills, hlplss t stp mvig xcpt by grabbig a tr limb r similar brac. I that cas, a ppsd rll is mad: th targt s STR agaist th castr s POW. If th targt wis, th spll is brk ad th targt falls t th grud. Altrativ ams: Cmmad Gravity, Trmulus Suspsi. Lift Vil C Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Th castr calls up Dalth t tmprarily lift th vil f huma csciusss, allwig th ralitis f tim, spac, ad dimsis t b rvald. Th spll may b targtd at a idividual thr tha th castr; th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Sig byd th vil ca b vry dagrus. Ths uprpard fr th xpric may suffr massiv shcks ad quickly dscd it isaity, thir mids uabl t cp with what cascads up thm. Victims f th spll must mak a Saity rll (1/1D10 lss ach rud fr 1D3+1 ruds whil th spll is i ffct). Prig byd th vil f huma prcpti may als draw uwatd attti frm Myths bigs, such as th huds f Tidals. Such csqucs ar lft t idividual Kprs t dtrmi as part f thir gig stry r campaig arrativ. Dpr magic: s Rd Vil (pag 160). Altrativ ams: Embrac th Scrts f Existc, Call Up th Partr f Vils. Altrativ ams: Airy Balls f Disastr, Icrdibl Msmrizig Dm. 135

137 s h t i g d p s Light f Sacrd Truth 9 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: up t 100 miuts A variati f th Call/Dismiss Dalth, which calls dw a avatar f th Outr Gd kw as Th Sacrd Light, Th Rdr f Darkss. Th spll ca b cast ly at ight udr a cludlss r mstly cludlss sky. A small rprstati f Dalth (it d t b a accurat rprstati) must b ar th castr r th spll will fail. Th spll csums all magic pits frm th castr, ad s th castr falls ucscius bfr th Rdr f Darkss dscds. Othrs chatig with th castr ach add 1 magic pit t th pl; if thr participats kw th spll, thy ca ctribut ay umbr f magic pits up t thir ttal. Th pl ttal f magic pits is th prctag chac that th spll succds. Fr ach magic pit cast th grup chats fr miut, but vr mr tha 100 miuts i ttal. A bam f light first shis th fall lad castr ad th bgis t xpad i a widig arc t a maximum radius at th bas f t ft pr magic pit sacrificd. Wh th radius rachs its maximum limit, th c f light flars, dims, ad th rlls up back it th sky ad disappars. All wh ar caught by this harsh, clar light ar gratd th Gift f Truth th vil f arthly illusi is rt, ad th illumiatd udrstad th ghastly dpths btw th stars ad galaxis, ad cmprhd th trrrs that lurk thr. Thy ca s th ultimat dimsi. Th targts f th Gift s mstrus hrrific shaps, ad tuch ad tasts all bcm visual. Oly th blid ar uaffctd by th Gift. Th Rdr, havig impartd its Gift, th dparts. Ppl xpsd t th Gift immdiatly mak a Saity rll (1D10/1D100 lss). Evry day thraftr, athr 1D6 Saity pits ar lst. Th ly way fr participats t cmbat th Saity drai is t gug ut thir ys, r t b tuchd by a bjct that rprsts Dalth ad fr th suffrr t cmmad th Gift t cas. Whil thr is way t rvrs th Saity lss, charactrs wh dvis igius plas t slw r thrwis gat th lss dsrv attti ad csidrati by th Kpr. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Th Sacrd Light, Th Rdr f Darkss. Altrativ ams: kw. CHAPTER 4 Light f Skr O Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud This Egyptia ritual magic spll calls up th pwr f Skr, th Egyptia gd f light, ad crats a glb f light f variabl radius. Fr ach magic pit ivstd, th imbus f light icrass its radius by 1 ft. Light mits it th ara byd th glb; withi th glb thr ar shadws. Th glb f light lasts fr 1D10+6 ruds, th guttrs ad dis. Aftr chatig ad ivkig th am f Skr fr rud, th castr ca pick ay targt withi 10 ft at which t hav a glb f light appar. If cast a stit big, th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th struggl fails, th spll fails. If big usd agaist th Hautr f th Dark, a avatar f Nyarlathtp, ach magic pit ivstd iflicts 1D6 damag. Fr xampl: whr 10 magic pits ar ivstd, 10D6 damag pr rud is iflictd up th Hautr. If th artifact kw as th Shiig Trapzhdr is prst ad targtd by th spll, th damag agaist th Hautr is dubld. I additi, ay mid-likd t th Hautr has th ccti svrd by bathig i th Light f Skr. Expsig a pssssd hst r th crystal t th Light f Skr will t xpl th Hautr frm a pssssd hst r harm th Hautr whil it ihabits a hst; hwvr, at th Kpr s discrti, such xpsur culd halv th Hautr s POW ad/r gat its spllcastig ability whil th hst is xpsd t it. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut th Hautr f th Dark. Altrativ ams: kw. Limb Gat Cst: 5 POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud A Limb Gat ds t lad t athr lad, but istad t a paralll dimsi, kw as Limb. Etrig this dimsi csts 0/1D4 Saity pits. Visibl as far as th travlr cars t g ar glwig gmtric diagrams suspdd at varius agls. Usig th Gat it r ut f Limb csts 3 magic pits. Th Kpr chss whr ad wh such prtals lad t. Limb is ctrmius with may tims ad spacs, ad is ihabitd by ghastly thigs ad may spirits f th dad wh lst thir way travlig t th tral rward prmisd by whatvr rligi thy practicd whil livig. 136

138 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Explrrs wh d t udrstad th pathways thrugh th varius dimsis ca als bcm lst. Limb Gats hav a ihrt dagr: thy wrk bth ways. Ghastly Limb craturs may discvr th Gat s xistc ad stp thrugh t ur wrld. A Limb Gat rmais i prati util th castr clss it r aftr 100 days. Nt: als s Gat, pag 120. Altrativ ams: Jury Paths f th Dad, Prtal t th Ralm f Spirit, Walk th Gray. Liquid Dath 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This particularly asty spll ly wrks up trrstrial craturs, t mstrs frm thr wrlds r dimsis. Fr xampl, humas, aimals, srpt flk, dp s, ad sad dwllrs ar affctd, but t hutig hrrrs, srvitrs f th Outr Gds, ad Grat Old Os. Th spll is dirctd at targt, wh must b visibl t th castr. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt has 1D4 ruds t cas mvmt, thrwis th itgrity f thir flsh ad bs cllapss ad thy mlt it a puddl f cgald liquid flsh, causig istat dath. If th targt ds t mv, rmaiig mtilss, thy ca rmai i a slid stat, but sigificat mvmt will caus thm t liqufy this stat f affairs calls fr a Saity rll fr ach 10 miuts whil i this stat (1D3 lss is thy succd i a Saity rll, but if faild th hrrr bcms t much ad thy giv it th Liquid Dath ad di. Ths alrady isa shuld attmpt a POW rll vry 10 miuts r thy t disslv. It is pssibl t spak whil udr th ffcts f th spll, s lg as wrds ar spk slwly, sftly, ad carfully. Th spll ca b rvrsd, with th sam csts. Th thr way t cmbat th ffct is t cl th victim t blw th frzig pit f watr, aftr which tim thy ca prat rmally; hwvr, if vr thir tmpratur riss, thy bgi t mlt away. A succssful Cthulhu Myths rll may prvid isight it this bizarr rmdy. Witssig th spll s ffct a huma csts 1D4/1D8 Saity pits. Altrativ ams: Dissluti, Mlt Flsh, Th Trribl Disslv. LIMBO Limb (litrally maig brdr r pris ) rprsts th itrstics btw th sphrs that cmps th uivrs. Limb has may ams dpdig a prs s systm f blif: (th first circl f ) Hll, Hads, th primrdial Chas r Vid, Shl, Nilfhim, ad s. Limb is a xtsi utsid f tim ad f ur matrial wrld, ad brdrs may tims ad placs. Ordiary sss ar uslss i Limb, ad psiti, durati, ad mti hav maig. Limb craturs ar grally spirits (bdilss ad pssssig ly INT ad POW), wh ar abl t prciv th apprach f thr spirits ad bigs whil i Limb. Liquidity 6 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D10+4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This drad magic causs puss-wpig srs ad rsults i s rgas liqufyig. Th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt braks ut i ulcratig srs durig that first rud. Durig th xt rud th srs stram pus, ad th targt must mak a Hard CON rll t avid vmitig du t th ful stch mittd by th abscsss. O th third ad fial rud th targt s bld ad liqufyig rgas bgi t gush ut f th srs, causig istat dath. If th targt ca kill th castr bfr th cmplti f th spll s ffcts (bfr th d f th third rud) th thr is a chac thy ca surviv th rdal (takig 3D8 damag frm th spll iflictd ijuris, ad 1D4/1D6 Saity lss). Sig th ffct f this spll csts 1/1D6 Saity pits. Altrativ ams: Th Putrfyig Disslv, Th Wailig Agy. Livig Clths (Dramlads) H Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th targt s clths tur it livig, mvig flsh, glistig with slim. This ful shll tights its grip th warm huma bdy it surruds, squzig th targt fr 1D3 damag ach 137

139 s h t i g d p s rud util thy ar dad. As th cld, clammy shll crushs th victim, a Saity rll is rquird (0/1D6 lss). If a succssful Dramig r Cthulhu Myths rll is mad by th targt th ffct ca b caclld (if thy ca sacrific magic pits qual t -fifth f thir SIZ). Altrativly, th targt may attmpt a Hard STR rll t pl ff th ful slim (cmpais may prvid aid, rducig th difficulty t Rgular). Oc th slimy clthig is fully rmvd, it bgis t disslv ad ca caus furthr harm. Hpfully th w akd victim ca fid smthig t wrap-up i quickly! Altrativ ams: Caus Apparl t Adhr, Th Maldrus Cat, Shath f Dath. Livig X (Dramlads) H Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A glistig pik, crystalli-lkig rgy shaft is sht up t 30 yards twards a livig targt, wh must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th castr r b istatly immbilizd i a upright sprad-agld psiti. Th targt may brak th spll by makig a Extrm STR rll, which ca b attmptd c pr rud, thrwis thy must rmai i this stat util rlasd by th castr. CHAPTER 4 Lk t th Futur Cst: 5 POW pr participat; 2D6 Saity pits (castr ly) Castig tim: 1 hur Castig this spll hurls a willig targt a varyig umbr f yars it th futur. Aftr a grup chat fr a hur, all participats i th crmy ls 5 POW ach, xcpt th castr f th spll, wh lss 2D6 Saity pits istad. Up cmplti f th chat, th chs vlutr (wh d t chat) is physically hurld it th futur r past. O yar passs fr ach 5 POW xpdd durig th crmy. Th spll is imprcis: subtract 1D10 yars frm th dsird targt dat if th rsult is a trip it th past, th targt disappars frm xistc ( prfrably wats at last lv ctributrs f magic pits thrfr). Aftr a umbr f hurs laps qual t -fifth f th vlutr s POW h r sh saps back t th prst. T witsss, th vlutr disappars, th rappars a rud r tw latr. Dpdig what it achivs, this spll ca prvk imprtat histrical paradxs. Nt that a majr paradx shuld lad swiftly, grimly, ad immdiatly t th madss ad dath f th prs iitiatig it. Whthr this spll may draw th ir f th huds f Tidals ad thr Myths titis is lft t th discrti f th Kpr. Dpr magic: this pwrful spll is t thught t b writt dw i ay tms ad is blivd t b kw ly by Nyarlathtp, wh may tach it t a isa wrshipr. It is cmpltly fasibl that th Crawlig Chas culd impart a variat f th spll that prrdais th yar/dat f arrival withut th kwldg f th participat. Altrativ ams: Immbility, Mak Fast Thy Emy. Lk Iward Cst: variabl magic pits; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Allws th castr t bcm smallr. Each magic pit spt, rducs SIZ by 5 pits fr 1D6+1 ruds. If ugh is spt t rduc SIZ t zr, th castr must mak a succssful POW rll t avid big stuck at a rducd, ar-micrscpic siz (prsumably, aftr a prid f th Kpr s discrti, thy might attmpt a rvrsal f th spll). Saity lss is 1 pit fr vry thr magic pits spt (rudd up). Th castr shuld b awar that thy culd fid thmslvs i a dagrus psiti if thy rduc thmslvs t a tiy siz arud hugry aimals. Altrativ ams: Dimiish, Dwidl, Rit f Shrikag. Altrativ ams: Blssig f th Blatd Wma, Th Dark Pharah s Scurg, Th Pdulum f Fls. - M - Maggts C Cst: 8 magic pits; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs ts f thusads f cmm husfly ggs t frm th targt s ski. Th castr must firmly tuch th targt, ad s th spll is usabl ly agaist a slpig, hld, r thrwis ursistig targt (a glacig blw durig cmbat ds t cut). As th ggs quickly hatch, th fast-grwig larva csum th victim s ski ad utr 138

140 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS flsh (1 pit f damag vry fur miuts). Th spll s ffcts ctiu fr 60 miuts. Ulss drastic acti is tak, dath usually fllws. Prmpt ad succssful First Aid, r simpl tactics such as immrsi i watr r krs, ffr gd chacs t sav th victim ad rmv th ifstati. By th d f a hur, th maggts hav turd it larg blatd flis, which prmptly fly ff. Big catd with rapparig maggts calls fr a Saity rll (1D6/1D10+3 lss). I additi, th victim is ulikly t b abl t d aythig xcpt wail ad scram. Altrativ ams: Th Sthig Ifstati f Pai, Th Wrigglig Dvurrs, Dark Myiasis. Malkam s Imprssiv Blt (Dramlads) H Cst: 24 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A vilt ad jad flar f rgy xplds utward tward th spll s targt, wh is immdiatly struck ucscius fr 30 mius -fifth CON days. I additi, th targt suffrs a blast f damag qual th castr s POW dividd by 10. Altrativ ams: Malkam s Castigati, Rbuk. Madrak (Dramlads) H Cst: 10 magic pits; variabl POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Crats a small simulacrum smi-bud t th castr. Th spll rquirs a livig madrak rt ad a wk f ritual. A faclss, smi-livig simulacrum is cratd with a valu f 1D6 5 fr ach charactristic f STR, CON, SIZ, POW, ad DEX, but t INT. Fr vry 5 pits f POW sacrificd, 2D6 5 is addd t f th madrak s charactristics, icludig INT, chs by th magicia. Th madrak is udr th magicia s mtal ctrl (ulss thy hav giv it sm INT, s fllwig) ad ds whatvr th magicia wills it t d. Th magicia ca ly ctrl th madrak wh it is withi sight. If th madrak has b impartd INT it als has fr will ad ca d as it plass wh t i th magicia s sight usually, such madraks ar quit malig ad dstructiv. Mask f Dath Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Eabls th castr r athr prs t assum th fac f sm ls. Th castr must hav accss t th flayd facial ski f athr prs, which must b frsh (i.. th fac has b rmvd withi th last 24 hurs). As th castr placs th bldy ski vr thir w fac thy rcit a shrt prayr t Nyarlathtp. Th flayd flsh mlds with th castr s fac, givig thm th apparac f th prs frm which th flsh was rmvd (APP chags accrdigly). Th w fac is prmat but ca b rmvd if th spll is rcast. Th act f flayig th fac ff athr is liabl t prvk a Saity rll. Altrativ ams: Assum Fac, Guis f Othr, Vr f Flsh. Maws f Padmium (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll s targt spruts gibbrig muths; cstig 6 magic pits pr muth cratd. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt s bdy spruts r mr rd-lippd muths which cstatly gibbr ad ma. I additi, th muths drai magic pits at th rat f 1 pr miut. Oc rducd t zr magic pits th targt falls ucscius th victim may attmpt a POW rll at this pit: with a Extrm succss, th muths sal up ad disappar whil thy slp. Othrwis, th muths simply bcm quit fr 2D6 hurs. Th, thy c agai bgi t hwl ad drai whatvr magic pits hav b rgratd i th itrim. Th victim may attmpt t mak th Extrm POW rll t rmv th muths vry tim thy ar draid t zr magic pits ad cllaps. Nt that Stalth rlls ad thr attmpts at cvrt acti ar uslss as lg as th muths ar activ. Altrativ ams: Th Scramig Curs, Uhly Sprutig, Gibbrig Calamity. Altrativ ams: Rit f Simulacra, T Fashi Thy Srvat, Th Mag s Hlpr. 139

141 s h t i g d p s Mlt Flsh C Cst: (dad flsh) 1 magic pit pr 15 SIZ f dad flsh; 1D4 Saity pits Cst: (livig flsh) 5 magic pits pr 15 SIZ f livig flsh; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds This dvilish spll hats flsh (dad r livig) t its mltig pit i rud. If usd aimat flsh, th cst is substatially highr t th castr. Th targt s flsh is mltd, causig hrrific disfigurmt (1D4 damag pr 15 SIZ pits affctd). I crtai cass, such as whr th fac is targtd, th targt may bcm blid r ls th ability t har, ad pssibly suffcat ulss air vts ca b quickly cratd. Sig huma flsh mlt ff huma bs csts 1/1D6 Saity pits. Altrativ ams: Rit f Dissluti, Liqufy Ski. Mtal Suggsti 6 B Cst: variabl magic pits ad Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Th spll allws th castr t cmmad ay big with huma bld i its vis. A sigl targt, visibl t th uaidd y f th srcrr, is affctd. Th targt carris ut all tasks that h r sh is cmmadd t d by th castr, v slf-dstructi. Th spll als wrks agaist Lgits, dp hybrids, ghul chagligs, ad dp s wh hav itrbrd with humas, but will t wrk huma titis, such as shataks r dimsial shamblrs. Th castr its th spll ad rlats th suggsti t th targt. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Extrm suggstis ivlvig dath r grat harm rquir a scd ppsd POW rll just bfr th suggsti is implmtd. Th cst fr th spll varis with th cmmad. Fr rdiary uthratig suggstis (drp yur wap, had vr yur my, lav, tc.), th cst is 5 magic pits ad 1D3 Saity pits. Riskir suggstis, but t s atithtical t th targt (g t Duwich, st fir t a buildig, tc.), cst 10 magic pits ad 2D3 Saity pits. Dagrus r suicidal suggstis (kill a cmpai, kidap th Prsidt, tc.) cst 15 magic pits ad 3D3 Saity pits. If usd a ivstigatr, th ffcts lasts last fr 1 rud fr ach pit f INT th castr psssss. If th INT f th ivstigatr is highr tha that f th castr, th castr must wi athr POW rll vry 10 ruds (if th ivstigatr wis th ctst th spll is brk). CHAPTER 4 Altrativ ams: Dmiati f th Will, Mastr ad Srvat, Bd Quarry t Thy Pwr, Msmris, Bd Will, Shak Rslv, Gvr Mid, Implat Suggsti. Milkig th Spirit O Cst: 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1D10+20 miuts This spll csists f a sris f vrbal xchags btw th castr ad a grup f ppl (usually thir discipls). Th xchags ca tak th frm f a dvtial sg, a fact-fac cfrtati, participativ chatig, ad s. Th magicia uss swpig gsticulatis, whil th spll s targts rquir uitrruptd cctrati. At th climax f th spll th magicia drais a small amut f magical rgy frm ach f th participatig discipls (1 magic pit pr discipl). Ths castig this spll shuld hav a way t str th magic pits prpard ahad f tim as thy may t hld t magic pits abv thir rmal prsal maximum (ulss thy ar strd i sm bjct r dvic). Altrativ ams: Lchig, Succr, Ivstmt f R llhr. Mid Clud 6 B Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus May b dirctd at ay idividual withi dirct sight r harig. If th targt fails a ppsd POW rll with th castr, thy suffr frm partial impairmt t thir thikig prcsss fr 2D10 miuts. Th ffct culd b s as divrtig a particular li f qustiig, causig a argumt t brak ut, caus th targt t accidtally walk it traffic r ff th d f a pir, r mak th targt frgt what thy wr dig (i cmbat this culd prv lthal). Altrativ ams: Bfuddl, Dumbfud, Bwildrig Gaz. 140

142 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Mid Dac O Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs This ritual rstrs th mid f wh has g mad. It rquirs th participati f th mad prs, a sacrificial victim (wh is t isa ad wh has willigly agrd t hlp), ad sm assistats ( f whm must kw th spll). Th assistats prpar a crmial plac by cratig a circular ara f rdr ad saity. Th ara shuld b at last ight ft wid, b cmpltly clar f bjcts ad dbris, ad cmpltly cla. Th sacrificial victim, warig whit garmts ad carryig a larg kif, th taks thir plac at th ctr f th circl, lis dw, ad bgis chatig th Psalm f Kush. Aftr th sacrific has tak thir plac ls shuld tr th circl. Mawhil, th assistats bgi t chat th vrss f Al Gh thi Ras, allwig thir vlum t slwly build t a rar ad thir xcitmt t build t fvr pitch. Whil th assistats chat, th mad prs prfrms th Dac f Madss. As th chat arud thm builds, th mad prs allws thir dac t grw mr ad mr wild. At tim shuld th assistats r th mad prs vilat th pacful spac f th circl f rdr, r mlst th sacrific victim. Wh th madss is at its piacl, th assistats rush th mad prs it th Circl f Ordr, ad, with th kif, thy kill th sacrific. Th mad prs baths i th rsultat bld; sakig up th victim s prsal spiritual pwr, allwig th madss t drai away. Thus, th mad prs s Saity is rstrd. Fr maximum ffctivss, r if th isaity f th mad prs if particularly acut, it is idal fr th mad prs t at th brai f th sacrific. At th succssful cmplti f th ritual, th mad prs s Saity bcms qual t thir POW ad thir madss is g. Th spll csts ach activ participat (with th xcpti f th mad prs) 1D10 Saity pits. Each assistat ivsts a variabl umbr f magic pits: th ttal cmbid must b qual t th POW f th mad prs. Nt that if th ritual is latr xplaid t th spll s rcipit; utliig what thy hav just d (killd th sacrific ad at thir brai) th a Saity rll is rquird (1/1D10 lss) thrwis, thy ar uawar f th vts that brught thm back t saity. Mid Exchag Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Allws th spllcastr t trad mids with athr idividual. Th castr must xpd magic pits qual t -fifth f th targt s POW th first tim th spll is cast. Thraftr, fr th sam targtd idividual, th cst rducs by 1 magic pit pr castig util it rachs 1, whr it rmais. Th targt must kw th spllcastr ad a sigificat mtial bd must xist btw thm (.g. lv). If that affcti is smhw lst, th xchag ca lgr ccur. Frsh affcti rws th chac. This spll may b cast at ay rag. Wh cast, th castr must wi a ppsd POW with th targt t prfrm th xchag (th mr tims th spll is cast, th asir it bcms t xchag mids, hc th rducig cst f th spll (pr th trms statd abv). Wh th cst has b rducd t 1 magic pit th ppsd POW rll is lgr cssary ad th castr ca trasfr at will, usig ly a strg mtal ffrt. Th spllcastr cat iitially stay mr tha a fw miuts isid th targt s bdy, but prgrssivly (with rpatd us f th spll) is abl t stay lgr ad lgr. Oc th cst fr trasfr is 1 magic pit, h r sh ca stay thr idfiitly as dsird. Nt that fr th prs wh mid has b xchagd it th castr s bdy, a Saity rll is rquird (1/1D3 r mr dpdig th circumstacs). Dpr magic: by ffctivly dublig th magic pit cst f th spll th castr swps th mids f tw thr idividuals. A mtial bd is t cssarily rquird, but bth idividuals must b i th sam lcati (withi 20 ft f athr ad th castr). Th castr must spd magic pits qual t -fifth f ach f th targt s POW (this cst vr dimiishs thrugh rpatd castig). Th durati is variabl, usually 1D10+10 miuts, but may b lgr at th Kpr s discrti. Rvrsig th castig rturs th mids t thir crrct bdis. Altrativ ams: Vic Vrsa Icatati, Rit f Exchag, Th Clak f Athr s Flsh. Altrativ ams: Rit f Kush, Rstrati, Clasig f th Faatic. 141

143 s h t i g d p s Mid Trasfr Q Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds r mr A pwrful spll allwig th castr t prmatly trad mids with a targt, prhaps t attai lgr lif at th targt s xps. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. With succss, th castr lss 1D10 Saity pits ad th targt lss 2D10 Saity pits. If th xchag fails, th castr must immdiatly cast th spll agai (lsig 10 mr magic pits) r his r hr sul dissipats it trity. Oc th trasfr is bgu, it cat b brk ff. A succssful castig mas that th castr has prmatly tak ctrl f th targt s bdy. Th castr s prvius bdy is w a hllw, dad thig. As fr th mid f th targt, cjctur suggsts that it is xplld frm th bdy ad thus dis; hwvr, sm hit that it rmais isid its w bdy, subsrvit t th castr s mid ad lckd i a prmat stat f hrrific madss. Dpr magic: th dark will f wizards is a mighty thig, ft trascdig th vry grav. Wizards, farful f dath r agr t sur lgvity, may prpar th Mid Trasfr spll may yars i advac f its castig. Such prparatis usually ccr sm prsal itm (such as prtrait r dairy), whri th spll is kyd, awaitig th right cditis fr it t cm t fruiti. Oft tim, th ky is fud by sm futur dscdat f th castr, wh ukwigly r willigly activats th spll. Altrativ ams: Th Mrtal s Bargai, Caslss Vitality f th Bld, Sul Pssssi. Midblast 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Th targt f this spll suffrs a trribl mtal assault, causig th lss f 5 Saity pits ad iducig tmprary isaity. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Th targt is affctd as pr th ruls fr tmprary isaity, bgiig with a but f madss, ad may ctiu t suffr frm dlusis, flashbacks, ad ightmars fr days fllwig. CHAPTER 4 Miim (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. With a rag f 10 yards, this spll frms a lg sris f rapidly ctractig rigs which whip twards th targt ad caus thm t prmatly ls 5 SIZ fr vry 8 magic pits ivstd i th spll ulss th targt ca wi a ppsd POW rll with th castr. If th targt s SIZ rachs 5, ach additial 4 magic pits causs th lss f 5 CON istad. Evry 10 pits f SIZ lst als causs th targt t ls 5 STR. Altrativ ams: Dimiish, Spar f Rducti, Shrik. Mirrr f Tarkhu Atp G Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: half a day As a harassmt r warig, th castr is abl t prjct his r hr imag t th surfac f a mirrr r mirrrig surfac that is big gazd it by th castr s itdd targt. Th targt ca b aywhr Earth. Th castr ds a mirrr larg ugh t s his r hr full had ad ck. Gazig withi it ad kpig a imag f th targt i mid, th castr uttrs th icatati ad waits. Wh th targt lks it a darkd widw, a mirrr, r ay thr mirrrig surfac, a imag f th castr bgis t frm. If th castr tirs bfr th targt lks it a mirrr, that lss f attti braks th spll. Smtims th mirrr imag f th castr is lkig dirctly it th ys f th targt. At thr tims th castr may b s stadig dirctly bhid th targt i th rflcti. If th targt wars glasss, imags rflctd i th lss may v b rslvd. Th targt ca har wrds ad shrt phrass uttrd by th castr. Th castr ca s thrugh his r hr mirrr as wll, sig th targt i thir surrudigs. Altrativ ams: Th Silvry Warig, Rflcti f Hat, Th All Sig Ey. Altrativ ams: Curs f Efblmt, Wav f Dm, Abyss f th Mid s Ey. 142

144 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Mmquah s Srpt (Dramlads/M-bast) H Cst: 2+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds It is thught that this spll is ly kw t th mbast prists f Mmquah. A magical wad blssd by Mmquah is rquird, which crats a bam f bluish light i th frm a srpt. This bam will track dw its targt as if by ss f smll. If th itdd targt is ut f th castr s sight, thy must kw what th targt lks lik i rdr t cast th spll. A sigl bam may b dirctd at multipl targts fr a additial 2 magic pits ach. Th targt (huma r thrwis) is turd t st wh struck by th sak; this is prmat, thugh us f th Dramig skill ca rtur it t its frmr stat. This spll has ffct st bjcts. If th bam is smhw svrd, th sak will bgi t thrash abut wildly, fad ut f xistc i rud, ad th spll will b brk a targt struck by th sak as it fads may attmpt a ppsd POW rll with th castr t avid big turd t st. Altrativ ams: kw. Mmy Ritual O Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Frtifis th subjct fr sm imprtat r dagrus task. Th ritual is dagrus t udrtak, rquirig th csumpti f a draught f sawatr ifusd with th mmy plat (f th gus Datura, kw t th Spaish as tlach, ad Eglish spakrs as Jims wd r Dvil s Trumpt ). This plat is pisus ad ctais hallucigic alkalids. Oc brwd, th ifusi subjcts th drikr t a strg pis (2D10 damag, halvd with a Extrm CON rll). If th ifusi is brwd fr tw days ad a furthr 6 magic pits ivstd, th pis is rducd t mild (1D10 damag, halvd with a Extrm CON rll). Fr 2D6 hurs aftr drikig th pti, th imbibr s bdy is icapacitatd but thir mid is abl t wadr th Dramlads (pssibly t sk sm ifrmati that will b f us i th Wakig Wrld). Wh th subjct waks, thy ar rgizd, rcivig a icras f 20 pits f STR fr day ad is csidrd t hav a additial 20 CON fr purpss f rsistig th ffcts f pis ( actual hit pits ar gaid). Als, fr 24 hurs, ay damag rcivd will b rmvd first frm th imbibr s magic pits (util dpltd, ad th frm hit pits as usual). At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Btay, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis fr th ifusi ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Th Skig Ritual. Mlight O Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud Th wizard must first craft a small silvry ball, which wh usd with th spll, mits light qual t that f a full m. Th light dissipats darkss, shadws, ad mist fr 10 miuts (pssibly v darkss r mist causd by athr spll). Th light is said t als rval th utli f ivisibl craturs t th traid y (a succssful Spt Hidd rll is rquird). Th ara illumiatd is qual t 3 cubic yards pr magic pit ivstd. Altrativ ams: M Glw, Eys f Luar, Rval. Mv Gat Cst: variabl POW; 1 hit pit Castig tim: 1 hur Eabls th castr t hijack a xistig Gat (pag 120) ad rdirct it t athr lcati. Th castr must kw whr th rigial Gat lads t (assumpti is t ugh) ad must als b awar f th lcati whr thy wish t divrt th Gat t (thy d t cssarily hav had t hav b thr). Th castr must us thir w bld (cstig 1 hit pit) t rcfigur th Gat s sigils, durig which tim thy sacrific POW t prmatly altr th Gat s dstiati. Th w dstiati must b arr t th castr tha th rigial: this spll cat xtd th distac a Gat travls t, it ca ly crat a w dstiati that is clsr. Thus, a Gat t a lcati 1,000 mils away may ly b divrtd t a lcati lss tha 1,000 mils away. Th amut f POW is -half that f th cst that wuld d t b spt if th castr was cratig a w Gat frm scratch (s Tabl: Gat Crati ad Travl Csts, pag 122). Fr xampl, th castr fids a Gat t a plac 10,000 mils away ad wishs t chag th dstiati t a plac 1,000 mils away. Th cst t crat such a Gat frm scratch wuld b 10 POW; thus, t chag th Gat will cst th castr 5 POW. Altrativ ams: Rshap Dstiy, Trasfrm Sigils f Juryig, Trasiti Shiftig. 143

145 s h t i g d p s - N - Ncklac f Suasi M B Cst: 20 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 7 days Echats a cklac that maipulats its warr. Th sts t frm th cklac ar arragd, drilld, cut, ad plishd as th castr dsirs. Th wizard must attu th sts by kpig thm cls t his r hr bdy fr a wk. Oc attud, th wizard prfrms a sris f rits as th cklac is cstructd. Wh th sts ar strug, a bld sacrific is mad vr th cklac ad cmplts th spll. Up cmig it pssssi f th cklac, th targt maks a ppsd POW rll with th wizard: if faild, th targt ffctivly bcms dvtd t th wizard, skig t b clsr t thm, ad udr thir sway. With this lvl f ctrl, th wizard is abl t impart mtal suggstis, thrby cvicig th targt that a particular blif r curs f acti is cssary ad vital. Th targt is uabl t rmv th cklac c ctrl has b stablishd. T svr th bd a third party must rmv th cklac, which allws th targt t mak athr ppsd POW rll with th wizard i rdr rgai thir slf-ctrl. If th targt fails th rll, thy strgly dsir t rclaim ad war th cklac. Fr ach 10 hurs th cklac is t wr, th targt may attmpt athr ppsd POW rll t gat its ffcts. Dstryig th cklac by gridig th sts t dust will als svr th ccti, but simply brakig th chai will t b ugh (th targt will d all thy ca t rassmbl th cklac). Altrativ ams: Echat Jwlry, Advcacy f Will, M tar s Gift. Ncrsis C Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud A vil curs causig a targt s had t crtiz, ad may lad t dath. Th castr spaks alud th spll, callig up ditis f th Myths t strik dw ths wh pps th castr s will. Th spll s targt must b visibl t th castr. Th spll s ffct is dlayd, ly bgiig t maifst 1D4 days aftrward at which pit th targt bgis t suffr a tiglig i f thir hads. Each day thraftr th targt s had stadily bgis t crtiz th flsh dyig ad bcmig gagrus. Uchckd, th crsis bgis t wrk its way up th arm ad it th bdy. Th rat f CHAPTER 4 xpasi mas that th crtizig prcss rachs past thir arm ad it thir bdy aftr 6 days. Each day th targt lss 1 hit pit, with th hrrific ijury acclratig t 1D4 damag pr day aftr 6 days (pssibly acclratig furthr as th Kpr ss fit) util dath. N tratmt thr tha amputati (cuttig ff th cursd had r arm) is viabl r ffctiv. Amputati bcms iffctiv if th curs rachs past th arm it th bdy, whr ly magical mas (if it ca b fud) will halt th curs. Dpr magic: crtai pwrful srcrrs hav b rcrdd as usig this spll at thir dath t curs thir my frm byd th grav. I such istacs, shuld th srcrr b dpltd f magic pits, a sacrific f 10 POW may activat th spll. I additi, th dyig srcrr culd sacrific multipls f 10 POW t curs multipl idividuals. Altrativ ams: Th Curs f Fstrig Dath, Ruiati, Th Abhrrt Vituprati. Nt Wraith (Mdr Era ly) Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D6+1 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts Allws th castr t prjct thir csciusss it th Itrt. This spll may ly b lard ad prfrmd if th castr has at last Cmputr Us 75% ad Scic (Mathmatics) 50%. Usig virtual rality quipmt, th castr must spd 10 miuts aligig thir mid with th itrfac. Oc aligd, th castr s csciusss is abl t travl it th lctric dmai. Oc isid, th castr has ly INT ad POW as fuctiig charactristics, as wll as Luck ad magic pits. Saity pits cat b lst whil th castr s csciusss is isid th Itrt (s fllwig). Mtal skills, such as Accutig, Cmputr Us, ad laguags rmai ffctiv. Whil isid th Itrt, th castr lss 1 magic pit pr hur ad cat rgrat magic pits whil th spll is i prati; althugh, th castr gais th ability t drai magic pits frm thrs (s fllwig). If th castr s magic pits ar rducd t zr thy bcm ucscius; sic thy cat rgrat magic pits whil i th Itrt, thy may vr wak up agai ulss discvrd by sm wh is abl t prvid aid. Th castr ca attmpt cmbid Cmputr Us ad Library Us rlls t avigat th wb t varius cmputr trmials, applicatis, databass, ad thr lcatis. Th castr ca rad data flws ad chag data fils. With a succssful POW rll, th castr ca dciv r gat ruti ativirus r stadard twrk dfss (mr rbust dfss may rquir highr difficulty lvls t gat). Th castr may ihabit ad lk ut thrugh a cmputr 144

146 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS scr t s ppl r lcatis th thr sid f th scr; qually, th castr s ghstly lctrical visag may b s by ths usig th scr (prvkig a Saity rll fr 1/1D4 lss). Th castr may lauch attacks agaist sm withi a rag f th ihabitd cmputr (fifth f th wraith s POW i ft) with a succssful ppsd POW rll, th castr ca drai 1D6 magic pits frm th ufrtuat idividual. If a ihabitd cmputr trmial lss pwr r is dstryd, th castr s csciusss is dstryd. If smhw cut-ff frm th Itrt, th castr s csciusss bcms trappd i that particular trmial util it is rcctd t th Itrt (a kidly Kpr might allw a Hard POW rll fr th castr s csciusss t swiftly xit t safty). Wh th castr s csciusss rturs t his r hr bdy, thy rmmbr vrythig that traspird. Saity pit lsss fr misdds, shcks, r trauma ar w immdiatly applid. If th castr s bdy dis whil thir csciusss is abrad, thir mid rmais cscius ad activ util such tim as it is xtiguishd (zr magic pits r thr mishaps). Furthr dagrs f th Itrt ar lft t th Kpr s imagiati. Nt: this spll cat (currtly) b fud i ay tm, databas, r thr rpsitry thr tha th prsal trmial f Dam Dvli, a mply f Nw Wrld Itratial ad a ctury-ld srcrr. At th Kpr s discrti, it is ccivabl that athr pwrful srcrr (wh als has th rquisit mathmatics ad cmputr prgrammig skills) culd rplicat r dvis a variati f this spll. Fr furthr ifrmati s th scari athlgy Us Mastrs. Altrativ ams: kw. Nightmar (I) C B Cst: 8 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs th targt t xpric a hrrific ightmar cstig 1D3 Saity pits. Th spll ca tak ffct at ay rag as lg as th targt is kw t th castr. Th shak victim is uabl t rmmbr th ightmar ulss athr prs ca prfrm a succssful Psychaalysis rll with thm. Th ightmar s ctt is dtrmid by th Kpr ad may prvid clus r warigs at thir discrti. Altrativ ams: Dark Facy, Farful Slp, Smlt Ordal. Nightmars (II) C B Cst: 10+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 miuts pr day fr 13+ days This variat f th Nightmar spll causs th targt t xpric thir darkst fars as wakig halluciatis. Th castr must btai lmts f th itdd targt (hair, ail clippigs, tc..), which ar th mixd with hrbs ad ashs ad fd back t th targt daily fr thirt days. Each day, th castr ivsts 10 magic pits. O th thirtth vig th targt xprics wakig halluciatis fr 1D10 miuts which, c startd, grw stragr ad dubl i lgth fr ach additial ight that th mixtur ctius t b csumd. Th halluciatis act lik dlusis (althugh thy cat b disblivd) ad may caus Saity lss. If a day ad a ight passs withut th fdig, th spll is brk ad must b bgu afrsh. Altrativ ams: Walkig Drad, Brig Frth Thy Emis Darkst Hrrr, Visi f Dm. 145

147 s h t i g d p s Nullify Dvic M Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Causs dvic r tl t fail. Th castr must tuch th itm ad cctrat fr 4 ruds. Th itm bcms cursd ad will t prfrm its rigially itdd dsig. Th spll is ffctiv fr small t mdium sizd itms, such as firarms, prsal cmputrs, simpl machis, ad tls. Fr xampl, a cursd wd ax s hadl will mst likly sap, r its had fly ff wh usd. A cursd firarm will always jam (a rll f causs th wap t xpld, iflictig maximum pttial damag t th hldr ad ths withi 3 ft). Th curs is t prmat ad wars ff aftr 1D10+2 days. Altrativ ams: Curs Itm, Ablishmt f Us, Mak Thy Tls as Dust. Numatia 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Drivs th targt f th spll it a but f madss (s Call f Cthulhu Rulbk, pag 156). Th spll must b cast i sight f th victim, r bfr a rasabl likss f thm, ad rquirs a huma livr t b burd. Th castr attmpts a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt suffrs a immdiat but f madss lastig 1D10 ruds th atur f th but may b dcidd radmly r spcifid at th Kpr s discrti. Altrativ ams: Iduc Madss, Curs f Dragmt. Nyharg Dirg (Rsurrcti variat) 8 6 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Dstrys a sigl udad. A mdifid vrsi f th Rsurrcti spll (pag 160) usd t dstry crpral udad, such as a sklt, zmbi, vampir, ad th lik. Th castr sigs a ri, drig chat i th prsc f th udad cratur, wh must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th castr r immdiatly tur t dust. Dpr magic: allgdly, a mr pwrful vrsi f this spll allws th castr t targt a grup f udad i sigl mmt (up t 8 pr castig); hwvr, th cst is gratr: 20 magic pits ad 1D10 Saity pits, as wll as th prmat sacrific f 5 POW. Altrativ ams: Dstry Zmbi, Chat f Eradicati. CHAPTER 4 - O - Oblg Barrir (Dramlads) H Cst: 8 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th spll crats a cmplx rctagular pattr f lis, rughly 10 ft squar. Th pattr appars dirctly i frt f th castr, ad rmais fr 10 ruds bfr fadig away. Ay attackig splls strikig th barrir ar blckd, ad s th castr is wardd agaist such splls as lg as th barrir is maitaid btw thm ad ay attackr. Of curs, th castr cat cast splls thrugh th barrir ithr ad must maitai thir cctrati thrwis th wall fails. Altrativ ams: Cutr Ward, Spll Wall, Bulwark f Asylum. Oir-Dismissal (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Dismisss a dramig charactr frm th Dramlads, mattr hw strgly thy ar bud thr. Th spll csts magic pits qual t -fifth f th targt s POW. Th spll will ly fucti if th targt is withi 10 yards f th castr. Th baishmt is prmat, dstryig th targt s dram frm. Th spll has ffct Dramlads ativs. Altrativ ams: Dissluti f Dram, Ejct Dramr, Th Wakig Curs. Opaqu Wall (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Frms a rigid wall cvrd with stric lis ad figurs. Th immbil wall frmd must b squar, ad is yard a sid fr vry 6 magic pits xpdd at th castig. Th wall is ich thick ad has STR 100. If th wall s STR is vrcm by brut frc (ppsd rll) r xcdd by damag (20 hit pits), it suddly disappars. Othrwis, th wall acts as if it wr a st wall ad rmais i plac fr 1 hur. Altrativ ams: Rampart, Nilstr s Rbuk, N Shall Pass. 146

148 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Oscillatig Expas 8 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Crats a ara that dimiishs th mtal facultis f ths wh tr. Th srcrr spcifis th ara, its budaris ad dimsis, thrugh strag rtatis f th hads ad arms, whil itig a chat. Th ara dscribd, which ca b largr tha 20 squar ft, is ivisibl util sm trs th spac, whrup th spac is filld with pulsatig lights ad suds. Th rsultat is rducs th mtal abilitis ad willpwr f ths isid: thir POW, INT, EDU, ad mtal/kwldg skills ar all halvd (bcm Hard rlls) whil thy rmai isid th srclld ara, thir mids trasfixd by th bizarr atur f thir surrudigs. Oc pr rud ( th rud fllwig thir try) ths isid may attmpt a POW r INT rll t walk r crawl fr f th magical spac. Ths utsid f th ara s ad har thig th ppl withi appar t b simply actig crazily withut ras. Th spac rmais fr 1 hur, but ca b xtdd by 1 hur if a additial 10 magic pits ar ivstd. Dpr magic: dvius srcrrs prpar such hazardus spacs t caus mtal fblmt, makig th rst f thir magical armry all th mr ffctiv agaist ths th srcrr wishs t harm, trap, r slav. A variat f this spll allws th srcrr t cast a wav f fblmt at targts withi a 5-ft ara (th rag f th wav big 20 ft), with ths caught i its arc suffrig frm th sam ffcts as dscribd abv (th ffct lasts fr 1D4+1 ruds). Altrativ ams: Hm ad Haw, Bx f Wakss, Circl f Impvrishmt. - P - Pact f Quachil Uttaus Q Cst: 5D10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds A dagrus ad pwrful pact is mad with Quachil Uttaus, prtctig th castr frm dath. Th spll allws th castr t ptiti th Grat Old O wh, if appasd, grats th pact (cstig th prmat lss f 15 POW). Ths wh ar succssful ar physically markd with th sig f Quachil Uttaus thir spis bcm dfrmd ad twistd (rduc CON by 15 pits). Oc th pact is cmplt, th castr ithr ags aturally, r ca thy b killd by ay physical frc r muda ijury. Crtai magical attacks ad waps may caus ijury ad dath. If th spll is cast i th prsc f sm wh alrady hlds a pact with Quachil Uttaus, th Tradr f th Dust appars ad taks that prs alrady kw t him, lavig bhid ly a pil f ash. If ctactd but with prs rady t tr it th pact (such as if th wrds f th spll ar spk i igrac r by mistak), th Grat Old O taks whvr rad th wrds ulss th summr is willig t tr it th pact. Dpr magic: this rar spll is fud ly i th Tstamt f Caramags. Rcitig th Frbidd Wrds frm that txt is a dadly xrcis fr th uwary, as mrly spakig thm alud is ugh t act th spll (with th rsultat cst) ad immdiatly call frth Quachil Uttaus. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Quachil Uttaus. Altrativ ams: Cvat f Dust, Th Ash Bd. Partig Sads b Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 10 ruds A spll frm acit Egyptia srcry usd t part livig bstacls (walls, drs, rivrs, ad s frth). Th spll csts 2 magic pits plus 1 pit fr ach 5 pits f SIZ (f th bstacl t b partd) abv th first 10 pits. Rquirs sad frm a dsrt, which is chatd by th castr ad th sprad i a li twards th bstacl (i th dircti f grss dsird). Th way that ps is wid ugh ad tall ugh fr 10 m ad 10 hrss. Hard bstacls, such as rck ad buildig walls, ar tr asudr, causig fallig rubbl ad masry, ad thr hazards at th Kpr s discrti. Altrativ ams: Op th Way, Cast Asid Barrir, Th Grai that Ulcks th Sa. Passig Us (Dramlads) H Cst: 10+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Causs th spll s targt t bcm tmprarily ivisibl. Th spll csts 10 magic pits pr miut f us ad th targt must mtally rpat a shrt phras (sudd r uxpctd 147

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150 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS vts may brak cctrati, dtrmid by a INT rll). Clthig ad quipmt/waps rmai visibl, s th targt must strip akd. Whil ivisibl, th targt rmais audibl. Dpr magic: a variat ds away with th d t chat t maitai th spll; istad, a salv is prpard frm a plat said t grw th baks f th Rivr Skai, which rus thrugh th Echatd Frst, ar Ulthar. Th plat is pisus t csum ad tricky t idtify. Altrativ ams: Bcm as Ghst, Mask, Chat f Usig. Paws f th Bar (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits; variabl magic pits pr activati Castig tim: 10 days Echats a pair f bar paws which, wh cmmadd, aimat ad fight fr th castr. Th castr must prsally hut ad kill a bar ad rmv its tw frt paws. Ovr t days th bar paws ar prpard thrugh a sris f rituals. Oc rady, th paws ar attachd t athr by a lathr thg ad may th b carrid r wr arud th castr s ck. As dsird, th paws ar thrw twards a ppt, whrup thy aimat ad attack. Th paws rquir cctrati c thy ar i cmbat with a ppt. Activati csts 10 magic pits, prvidig th paws with Fightig 40% (ach additial 5 magic pits ivstd raiss th skill by +10%), i additi 1 magic pit must b xpdd fr vry rud thy attack byd th first. Th paws ach iflict 1D10 damag. Th paws ca ly attack (ad fight back) thy cat ddg; thy hav 3-pit armr ad 7 hit pits ach (if rducd t zr hit pits th paws bcm uslss). Althugh th paws ar magical, th damag thy d is purly muda. Ths witssig a attack by th paws may d t mak a Saity rll (0/1D2 lss). Oc th paws ar activatd, th castr may mv up t a mil distat withut affctig th actis f th paws, which will magically rappar arud his r hr ck, drippig bld r t dpdig up thir succss. Dpr magic: th spll as dscribd is kw t Amrica Idias, althugh rgial ad cultural variatis ar pssibl. I sm cass, th chatd aimal parts culd b triggrd t cm t lif wh a crtai vt ccurs (a cav is trd, a dr pd, ad s ), allwig th castr t prpar a asty trap. Rumr prsists that thr is way t gai ctrl f such aimatd waps, allwig a rival wizard t cmmad th waps t attack thir wr. Altrativ ams: Echat Claws, Tth ad Nail, Bast Mastry. Prciv Txt O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 2 ruds Allws th castr t rad bks, glyphs, r thr txts i pitch darkss, r if blid. Wh cast, th wrds r symbls ar magically cmprhdd i th castr s mid. Th castr must tuch th txt t prciv it, ad als must kw th laguag f th txt (th spll imparts laguag cmprhsi ability). Th spll csts 1 magic pit pr six hurs, r fracti thrf, f radig. Dpr magic: what sms t b a fairly icuus spll blis sm pttially hrrific csqucs. If th castr gs isa whil usig this spll t rad a Myths tm, th ffcts ca b disastrus th castr s suddly isa mid bcms awash i Myths kwldg that may (at th Kpr s discrti) caus th immdiat rlas f splls ctaid withi th tm: mstrs culd b summd (but t bud), splls rquirig a targt culd radmly latch t ay arby, magical gats culd p, ad s! Th w isa castr, uabl t ctrl th magical slaught, may d up dad du t th sudd cumulativ cst f th splls rlasd. Altrativ ams: Ss Script, Absrb Kwldg. Prfcti O Cst: 1 charactristic pr pit f POW cvrtd Castig tim: 24 hurs Giv th prmissi f a Myths dity, th castr may cvrt pits f POW it pits f thr charactristics (r vic vrsa), ithr fr th castr r fr his r hr dsigatd targt. Th dity dsigats ay csts ivlvd usually fr i charactristic pits. Thr is Saity charg pr s, but ctact with a Outr Gd r Grat Old O is cssary, s th Saity lss ivlvd may b substatial. Th cvrsi f pits lasts fr 1 wk. Dpr magic: wll-favrd srvats f Myths ditis may b gratd gratr bs, with th chag i charactristics lastig fr gratr lgths f tim (1 mth r 1 yar prhaps). Oppsit: Sigil f Cthulhu by Gmi 149

151 s h t i g d p s Athr variat might grat th castr th ability t drai charactristic pits frm a victim ad iflat thir w crrspdig charactristic (lik-fr-lik fr ay charactristic, xcpt fr POW) fr a st amut f tim (suggst 1 mth); althugh, such a variat wuld cst th castr at last 1D8 Saity pits ad thy wuld hav t wi a ppsd POW rll with th victim fr th spll t b succssful. Altrativ ams: Trasmutati f th Mid t Flsh, Blssig f (isrt Outr Gd r Grat Old O s am hr), Rit f Shapig. Ptrify M C Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 days Crats a alchmical liquid that causs th drikr t bcm ptrifid. Th cccti rquirs a succssful Hard Chmistry rll ad thr days wrk prparig th cssary lmts i a labratry. Up cmplti, th castr will hav a clrlss, bad-tastig liquid. Whvr driks this fluid must succd i a ppsd POW rll agaist th umbr f magic pits ivstd i th liquid multiplid by fiv. Failur mas that, vr th xt 1D4 miuts, th targt s tissus rapidly calcify, trasfrmig thm it a statu. Succss mas that th liquid ds t tak ffct. Th ptrificati is prmat, althugh magical mas t rvrs its ffct may xist. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Miralizati f Flsh, Drik f St, Curs f Ossificati. Ptrify Nthr Limbs 6 Cst: 1D10+1 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud A livig subjct s lgs ar turd t st. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th spll s targt: if succssful, th targt is immbilizd; thir lgs lgr flsh ad bld. Th rmaidr f th targt s bdy rmais ad fuctis as rmal, prvkig a Saity rll (1/1D8 lss). Th spll s ffct wars ff aftr 1D10 hurs. CHAPTER 4 Pips f Madss C Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Ths harig this spll risk isaity. Th spll must b cast with th chatd b pip cratd by th spll Crat Curs Whistl (pag 86). Th castr plays a spcific wird mldy th pips ad sacrifics th cssary csts. All withi arsht f th strag mldy shuld mak a Saity rll: failur causs th lss f 5 Saity pits ad a immdiat but f madss (th listr gig tmprarily isa); if th Saity rll is succssful, th listr lss 1D3 Saity pits (ad rdiarily ds t g isa). Listrs shuld mak a Saity rll fr vry 5 ruds that th pips ar playd ad hard (lsss big cumulativ). Shuld th playr f th pips hav Saity t ls, thy may b askd t als mak a sigl Saity rll at th d f th first fiv ruds f playig (at th Kpr s discrti). If such a rll is faild, th playr gs tmprarily isa (lsig 5 Saity pits) ad bcms lckd it playig th thrwrldly tu fr as lg as pssibl. Listrs may attmpt t prvt furthr playig if thy ca succssfully rsist th mldy s ffct. Altrat ams: Th Dark Sg f th Havs, Y Abyssal Mldy, Harmy f th Sv Hlls. Pis Bld (Flk) 0 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 wks Expss th targt t a ifctius agt. Aftr tw wks prparig a ful itmt, th castr must tuch th targt with th itmt t istigat th ifcti. Symptms start aftr a 12 hur icubati prid ad cst th targt 1D3 hit pits pr day fr 1D3 days, plus th discmfrt f fvr, chills, ausa, a flig f drad, rashs i ucmfrtabl placs, ad s frth (pssibly icrasig th difficulty lvl f sm skill rlls, r impsig a palty di, at th Kpr s discrti). Fr ach additial 2 magic pits ivstd at th tim f castig th spll ctius fr athr day. Mdical itrvti is ulikly t hlp th targt f th spll, as th pisig is magical i atur ad its caus cat b dtrmid r udrstd by ctmprary mdical practitirs. Crtai blssigs ad halig rituals may prvid limitd succr r cmpltly gat th spll s ffct. Dpr magic: if th castr ivsts a additial 5 POW, th spll s ffct is prmat. Altrativ ams: Cas Prambulati, Hard Flsh, Idurat. At th Kpr s discrti: a succssful Cthulhu Myths, Occult, r Art/Craft (Ptis) rll may b dd t sur that dirctis ar carfully fllwd. Altrativ ams: Pis Tuch, Th Drad, Blight. 150

152 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Ps Muda Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs a cratur r bjct t bcm ttally urmarkabl i th mids f viwrs. Th castr must sacrific magic pits qual t -fifth f th SIZ f th cratur r bjct, plus magic pit pr rud t maitai th ffct. A iaimat bjct ca b maskd idfiitly by th sacrific 5 POW durig th castig. Ths cmig it th viciity f th maskd bjct r cratur ar bguild ad fail t tic it t thm th thig is sstially ivisibl. If, smhw, frqut ctact with th itm is mad (such as stadig xt t it) a prs may prciv (POW rll) that smthig arud thm is uusual r dd. Dpr magic: a huma subjct f this spll is liabl t g isa if thy dur prlgd ivisibility t ths arud thm. Fr ach day spt udr th spll, th targt shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1D4 lss) c this rll is faild, fr ach day thraftr, th targt autmatically lss 1 Saity pit util ithr th spll ds r thy g prmatly isa. Altrativ ams: Mask, Dark Vil f Eib, Hid i Plai Sight. Pssss Crps Cst: 1 magic pit; 1D8+2 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Eabls th pssssi ad aimati f a dad thig fr a prid f up t 10 miuts. Dad thigs may iclud sklts, aimal crpss (icludig ths that hav udrg taxidrmy r prsrvd i frmaldhyd), aimal skis, ad huma crpss. Th castr s mid is trasfrrd t th crps fr th durati f th spll ad is abl t cmmad mbility i th crps apprpriat t its cditi (dpdt th stat f th crps). Whil th castr psssss th crps, thir w bdy lis mtilss ad thy lgr brath (thir hart stps pumpig). Wh th castr rturs t thir w bdy, thy must attmpt a CON rll: If rturig withi 1 4 ruds a bus di is gratd at Rgular difficulty. If rturig withi 5 7 ruds Rgular difficulty. If rturig withi 8 9 ruds Hard difficulty. If rturig i 10+ ruds Extrm difficulty. If th CON rll is faild, th castr s bdy ds t rtur t lif; th castr s mid is tmbd withi thir w (w dad) bdy. Athr prs may prfrm a succssful Mdici r a First Aid rll t rsuscitat th castr s bdy th widw f tim i which rsuscitati is pssibl is lft t th discrti f th Kpr. Nt that if th crps pssssd is f th livig dad (a vampir, aimatd mummy, r a zmbi) th a ppsd POW rll shuld b mad ach rud fr th castr t rmai i ctrl f th bdy. If th castr lss a ppsd rll, thir mid is st back t thir w bdy (triggrig a CON rll as dtaild abv). Grally, ly crps ca b pssssd at ay tim. Altrativ ams: Pssssi f th Dad, Crps Mid, Istill Thy Will it th Dcayig Flsh. Pssssi Q Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Eabls th pssssi f livig huma bigs. By jumpig frm bdy t th xt, th castr ca pttially sur a vry lg lifspa. Th high cst, hwvr, mas that it is usd sparigly, with srcrrs prfrrig t stay i bdy as lg as pssibl. Th castr must b abl t s thir itdd targt with thir akd y. Wrds f pssssi ar th spk alud t istigat th pssssi; th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt t succssfully trasfr thir csciusss. Th pssssr is uabl t accss ay f thir victim s mmris whil ihabitig thir bdy. Wh th pssssr lavs a bdy, th frmr victim has rcllcti f th tim wh thy wr pssssd just a dark vid i thir mmry. Altrativ ams: Trasfrc f Will, Lgvity, Th Dark Path. Pwdr f Ib-Ghazi 8 6 Cst: 1 magic pit (pr ds) Castig tim: 2 days prparati (pr ds); 1 rud t apply Maks magically ivisibl thigs visibl by blwig th pwdr agaist r vr th ivisibl thig. Th pwdr must b cmpudd carfully, accrdig t xactig istructis, ad ivlvs thr spcial igrdits ad th sacrific f 1 magic pit pr ds. A ds is applicati f th pwdr. Th Kpr dtrmis th spcial igrdits rquird. 151

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154 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Th pwdr is ithr blw frm a tub r thrw vr th targt. Th thig that is dustd stays visibl fr mr tha t hartbats. That which culd b mad visibl icluds th magical lis xtdig frm a plac chatd fr th callig f a Myths dity, th aura arud a Gat, ad a cratur that is rmally ivisibl (such as a star vampir). Usig th pwdr csts Saity pits, but sig what it xpss may prvk such a rll. Altrativ ams: Dust f Sig, Witss f th Us, Cmpud f Prcpti. Pwr Chat O Cst: 5 POW; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 10 miuts Allws th castr t tmprarily dubl thir magic pits by prmatly sacrificig 5 POW. Th castr must chat fr t miuts whil itig th tru ams f crtai ditis, aftr which 5 POW pits ar frfitd. Th castr s icrasd magic pits rmai ly frm suris t sust, r sust t suris, dpdig up wh th spll is cast. Th lss f POW may b ivisibl t bsrvrs r ca tak a mr dramatic ffct: uaturally agig th castr, causig flsh t withr, hair t tur whit, ad s. Altrativ ams: Drai Slf, K stlia Chat, Mass Ervati. Pwr Drai 6 O Cst: 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Lchs magic pits frm a targt. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if th castr is succssful, th targt lss 1D6 magic pits ad th castr gais thm; if th castr fails t vrcm th targt, th castr lss 1D6 magic pits t th targt. If all magic pits ar dpltd, th spll th drais hit pits (if all hit pits ar draid, th targt falls ucscius this spll lacks th pwr t kill). Dpr magic: th thirst fr pwr is mst kly flt by ths wh dlv it dark lr. A prficit wizard may lct t drai POW rathr tha magic pits frm a victim. Altrativ ams: Lch Liffrc, Rit f Nyamb, Sup f th Elixir f Pwr. Pwr f Nyamb O Cst: 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 ruds Th castr prfrms a dbasd ritual callig up varius Myths gds fr thir favr. I rtur th castr rcivs 2D6 magic pits. Ay magic pits strd i xcss f th castr s rmal pl d t rgrat c spt. It is suspctd that crtai Myths ditis will rquir a frmal bd f srvitud frm th ptitir, r a sacrific r sm thr gstur, t dmstrat thir dvti bfr th tity grats thir rqust fr magical pwr. Altrativ ams: Call Pwr f Nyamb, Favr f (isrt Myths dity am). Prpar Crps O Cst: 1D6 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 15 miuts Natly ad fficitly d-bs a cadavr. Th spll limiats all b ad cartilag, allwig th dad flsh t b strd away. Sic th spll ca b cast ly titis withut POW, it achivs thig agaist th livig r agaist th udad, such as vampirs r zmbis. Altrativ ams: Db, Mak Mallabl, Ritual f Prparati. Pri s Crux Asata 8 Cst: 25 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: variabl days Crats a akh (lpd crss) that ca tmprarily r prmatly baish idividual Myths craturs. Th bjct must b a akh mad f a uallyd mtal pur cppr, ir, silvr, gld, r lad wuld b th asist mtals t fid ad t frm. Fr 20 mius a umbr f days qual t -fifth f th castr s INT th castr prfrms pisdic rits ad sacrifics, ad th sacrifics th cssary POW t chat th akh. T cmbat a Myths cratur, th castr its a chat fr thr ruds ad xpds ay umbr f magic pits. Cmpais f th castr may ctribut 1 magic pit ach; as a csquc f th 25 POW alrady sacrificd, th castr adds 5 fr magic pits as wll. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If th umbr f magic pits gathrd is qual t r gratr tha -fifth f targt s POW th castr gais a bus di i th ppsd POW rll; i additi, th castr may challg a big with POW qual t his r hrs plus 200. Oppsit: Ptragram f Chas by Gmi 153

155 s h t i g d p s Ay prs wh kws th chat (but t th spll) may wild th akh ad attmpt t baish a cratur, but thy d t rciv th 5 magic pits icras gratd t th rigial castr. If th akh-wildr ad cmpais vrcm th cratur, it is displld. If thy fail t displ th thig, it attacks th akh-wildr first bfr turig its attti t thrs prst. Altrativ ams: Sigil f Baishmt, Th Ic f Expulsi. - Q - Qull Suspici O Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D6 Saity Castig tim: 1 wk Maks th castr urmarkabl. Th castr must spd sv days prfrmig ritual purificati, whil als fastig ad mditatig. Udr th light f a full m, at midight, th castr crats a magical circl, ad th casts th spll. Th castr must succd i a Hard POW rll fr th spll t tak ffct. With succss, th spll magically damps th castr s prsc t thr ppl i th wrld arud thm fr a prid f mth. This dampig is t ivisibility, but rathr smthig subtlr: ppl will igr th castr, as if thy wr f imprtac r rlvac t thrs i th viciity. Strag habits r activitis will b dismissd ad quickly frgtt. Ev ths with caus (th plic, a tax assssr, th ivstigatrs) must ach succd a ppsd POW rll with th castr t b abl t fcus up thm ad cduct thir iquiry withut thir mid wadrig ff t b ccrd with thr mattrs. Altrativ ams: Still Suspici, Guis f Igrac, Walk Us. CHAPTER 4 Quick 6 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus Tmprarily icrass th castr s mvmt rat by 2 ad icrass thir DEX by 10 fr 4 ruds. Th prcdur ivlvs thr rapid had gsturs ad a mtal visualizati. Whil rpatd us f th spll is pssibl, ctiuus us has its drawbacks. If th spll is cast succssivly tw tims i a rw th castr must mak a CON rll: if faild, th castr immdiatly falls ucscius ad prmatly lss 5 CON pits. Shuld th spll b succssivly cast a furthr tw tims, a scd CON rll at Hard difficulty is rquird: if faild, th castr falls ucscius ad prmatly lss 10 CON pits. Furthr succssiv us icrass such charactristic lsss. Altrativ ams: Spd f th Bast, Hast, Spritly Dyamism. Quick Fg-Spaw 7 Cst: 25 magic pits; 10 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Th spll rquirs th larva f a thr-dimsial Myths tity (smtim kw as Gish-rla but which has may cflictig ams). Th spll must b cast withi ds fg thrugh which bright light ca ptrat. A drp f th castr s bld must b smard th larva, ad th spll s cst paid. Th spll causs th ivisibl, tity ( fg-spaw ) t rapidly grw. Th cratur may b mtally cmmadd by th castr t mv i ay dircti ad t act as th castr chss (usually it is dirctd t kill as th cratur has limitd mtal facultis). Th castr must rmai withi 200 ft f th Thig r it will g fr; th castr ca ss its apprximat lcati whil it is udr his r hr ctrl. Ctrl lasts fr thr hurs, r util th fg lifts r day braks (it will fl if facd with bright light, ad dirct 154

156 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS sulight displs th cratur). Aftr thr hurs, th cratur will wadr aimlssly thrugh th ight, killig ths it catchs bfr ithr disapparig frm whc it cam r prhaps fidig a plac f darkss t lurk i. Altrativ ams: Rit f Rbirth, Trasmgrify Spaw f Nthr Ralms. Quick th Vic f th Dp Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Magically hasts a dp hybrid s trasfrmati frm smi-huma t full dp, thus shrtig th dcads-lg prcss t wks, days, r v hurs. Th spll must b cast at ight, r withi sight f th ca. Th hybrid t b trasfrmd shuld b prst, r th castr must hav a magical ccti with th targt hair, bld, a prsal pssssi (a phtgraph may b ugh). Th castr sacrifics as may magic pits as dsird, ad may als call ay umbr f assistats, wh ca ach ld a maximum f 2 magic pits. If th ritual gathrs a ttal f 20 magic pits, th targt will trasfrm i a sigl yar; if 40 magic pits ar gathrd, th trasfrmati taks 2D6 mths; if 80+ pits ar ivstd, th trasfrmati will b cmplt i 1D100 hurs. Such a rapid trasfrmati will tak its tll: xcssiv Saity pit lsss ar t b xpctd, ad this vry rapid trasiti might prv fatal t th spll s targt. Altrativ ams: Dag s Call, Sg f Hydra, Birthig Sg. FOG SPAWN Othr Dimsial Lif Frm Kw it by th stch f burig hair that maats frm its sullss hart. Kw it by its lack f physicality fr it passs us ad liks t dark placs t hut its pry. Nt f this wrld, it hugrs ad waits, shrudd i mist t catch th uwary ad chk th vry lif frm ths withut ss t ru. frm th ts f Silas Th Bldy. STR 150 CON 150 SIZ 150 DEX 90 INT 05 APP POW 125 EDU SAN HP /a* Damag Bus: /a Build: /a Mv: 10 MP: 25 Attacks pr rud: 6 ttacls f mist, ach with a rach f 35 ft. Fightig 50% (25/10), trat as surpris attack, damag** Ddg /a Fightig: isrts pliabl ttacls it strils ad muth f th targt up t six victims simultausly iflictig chkig damag, which icrass ach rud: 1 damag i first rud, 2 damag i scd rud, 3 damag i third rud, ad s. If th targt is abl t wi a ppsd STR rll vrsus th STR f th ttacls, h r sh may brak fr ad scap. Each ttacl has STR 25, multiplid by th umbr f ttacls attackig th idividual; thus, if th Thig prfrms thr succssful attacks targt, th ppsd rll is vrsus STR 75, ad s. Ivstigatrs suffr a palty di t all attmpts t hit th mstr (thy must sstially mak wild attacks) ad fumbls ma thy hav hit a ally r th Thig s victim istad. Isubstatial: immu t physical attacks. It may b s (mmtarily) i bright light as a sparklig gray clud with thi, whip-lik ttacls. Dirct sulight displs th fg-spaw back t its ativ dimsi (trasiti taks t miuts), frm whc it cat rtur. If it ca fid a prptually dark plac, such as a dp swr r a cav, th fg-spaw might stay Earth fr sm tim. It is immrtal i Earthly trms, with d t fd. Its mtivs r isticts ar ukw. Armr*: th fg-spaw is isubstatial ad thig matrial ca harm it. Bright light ca driv it away but ds t actually harm it. Skills: Hut fr Victim 65%, Stalth 95%. Saity Lss: if s, 1/1D10. Autmatically ls 1D8 pits up th fg-spaw s first succssful attack. 155

157 s h t i g d p s - R - Rais Crpss (Dramlads) H Cst: 50 magic pits; 2D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Raiss all crpss withi 50 yards f th castr, ad causs th ris trrrs t siz ad dvur victims withi th castr s fild f visi. A shrt, rpatig chat is calld ut by th castr, which ft prvks a sudd tmpratur drp ad ccasial lightig. Th umbr f crpss i th viciity shuld b dtrmid by th Kpr. Ths witssig th ris f th dad shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D8 lss). Altrativ ams: Gathrr f th Dad, Th Istl Rit, Ulash th Ravus Os. Rais Ghst f Ib (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. I acit tims th bigs f Ib wrshipd th Grat Old O Bkrug util th ppl f Sarath laid wast t Ib. Th castr calls up th ghsts f Ib t cm frth ad matrializ. Th spll raiss ghst big f Ib pr magic pit ivstd. Thr is Saity cst fr th spll, but th craturs thmslvs prmpt Saity rlls f thir w. This spll is rmally ly ffctiv wh cast th shrs f th Namlss Lak, ar th ruis f Sarath r Ib. Yt, if Bkrug is smhw prst wh th castr bgis this spll, ghst-bigs f Ib ca b summd aywhr i th Dramlads. Furthrmr, wh Bkrug is prst, 1D10 Ghst-Bigs f Ib ar summd pr magic pit spt. CHAPTER 4 Rais Night Fg b Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D2 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Calls frth a ds grud fg frm a bdy f watr. May b cast ly at ight. Th ritual ivlvs a bwl fr watr, filld frm th bdy f watr whr th fg is t frm. Th castr blws gtly acrss th surfac f th ctair whil makig th prpr gsticulatis. Th fg frms suddly; if thr is wid, it drifts aturally with th wid. Th fg dissipats with th risig su. Th castr may b may mils away frm th bdy f watr whr th fg appars, s lg as thy hav th rquisit watr. Altrativ ams: Psid s Brath, Th Clak f Watry Vapr, Th Dark Mist f Etral Scrts. Ravig Madss, Th (Dramlads) H Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads ad rmally ly at dramrs (visitrs t th Dramlads). Causs th targt f th spll t suffr a sudd ad trribl ightmar ffct. Th targt, which must b withi 30 yards f th castr, is frcd t mak a Saity rll: if faild, thy ls 5 Saity pits ad immdiatly suffr a Nightmar Effct (s fllwig). If th Saity rll is succssful, th targt lss 1D3 Saity pits but suffrs furthr ffcts. Fr ths alrady prmatly isa (zr Saity) th spll has ffct at all. Nightmar Effcts Chs a ffct apprpriat t th situati, r rll 1D10 t radmly dtrmi a ightmar ffct. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Bigs frm Ib. Altrativ ams: Maifst Bkrug s Favrd Os, Call th Dm f Sarath. 156

158 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS 1D10 Nightmar Effct 1D10 Nightmar Effct A bjct, itm f clthig, r rga mlts away t thig, r bcms lathsm r hrrifyig (such as a scimitar bcmig a sak if th wildr suffrd frm Ophiphbia). Th bjct is rstrd t rmal th charactr s xt visit t th Dramlads. Th charactr suddly dsirs t fl but fids thy ar uabl t d s. A hallway sms t strtch ifiitly, thy ar paralyzd, smigly glud t th grud, r thy ca fl ly i xcruciatigly slw mti. Othrwis, thy ca d thig ls but suffr a its flig f drad. Th ffct ds aftr 1D10+5 ruds. Surrudigs suddly mlt away, ad th charactr fids thy hav b trasprtd t athr plac smwhr dark ad frightig (such as th Dramlad s Udrwrld). O f th charactr s cmpais (t a dramr, thugh), r a arby plat r aimal, is trasfrmd it a hrrid cratur f th Kpr s chsig r dsig. Th trasfrmati is rvrsd up th dramr s xt visit t th Dramlads. A ld wud, ijury, disas, r malfrmati suddly rappars t pai, trrify, ad icvic. Th malady is rstrd t rmal i th dramr s xt visit t th Dramlads. Th charactr waks (if a dramr), but lgr kws whthr thy ar awak r dramig. Thy ar disritd ad cat dirct thir dramig t a particular prs, plac, r vt i th Dramlads util a amut f tim chs by th Kpr passs, r util a succssful Psychaalysis rll is mad. Th charactr maks a Hard INT rll: if faild, thy wak up immdiatly, with thir hair turd gry r whit, r bgiig t fall ut. Th charactr maks a Hard POW rll: if faild, thy wak up immdiatly ad ar thraftr afflictd by a rvus tic (chs by th Kpr). Dpdig its atur, th tic may rduc APP by 10 pits. Succssful Psychaalysis may, at th Kpr s discrti, rduc r gat th tic Th charactr maks a Hard CON rll: if faild, thy wak up ad immdiatly suffr a mir crary arrst rquirig a CON rll: if faild, thy di. If th rll succds, thy ls 20 CON. Ay thr apprpriat ffct, as chs by th Kpr. I gral, if th dramr s ral bdy is afflictd, thy shuld b frcd awak. If ly thir Dramlads prsa is affctd, thy shuld hav th pprtuity t rliv ay prblm, by a succssful Dramig rll ad th apprpriat xpditur f magic pits. Altrativ ams: Trrr Maifst, Th Crpig Hrrr. Rach Cst: variabl magic pits; 5 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud pr magic pit spt Allws th castr t rach thrugh itrvig surfacs ad vlums, t th physical xtt f his r hr arms r ttacls, ad adjust thigs, implat w lmts, r withdraw xistig s. Cst f th spll varis: fr ach ich f rgaic surfac (such as wd) t b passd thrugh, th castr must spd 1 magic pit, r 2 magic pits if th surfac is -rgaic (such as rck). If thr is a pssibility f th castr s cctrati big brk durig th spll (frm a attack r similar) thy shuld attmpt a INT rll: if faild, th spll cass, which may caus th castr s appdag t b trappd, rquirig th spll t b rcast t xtricat thmslvs. Altrativ ams: Th Wizard s Had, Pass Thrugh St, Th Thif s Trick. Raimati 7 Cst: 6 magic pits; 5 POW; 3D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs Nt t b cfusd with th scitific prcss f raimati discvrd by Dr. Hrbrt Wst, this spll crats a frm f slf-awar zmbi udr th ctrl f its cratr. Th tity rtais all kwldg ad skills that it pssssd i lif. This ghastly spll rquirs a rctly dad huma crps, which rtais sufficit flsh t allw mbility up activati. Th am f th dcasd must b kw t th castr. Th ritual is a labrat icatati mad whil th castr washs th crps with thir tgu. 157

159 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: A Hmuculi f Tsathggua by Gmi Shuld th walkig dad suffr ijury, lik th svrig f a arm r had, it ca b sw back th bdy withut udu impdimt. Th dath f th castr frs th raimatd crps frm srvitud but, ulik a zmbi, th raimatd crps ctius t fucti aftr its cratr s dmis as a idpdt mstr. Dpr magic: whil th raimatd rtais kwldg ad skills, it ds t cssarily rtai kwldg f ay splls it kw i lif. Crtai srcrrs ar abl t gat this csquc, allwig th walkig crps full accss t its spll arsal i this vt, th cratur rtais th amut f POW it had i lif. Altrativ ams: Udyig Srvitud, Crat Faithful Srvat, Lif t th Flsh. Rd Sig, Th 6 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits; 1 hit pit pr rud Castig tim: 1 rud A awful spll that causs r svral targts t di hrribly. Th castr iscribs i th air th dradd Rd Sig, whil spakig wrds f pwr. Wh frmd crrctly, a dull rd symbl glws i th air as th castr s figr dscribs it. Th sig s malvlt ffcts maifst th rud aftr its crati. Oc frmd, th sig must b maitaid by cctrati (th castr dig t stad arby) ad th additial xpditur f 3 magic pits fr ach additial rud byd th scd. Th castr als lss 1 hit pit ach rud byd th scd bcaus f thir prximity t th sig. All ths withi 10 yards f th sig ls 1D3 hit pits pr rud as thir bdis quak ad spasm, ad thir itral rgas ad bld vssls cvuls. Ths furthr tha 10 yards but arr tha 30 yards ls 1 hit pit ach rud. Ths furthr tha 30 yards tak damag. It is pssibl t scap th sig s ffct by crawlig bhid a stut wall r thr paqu barrir. Dpr magic: th castr may mpwr th Rd Sig furthr by ivstig 5 POW it its crati. This d, th sig causs 1D6 hit pits lss pr rud t ths withi 10 yards ad 2 hit pits lss t ths withi 30 yards. Altrativly, th castr may lct t caus th Sig t xpl its dark rgy i a sigl blast. Th castr crats th Sig as usual ad ivsts it with 10 POW. O 1D4 ruds fllwig, th Sig will xpld i blaz f rd light causig 2D8 damag t vrythig withi 50 yards (icludig th castr). Altrativ ams: Th Rd Sig, Th Mark f Firy Pai, Sigil f Crims. CHAPTER 4 Ricarat O Cst: 10 magic pits; 10 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D10+20 miuts Rcrats a dad prs frm mmry. Th castr cctrats thir mid up th prs, wh must hav b prsally kw t thm, fr 1D miuts t ricarat thm. Th ricaratd prs maifsts bfr th castr as if physically aliv ad rmais, abl t talk ad aswr qustis, mv abut, ad s, fr up t 5 miuts. Th spll may b rcast istatausly fr th sam cst, althugh this must happ immdiatly i th sam rud as th rigial spll cass, thrwis th castr must agai spd 1D10+20 miuts mtally cctratig. Th rcratd big psssss all th idisycrasis f th rigial. Altrativ ams: Mmry Trasmigrati, Rstrati f Thught, Call Frth Divi Frid. Rmrtificati 8 O Cst: 1D6+1 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Frcs th apparac f th ghst (spirit/ssc) f a dcasd prs. Th spll must ithr b cast vr th grav f th dcasd r whr th prs did. Th spirit r-acts th mvmts mad just bfr its dath. Th spirit is immatrial, yt (if apprpriat) vcalizd sud may b hard althugh th spirit cat har r prciv th castr; thus, it cat aswr qustis. Objcts pass right thrugh it. It cat physically harm ay r aythig, but may cst Saity pits t s. Altrativ ams: Summ Spirits f th Dad, Witss th Dyig Strk, Call Up Ths Past. Rmval f Favr 8 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Dstrys hmuculi cratd i th imag f Tsathggua withi th immdiat prsc f th castr. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll vrsus th hmuculi s cratr (whthr aliv r dad). Succss mas that all hmuculi i th immdiat viciity disitgrat ad rvrt t thir rigial matrial f cstructi (.g. clay). Mr tha prs ca prfrm this spll at th sam tim, addig a bus di t th lad castr s ppsd POW rll. Oly bus di is addd, rgardlss f hw may thrs prfrm th spll at th sam tim. 158

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161 s h t i g d p s Dpr magic: variatis f this spll ar said t xist spcifically targtig hmuculi srvitrs f thr Myths bigs, such as Nyarlathtp, Shub-Niggurath, ad Abhth. Whil such variatis ar rar, th csts fr ach wuld crtaily vary. Altrativ ams: Dstry Maifstatis f th Tad Kig, Rui f Clay. Rd Vil C Cst: 24 magic pits; 2D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds A dadlir vrsi f th Lift Vil spll (pag 135): istad f just liftig vil f huma csciusss frm th targt fr a littl whil, th castr prmatly rips away th vil causig th spll s targt t disappar. T cast this spll, th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt. With f th vils t prcpti s rippd away, a rift is cratd which pulls i th targt f th spll. Succssfully cast, a prti f rality twists itslf it a fist-sizd lump. It quickly bcms a swirlig, churig vrtx util th fabric f rality rips, fldig i th targt, wh is cast it th ifiit tim stram, th swirlig multivrs, r sm thr prti f tim, spac, r hypr-rality. Thy disappar with th tar i spac-tim, prhaps lst frvr ulss sm mas f lcati ad rtrival ca b fud if fud ad rturd, thy will crtaily t b th sam prs as thy wr bfr! Altrativ ams: Dalth s Dm, Rip Spac, Sudr Emy t th Farthst Rach. Rpl Sha 8 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll csists f a cmplicatd sg that rpls iscts frm Shaggai. Wh sug, th castr must xpd a miimum f 3 magic pits ad mak a succssful Art/ Craft (Sig) rll. All sha withi harig f th castr ar istatly filld with pai ad rvulsi, ad must rtrat frm th sud f th sg withi a rag f th magic pits xpdd tims fiv ft. Rplld sha must abad thir hsts ad ca d thig but fl ulss thy mak a Extrm POW rll. If th castr succds i a ppsd POW rll agaist th sha clsst t thm, th sha is s vrcm that is ca d thig but writh i pai fr 1D3 ruds, uttrly hlplss. CHAPTER 4 Th castr ca b assistd by thr sigrs, wh ctribut xtra magic pits t icras th spll s ara f rpulsi. Nt that ths sig th sha mrg shuld mak a Saity rll t s th hidus craturs. Altrativ ams: Dismiss Mid Craturs, Purgati f th Brai, Th Nid-Ka Mldy. Rstrativ Mditati (Flk) 0 Cst: Castig tim: 1 mth A Tibta tchiqu that prvids mtal rstrati thrugh lg mdiati. Practitirs islat thmslvs frm all wrldly ifluc fr a prid f at last mth, durig which tim thy must ly fcus up islatd mdiati ad ritual purificati. At th d f this tim f dp ctmplati, thy ca attmpt t mak a Saity rll: if succssful, thy hav 1D6 Saity pits rstrd. Pits rcvrd with this tchiqu ca vr xcd th maximum amut prmittd by th gam mchaics f 99 mius thir Cthulhu Myths skill prctag. Nt that th rsult f a fumbld Saity rll mas that th mdiati has b crruptd, with th prs s thughts big twistd t fcus ad rliv th mtal aguish prviusly suffrd. Such ufrtuats ls 1D6 Saity pits rathr tha gai thm. Altrativ ams: Matra f Wllss, Pac f th Namast. Rsurrcti Q 7 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 r 2 ruds Rducs a crps t its sstial salts ad cmpuds, a bluish-gry pwdr, r rvrss th prcss t yild ultimatly th frm ad sul f th dcasd. A cmplt crps is cssary. Big rsurrctd i this mar csts th targt 1D20 Saity pits. If ly part f th ashy pwdr is availabl fr th spll, th srcrr gts li th livlist awfullss frm what s th mad flsh. But th succssfully rsurrctd d t b all i pic as lg as th cffi is itact ad sufficit car is tak t scrap tgthr all th fragmts ad dust withi, th spll succds. Rcitig th spll backward rturs th rsurrctd tity t dust ad likwis rquirs th xpditur f 3 magic pits ad 1D10 Saity pits. Th dust ca b rtaid r thrw away. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th 160

162 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS rsurrctd prs. If th castr wis, th targt rturs t dust. If th targt wis, it may try t prvt th castr frm rcitig th spll agai. Rcitig th spll backward taks tw ruds. I Th Cas f Charls Dxtr Ward, may f ths rsurrctd wr itrrgatd ad trturd t rval scrts f th past. Altrativ ams: Th Rit f Kwldg Lg Lst, Rcrudac, Rit f Salts. Rtur f th Blvd 7 Cst: variabl magic pits; 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day Crats a tmprary simulacrum f sm wh has rctly did. Th spll rquirs a day-lg ritual ad th xpditur f magic pits qual t th umbr f days th castr wishs th simulacrum t xist. Th prs t b cpid must b mr tha a wk dad. Th simulacrum is idtical t th rigial i vry dtail but has ly half f th rigial s INT, ad spaks ly i -wrd stcs. Old rlatiships ar rmmbrd, as ar skills, althugh kwldg-rlatd skills (lik Archalgy) ar halvd. Splls kw by th rigial ar lss likly t b cast (usig th w INT valu, a Hard INT rll is rquird fr a spll t b kw). Wh th spll xpirs, th simulacrum cllapss t th grud ad sublimats it a vapr. Raimatig ad rturig t csciusss th dcasd ca b disturbig fr frmr frids ad family, callig fr Saity rlls (1/1D6+1 lss). Altrativ ams: Appariti f th Dad, Rcstituti, Th Dad Ma s Favr. Rtur Srvitr 8 Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Itrfrs with th bidig f a Myths cratur, causig it t rtur t ad attack th prs wh rigially summd it. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th rigial summr (th castr wh summd ad/r bud th mstr). If th castr wis, th cratur will b cmplld t rtur t ad attack its rigial mastr with du hast. Th spll has ffct agaist ubud titis. Dpr magic: variatis f this rar spll targt th bidig f diffrt Myths craturs, ach spll is spcific t th mstr typ. Dark whisprs tll that may trascriptis f such variat splls ar purpsfully icrrct prhaps dvisd by ths bth mad ad isidiusly wickd. I sm istacs, if tim ad ability allw, th rigial summr culd attmpt t rcast th bidig spll t rgai ctrl f th cratur th difficulty f this prcss may rsult i a highr spll cst ad succss is t cssarily guaratd. Altrativ ams: Itrcssi f Authrity, Claim Mastry f Star Spaw, Itrlp Bidig. Rvrsd Agls f Tagh-Clatur 9 Cst: 15 POW; 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur As rvald by acit Egyptia prists, this spll ps th dimsi i which th full tity f Gla aki rsids. Highly mathmatical i atur, this spll cat b attmptd by ay with a INT f lss tha 90. Wh cast, it ps a Gat btw Gla aki s dimsi ad ur w, allwig th part f Gla aki that ihabits ur wrld t cct t its full big, allwig th Grat Old O t xrt far mr ifluc i ur wrld. This spll ca b rvrsd i rdr t cas th ccti, r t cls ay thr xistig Gat. Altrativ ams: Tagh-Clatur Obsrvac, Ed Gat. 161

163 s h t i g d p s - S - Saaamaaa Ritual 2 Cst: 30 POW Castig tim: 2 hurs Crats a prtctiv barrir, ffctiv agaist th miis f th Outr Gds ad th Grat Old Os. A cmplicatd ritual ivlvs iscribig th Eight Sigs f Surty th grud btw tw circls (draw i chalk, r similar). Th ritual crats a magical barrir thrugh which Myths mii r supratural tity (vampirs, zmbis, tc.) may pass. Th magical circl cratd is larg ugh fr up t ight ppl (althugh a smallr circl hldig up t 4 ppl, takig 1 hur t prpar, may b usd) ad lasts fr 24 mius 1D10 hurs. Dpr magic: iscribig th first ad ighth Sigs f Surty ad cctig thm with thr straight lis may sal a tracway frm us by Myths miis. This shrtd vrsi f th ritual rquirs 10 ruds t cast ad csts 10 POW. Th chatmt rmais util a prti f th sigs ar rmvd. Altrativ ams: Saaamaaa Wardig, Th Eight Iscriptis, Grad Ward. CHAPTER 4 Sacrd Mltig f th Srpt Q Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Rducs th ag f th castr, ffrig pttial immrtality. Th castr must acquir a pur sul (a idividual with skill pits i Cthulhu Myths) wh is lss tha 10 yars f ag t srv as a sacrific. Th castr th ritually ffrs th sacrific i a crmy usig a chatd kif. Th ritual drais all f th sacrific s bld, which is druk by th castr. Fllwig this ful crmy, th castr s ski gradually bgis t split ad pl (th castr lss 5 APP pr day fllwig th ritual). Aftr thr days, th castr ca pl away all f thir ld ski cmpltly, takig arud thr hurs t accmplish this grisly act (witsss shuld mak Saity rlls; 1/1D6 lss). Udrath, th castr is sigificatly yugr. Fr vry 10 POW pssssd by th sacrific, th castr dducts tw yars frm thir ag thus, a sacrific with POW 60 wuld rmv 12 yars frm th castr. Origially taught t th acit srpt flk by Yig, this ritual has subsqutly b taught t huma wrshipprs f Yig. N-wrshipprs f Yig attmptig this spll may b rquird t fail a Saity rll (at th Kpr s discrti) i rdr t g thrugh with th hrrific sacrificial crmy. Altrativ ams: Bld Rwal, Flsh Rit, Ski f Rbirth. 162

164 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Sal f Isis 2 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 hur Prtcts iaimat bjcts agaist magical attack. Th castr ivsts as may magic pits as dsird. If magical attacks (splls) ar dirctd it th wardd ara (a 50-ft cub), a ppsd POW rll is mad by th attackig spllcastr vrsus th umbr f magic pits ivstd multiplid by 5. If th attackr is succssful, thir spll cuts thrugh th ward ad may harm th bjct(s) isid th ward may pssibly b dstryd (mak a rll agaist th umbr f magic pits ivstd multiplid by 5: if faild, th ward is dstryd). Nt that th Sal f Isis ds t dfd ppl, ad is t a physical barrir agaist itrudrs it ly prtcts iaimat bjcts withi th wardd ara. Altrativ ams: Dsir f Prtcti, Sal f Xthas, Sal f Nphr-Ka. Sal f Nphr-Ka 2 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: varis (1 rud t 1 hur) Crats a barrir agaist spirits (mbdid r t), as wll as mst splls. Splls cast at livig prss withi th wardd ara (a 50-ft cub) ar rsistd by th umbr f magic pits sacrificd t th spll. Th castr ivsts as may magic pits as dsird. If magical attacks (splls) ar dirctd it th wardd ara, a ppsd POW rll is mad by th attackig spllcastr vrsus th umbr f magic pits ivstd multiplid by 5. If th attackr is succssful, thir spll cuts thrugh th ward, dstryig it, allwig thir rigial spll t fucti rmally. Th wardd ara rsists all splls xcpt fr summig splls actd by th castr f th Sal f Nphr-Ka; th spll crats a (rlativly) saf plac t prfrm xprimtal summigs. A spirit ca crss th barrir by succdig i a ppsd POW rll (with a palty di) vrsus th umbr f magic pits ivstd multiplid by fiv. Oc a tity succssfully crsss th Sal, it is dstryd. Th wardd ara may tak may frms; cmmly idicatd by a cmplx pattr f lis a flr, a pculiar arragmt f sts i a fild, r a grv f trs platd ad grw i a spcific pattr. If th ara has prviusly b prpard (trs, grw, sts placd, tc.) th th Sal taks but a rud t act, thrwis, if drawig th rquird glyphs, th castig tim icrass t 1 hur. Th Sal will rmai i ffct, ulss brk by a spirit r a spll, fr 24 hurs bfr dissipatig. Dpr magic: ivstig 10 POW it th spll prvids fr th Sal t rmai activ fr up t fiv days. Altrativ ams: Itractabl Fild f th Black Pharah, Th Grad Ward, Sphr f Dial. Sal Pit (Dismiss Hastur variat) 8 Cst: 7 magic pits Castig tim: 2 ruds pr crystal (6 ruds maximum) Th castr must b i pssssi f t thr crystals (s Crystal Call, pag 90), which act as a catalyst fr dismissig H Wh Is Nt T B Namd. Each crrctly placd crystal adds 20% t th chac f succssfully dismissig H Wh Is Nt T B Namd. Th castr must xpd 7 magic pits t yild th iitial 5% chac t dismiss H Wh Is Nt T B Namd (wh, havig 175 POW rquirs th sacrific f 7 magic pits t gai 5% chac f dismissal). Placig thr crystals crrctly yilds a 60% chac f succss, ttalig 65%. If th castr wishs t bst this chac t 99% succssful dismissal, thy must xpd a additial 7 magic pits. Thrfr, t gai ttal mastry vr th Sal Pit spll, th castr must xpd a ttal f 14 magic pits ad plac thr crystals i a crrct aligmt. Each crystal s usd must b cscratd i bld (a drp f th castr s bld is all that is rquird). Altrativ ams: Rvk Crystal f Summig. Sk th Lst (Flk) 0 O Cst: 2 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 miut Divis th lcati f a bjct. Fr ach 3 magic pits xpdd thr is a 10% chac f lcatig a lst bjct. Th bjct must b kw t th castr. Th rag f th spll may t xcd 300 ft. Th spll prats fr t miuts. Dpr magic: a variat spll, smtims kw as Fidig th Crd, idicats th lcati f sm r smthig kw prsally t th castr (r t sm participatig i th ritual). Whil th spll cst rmais th sam, 20 miuts ar rquird t braid a crd f fibrs itrwv with bird dw. Th crd is th lpd th grud ad a small bjct, such as a arrw, is placd withi th circl. Th castr pays th spll s cst, ad if succssful, th arrw immdiatly flis it th air ad urrigly travls tward th dsird prs r thig. If h/sh/it is withi a mil f th castr, it fids what was dsird. If furthr away, th flyig bjct may b lauchd svral tims withut cst, but it lss ffct aftr 1D6 hurs. Ay witssig th bjct 163

165 s h t i g d p s Oppsit: Rts by Gmi flyig may b subjct t a Saity rll (0/1D3 lss, at th Kpr s discrti). Th small bjct flis at MOV 12, ad s may b difficult t fllw, spcially if buildigs r atural bstructis itrv. Th flyig bjct ad crd bth ls thir magical quality c th itm r prs is fud. Nt that Kprs ar advisd t mak th succss rll i scrt as a fumbld rsult mas th arrw r bjct actually sks ut smthig thr tha th prs r bjct dsird usually smthig malig r dtrimtal t halth f th castr. Altrativ ams: Fid Hart s Dsir, Divi Psitiig, Arrw f Umaskig. Sd Dram G Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 10 miuts Th castr sds a shrt, spcific dram t a targt (a sigl sc r a imag r mti, such as frbdig r hrrr). A spcial tchd, cppr bwl is rquird, which is filld with hrbs ad bld frm th castr ad st alight, prducig a grish smk. Th targt must b aslp ad withi 20 mils f th castr ad th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th slpig targt fr th dram sdig t b succssful. Dpr magic: a variat causs hrrific ightmars drivd frm th Myths kwldg f th castr (wh must hav at last 20% i Cthulhu Myths). Th spll cst is th sam, xcpt th Saity cst is 6 pits. Up wakig, th spll s targt rcalls th ightmar, rsultig i a 1D4 Saity pit lss. Shuld succssiv Myths iducd ightmars b dirctd at th sam targt vr a prlgd prid, th targt may gai pits i th Cthulhu Myths skill at th discrti f th Kpr. Altrativ ams: Impartati f th Night Rvris, Iduc Visis f Nightmar, Whisprs f Darkss, Illumiat Ublivrs, Sd Madss. Sd Sacrd Sak C Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds Trasprts a lthal sak t a targt s lcati. May ly b cast i a ara cscratd t Yig. Th targt s actis ad dscripti must b calld ut alud svral tims durig th ritual. Th spll cvys th sak t th targt s currt lcati. O apparig, th sak may immdiatly iflict a surpris attack, which autmatically CHAPTER 4 hits (whthr th targt has th pprtuity t tic th sak is dpdt thir currt circumstacs ad th discrti f th Kpr a kid Kpr might allw a List, Spt Hidd, r Luck rll t dtct th sak). If th sacrd sak misss, it pursus its victim, strikig rpatdly. Th bit f th sacrd sak iflicts 2 damag plus pis: th pis is Strg (2D10 damag), causig a fw miuts f agy ad th usually dath; a Extrm CON rll halvs th damag. Th sacrd sak is always a hug xampl f whatvr typ f sak is dmiat i th ggraphy f th castr. A larg whit crsct mark ca usually b discrd its had. Altrativ ams: Gift f Yig, Yig s Blssig. Sdig f th Dad C Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 ruds Causs sigificat harm r dath t th targt. Th castr r supplicat must us smthig prsal t th targt i castig th spll (hair, tail clippigs, clthig, tc.). Th prsal itm is mixd with svral hadfuls f arth tak frm a gravyard. Th castr must th wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt (wh may b ay distac away). Th spll prfrmd, th castr r supplicat must w lay th chatd prsal itm r i th arth whr th targt will walk it. If th targt ds walk vr th itm, th spirits f th dad tr his r hr bdy, causig distrss, axity, mtal dcay, ad pssibly physical damag rll 1D10 t dtrmi th svrity f th spll up th targt: 1D10 Spll Effct 1-5 Targt immdiatly lss 1D10 Saity pits Targt suffrs a dbilitatig illss lastig 1D4+1 days, causig 1D6 damag, ad th tmprary lss f 20 STR ad 20 DEX (charactristic lsss ar rgaid at 5 pits pr attribut pr day thraftr). Targt cllapss ad falls it a cma lastig 1D6+1 days. O th fial day th targt dis ulss th dad ca b xplld (thrugh magical xrcism, athr spll, r by gttig th castr t rvk th spll). 164

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167 s h t i g d p s Hw th spirits f th dad maifst withi th targt is dtrmid by th Kpr; suggstis iclud th imprit f figrs, hads, r facs frm withi th targt s flsh; black sullss ys; th targt spakig i strag vics, ad s. Altrativ ams: Suffr Thy Emy, Pssssi, Spit f th Dad. Ss Lif O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 t 5 ruds (dpdig ara big sarchd) Allws th castr t dtct th prsc f lif i a particular plac. Th spll has a apprximat rag quivalt t that f a avrag hus. Th castr must b prst i th ara. Th spll allws th castr t distiguish spcis (such as a dg r a prs), but t t rcgiz spcific idividuals. Th castr ca dtct a livig prsc ad its gral lcati, but t with pipit prcisi. Altrativ ams: Ituit Prsc f th Othr, Lcat Livig Rsacs. Sraph s Glry (Dramlads) H Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A dazzlig burst f light xplds, lastig ly a istat. It ca b usd as a sigal, t imprss thr ppl, t attack craturs wh dwll i darkss, such as shads (th burst f light iflicts 2D6 damag t ach such cratur withi 10 mtrs), r t tmprarily blid a ppt (icrasig skill rll difficultis ad/r impsig a palty di) fr 1D3 ruds. Altrativ ams: Scitillat Embrac, Flar, Balfir. Srvicabl Villi (Dramlads) H Cst: 18 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds CHAPTER 4 cass aftr 1 hur, althugh a additial magic pit may b sacrificd t maitai th ffct fr athr hur (which may b rpatd ach hur thraftr). Altrativ ams: Imps Will, Th Wizard s Dcr, Obligati f Krazr. Svr th Affabl Bds B Cst: 50 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 hurs A pwrful curs mat t disrupt th lif ad livlihd f th targt. This spll may ly b cast wh Mars ad Satur ar i favrabl aligmts. A succssful Scic (Astrmy) r Occult rll ca dtrmi th mst pprtu tim fr castig th spll (as dsird by th Kpr prhaps 100 mius th castr s Luck i days). Th castr is rquird t draw a magical circl, ad must pssss a itm wd by th targt (this itm will b csumd i th castig), plus at last assistat. Th cmbid participats ctribut 50 magic pits (i ay divisi), but ly th castr sacrifics Saity pits. Wh th ritual is d, th castr maks a Hard POW rll: if succssful, th targt s frids, lvrs, ad rlativs chag thir dmar t th targt, bcmig tsty ad ufrgivig. Th targt s ld frids will grw agry ad fall ut with thm vr th slightst trifl, acquaitacs will b ctrary ad argumtativ, ad thir spus r lvr will grw stragd. Th targt s jb r prfssi will b impactd, as bsss ad cllagus suddly fid thm disagrabl t wrk with. Th curs lasts luar mth, r util magically displld. Dpr magic: if dubl th amut f magic pits ar ivstd (100) th th spll wrks withut d fr th castr t succd i a POW rll. Variats f th spll may als affct th targt s Luck (halvig thir Luck valu) ad caus a palty di t b applid t skill rlls such as Crdit Ratig, Charm, Prsuad, Fast Talk, ad APP rlls. Altrativ ams: Ngativ Disccti, Dissvrmt, Clav Hart s Jy. This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr must b abl t gaz it th ys f th targt, wh must b withi 10 ft, ad spak th wrds f cmmad. Th targt lss all will f thir w if thy ls a ppsd POW rll with th castr, byig all th castr s cmmads t th lttr. Ordrs that wuld caus harm t th targt may b rsistd, rquirig a furthr ppsd POW rll fr th castr t maitai ctrl. Th mastry Shadw f Nyarlathtp C 7 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1D3+1 Saity pits (+5 POW) Castig tim: 1 hur Nt that 5 POW is csumd wh first succssfully larig this spll. T cast th spll, th castr rquirs a pit f frsh ad warm huma bld ad thr liv aimals (such as chicks r rabbits). Aftr sacrificig th aimals 166

168 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS ad itig drad wrds t Nyarlathtp, a larg, shadwy frm appars, a shadw f f Nyarlathtp s thusad frms (dpdt th frm kw t th castr fr xampl, if cast i Africa, th frm might b that f th Bldy Tgu). Th castr th dircts th shadw t a targt, whrup it will stalk th targt, prvkig a ss f curlig drad ad strag cldss arud th targt. Th shadw may affct th targt i may ways. Th targt r thr wh s th shadw at a distac shuld mak a Saity rll (1D2/1D6 lss), whras sig th shadw up cls calls fr a Saity rll with strgr csqucs (1D6/1D20 lss) as far fr dtail f th shadw s frm ca b discrd (clawd appdags, ttacl whr a fac shuld b, ad s ). Th shadw fllws th cmmads f th castr fr hur bfr fadig away. It ca fright, hrrify, ad urv ths wh s it, but it cat affct th targt r viwrs physically, r mv thigs, r mak attacks. Cmm physical symptms f such a scar iclud ightmars, xcssiv swatig, ad ictic at ight. Th shadw is displld by strg light, such as th arby prsc f larg fir r th hadlights f autmbils, but rdiary lctrical lights hav ffct. Dpr magic: with th gratr cst f 10 magic pits ad 1D6 Saity pits, th shadw taks mr physicality, abl t mv bjcts, kck thigs vr, ad vcaliz, althugh it cat dirctly attack th targt. Saity lss fr such ucay vts ar at th Kpr s discrti. Altrativ ams: Summ th Cuig Stalkr, Adumbrati f Darkss, Shad f th Mssgr. Shadw Vid 6 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Subjcts th targt t immrsi i shadw. Th castr must b abl t s, visualiz, r spak th am f th targt. Th targt suffrs cmplt ssry dprivati, whil at th sam tim thy ar accstd by ivisibl hads that prd ad slap (iflictig 1D4 damag pr rud). Th xpric vrwhlms th targt ad rdrs thm icapabl f ay acti fr 1D6 ruds. Th ffcts f th spll may b rsistd by th targt ay rud aftr th spll taks ffct with succssful Hard POW rll. If th xpric is cutrd i th scd rud, th targt maks a Saity rll (1/1D4 lss); hwvr, if th spll rus its curs th Saity lss is gratr (1D2+1/1D6 lss). Dubl such Saity lss if th targt is currtly isa (which may prvk a but f madss). Altrativ ams: Th Uspakabl Far, Hx f th Wadrig Hads, Immrs Thy Emy i Prfud Darkss. Shrivllig 6 Cst: variabl magic pits; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: istataus A pwrful ffsiv spll causig physical ijury t a targt. Th castr ivsts as may magic pits as dsird ad that umbr halvd i Saity pits. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If succssful, th targt is subjctd t a sudd ad trrifyig blast f rgy, causig flsh t black ad withr. Th targt lss 1 hit pit pr magic pit ivstd i th spll. Dpr magic: callig up th pwrful rgis f th Myths is thig; shapig thm thrugh udrstadig ad cmprhsi is athr. Sm castrs ar abl t iflict this spll withut th d fr a POW rll. I additi, th castr may lct t iduc furthr mtal trrr: whil rlig frm th rgy blast, th targt blivs that h r sh is big assaultd by hrrific Myths titis, prvkig a Saity rll fr 1/1D6 Saity lss. Altrativ ams: Shrivig, Th Withrig Blast f Dath,. Silvr Spray, Th (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Ngats spll ffcts up a sigl targt. Th castr may ivst as may magic pits as dsird. A glistig spray f paqu 167

169 s h t i g d p s silvry lis xtd frm th castr s had up t 10 ft distat twards a targt. Th spray cacls ut all splls i ffct up that targt if th magic pits i th spray ar gratr tha r qual t th ttal magic pits ivstd i all f th splls affctig th targt. Dpr magic: ths with a mr prfud kwldg f Cthulhu Myths ar abl t affct mr tha targt a frsh supply f magic pits must b usd fr ach targt (csidr th rquird umbr f magic pits t cacl ut ay spll ffct big spt fr ach targt, s th castr must b abl t draw up mr i rdr t gat ffcts affctig thr targts). Altrativ ams: Will f Kuras, Figr f Nullificati. Sir s Sg (Flk) 0 Cst: 6 magic pit; 5 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Thrugh a chatig sg r mldy th castr bguils a targt it blivig that th castr is all that his r hr hart dsirs. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt acts as if cmpltly charmd by th castr willig t act ad say as th castr dsirs. If th targt is cmplld t udrtak a acti that wuld iflict harm athr whm th castr lvs r up th targt him r hrslf, a scd ppsd POW rll may b calld fr. Th spll affcts all wh har th sg, with ach prs affctd dig t wi a ppsd POW rll with th castr t b uaffctd. Th spll s ffct lasts fr 1D10 hurs. Altrativ ams: Glamur, Th Mrmaid s Lullaby, Mtal Rcptivity. Ski f th Bar (Flk) 0 Cst: 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 mth CHAPTER 4 skill Ctrl Bar Ski, which starts at half DEX. Chck th skill whvr th warr wishs t prfrm a difficult mauvr (a ruig lap, fr xampl, r a attack ( attack, dalig 3D6 damag). Fr vry 15 miuts that th ski is wr, 1 magic pit must b paid. Nt that thr is a uchagig risk f 1% that th spirit f th bar will csum th warr, wh will frgt thir idtity ad bcm a ramig aimal util dath. Oc th warr fids that th ski cat b rmvd, th trasiti t bast is mad withi hurs ulss sm frm f spirit dismissal ca b succssfully mad. Dpr magic: variat frms f this spll may xist rflctig cultural ggraphis. Wlf ski ad lphat hid ar tw pssibilitis. Altrativ ams: Bar Frm, Rb f Claws, Embrac f th Bast. Ski Walkr 7 Cst: 1D6+2 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Causs a spcifid grav t p ad th ski f th bdy withi t ris, rtai humaid shap, ad t fllw sm simpl istructi. Th Ski Walkr may b cmmadd t attack, whrby it crawls t th fac f a targt ad attmpts t smthr him r hr (us th drwig ruls t dtrmi if th targt suffcats). T pull th smthrig ski ff, th targt must succssfully pps th STR f th Ski Walkr: if th targt wis, h r sh suffrs 1D4 facial damag. If a Luck rll is faild, pullig ff th malig ski tars th targt s ski, causig th lss f 5 APP. All huma skis mially hav STR 60, but Kprs may rais ad lwr this valu accrdig t frshss r dcrpitud f th crps, whthr r t it was mbalmd, ad th wtss r dryss f th grav. All thr physical charactristics ar 60, with POW 5. Saity lss t viw th Ski Walkr is 1/1D6 Saity pits. Allws th castr t assum th frm f a bar fr a limitd tim. Th castr must first hut ad kill, ad th ski a bar. Ovr th curs f a mth th ski is ritually prpard ad stuffd with straw i such a fashi that wh wr it cmpltly cvrs th castr s bdy. Thraftr, with th sacrific f 4 magic pits ad 3 ruds f prparati, th castr ca d th suit ad b vlpd by th bar s frm. Th ski is xcdigly difficult t ctrl ad rquirs practic. Thr lps ar sw isid th lft paw; thy allw th warr t walk, ru, r tur. Th bar frm has MOV 12 ad affrds th warr 3-pit armr. Th usr gais a w Altrativ ams: Crps Flsh, Crpig Flsh, Awak Shath f th Dad. Slar Gaz 6 b Cst: 8+ magic pits; 2D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs th air t thick ad frm a tmprary ls, which itsifis th sarig pwr f th su. Th castr rcits a ritual phras ad 1D10 miuts latr, th surrudig air grws ds ad rslvs it a ls abv th targt. Each 168

170 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS rud, th ls causs 1D6 damag as th rays f th su fry th targt s flsh, which bubbls ad burs, ultimatly lavig a smkig, blackd carcass. Fr vry 8 magic pits spt, th spll s ffcts last tw ruds. Th castr must targt th spll smthig r sm that thy ca s, with th ls fllwig that subjct arud. Shltr frm th su will damp th spll (gig isid a dp cav wuld gat th spll s ffcts). Th spll may ly b cast i daylight ad wh th su is at last partially visibl (a Luck rll may b rquird). Th targt shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss), as wll as ay witsss (1/1D4 lss). Ths withi 5 yards f th targt als suffr 1D4 pits f damag pr rud util thy mv away. Altrativ ams: Amatrasu s Gaz, Spit f Cthuggha, Th Sarig. Sar Dramr 8 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 20 miuts Calls ad attracts a spcific sul r spirit if it is currtly utsid its hst s bdy (such as that f a dramr). Th castr ad targt must b withi fiv mils f athr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th spirit is draw it th prsc f th castr ad is subjct t thr splls, such as Bid Sul (pag 41). If th spirit vads captur, it wadrs ff. Th spirit f th dramr ss th castr ad thir lcati (thugh h r sh may t rcgiz th lcati), ad may rmmbr th cutr as a particularly vivid dram. Altrativ ams: Sul Sar, Sul Fishig, Th Trap f Edlss Slumbr. Sg f Glissad (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. It prducs a tiy huddl f silvr dls just abv th castr s utstrtchd palm; ths play a swtly chimig mldy that ligrs i th air fr 1D6+1 ruds, chig dramily away. Th umbr f magic pits ivstd by th castr ar multiplid by fiv fr a ppsd rlld agaist th INT f th itdd targt(s), wh must b abl t bth s ad har th dls (b withi 20 ft). If th targt lss th ppsd rll thy ar pacfully grssd fr th sg s durati. Aftr th first rud, th castr may mv away ad th dls rmai flatig i plac, fadig slwly away. Ay happig acrss th chims whil thy play must attmpt th sam ppsd rll. If a prs grssd by th chims is shak rughly r ijurd, thy immdiatly sap ut f thir trac. This spll has umrus uss slippig a fw ppl past a guard, avidig big mauld by a savag bast, r gttig ut f a fight with druk sailrs ar just thr pssibl xampls. Altrativ ams: Ethrallig Mldy, Chims f Distracti, Mllificati. Sg f Hastur 6 Cst: 1D4+ magic pits; 1D4+ Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds A hidus wailig ululati by th castr causs th ski ad flsh f th targt t bubbl ad fstr it pstiltial blbs. Th targt must b visibl t th castr. Thugh vry ca har th sg, th spll affcts ly th dsird targt. This spll will ly wrk if cast at ight ad ly if th star Aldbara is visibl (bst bsrvd btw Fall ad Sprig). Th castr must succd i a POW rll i rdr t crrctly sig th ali mldy. Th castr xpds 1D4 magic pits ad 1D4 Saity pits pr rud util ithr thy stp th spll r thir magical rgis ar spt. Succssfully cast, th spll causs th targt 1D6 hit pits damag pr rud th spll is activ. Aftr vry tw ruds, scarrig rducs th targt s APP by 3D10. Aftr vry fur ruds, itral rupturs rduc CON by 3D10 pits. Wh th targt s CON rachs zr (r dath ccurs frm hit pit lss), th bdy swlls up ad th bursts with a sickig pp as stamy gr cvrs all arby. Dpr magic: th sg ca b usd dfsivly t guard agaist athr castr f this spll. Oppsig castigs utraliz thr. Altrativ ams: Th Kig s Cry, Music f th Curt i Yllw, Brig Frth th Fstrig Bil f Grat Agy ad Trmt. Sul Extracti 2 Cst: 10 magic pits; 5 Saity pits Castig tim: 24 hurs Allws a prs s sul r spirit t b hidd, fr purpss f prtctig it, ft withi a clay pt. A labrat ad lgthy crmy is prfrmd ctrd th bjct fashid by th castr t hld th sul. Th targt f th 169

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172 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS spll (if t th castr) must b prst ad cst t th spll (cstig thm 1D6 Saity pits) thrwis it will fail. Oc cmplt, th targt livs a rmal lif ad bfits frm a bus di rlls mad t rsist splls cast agaist him r hr (i.. ths that rquir a ppsd POW rll t tak ffct). Sid ffcts, such as fligs f dislcati, may bcm appart (ad prst as phbias r maias shuld th prs suffr buts f madss ad isaity). If a my shuld gai ctrl f th sul s ctair, splls may b cast dirctly at it (gatig ay bus di), with th ffct that ach spll dlivrs its maximum ffcts/damag. Altrativ ams: Hid Sul, Crat Juju Pt, Cutr Hx, Crat Vssl f Cmfrt. Sul Sigig (Flk) 0 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D4 saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs a sigl targt t s ad har ly that which th castr dsirs. Th castr must play thrugh a pic f music usig chatd pips (s Crat Curs Whistl, pag 86). Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Sul Sigig is aimd at a sigl targt wh, sig what th castr wishs, is usually ld tracd t sm dm r dstructi. Th targt is rlasd frm th chatmt shuld th castr stp playig th mldy. Othrs prst cat har th tu ulss thy succd i a Hard POW rll, whrup a fait, -dirctial pipig f strag mldis is hard. Altrativ ams: Th Mldy f Hamli, Th Pipr s Jig, Etrac Sul. Sul Stalr (Dramlads) H Cst: 24 magic pits; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A silvry glb (abut 6 ichs i diamtr) whips twards th targt, passig thrugh thm, chags clr, ad rturs t th castr (wh must b withi 30 yards). Th glb cratd by this spll taks th victim s sul frm thir bdy. All th victim s INT ad all f thir POW but 5 pits ar tak it th glb. Th targt lss 1 Saity pit fr ach day that thir sul is kpt isid th glb. Th glb s clr varis with th blifs ad prsality f th victim. If th glb, which is as fragil as glass (c th victim s sul has b tak), is vr brk th victim s sul rturs istatly t its rigial bdy. If th bdy is dstryd, th shck rlass th spirit frm its glb if it ca wi a ppsd POW rll (usig thir rmal full POW) agaist th castr. If th spirit is rlasd wh th bdy has alrady b dstryd, it may bcm a ghst r sm such wadrig spirit ad may, i thry, attmpt t pssss a w hst bdy. Th wr f th glb may cmmuicat with th targt by hldig th glb ad cctratig. Altrativ ams: Trap f th Sul, Dimiish Emy, Sphr f Dial. Sul-Trap 8 Cst: 6 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 day t crat talisma Allws th castr t trap th sul f a targt withi a spcially prpard talisma. Cratig th talisma csts th castr 5 POW. Th targt must b warig th talisma at th tim f thir dath r th spll fails. If warig th talisma, captur f th sul is autmatic. Thraftr, th targt s sul ca b calld frth by th castr with a fw simpl wrds. Th summd sul taks th physical frm it pssssd i lif, icludig clths ad accssris, lik rigs r watchs. Th spirit ca b qustid r calld up t prfrm crtai tasks, but if it rfuss r is hstil, th castr ds t wi a ppsd POW rll t cmpl his r hr biddig. Failig this ppsd POW rll frs th sul, which quickly disappars. Summd, th sul rmais appart fr -fifth f th castr s POW i ruds, ad may b summd agai fllwig th sam itrval. Altrativ ams: Bid Eg, Crat Sul St, Mastry f th Dad. Oppsit: Visis f R lyh by Gmi 171

173 s h t i g d p s Spak with Th Waitig Dark (Call Cyagha variat) 9 Cst: 5 POW; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: variabl hurs Allws th castr t ctact Cyagha, th O i Darkss. It rquirs a spcial rm r plac b prpard, which must b dvid f all furishigs, catd i black pait r st, ad ay widws r drs must b cvrd s light ca tr. I th ctr f th rm th castr sits ad its th spll, rquirig a succssful Hard POW rll. Oc th spll is bgu, th castr sits quitly ad stars it th darkss fr svral hurs. If, at ay tim, light is allwd t tr th rm, r th castr lavs, th th spll is brk ad ctact will b mad. Aftr a uspcifid amut f tim a imag f th hug gr y f Cyagha will frm i th ctr f th rm, flatig i mid-air (prvkig a Saity rll fr 1D4/1D10 lss). At this pit, ctact is stablishd (which may i ad f itslf lad t furthr Saity lss). Altrativ ams: Ptiti th All-Sig Ey, Ask f th O i Darkss, Cvrs with Lly Shadws. Spctral Razr 6 Cst: variabl magic pits; 2 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Crats a ivisibl blad that ca b usd as a ffsiv wap. Th spll csts 2 magic pits pr rud t maitai th ffct. Th immatrial kif is usd with th castrs Fightig (Brawl) skill as if thy wr hldig a ral blad (i.. th castr maks cuttig ad stabbig mtis with th had i which thy ar hldig th immatrial kif). Th magical blad iflicts 1D6 damag i succssful attacks, ca impal (but rcivs damag bus), ad ca damag craturs ly affctd by magical mas. Th spctral wap cat bcm stuck i th victim. Shuld th castr g isa whil wildig th spctral razr, th wap taks a lif f its w, spiig ut f th castr s had ad prcdig t fly abut th ara, radmly attackig ths arby. Attmpts t ddg th blad ar mad with palty di; if th ddg is usuccssful th blad autmatically hits th targt. Th wap will carry i this fashi fr 1D4+1 ruds bfr vaishig. Dpr magic: a variat allws th castr t us th spctral razr as a ragd wap; its rach big a umbr f yards qual t half f th castr s POW. Th targt must b visibl. If th targt is ccald bhid bstacls r CHAPTER 4 bstructis, th damag is d t itrvig bjcts util th Kpr blivs ugh damag has b causd that th targt is visibl ad vulrabl. Altrativ ams: Th Razr s Tickl, Th Cuttig Hads, Sg f Slicig, Rt ad Waft. Spll that was Lst with Ib, Th (Dramlads) H Cst: 24 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if th castr succds, th targt turs it a spidr f SIZ qual t th targt s rigial SIZ, with all f its lgs brk. Witsss t this trasfrmati shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Altrativ ams: kw. Spiral f Suth (Dramlads) H Cst: 12 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A grishwhit spiral f light is cratd, which slwly spis (MOV 1) tward a chs targt, which may b up t 100 yards away. Th spiral crats a 3-ft-diamtr circular hl i th targt substac. Th dpth f th hl dpds th dsity f th substac targtd. Th spiral will ptrat tw ft f grait, fiv ft f wd, r six ichs f ir. Ay huma wh ds t lav th path f th spiral as it crps twards thm is killd utright as it cuts a hl thrugh thir bdy. Altrativ ams: Crpig Slicr, Caustic Will, Crkscrw. Spirit Summig 9 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D4 ruds Ctacts th dad. Th castr must b i physical ctact with smthig that was prsal t spirit durig thir lif, such as th favrit ty f a child, a mmt frm a spcial vacati, a bjct f dp stimtal rsac, ad s. Pssibly, th castr is abl t summ a spirit mrly b sittig i a favrd chair r rm. I gral, th lgr dad th prs, th mr itimat th bjct ds t b. Oc i pssssi f such a bjct, th castr slids it a dp trac. Th castr shuld ivst as may magic pits as dsird. Multiply th magic pits by fiv fr a prctag valu; th castr must rll udr this valu t 172

174 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS b succssful i summig th crrct spirit. If succssful, th castr will usually lk up withi a miut r tw, thir xprssi ad attitud a mirrr f th dcasd prs. Oc th summd spirit is i th castr s bdy, it will d a mmt r tw t adjust t its w hm, attmptig t ctrl muscls ad sss, th gradually rmmbrig hw t spak. Othrs prst at th summig may tak part i th séac. As th castr sits t sid, all thrs i th rm must ji hads i a circl ad ach lss magic pit (addd t ths f th castr fr th valu t dtrmi succss). If at ay tim this circl is brk, th spirit will b fr t dpart. Ihabitig th strag bdy is ucmfrtabl fr th spirit, ad it will usually ask t b rlasd bfr lg. A hstil spirit may b crcd it aswrig qustis. Th spirit cat dpart util th séac circl is brk, r it vrcms th POW f th highst idividual i th circl i a ppsd rll. Dpr magic: callig frth th dad brigs risks, ad dspit bst ittis, smtims smthig thr tha th dsird spirit maks a apparac. Such situatis may rsult i a diffrt spirit pssssig th castr, r v smthig frm byd (which may b a grat dal mr difficult t thrw-ut, shuld th tity dcid it liks its w hst bdy). Nt: if rquird, apply th ruls fr Spirit Attacks ad Pssssi (pag 14) as cssary. Altrativ ams: Séac, Cmmu with th Dad, Spiritualism, Chalig. Stability (Dramlads) H Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Thi lis f rgy radiat frm th castr s bdy, kpig thm achrd i plac mattr what thir surrudigs ar dig. Th spll acts as a prfct dfs agaist th Livig X (pag 138) ad Sudrig Hurlr (pag 178) splls. Th castr must xpd 6 magic pits, ablig th spll t rmai i acti fr 1D6+2 ruds; th spll ca b maitaid at a cst f a furthr 6 magic pits fr athr 1D6+2 ruds, ad s. Th chatmt hlds th wizard stady wh thy ar i a prcarius psiti. It ca v b cast wh fallig frm a hight, i which cas it wuld suspd th castr i spac util th spll dd (althugh, at that pit, thy wuld bgi fallig agai). Th spll rsists frcibl mvmt with a STR qual t dubl th castr s POW t that if th STR is vrcm by thr magic (i.. thrugh a ppsd rll), th Stability spll cacls ut ad th castr ca b mvd rmally. Altrativ ams: Dpdabl Chsi, Immvability, Prsrvati f Rps. Stal Lif Q C Cst: 15 magic pits; 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ rud This dvilishly crul spll drais lif frm a victim t mak th castr yugr. Th spll must b cast udr a full m ad th targt must b withi sight ad harig f th castr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt bgis t ag ad dcay, with thir iat lif ad vitality big csumd by th castr. O ach rud aftr th spll is cast, th targt lss 1D10 pits ach f STR, CON, DEX, POW, ad APP. Fr ach charactristic pit draid frm th targt, th castr bcms a day yugr. Fr xampl, if th spll lchs a ttal f 40 pits frm th targt s charactristics, th castr wuld bcm 40 days yugr. Mawhil, th targt withrs; flsh turs gry ad bgis t flaks away util, at th full cclusi f th spll, th targt has bcm a hrrid dry husk (callig fr Saity rlls frm witsss fr 1/1D6 lss). Th castr may chs t d th spll at ay pit bfr th targt dis th victim s appart cditi bviusly wrs th lgr th spll ctius (pal ski, papr-lik ski, withrd ad garld limbs, ad s ). If th castr is slai bfr th targt dis, th spll is rvkd ad th targt s lst charactristic pits immdiatly rtur t him r hr. Dpr magic: this spll may b cast at tims thr tha a full m. I such a vt, th castr ds t gai th bfits f rstrd yuth, but th victim still suffrs ad dis if th castr s chss. If th spll is cast udr a Hutr s M (th full m fllwig th autumal quix), th castr is abl t lch th full maximum f 10 charactristic pits pr rud (rathr tha rll 1D10) frm STR, CON, DEX, POW, ad APP. A variat f this spll allws th castr t tur th charactristic pits draid dirctly it POW pits (1 POW pit pr 5 charactristic pits draid). Altrativ ams: Lch Vitality, Th Rit i Crims, Th Blasphmus Sacramt f th Fiv Cuts. 173

175 s h t i g d p s Stal Lif s Bld Q 7 Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1D6+1 ruds Allws th castr t rsurrct th dad by way f huma sacrific. Th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with a prs t b sacrificd i th prfrmac f this spll: if th castr fails, th sacrificial victim is uaffctd but th castr suffrs 1D10 pits f rflctd damag. If th castr is succssful, all f th sacrificial victim s bld lavs thir bdy ad gathrs i a ball, flatig abv thm. Oc all f th sacrific s bld has b draid (takig 1D6 ruds), it flws thrugh th air t cvr ad tr a crps awaitig rsurrcti (prpard by th castr). Withi 1D6 miuts th crps is rbr. Witssig this ritual calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). A sigificat sid ffct mas that frvrmr th raimatd crps will hav a uquchabl thirst fr livig bld. Altrativ ams: Lif Thrugh Bld, Rit f Exsaguiati, Rsurrcti. Stp Hart C Cst: 14 magic pits; 2D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs th targt f this spll t suffr a massiv hart attack. Whil th spll taks but a sigl rud t cast, th castr must hav spt at last day prparig th spll (durig th wk bfr th spll is cast). Th prparati ivlvs a its ritual whr th castr purgs thir mid ad bdy. Oc purgd, th spll may b cast aytim i th fllwig sv days. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt, wh must b i th castr s li f sight. If succssful, th targt lss 4D6 hit pits ad, if still aliv, is icapacitatd fr 2D10 ruds. Dpr magic: i a hidus twist t th stadard vrsi f this spll, th victim s still batig hart is summd t th castr s had (frm a distac f up t 100 ft). Dath is ivitabl. Altrativ ams: Grasp th Batig Hart f th Ublivr, Th Bldy Had, Th Wrd f Dath. CHAPTER 4 Strik Blid 6 Cst: 20 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs prmat blidss. Th targt must b visibl ad b withi 30 yards f th castr, wh gsticulats ad cris ut a scrt am f Nyarlathtp. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if succssful, th targt lss 1D10 Saity pits ad 1D4+1 hit pits as thir ys suddly mlt ad flw frm thir sckts; a agizig ad paiful prcss fr th targt. Th targt is w prmatly blid. Altrativ ams: Sight f th Burrwr, Th Usightly Mltig, Th Black Pharah s Curs. Stupfyig Blast (Dramlads) H Cst: 16 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A chatic blast f gr ad blu rgy is st up t 30 ft tward th spll s targt, wh must wi a ppsd POW rll with th castr r b struck daf, blid, mut, ad umb. Each hur aftr big struck by th blast, th ufrtuat targt may attmpt a Extrm POW rll t rmv th curs (curig thm f all f its ffcts). Altrativ ams: Lik t Crps, Bumb Thy Emy. SUMMONING SPELLS Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts pr magic pit spt, bidig taks 1 rud. Such splls ccr thmslvs with ali racs ad attdats, ths mstrs that cmmly srv gratr pwrs f th Myths. Th gral prcdurs fr ths splls ar th sam, but cditis may vary frm spll t spll. Kwig such spll is f us whatsvr i attmptig t cast athr. Oft th summ ad th bid prtis f ach spll ar lard tgthr, but this is t always th cas. Flish is th impatit wizard wh ly lars t summ ad t t bid. With a fw xcptis (.g. Summ/Bid Srvitr f th Outr Gds, ad thrs as td) ths splls rquir th sacrific f 1 magic pit pr 10 prctils chac fr succss. Fr xampl, 3 magic pits givs a 30% chac fr th spll t succd. I gral, fr ach magic pit spt, th castr must spd fiv miuts chatig th 174

176 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS This list is t xhaustiv. SUMMARY OF MONSTER SUMMONING SPELLS 9 Summ Baka: may b prfrmd bhalf f a ptitir, wh must b prst with th castr wh prfrmig th spll. Whil th castr pays th spll s csts, a ptitir must als sacrific 1D3 Saity pits. Paraphralia ad ritual fr this spll will likly cfrm t th castr s cultural rigis. Th baka (a vil spirit ) may grat a sigl wish if th pric is right. Ngtiatis with a baka ar usually tricky; a succssful Prsuad rll cfirms th paymt trms that bth partis udrstad ad agr t. Th baka fulfills th wish withi 1D6 days ad th rturs t th supplicat t xact paymt. Th xact atur f th wish is subjct t th Kpr s agrmt ad shuld b sm simpl task (scar sm, caus ill luck fr 24 hurs, stal a itm, ad s ). As fr th pric f th wish, this culd b aythig withi th pwr f th ptitir t ffr r d (stal smthig, harm sm, giv away pssssis, ad s ). Summ Byakh: a whistl must b blw durig th chat. This spll is activ ly ights wh Aldbara is abv th hriz (Octbr thrugh March ar th bst mths). Th byakh will flap dw ut f th sky, still icy frm spac. If th whistl is chatd, ach pit f POW i its chatmt adds +2 prctils t th chac fr succss. Such a whistl may b usd agai ad agai. Altrativ ams: Call i t Srvic Thy Std, Th Mldy that Brigs th Juryd. Summ Dark Yug f Shub-Niggurath: brigs a sigl dark yug. A bast f at last SIZ 40 must b sacrificd. Th summr ds a kif t mak crtai ritual cuts i dispatchig th bast. Th spll shuld b prfrmd utdrs, i a wd, durig th dark f th m. Altrativ ams: Ptiti Spirit f th Us Wrld. Summ Brthr f Chaugar Faug: dimiutiv vrsis f Chaugar Faug slumbr i vaults blw th Earth, t awak wh th Grat Old O c mr strids th Earth. A bwl f frsh huma bld ad a p fir ar rquird fr succss. Th spll may b cast ly th ight f a w m. Th bld is drippd gradually it th fir as a chat is uttrd. With succss, a lssr brthr f Chaugar Faug is summd (callig fr a Saity rll fr 1/1D4 lss). Dpr magic: a variat, which fllws th sam prcdur but with a altrd chat, summs a gratr brthr f Chaugar Faug (Saity lss 1D3/1D8). Succssfully castig th spll csts th castr a additial 10 magic pits. Quit ft du t igrac, mixd-up txts, ad gral mischivusss, th diffrig variat splls bcm mixd up ladig t sm srcrrs gttig mr tha thy bargaid fr. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Gratr ad Lssr Brthrs f Chaugar Faug. Altrativ ams: Summ Child f Chaugar Faug. Altrativ ams: Evk th Dark f th Frst, Kif Ritual f th Bldig Bark. Summ Dp O: a sigl dp is summd. Th spll must b prfrmd by th sa durig th hurs f darkss. Th castr its a ritual ad cuts thir flsh (r that f a sacrific) with a kif, allwig th bld t fall it th watrs. If a dp talisma is usd, th castr gais +10 prctils t th chac fr succss. Altrativ ams: Call Fish Brthr, Bld Sacrific f Hydra, Dag s Cmmad. Summ Dhl:this xcdigly rar icatati is thught t hav b rigially ctaid i th Bk f Eib (f which ly a prti xists tday). Th spll must b chatd by a larg grup f ppl wh ach ctribut 1 magic pit. Th castr spds as may magic pits as thy dsir t that ach magic pit ivstd (by th castr ad supprtig chatrs) ly prvids prctil t th chac f succss (.g. if th castr ivsts 10 magic pits, ad 30 supprtrs ach supply 1 magic pit, th ttal f 40 magic pits quals a 40% chac f 9summig succss). Th cditis fr th spll ar may ad 175

177 s h t i g d p s divrs, rquirig rar igrdits, at last six hurs f chatig, ad thr bscur ad bldy cmpts. If th spll is succssful, th umbr f magic pits ctributd by th grup ar th multiplid by fiv t dtrmi th SIZ f th dhl summd. Thrfr, th siz f th grup will dirctly affct th SIZ f th dhl that is summd. Th dhl may b bud wh it appars ad rmais ctrlld util th castr frs it (vlutarily, thrugh a lss f cctrati, fallig aslp, tc.), ad at that pit it disappars. If th bidig fails, th dhl attmpts t at vry ad th disappars. Of curs, attmptig t summ a dhl t Earth is pssibly f th mst ill-advisd thigs that ay culd d v Eib himslf ward agaist such tmflry. Altrativ ams: Brig Frth th Grat Dvurr. Summ Dimsial Shamblr: a sigl dimsial shamblr gradually assmbls itslf ut f thi air. Th spll rquirs a daggr mad frm ay pur mtal, such as cppr r ir (allys lik brass will t wrk). If th daggr is chatd, th chac fr succss als riss by +2 prctils pr pit f POW i th daggr. This spll may b cast day r ight. Altrativ ams: Rcitati t Brig th Wadrr, Th Sg f Cppr, Brig Frth th Thig frm Athr Plac CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY OF MONSTER SUMMONING SPELLS 9 shuld mak a Saity rll (1D3/1D6 lss). If th targt is abl t wi th ppsd rll ad rsist th spll, th summig fails; hwvr, th targt must mak i a Luck rll: if faild, a prmat mtal lik is frmd btw th castr ad targt that lasts util r th thr is dad. Util th, th targt xprics, i a dramlik ad fragmtary fashi, thigs th castr xprics ad thiks abut. Dpr magic: a variat summs 2D6 lssr dsh, but istad uss th brai f th castr as th gatway fr try. Th dsh mrg frm small hls i th frhad f th castr as pal imags, turig slid as thy drp t th grud. Fr vry thr dsh summd (rud dw) th castr prmatly lss 5 pit f INT. Altrativ ams: Summ Thig frm Byd, Cvk Brai Eatr, Bck Cratur f Nthr Ralms. Nt: s Mallus Mstrrum fr furthr ifrmati abut Gratr ad Lssr Dsh. Summ Hutig Hrrr: a sigl hrrr appars hadfirst, as thugh trig thrugh a hl i th air. This spll may b cast ly at ight i th p air. If altrat sacrific has b prpard fr th bidig ritual it taks th castr ad vaishs. Summ Fir Vampir: causs fir vampir t swp dw frm th sky lik a skittrig star. A bfir r thr surc f flam is rquird. Th spll may b cast ly at ight wh th star Fmalhaut is abv th hriz (Sptmbr thrugh Nvmbr ar th bst tims i mdratly rthr latituds). Altrativ ams: Cjur th Glittrig Os, Th Autumal Call f Livig Fir. Altrativ ams: Ptiti th Fastig Tth, Uttracs That Brig Frth th Twistig Dvils. Summ Nightgaut: a arly silt swsh f air cms th th sigl ghastly frm f th blak-facd flyig hrrr appars. T prfrm th summig, a st mblazd with th cryptic Eldr Sig must b prst. Th spll ca b cast ly at ight wh thr is m. Summ Gratr Dsh: th summd dsh bursts frm th brai f a slctd targt. Th spll may b cast at ay huma targt withi sight f th castr, r dtctd usig sm thr spll (such as Ss Lif, pag 167). Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th itdd targt: if succssful, th gratr dsh mrgs thrugh a star-shapd pig i th targt s had (killig thm utright). Ths witssig th vt Altrativ ams: Th Whisprd Wrds f th Faclss M, Cjur th Wigd Shadw. Summ Srvitr f Th Outr Gds: a sigl srvitr arrivs amid hautig chs f isa pipig. Th magic pit cst is tripl that f th stadard summig spll: fr ach thr 9magic pits sacrificd, icras th chac fr succss by

178 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS SUMMARY OF MONSTER SUMMONING SPELLS 9 prctils (a rsult f is always a failur). Each castig f this spll als csts 3D4 Saity pits. A flut is dd t cast this spll; if th flut is chatd, it icrass th chac fr th spll s succss by +2 prctils pr pit f POW withi th flut. Cultists ar fd f prfrmig this spll at ay tim that is spcially uhallwd typical ights wuld b Midsummr s Ev, Samhai, ad Walpurgis Night. Altrativ ams: Th Ritual Symphy f th Idscribabl Os, Rcitati f th Maddig Pipig. Summ Shggth: a sigl shggth mrgs frm th arth r ca. Th castr must wrk this ritual i darkss, i a wildrss ara. Frsh bld frm r mr sacrifics (quivalt t SIZ 100) shuld b purd it th dirt r ca whil th ritual f summig is spk alud. Th ritual is vry difficult t uciat, as it icluds sris f glttal stps, itrdtal, palatal, ad uvular suds (pssibly mimickig ldr thig spch pattrs) ad rquirs a succssful Hard Kw rll th first tim this spll is cast t sur th crrct vcalizatis ar mad (thraftr, th Kpr may waiv this rquirmt). If th shggth is t immdiatly bud it will shw grat displasur twards th castr ad ay thrs prst. Dpr magic: crtai ldr thig ad dp artifacts ar thught t mimic this spll, allwig th artifact s ctrllr t summ ad cmmad a sigl shggth r, pssibly, a grup f th lathsm hrrrs. Altrativ ams: Call Wrkr, Brig Bast f Burd. Summ Star Vampir: rquirs a bk i which ar writt th wrds f th spll (ls pags r a scrll will als suffic). If th bk is chatd, th chac fr succss is icrasd by +2 prctils pr pit f POW withi th bk. This spll ca b cast ly at ight udr a cludlss sky. Curius rustlig suds ar hard c this ivisibl thig lurks arby. Th cratur rmais ivisibl sav wh its vis fill with bld frm sm visibl cratur. Altrativ ams: Th Night Call f th Fastig Dath, Chat f th Bldy Lttrs. gratr th chac fr succss, th lgr th spll taks t cast. A rsult f is always a failur a rlld rsult f 100 shuld always hav bad csqucs fr th wizard ccrd. Th castr als lss 1D4 Saity pits pr spll cast, whthr th spll succds r t. If a succss, big appars pr spll, 2D10 gam miuts aftr th chat ccluds. Th thig apparig usually als rquirs a Saity rll t b mad i its prsc. As th Kpr wishs, th thig arrivs bud r th Kpr may ask that th castr mak a ppsd POW rll vrsus th summd big (s Bidig Splls, pag 41). With a succss, th thig is bud; with a failur, it attacks th castr ad th likly rturs whc it cam. Bud, th thig must by rdr by th castr, v t attackig its w kid, aftr which it is frd. Summ Plagu (Dramlads) H Cst: 20 magic pits; 2D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur This spll may ly succssfully b cast i th Dramlads. Causs disas-ifstd rats ad iscts t swarm vr a ara, spradig a trribl plagu. If bitt r stug, a victim autmatically ctracts th plagu, its first symptms apparig i 1D3 days. Th victim lss 1D20 CON vry day thraftr util th victim dis r is curd. All skills drp by t prctils daily. A ifctd dramr may b curd with a succssful Mdici rll, rgratig all lst CON pits vright (as wll as skill pits). Althugh survivig th plagu maks immu t furthr ifctis f th sam disas, th spll prducs a diffrt disas with vry us, rdrig immuity t this magic ulikly. Th first disas-carryig craturs appar i 2D10 miuts, fllwd by additial hrds vr th xt 2D10 177

179 s h t i g d p s hurs. Th first day th affctd ara has a diamtr f mil, this ara icrasig by a additial mil pr day util th plagu barig craturs di ut i 2D6 days, r th plagu is smhw baishd. Summd plagus ar t ctagius; th disas ca ly b trasmittd by th bit f a isct r thr aimal. If a ifctd dramr waks bfr dyig h r sh is curd ad shws symptms f th disas thir xt visit t th Dramlads. This summd plagu may b baishd by succssfully castig this spll i rvrs; hwvr, ths alrady ifctd must still b curd with Mdici r fac a ligrig dath. Altrativ ams: Th Pstiltial Swarm; Scurg f Dath. Sudrig Hurlr (Dramlads) H Cst: variabl magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Th castr must b withi 10 yards f th targt. A wav f irrsistibl frc swps th targt thrugh th air, dpsitig it (r him r hr) mr r lss gtly at a distac qual t 8 yards pr magic pit xpdd. Th targt lads with 10% iaccuracy (i.. fr ach 100 ft travld, it is up t 10 ft ff i sm dircti up ladig). Altrativ ams: Shift, Displacmt, Trasprt. Swllig Trmt 6 Cst: 3+ magic pits; 3D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus CHAPTER 4 - T - Tlpathy G Cst: 2 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: istataus Allws th castr t -vrbally cmmuicat dirctly with athr prs s mid. Th castr may spak t up t thr thrs if all ar withi visual rag (th cmmuicati is -way, frm castr t rcivr). Furthr ppl ca b affctd with this spll with th additial cst f 1 Saity pit ad 1 magic pit pr thr xtra ppl. Th spll lasts fr 2 ruds (which may b xtdd by xpdig athr 2 magic pits). A ufrtuat sid ffct f this spll mas that shuld th castr ls Saity pits whil th spll is i ffct, th sam Saity lss is cmmuicatd dirctly t ay i mtal ctact with th castr (autmatic Saity lss). Dpr magic: if th castr kws th dsird targt vry wll (has had a lg, prsal rlatiship) th th tlpathy is t limitd by visual rag. I this situati, th spll affcts ly prs at a tim. Altrativ ams: Cvy Mssag, Trasfrc f Will, Crbral Cducti, Thught Prjcti. Tmpral Rip 6 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus A magical attack that xpads th targt s brai tissu, causig its pai. Th castr must b abl t s th targt ad wi a ppsd POW rll. If succssful, wavs f pai caus th targt t bcm icapacitatd, whil bld purs frm thir ars, s, ad ys it fls as if thir brai is abut t xpld. Th targt als suffrs 1D3 damag. Th spll ca b prlgd by th castr cctratig th targt (t th xclusi f vrythig ls) ad xpdig a furthr 3 magic pits pr rud. Prmat brai damag is pssibl. If th spll is sustaid fr thr ruds (ad fr ach cscutiv st f thr rud thraftr) th targt must mak a POW rll: if faild, th targt prmatly lss 5 pits f INT. Shuld th targt b rducd t zr hit pits, thir brai liqufis with a sickig squlch ad purs ut as a gry-rd sup frm thir ss ad ars witssig this hrrr prvks a Saity rll (0/1D4 lss). Altrativ ams: Assault f th Itllct, Th Rd Trmt. Rips th targt utsid f spac-tim. T thrs, th targt appars frz, surrudd by a jaggd darkss thrugh which ca b bsrvd th vid f spac ad th dad light f acit stars lg xtiguishd. Th targt must b withi th sight f th castr, wh uss smatic had gsturs whil spakig th ams f dad ali gds. Th castr ca maitai th spll at additial cst, prvidd th castr ca maitai cctrati ad th smatic had gsturig (th brakig f which cacls th spll). Whil thrs may s th targt frz i star-lit darkss, thy cat tuch r i ay way itract with him r hr (th targt s imag culd b csidrd a aftr-imag burd th fabric f rality wh th spll ds, th targt actually physically rturs). Wh rlasd, th targt rturs t rmal spac-tim flig sick ad wakd fr 1D4 ruds (all skill ad charactristic rlls ar prfrmd with a palty di), i additi mvmt is halvd. Th targt cat rcllct th prid thy wr utsid f spac-tim ad thy hav kwldg f ay tim havig passd. 178

180 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Playig with th fabric f th uivrs shuld t b attmptd lightly. Bth th castr ad th ufrtuat targt f this spll may iadvrttly cm t th attti f th huds f Tidals: ach tim th spll is cast thr is a 1% chac that a hud bcms awar f bth th castr ad th targt. Each tim th spll is cast by th sam srcrr th chac f ctact with a hud grws by prctil. Altrativ ams: Star Pris, Tthrs f th Vid, Cas t Exist. Thrth s Stalwart (Dramlads) H Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Wh th castr prfrms this spll, thy radiat a subtl glw ad thir physicality thrbs with puissac. Fr th durati f th spll (2 ruds) thir STR, CON, ad DEX ar dubld (icrasig damag bus, build, ad hit pits). Th spll may b maitaid with th xpditur f 6 additial magic pits. Altrativ ams: Mighty Vigr f th Tita, Icras Ptcy. Tim Gat Cst: variabl POW Castig tim: 1 hur pr 5 POW spt Crats a Tim Gat t th futur r t th past. Th spll rsmbls th Gat spll (pag 120) but csts POW fr th umbr f yars travld rathr tha th umbr f mils juryd. Us th Tim Gat Crati ad Travl Csts Tabl (pag 180) as a guid t dtrmi POW ad magic pit csts (th Kpr shuld adjust valus as dd). Th spll ly yilds a tim apprximat t that dsird, thugh c a Tim Gat is cratd th xact itrval btw w ad th rmais th sam. Dpr magic: th srcrr is, thrugh th us f diablical symbls ad chats, abl t crat multi-pathway Tim Gats thus dr may lad t mr tha distat tim r futur. Oly th castr kws which path lads t which tim trig th Gat. Ths flish ugh t us th Tim Gat uassistd by th castr will b uabl t dtrmi th crrct path ad culd arriv at ay f th tims th Gat is kyd t (rll radmly). Th prcss f crati rmais th sam (s pag 180). Altrativ ams: Crat Tim Warp, Tmpral Vrtx. Tim Trap Cst: 100 magic pits; 1D6 5 POW; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs A cratur r prs is trasprtd thrugh tim t th castr. Th ritual ivlvs 6 hurs f uitrruptd mditati ad a larg quatity f huma bld. T cast th spll, th castr must b abl t visualiz th targt i its rmal sttig fr craturs f th past r futur, this rquirs that th castr hav accss t a dvic that ss it th futur r th past. Th castr maks a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if th castr is succssful, th sard cratur appars aywhr withi fiv mils f th castr, always th surfac f th Earth. At that pit th targt is fr ad fuctis rmally, thugh it is trappd i a w tim. A cratur rquirig ali atmsphr r thr abst cditis may wll di bfr it ca b rcvrd. Th spll is -way. Th trappd cratur cat us th spll t mv itslf up r dw th tim-stram. Pr castig, ly cratur is trappd. Th spll ly wrks thrugh tim, t thrugh thr dimsis. Altrativ ams: Chrlgical Dislcati, Extract Bast. Tuch f Dcay 6 Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Causs bjcts tuchd by th castr t rapidly ag. Th castr chals th pwr f Tulzscha, which has th ffct f cvrig f th castr s hads i glwig gr flam. If targtig a iaimat bjct, th bjct ags 10 yars fr vry magic pit ivstd. This agig is s rapid that it has dir ffcts th bjct, as if it was agig i th wrst f pssibl cditis: wd warps, mtal rusts, st crumbls, glass shattrs, but plastic ad rubbr ar immu t th ffct. Th amut f tim rquird t rt away a spcific itm is dtrmid by its cstitut matrial; fr xampl, a drkb will brak i 40 yars, wd bards will rt i 70 yars, bricks will crumbl i 100 yars, ad a ir bar will sap i 140 yars (at th discrti f th Kpr). If this spll is usd a livig big, multiply th amut f magic pits ivstd by fiv, usig this valu i a ppsd rll vrsus th targt s POW. If th castr succds, th targt will rapidly ag fiv yars fr vry magic pit spt. I additi, th targt lss 5 pits frm a radm charactristic fr vry 5 yars f agig: rll 1D4 t dtrmi th affctd stat: 1 = STR; 2 = DEX; 3 = CON; ad 4 = APP. 179

181 s h t i g d p s POW (Gat Crati Cst) CHAPTER 4 TABLE 2: TIME GATE CREATION AND TRAVEL COSTS Magic Pits (Gat Travl Cst) Distac i Tim (Frward r Back) hur day wk mth yar yars yars ,000 yars ,000 yars ,000,000,yars ,000,000 yars ,000,000,000 yars ,000,000,000 yars ,000,000,000 yars 180

182 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Oc th spll is cast, it rmais i ffct util th castr chss t d it. Whil th spll rmais, ach rud th spll csums 1 magic pit ad whatvr th castr tuchs ags 10 yars (5 fr livig thigs) th castr may ivst mr magic pits pr rud (which shuld b dclard up thir acti). Oc magic pits ar dpltd, hit pits ar burd istad, which culd caus th dath f th castr if thy, fr sm ras, ar uabl t cas th spll. Altrativ ams: Had f Tulzscha, Figr f Crrsi, Etrpy s Gift. Trac 6 B Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Th castr sigs a tulss, mirthlss mldy, ddly fasciatig t har. Ths wh har this ali music stad mtilss ad uabl t act whil th castr sigs, ulss thy succd i a ppsd POW rll with th castr (which mas thy ca lgr b affctd by this castig; may b attmptd c pr rud). Th spll s durati is rud, which may b xtdd by payig a additial magic pit pr rud. May ly b cast iitially at targt, ad th castr must b withi t yards f th targt, wh must b abl t har th castr. If th castr xtds th spll, additial prs may b sard by th mldy i ach rud aftr th first, althugh this als icrass th cst by 1 magic pit pr prs pr rud. Altrativ ams: Fasciatig Mldy, Hymal f Stupfacti, Sg f th Trasfixd. Trasfr Bdy Part Q Cst: 10+ magic pits; 5 POW; 1D10 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur Allws th castr t trasfr a bdy part btw tw bdis. Thr is rquirmt that rgas r limbs b itrchagd. If a subjct is uwillig, th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll. Th spll icluds a chatmt t prduc a magical thrad usd t sw th trasfrrd bdy parts. Whil mst limbs rquir th ivstmt f 10 magic pits, mr cmplicatd trasfrs carry havir csts (thus, at last 20 magic pits fr tw lgs, 100 magic pits t trasfr a brai ad had). If f th subjcts is a crps (i.. th castr wishs t trasfr th crps s hads t a livig subjct) th th cst icrass frm 5 POW t 10 POW. T rtur a rigial bdy part t its rigial wr (aftr havig trasfrrd it thrugh this spll) rquirs castig th spll Dtrasfrc (pag 95). Dpr magic: th Brthrhd f th Ski, mastrs f this spll, stak ut particular victims fr priz pics f aatmy, such as a athlt s lgs, a bxr s fists, a divr s lugs, a piaist s hads, tc. Th may vil variatis ihrt i this spll d t b dtaild. Altrativ ams: Cllcti f th Flsh, Ski Tradig. Trasfr Orga Q Cst: 13 magic pits; 5 POW; 1D8 Saity Castig tim: 1 hur Prmatly rplacs ay huma itral rga with its quivalt frm athr huma, with th xcpti f th hart, which it cat b mvd r tradd. A livig dr must b at had it is icsqutial whthr r t th dr agrs t th prcdur. If thy ar awar, bth dr ad rcipit shuld mak a Saity rll (1D8 lss) if th dr is uawar f th prcdur but latr lars abut thir part i it, thy ls 1D10 Saity pits. A past is mad f bld frm bth participats, mixd with a littl chaml saliva. Th dr, rcivr, ad castr ar th surrudd by a grup wh lik hads ad rcit a acit pm: xactly 63 magic pits ar draw i ar qual amuts frm ach chatr ad th castr (this rgy kps th subjcts aliv durig th prcdur). Usig th past, th castr draws a symbl f th rga t b trasfrrd th rspctiv bdis f th participats. Aftr a hur f mditati ad visualizati, th castr dlvs his r hr hads it th dr bdy whr th symbl is markd. Pichig ff majr vssls ad cctig tubs btw thumb ad frfigr, th rga is liftd ut ad placd a circular st tabl. This is rpatd fr th thr prs, ad th th rga is istalld i its w bdy ad sw it plac. Whthr th dr is frtuat ugh t hav thir swappd rgas rplacd (ad s big allwd t liv) is dtrmid by th whim f th castr. Altrativ ams: Bdily Maipulati, Stal Flsh. Trasfr Sul Q Cst: 20 magic pits; 10 POW; 1D20 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur This ful spll taks th sul frm livig bdy ad placs it i athr bdy. Th castr placs thir lft had 181

183 s h t i g d p s th bdy husig th sul t b trasfrrd ad thir right had th targt bdy. A assistat th murdrs th prs whs bdy is t b stl; ritually suffcatig th ufrtuat util dad. With th targt bdy s spirit rmvd, th castr th trasfrs th sul t its w hm, which rvitalizs th crps, brigig it t lif. Th sul s w bdy will hav th INT, EDU, ad POW f th sul trasfrrd, but all thr charactristics ar that f th dr bdy. Nt that ivstigatrs attmptig this spll must fail a Saity rll i rdr t prfrm th act f cld-bldd murdr. Altrativ ams: Brath f Lif, Rit f Lgvity, Thrugh Dath is Lif. Trasfrmati Cst: 13 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud Eabls th castr t trasfrm it a smblac f f th hidus avatars f Nyarlathtp. By ivkig th scrt ams f th Crawlig Chas whil drawig bld frm fiv cuts thir bdy, th castr cmplts th spll. Immdiatly, thir ski blacks, limbs twist, ad thir bdy swlls up t fur tims its rigial siz. Th had slips p, flwig it a slack maw full f dl-sharp tth. Th trasfrmati is ustabl, lastig fr 1D10+1 ruds ad th th castr s bdy rvrts t its atural frm. Th castr s cmbat capabilitis, mvmt, ad thr applicabl skills whil trasfrmd ar aki t th avatar f Nyarlathtp thy ar mbdyig. Th Kpr shuld rfr t th rigial avatar s charactristics, which i th mai ca b usd as is r rducd as dmd apprpriat by th Kpr. Nt that th splls ad spll-lik abilitis f th rigial avatar d t bcm pssssd by th castr, ad crtai charactristics, lik hit pits, rmai at th lvl f th castr s rigial bdy. Dpr magic: variats f this spll ccr thmslvs slly with a particular avatar. Idiscrimiat castig f this spll is liabl t draw th attti f Nyarlathtp a tity ulikly t tak kidly t ths imitatig its may frms. Th Crawlig Chas has may curss ad uwhlsm bargais t chs frm, shuld sm misus its may ams. Nt: a rag f Nyarlathtp s avatars ar dscribd ad dtaild i Mallus Mstrrum. Altrativ ams: Th Mssgr s Frm, Nk Trist Frmula, Cry f th Blatd Wma, Visag f th Faclss Gd. CHAPTER 4 - U - Umask Dm 8 Cst: 5 magic pits (pr participat); 1D4+1 Saity pits (pr participat) Castig tim: 3 ruds Thrugh arca gsticulati ad wrd, this spll dstrys ay magical disguis usd by a livig targt. Th spll rquirs th participati f a grup f at last thr ppl wh chat clarly ad rhythmically whil thir ladr braks a raw ufrtilizd gg which has b draw a imag f th targt. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt: succss allws th participats i th spll t s th ral idtity f th targt wh xt viwd. Saity may b lst wh th targt s tru frm is thus rvald. Altrativ ams: Srpt Shw Thyslf, Th Chat f Sig, Lift th Vil. Uspakabl Prmis, Th 9 O Cst: 2D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur pr Saity pit lst Establishs a bidig ath t H Wh Is Nt T B Namd. I rtur, Hastur grats th castr sm bfit a plausibl gift may b a imprtat acit tm, such as th R lyh Txt, th yarly award f 15 POW fr th rst f th rcipit s lif, r a icras i th Cthulhu Myths skill. Additially, hwvr, thr is a -cumulativ chac f 2% pr yar that th castr trasfrms it a grusm humaid mstr ttally udr Hastur s sway th Kpr crats th mstr s charactristics ad th big cms udr th Kpr s ctrl. Altrativ ams: Th Yllw Gift, Th Ubrakabl Vw t H Wh Is Nt T B Namd. Uttrac f Bil 6 Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus A curs causig th spll s targt t vmit a trrt f ful smllig, gr-black bil. Th castr, wh must b abl t s th targt, calls ut th am f f Shub- Niggurath s thusad yug. With this, th targt is prmittd a Hard CON rll: if faild, thy succumb t th spll ad bgi t xtrud bil frm thir muth ad thr rifics. Th ufrtuat targt lss all actis (sav th 182

184 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS ability t Ddg) fr 1D4+1 ruds ad ay wishig t attack him r hr gai a bus di t thir attacks. Th bil is s ful that its smll al may caus thrs arby (withi 10 ft) t vmit call fr CON rlls t dtrmi wh succumbs. Altrativ ams: Th Mthr s Milk, Racr f Shub- Niggurath, Th Disgustig Ozig. - V - Vaish (Gat Bxs variat) 6 Cst: 5 magic pits; 1 Saity pit; (10 POW tim cst) Castig tim: istataus Th castr vaishs i a puff f smk, t rappar i a prpard lcati. Th lcati is dfid by cratig a sigl Gat Bx (pag 120). Oc th bx is prpard, th castr sacrifics 10 POW (a -tim cst) ad placs lmts f thir bdy isid th bx (such as bld, tth, r ails); if ths lmts ar rmvd ad th bx purifid, th spll will t wrk, rquirig th srcrr t prpar th bx agai (ad rpay th cst). Wh a crtai phras r gstur is prfrmd, th castr is immdiatly trasprtd t isid th Gat bx, whrvr it may b. Th lcati f th Gat bx might b as far as svral hudrd mils distat. Prsumably th bx culd b mvd withut th srcrr s kwldg a surpris thir arrival! Each tim th castr travls i this mar it csts 5 magic pits ad 1 Saity pit. Altrativ ams: Th Wizard s Exit, Rtur Th t Safty, Bdily Evaprati. Vmus Glac C Cst: variabl magic pits; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: variabl ruds A spll kw by srpt flk ad dvts f Yig that causs a targt t suffr as if bitt by a vmus sak. Rquirs th castr t hav sm part f a pisus sak as a fcus (a fag, rattl, r ski); fr bvius rass, srpt flk castrs d such fcus. Th castr must b withi 30 yards f th targt. Magic pit cst is variabl: 5 magic pits grats a Mild pis (1D10 damag); 10 magic pits grats a Strg pis (2D10 damag); 20 magic pits grats a Lthal pis (4D10 damag). Saity lss ad castig tim (i ruds) is qual t half th umbr f magic pits xpdd. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if th targt succssfully rsists, h r sh taks ly half th damag (dtrmid by th pis s svrity). Failig t rsist, th targt taks full damag at a rat f 1 hit pit pr miut r 1 pr hur (whichvr rat th castr dsirs). As th damag is magical i atur, it cat b furthr rducd by a CON rll (as pr stadard pis ruls). T all apparacs th victim xhibits th classic symptms f a dadly sakbit: shrtss f brath, swatig, chills, swllig r blistrig f th ski, ad s. Dpr magic: srpt flk may us a variati f th spll, causig saks t burst frm th grud ad lap up th targt, thir fags diggig dp it flsh, whr thy rmai util th targt is dad. Altrativ ams: Dm f Viprs, Bittr Discurs, Racr f Yig. Viw Gat O Cst: variabl magic; variabl Saity pits Castig tim: 3 ruds Wh cast at a suspctd Gat (pag 120), this spll allws th castr t s what, if aythig, is th thr sid f th Gat withut havig t g thrugh it. Viwig is a variabl cst, half f th Gat s magic pit cst (rud up fractis). Thus a Gat cstig 8 magic pits t pass thrugh rquirs 4 magic pits ad 4 Saity pits t viw thrugh. Th viwig lasts 1D6+1 ruds. If thr is smthig hrrific t s, additial Saity lss may b rquird fr ach viwr. Viwrs may attmpt apprpriat skill rlls t lar whr, wh, r what is big viwd. Altrativ ams: Trasprt Mid s Ey Thrugh Prtal, May Sigs, Visi f Dstiy. Viridia Wid (Dramlads) H Cst: 18 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 4 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A trasluct, pal gr brz blws frm th castr tward a targt ara, which ca b up t 30 yards away ad up t 3 yards i diamtr. Evrythig i th path f th brz is frz slid, icludig livig bigs that cat lav th viciity. Th frzig prcss taks 2D6 ruds t cmplt, s craturs may (if abl) mv ut f th ara 183

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186 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Occupati: Ex-sldr (gir), Archivist ad Atiquary Rsidc: Arkham, Mass. STR 45* CON 80 SIZ 40 DEX 60 INT 75 APP 55 POW 85 EDU 75 SAN 48 HP 12 DB: 0 Build: 0 Mv: 9 MP: 17 *A rar spll abls his STR t b tmprarily raisd t 85 fr 1D6 ruds (DB +1D4). This muttrd icatati taks 1 rud t prfrm ad csts 1 MP ad 1D3 SAN. Cmbat Brawl 55% (27/11), damag 1D3.32 rvlvr 45% (22/9), damag 1D8 Ddg 35% (17/7) Splls As th Kpr dsirs. Skills Apprais (Bk) 45%, Arabic 30%, Crdit Ratig 45%, Cthulhu Myths 25%, Cuifrm 10%, Daish 80%, Eglish 60%, Frch 20%, Grma 70%, Grk 30%, Histry 50%, Itimidat 30%, Lati 50%, Library Us 80%, Natural Wrld 40%, Occult 80%, Prsuad 60%, Psychlgy 15%, Scics: (Cryptgraphy) 30%, (Egirig) 60%, (Mathmatics) 60%, (Physics) 40%, Spt Hidd 60%. NIELS-VIGGO SCHOU, AGE 36 Backstry Dscripti: thi, smwhat gaut fac, pircig ys. Idlgy: kwldg is pwr. Traits: scrtiv, iquisitivss, blid pursuit f magical kwldg. Br i Skarbak, Dmark, Schu is a vtra f th Grat War trchs. H was draftd by Grma frcs, wh ccupid suthr Dmark, ad spt th war wrkig as a gir. Whil h kpt lif ad limb tgthr, his mid was immasurably wakd. Dspit such trauma, Schu s srvic allwd him t visit th frgtt mdival hamlts f Frac whr h lst himslf i dusty ld tms f atiquity. What h lard i ths bks abld him t sustai his lif i spit f th mrtal dagrs arud him. Aftr th war, Schu mvd t Amrica whr h bga t rsarch ad cmpil magical icatatis; mticulusly traslatig, trascribig ad tstig ths h fud itrstig. This wrk s bcam a maia, a way t prsrv ths magical rits fr pstrity. This wrk has tak a tll, althugh his clistrd lifstyl tds t hid this frm ths clsst t him. Slwly, h is big cvrtd it smthig aki t a livig grimir, with his mid (ukw t him) big a rpsitry fr splls far darkr tha h ralizs. 185 Nwadays h spds mst f his days i a small garrt apartmt ar Miskatic Uivrsity whr h wrks as a part-tim archivist, makig us f th varius libraris t furthr his studis. Ths arud him ar uawar f th scrts h hlds ad th pwr h ca wild. Schu viws magic lik that f a ma savd frm drwig by th had f his savir. His willful pursuit f kwldg has mad him blid t th ihrt dagr h rmais sublimly uawar f th thrat h facs. Ultimatly, h is igratly grmig himslf t bcm a prtal fr a farsm Myths tity (as yt uspcifid). Prhaps day s his iquisitivss may p up a w vista f udrstadig, a w prspctiv, which may prvk him it ralizig th dagr h facs. Prhaps th h will sk th hlp f thrs. I th matim, h culd b a rmarkabl rsurc fr ay ivstigatrs wishig t lar abut magic (ad pssibly a hady spll r tw). Th ly pric h chargs big that th ivstigatrs must cmmit th spll t mmry. Oppsit: Nils-Vigg Schu by Jatha Wyk

187 s h t i g d p s f ffct bfr thy ar frz slid. Big a dram, it is lft t th Kpr t dtrmi if a frz prs rmais aliv (abl t b thawd ut) r whthr thy ar dad. Altrativ ams: B Chill, Gust f Slidifyig Wid, Bumb. Vic f Ra B Cst: 6 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 hurs Tmprarily icrass th castr s APP ad crtai rlatd skills. A ritual is rquird whr a varity f cmpts ar burd. Fr th xt 24 hurs, th spll grats +5D10 APP t th castr, ad grats bus di t th castr s Charm, Fast Talk, ad Prsuad rlls. Dpr magic: a ivrsi f th spll may b cast, rducig a targt s APP by 5D10 pits, th lss f 1D4 Saity pits, ad causig a palty di t Charm, Fast Talk, ad Prsuad rlls fr 24 hurs. Altrativ ams: Th Hadsm Visag, Imbu th Cfidc f th Fx, Glamr. Vic Thughts G B Cst: 1+ magic pit; 1+ Saity pit Castig tim: istataus Allws th castr t vcaliz thir thughts ad hav thm rigiat frm athr surc i thir immdiat ara (withi 20 ft) thr tha thir w muth. Evry fur stcs cst 1 magic pit ad 1 Saity pit. Oft usd t distract r cfus a ppt; th targt might b rquird t succd with a Hard INT rll r b distractd by th vic (pssibly suffrig a palty di t thir xt acti if i cmbat r a thrwis ts situati). Altrativ ams: Silt Articulati, Vcal Mask. Vrish Sig 8 O Cst: 1 magic pit; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud CHAPTER 4 Th Vrish Sig is als rumrd t tmprarily ward agaist Myths mstrs such craturs ar wary f th sig ad may hld ff a attack util th wizard s ittis ar kw. Altrativ ams: Sig f Pwr, Cuig Pass. Vrtx f Far Juryig (Dramlads) H Cst: 16 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 6 hurs This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A black vrtx appars bfr th castr, frm which a dismal vic calls frth, askig th castr whr thy wish t b tak. Up rcivig a aswr th vrtx rushs up th castr, cllapsig t thigss ad takig th castr with it. Th vrtx ca carry th castr t aywhr i th dram uivrs, takig ly a fw miuts t d s. If th castr ds t kw whr thy itd t g, th vrtx cat cvy thm. Thus, T th dark sid f Earth s m, wuld b accptabl, whras Whrvr thy v tak Jack is isufficit, ad th vrtx wuld ask fr clarificati. Thr is a dagr t usig this spll. Oc th vrtx flds th castr a ppsd POW rll is mad vrsus th castr (th vrtx has POW qual t 4D10 5): if th castr fails t wi th rll, h r sh is vr s agai. N livig huma magicia kws what happs t th ppl that ar carrid ff, but it is surmisd that thy ar tak t sm thr dimsi altgthr. It is t v kw if ach spll summs a diffrt vrtx r if thr is ly vrtx f varyig strgth. Altrativ ams: Spiralig Darkss f May Trasprtatis, Th Black Gyr. - W - Wakig Slumbr, Th M Cst: 5+ magic pits; 5+ POW; 2D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 2+ hurs A acit ad pwrful had gstur usd by wizards that bfits th castig f thr splls. It may lss th cst, rduc th castig tim, r icras th ffct a littl, dpdig th spll i qusti (th prcis bfit is dtrmid by th Kpr). Th Vrish Sig must b cast i th rud prcdig th spll it is hacig. Tmprarily braks dw th barrirs btw th Wakig Wrld ad th Dramlads, causig th tw dimsis t cxist i th sam tim ad plac i a limitd ara. Th spll rquirs a st f ics r sts iscribd with glyphs rlatig t Yibb-Tstll, ad imbud with sacrificial huma bld (SIZ 100 quivalt). Th castr plus ay supprtrs prfrm a chat t activat th dimsial 186

188 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS trasfrc. Each supprtr ctributs 1 magic pit, whil th castr may ivst as may magic pits as dsird (5 miimum). Each 5 magic pits ivstd prvids a 1-prctil chac f succss; thus, if 40 magic pits wr spt, th chac f spll succss is 8%. If succssful, th castr must als xpd 5 magic pits ad 5 POW fr vry miut thy wish th juxtapsiti f dimsis t last. Th ara affctd is apprximatly 200 yards squard. Ths isid th ara will tic a strag purpl tit t th light (atural r thrwis), which maks th air shimmr. Craturs f th Dramlads ca s, har, ad itract with th Wakig Wrld, ad vic vrsa, which prsts bth pssibl bfits as wll as dagrs. Ths lavig th affctd ara disappar as if thy hav stppd thrugh a dr. Apply Saity lsss accrdigly. Altrativ ams: Maifst Ralm f Dram, Cjid Ttality, Brig Sprits f Facy. Wadrig Sul O Cst: variabl magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 5 miuts Allws th castr t sd frth thir csciusss (mid s y, sul, r spirit) t viw a lcati whil thy slp r mditat. Thus, th castr may scry thir mis ad viw mattrs far away. Usually a spcially prpard drik is csumd, althugh sm wizards us mdiati t tr th prpr stat rquird fr thir csciusss t jury utsid f thir bdy. Th dram-lik visi rvals ifrmati radily bsrvabl. Th castr s mid cat itract with what is s i ay way it cat p bxs r bks, ad s. Th castr must kw th lcati thy itd t viw, r at last must kw th apprximat ara. Th castr waks 2D6 hurs latr with a ss f xhausti, havig spt all but magic pit. A tity pssssig POW 100 r mr ca s ad idtify th scryig mid whil th spll is i ffct (th csciusss carris th apparac f th castr ad cat b disguisd), whil ths with POW 75 r abv hav th uasy flig f big watchd. Ward f Aubis 2 Cst: 10 magic pits Castig tim: 5+ miuts Wards a rm r lcati ad ifrms th castr if ay itruds past th ward. Th spll rquirs a umbr f small sts, ach iscribd with a mark f Aubis (ft likd t Yg-Sthth), ad ach must b chatd with 10 magic pits (ths ca b prpard i advac). Th sts ar th placd arud th dgs f th ara t b wardd ad 10 magic pits ar sacrificd t activat th ward. Th ward ctius fr as lg as th sts stay whr thy ar; if th sts ar smhw dstryd r dfacd th ward is brk; hwvr, th sts ar rusabl fr latr rcastig f this spll if udamagd ad rtrivd by th castr. If ay f th sts ar disturbd r crssd, th castr is mtally ward f th itrusi. At that tim th castr may xpd a furthr 10 magic pits t btai a brif visi f th itrudr. Altrativ ams: Favr f th Advcat f th Dad, Sts f Aubis, Dad Sts. Wardig Cst: 1 magic pit pr st Castig tim: 5 ruds A umbr f rdiary whit sts ar placd th grud as th castr plass, xcpt that ach must b withi a yard f athr. Wh cast, a shimmrig hat haz ca b s vr th sts. Thraftr if ay st is mvd r tuchd, th castr will b awar f th fact, v if aslp util th. Oc this has ccurrd, th spll is brk. Altrativ ams: Sts f Safkpig, Lav Thy Burd t th Rck, Circl f Prtcti. Altrativ ams: Travl f Mid s Ey, Jury t Othr Placs, Spy Thy Emis ad Thigs Far Off. 187

189 s h t i g d p s Wardig Sig Cst: 1 magic pit Castig tim: istataus A spcial had gstur that ca b prfrmd wh trig a magically guardd ara, such as a tmb r scrt chambr, t ward ff ths wh guard th lcati. If th sigal is mad prprly, rquirig th castr t wi a ppsd POW with th guardia, th castr will b igrd. Th dfiiti f a guardia is dtrmid by th Kpr, but ds t iclud huma guards (ulss thy hav b magically crcd t guard th plac). Altrativ ams: Sig f Ksh, Walk Us. Wardig th Ey 2 Cst: 2 magic pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll prtcts prs frm th Evil Ey (pag 113). Th castig ivlvs a umbr f cmplicatd had gsturs, which may b mad i advac r c th Evil Ey has b cast. Lik th Evil Ey, this spll xpirs at midight. Altrativ ams: Th Bightd Ey, Blssig f th Rmayii, Gisli Gama Djill. CHAPTER 4 Warmth f Mid 2 Cst: 2+ magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Icrass th bdy tmpratur f th castr, prvidig prtcti frm th cld. Th spll taks th frm f a rpatig mtal chat, which slwly icrass itral tmpratur ad gats th ffcts f hyprthrmia, frzig, ad thr cld basd discmfrts. Fr vry 2 magic pits spt, th castr may maitai thir tmpratur at a rmal lvl fr hur. Allgdly, th Tibta mditativ practic kw as Tumm (whr practitirs ca grat bdy hat thrugh mditati) is csidrd sm drivati f this spll. Dpr magic: i th hads f a pwrful Myths wizard, this spll ca b tak t frightig hights. Rathr tha maitaiig bdy tmpratur at rmal lvls, th castr may icras thir tmpratur t such a xtt that cmbustibl matrials (icludig th castr s clths) ar igitd by tuch, ad th flsh f thrs is burd (if succssful i cmbat, th castr s hads caus 1D6+1 damag). This gratr ffct csts 2 magic pits pr rud t maitai. Altrativ ams: Cthugha s Rbuk, Wrd f Flam, Tuch f Ra. 188

190 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Wastig Curs, Th C Cst: 15 POW; 2D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 wk Causs rapid agig ad vtually dath. A wk-lg ritual is rquird whr th castr must slly fcus up dark mditatis ccrig th spll s targt. If durig this tim th castr is disturbd i ay way, th spll must b rstartd ad th csts rpaid. At th d f sv days th castr must wi a ppsd POW rll with th targt: if faild, th spll is turd up th castr (wh istad suffrs th fllwig ffcts). Th spll causs a hidus wastig ffct, with th targt agig 10 yars fr ach mth that passs. Dath fllws a yar ad a day thraftr. Th targt may fight ff th ful magic if thy ca succd i a Extrm CON rll ( rll allwabl). Whthr it is succssful r t, dduct 1D10 pits frm ach f STR, CON, INT, DEX, ad APP (adjust hit pits ad thr drivd valus accrdigly) pr mth th spll is i ffct. I additi, fr ach mth that th spll is activ, th targt shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Othr magical mas t gat r rvrs th spll may xist. Altrativ ams: Th Dm f Ma, Dgrati, Jury f B. Wav f Oblivi b Cst: 30 magic pits; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 hur A mighty spll that causs a pwrful ca wav t smash dw at th castr s dircti. Th castr must b abl t s th itdd targt lcati ad sufficit quatitis f salt watr must b prst t crat th wav. Th castr stads i th watr t cast th spll. Th wav vlum is 3,000 cubic ft, ugh t swamp r capsiz a small slp. Ndlss t say, ppl swallwd up by such wavs vaish frvr blw th surfac. Othrs ca ctribut magic pits t th spll t crat vast wavs capabl f sikig ca lirs, battlships, r Mahatta Islad. Ths kwig th spll ca ctribut as may magic pits as dsird ad must xpd 1D8 Saity pits. Ths wh d t kw th spll ca ctribut 1 magic pit ach. At a miimum f 30 magic pits, th wav is t ft lg, t ft wid, ad thirty ft high. Each additial magic pit adds a ft t th lgth ad width f th wav. Whirligig (Dramlads) H Cst: 8+ magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A gyratig whirlwid f black thrads swps up th targt, spiig thm it th air ulss thy wi a ppsd POW rll with th castr. Th hight may b raisd r lwrd by 10 ft pr rud pr xtra magic pit th castr xpds. Wh th spll xpirs, th targt falls ad may tak damag (1D6 pr 10 ft); i ay cas, thy ar dizzy ad uabl t stad r act fr 1D6 ruds r util th targt succssfully maks a Extrm DEX rll, which ca b attmptd c pr rud. Th spll csts 8 magic pits fr ach rud that th spll is maitaid. Th spll has a rag f 10 ft. Altrativ ams: Th Black Spiral, Cmmad Whirlwid, Circumvluti. Whit Wb f Sr (Dramlads) H Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ ruds This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. Frms thick, whit ribb-lik strads f mattr t wrap arud th targt, which ca b up t 10 yards away. Th spll csts 4 pits pr strad cratd ad it taks rud t crat ach strad. Fr ach strad that wraps arud th targt, rll a cumulativ 1D10: wh th ttal f th rlls xcds -fifth f th targt bjct s SIZ, it bgis t lk traspart. Th istat that th ttal f th 1D10 rlls xcd half th targt bjct s SIZ, th bjct, strads ad all, vaish i a puff f smk ad a flash f light. If th targt is a livig cratur, th strads prvt mvmt a succssful ppsd STR rll vrsus th sum f th 1D10 rlls multiplid by 5 allws th strads t b brk (thus, it gt hardr t scap as mr strads cstrict). Aftr t ruds, if th targt has t yt vaishd, th strads bgi t vaprat at th rat f pr rud. As t whr i th Dramlads vaishd bjcts ad ppl appar is smthig lft t th Kpr t dtrmi. Altrativ ams: Whit Ribbs f Vaishig, Sr s Wb. Altrativ ams: Sg f th Oca s Fist, Th Salt Gift, Y Watry Dm. 189

191 s h t i g d p s Wids f Dslati (Flk) 0 Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D8 saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs wids t icras with grat itsity. Cast at sa, this spll causs wavs t brak at th castr s dircti. Such wids culd als caus firs t sprad at th castr s dircti. Ndlss t say, ppl swallwd up by pwrful wavs r caught i a larg firstrm tak th apprpriat damag. It is blivd that such wids f dslati blw frm Limb, ft carryig ragig spirits with thm. T dtrmi th spll s cst s th tabl (blw) fr xampls f wid STR ad th umbr f magic pits rquird, takig it accut th prst wathr situati. Fr xampl, if th wid is (aturally) blwig a gal (STR 61 t 100) th th castr, wishig t tur it it a hurrica, d ly spd 32 magic pits (64 32=32). Th chag i wathr lasts fr apprximatly 20 miuts. Ths caught utsid i such cditis ad wh try t mv agaist th wid uaidd, must succd i a ppsd STR rll agaist th STR f th wid. Altrativ ams: Call Tmpst, Brath f Judgmt. Wids f Dslati Strgth CHAPTER 4 Withr Limb 6 Cst: 8 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus A trrifyig spll dsigd t trmt ad caus prmat damag t a targt. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must b withi 10 yards f th targt ad succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. If succssful, th castr miats a arm r lg. Th said appdag rapidly ad paifully withrs ad shrivls; causig 1D8 hit pits f damag ad a prmat lss f 2D10 CON. Th targt ad ay witsss shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1D3 lss). Altrativ ams: Th Sg f Pai, Shrivl Thy Emy, Th Wastig Bur. Wful Itch (Dramlads) H Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D3 Saity pits Castig tim: 1 rud This spll may ly b cast i th Dramlads. A clud f glittrig mts fluttrs t th targt, wh falls it a frzy f scratchig ad tarig at thir flsh as thy attmpt t halt th maddig itch. Th targt is abslutly Wid STR Magic Pits Dscripti Effct Lad Effct at Sa Brz Lavs rustl Chppy sas Strg Brz Brachs wav Full sail Strg Wid Brachs sap Sails strai Gal* Limitd structural damag Mast saps Hurrica* Widsprad damag Ship capsizs *Gals may kck dw humas (ppsd STR rll). Hurricas ar a grat mac t bth lif ad physical surrudigs, t ly frm th dvastatig wid, but als frm flyig dbris. 190

192 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS icapacitatd util thy ca mak a succssful CON rll, which ca b attmptd c pr rud. Th spll ds aftr 4 ruds ad may b caclld by th castr bfr th. Dpr magic: th gratr itchig causd by this mr pwrful variat drivs th pr targt f th spll t tar away thir w flsh i a fury f scratchig. Each rud, th targt suffrs 1D4 damag. This variat lasts fr 4 ruds but may th b xtdd fr 2 magic pits pr rud thraftr. Altrativ ams: Crawlig Maia, Budlss Trmt, Th Trribl Chaffig. Wrds f Pwr G B Cst: 3+ magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits Castig tim: 10+ miuts Crats a its bd with a larg grup f listrs. Th castr must spak xtmprausly ad smigly frm th hart, maitaiig th audic s attti. Fr ach argumt, pit f viw, r cmmad, th castr xpds 3 magic pits ad must mak a succssful cmmuicati rll as th Kpr thiks apprpriat (Charm, Fast Talk, r Prsuad), r th spch ds idcisivly ad i cfusi. At th d f a succssful spch, th audic thrughly blivs what has b said fr 1D3 days. Altrativ ams: Skhmkhp s Wrds, Bguil th Urightus, Mastry f th Mb. Wrms 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 6 Saity pits Castig tim: 2 ruds Causs thusads f black, wrigglig rudwrms, ach abut six ichs lg, t grat withi th targt s digstiv systm, ad pur ut f thir rifics, icidtally causig dath by suffcati. Th spllcastr must tuch th targt ad vrcm its POW i a ppsd rll. Th grati f additial wrms lasts as lg as th targt livs us th Drwig ruls (Call f Cthulhu Rulbk, pag 205) t dtrmi lgth f thir fltig rmaidr f lif. Dismayig t watch ad impssibl t stp, witsss shuld mak a Saity rll (1/1D6 lss). Whil rumrs abud withi th jurals f srcrrs, dfiitiv prvti r cur has b ucvrd fr this hrrific spll. Altrativ ams: Cgrgati f Wrms, Th Wrigglig Dm f O Thusad Srpts, Th Black Writhig. Wrack 6 Cst: 3 magic pits; 1 Saity pit Castig tim: 1 rud Tmprarily icapacitats a sigl targt wh is withi 10 yards f th castr. Fr th spll t tak ffct th castr must succd i a ppsd POW rll with th targt. Its, wrackig pais siz th targt, thir fac ad hads blistr ad drip fluid, ad thir ys clud with bld causig tmprarily blidss. Th targt is rdrd cmpltly hlplss durig th prid f th spll s ffct. Th ffct lasts 1D6 ruds, aftr which sight rturs. I 3D10 miuts, th targt fully rcvrs ad ca rsum rmal activity. Tracs f physical crrupti fad quickly ad i 24 hurs ly fait blmishs ca b s th ski. Th trrifyig xpric calls fr a Saity rll (1/1D6+1 lss). Altrativ ams: Wful Agy f th Wrtchd, Th Fstrig Blidss f th Sv Hlls, Rd Emy. Wrath f Ags 6 Cst: 10 magic pits; 1D6 Saity pits; 1 hit pit Castig tim: 1 rud This dadly spll is ly cast i dir d as it xacts a havy cst up th castr. Th castr slics dply it thir p had (1 damag i ach istac) ad gsturs tward thir itdd targt(s) i a arc, sprayig thir bld thrugh th air. Th castr may slct 1 t 5 targts, allcatig 5D6 i damag split btw ths targts. Thus, 1 targt culd rciv 5D6 damag, whras 5 targts wuld ach suffr 1D6 damag. Th damag igrs armr ad maifsts as th targt withrig rapidly. Ski bgis t dcay ad tur t dust t th pit whr a targt killd by th spll simply xplds i a clud f dust ad ash. Altrativ ams: Csig t Dust, Th Hatful Px, Bld f Dcay. Wrath f Pazzuzu 6 Cst: 4 magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: istataus Sds a pwrful blt f rgy frm th castr s utstrtchd hads t a targt up t 100 yards distat. Th ffct is as if a blt f lightig had struck th targt: ach blt dals 1D6 damag, accmpaid by a dcisiv sic crack. Altrativ ams: Castigati, Scld, Black Lightig. 191

193 s h t i g d p s - Y - Yllw Sig, Th C B Cst: 10 POW; 1D8 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ hur Crats th sigil f th Kig i Yllw. Th spll cmpriss tw parts. Firstly, usig muda tls (i.. yllw pait, thrad, r athr mdium) th castr draws r fashis th hidus Yllw Sig up a surfac. Th Sig is t activ util th scd part f th ritual is cmpltd (which may b accmplishd at a latr tim) wh th castr imbus th Sig with pwr draw dirctly frm Hastur; thus, cratig th sigil prmatly. Oc th Yllw Sig is activ, it prvks disgust ad uasy fligs fr ths wh viw it (Saity rll fr 0/1D6 lss). Th Sig sms t swirl, shimmr, ad squirm, as if rachig fr th lkr. This ffct taks but a mmt; hwvr, t th prs affctd, it fls as if tim has std still. Ths wh ls Saity pits frm sig th Yllw Sig ar cursd; th xt tim thy slp thy shuld mak athr Saity rll ad if faild, thy suffr trribl ightmars ccrig th Kig i Yllw, Carcsa, ad Hastur cstig a furthr pit f Saity. Each tim thraftr th prs slps thy shuld mak a Saity rll (0/1) ad this is rpatd ach ight util ithr thy succd i makig a Saity rll (which prvts furthr Saity lss) r madss vrtaks thm. Nt that v thugh a succssful Saity rll gats furthr ightmars ad Saity lss, shuld that prs cm t viw th Yllw Sig agai, th prcss is rstartd. If this spll is cast by sm wh is t a wrshippr f Hastur th dir csqucs will su. Th ublivr will bgi t s th Yllw Sig vrywhr, ach tim autmatically lsig 1 Saity pit util thy bcm a quivrig wrck. Oc ugh Saity has b lst t caus idfiit isaity (rmally takig a fw days at th Kpr s discrti), th afflictd prs bgis t suffr frm visis f th Kig i Yllw, which i tur lad t a dsir t summ th Kig i Yllw t bg frgivss fr usig His sig i vai. A kidly Kpr may allw th ufrtuat wrtch a cmbid Saity ad POW rll t s if thy ca brak fr f th curs. Ultimatly thugh, fr mst, thy bcm paws f Hastur, mallabl t His will ad likly t bcm a prmatly isa dvt. Altrativ ams: kw. CHAPTER 4 Yllw Spirit-Lap Sal (Flk) 0 Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ rud Crats a magical barrir that rpls wild aimals ad Earthly supratural titis (such as vampirs ad wraiths). Myths mstrs (such as ghuls, dp s, tc.) ar uaffctd. Each prs, icludig th castr, prtctd by th barrir sacrifics 4 magic pits. Thugh th castr is prtctd immdiatly, ach additial prs rquirs a additial rud fr th barrir t cmpass thm (dtrmi th rdr radmly). Th spll rquirs that th castr first cstructs a sal a blck f hardwd abut fur ichs acrss, gravd symbls ad wrds f prtcti (a apprpriat Art/Craft rll may b rquird at th Kpr s discrti). Th pic f wd is t magical but is cssary i stampig th sal it th arth arud slf, t dliat ad cfirm th magical barrir. Th spll lasts 6 hurs. Durig that tim if a affctd cratur apprachs th barrir it must wi a ppsd POW rll with th castr: if th cratur fails, it is t ly barrd but rplld ad it fls frm th ara. Altrativ ams: Cfirm Sacrd Grud, Rpl Cratur f th Night. - Z - Zymticism C B Cst: 4+ magic pits; 1D4 Saity pits Castig tim: 1+ rud Ulashs a malicius fugal ifcti, which ctrls th actis f th targt ad, ultimatly, thir dath. Th spll rquirs th castr t gathr a assrtmt f fugi, which ar usd i th prparati f a past. Th castr ritually stirs th past whil rcitig th ams f th hudrd dark yug f Shub-Niggurath ad als cctrats a sigl acti h r sh wishs th targt(s) f th spll t prfrm. Oc fiishd, th castr may us th past t ifct r mr targts. Th spll crats ugh past fr fur dss. Ifcti may b brught abut thrugh igsti r prlgd ctact (at last 4 ruds). Nt that th castr is immu t th ifcti wh catig athr s ski with th past. Th past is a pal whit i clr ad drlss if usd i fd; thrwis, it lks lik a thi prridg. If ds is usd, th targt may mak a cmbid CON ad POW rll t rsist th spll s ffcts. 192

194 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS Fugus Timli Day O Targt fls ill. Lss f 1 hit pit. Day Tw Fugal strads ca b s udr th ski. Lss f 2 hit pits. Day Thr Th fugus braks thrugh th ski i patchs. Lss f 3 hit pits. Day Fur Targt s brai is riddld with fugus. Irrsistibl urg t act th implatd cmmad. Lss f 3 hit pits. Day Fiv Fugal blms cvr th targt s bdy. Lss f 3 hit pits. Day Six + Th targt lgr lks huma ad is a walkig fugus. Lss f 3 hit pits pr day util dath. If th ds is dubld fr targt, th cmbid rll is at Hard difficulty; if tripld, th difficulty is icrasd t Extrm. If fur dss ar cmbid fr a sigl idividual th spll is autmatically succssful. Naturally, th castr will hav t cat th past vr th targt s bdy fr applicatis xcdigly ds rquirig th targt t b ucscius r cmpliat. Oc th targt is ifctd, th magical fugus bgis t grw ad tak vr thir bdy. Th rat f grwth ad ctrl is illustratd blw, althugh a Kpr may acclrat th prcss if s dsird. Withi days, th fugus ctrls th targt s actis, implatig a irrsistibl urg t udrtak whatvr curs f acti th castr had prrdaid wh prparig th spll. Such cmmads culd iclud fidig a itm ad brigig it t th castr, fidig ad killig a prs, ad s. Implatd cmmads may b triggrd t ccur ly at a crtai tim ad dat. Th lgr th ifcti, th mr zmbi-lik th targt bcms as thir mid ad bdy ar csumd. Whthr th targt is abl t carry ut th cmmad r t, h r sh vtually dis, fully csumd by th fugus. I tim, th fugus dcays it thigss, lavig bhid th twistd ad garld bs f th targt. Altrativ ams: Cakr f th Tadstl, Th Whit Crrupti. 193

195 s h t i g d p s A CHAPTER 5 INDEX Accursd Ey , 24, 26 Activati , 26, 30, 149 Adjustig Splls , 12 Altar Altr Wathr , 27 Amults Aathma , 28 Aimat Flsh Thig , 28 Aimat Mummy , 28, 133 Appar Huma , 29 Apprti Ka , 29 Ar th Stars Right , 7, 8 Ariad s Twi , 29 Assist Dramr Astrmical Factrs Atham Attract Fish , 30 Attu Crystal , 26, 30 Augury , 30, 98 Autum Equix Avatars f Nyarlathtp Awak Abhth , 31 Awak Chuma , 31 Awak Th Bast , 31 Awak Th Grat Trtis.. 24, 32 Awak th Ir Light , 32 Awakig/Displlig th Gd Withi , 32 Awful Dm f Crrit , 34 B Bait Humas , 24, 34 Balk Brd , 34 Baful Dust f Hrms Trismgistus , 35 Baish App , 35 Baish Byatis , 35 Baishmt f Yd Etad Baish Thy Nam , 36 Barrir f Pai Bat Frm , 37 Bcm Spctral , 37 Bcm Spctral Hutr , 37 Blta Bsch Char , 38 Bsm Bspak th Ed f th Day Bstw Glimps f Truth... 24, 40 Bstw Karma , 40 Bid Aimal , 41 Bid Byakh , 42, 50, 56 Bid Child f Th Sphix... 22, 43 Bid Dark Yug f Shub-Niggurath , 42 Bid Dp O , 42 Bid Dimsial Shamblr. 22, 42 Bid Emy , 24, 41 Bid Fir Vampir , 42 Bid Hutig Hrrr , 42 Bid Nightgaut , 42 Bid Srvitr f Th Outr Gds , 42, 110 Bid Shggth , 43 Bid Sul , 41, 69, 169 Bid Star Vampir , 42, 107 Bid Wr-Cratur , 43 Black Bx , 44 Blss , 24, 44 Blss Blad , 44 Blssig f Bast , 44 Blight/Blss Crp , 45 Bliss , 45, 135 Blat , 45 Blu M , 15 Blut th Wap , 45 Bdy Warpig f Grgrth. 25, 45 Blli Blath s Furac , 46 Brath f Pazzuzu Brath f th Dp Brath f th Kappa ,

196 Brw Draught f Pha , 46 Brw Dram Drug Brw Elixir f Lif , 47 Brw Lia Drug... 24, 47, 49, 112 Brw Lv Philtr , 49 Brw Para-Kt , 49 Brw Paut , 49, 83, 109 Build Carcsa , 23, 53, 119 Burd f Th Skilss O.24, 53 C Call Ahtu , 54 Call Aku-Shi Kag , 54 Call Arwassa , 54 Call Avatar f Th Skilss O , 54 Call Azathth , 55 Call Bugg-Shash , 55 Call Cthugha , 55 Call Cyagha , 22, 55, 172 Call Dalth , 55 Call El Ngr , 56 Call Frth Th Wrm , 60 Call Ghatatha , 56 Call Gla aki , 56 Call Gl-Grth , 56 Call Hastur , 56, 90, 119 Call Hrd Ma , 58 Call Id , 58 Call Ithaqua , 58 Call Kpr f th Mls.. 22, 58 Call La Llra , 58 Call Lightig , 61 Call Mapp N Ryûji , 59 Call M agalah , 58 Call Nygtha , 58 Call Ossadgwah , 59 Call Rlim Shaikrth , 59 Call Saaitii , 59 Call Shub-Niggurath , 59 Call Skilss O Call Th Bast , 60 Call Th Black , 61, 130 Call Yibb-Tstll , 60 Call Yig , 60 Call Yg-Sthth , 60, 105 Call Zmbi , 61, 133 Call Zu-Ch-Qu , 60, 107 Cadl Cmmuicati. 13, 23, 61 Cascads f Flri , 61 Cast Circl , 62, 133 Castig th Rus , 62 Cast Out Sha , 62 Cast Out Th Dvil , 62, 82 Cauldr Caus/Cur Blidss , 63 Caus Disas , 63 Csr Challig Gd Chat f Thth , 64 Chat f Wardig , 64 Charm Aimal , 24, 64 Chasm t Hll , 24, 64 Chim f Tzchaptl , 65 Circl f Nausa Circl f Wardig Circl Spll Variatis Clasig Flam f Vrvadss...22, 66 Clasig Ritual , 66 Clak f Fir Clud Mmry , 66 Clutch f Nygtha Cm ad S M , 68 Cmmad Aimal , 68 Cmmad Ghst , 69, 133 Cmmad f Th Bldy Tgu , 69 Cmmad Plats , 69 Cmmad Shggth , 69 Cmpl Flsh , 41, 69 Cctric Rigs f Th Wrm.. 23, 69 Cjurati f Th Turua Cjur Glass f Mrtla. 24, 72, 109 Csum Likss , 72, 128 Csum Mmris , 72 Ctact Abhth , 73 Ctact Aku-Shi Kag....23, 73 Ctact Azathth , 73 Ctact Bkrug , 73 Ctact Byatis , 73 Ctact Chaugar Faug...23, 73 Ctact Child f th Sphix... 23, 78 Ctact Chthia , 78 Ctact Cthulhu , 73 Ctact Dp O , 78 Ctact Dity Splls Ctact Eihrt , 74 Ctact Eldr Thig , 78 Ctact Emrald Lama , 74 Ctact Flyig Plyp , 78 Ctact Frmlss Spaw....23, 79 Ctact Ghul , 79 Ctact Ghrth , 74 Ctact Gla aki , 74 Ctact Gph-Kh , 79 Ctact Hud f Tidals Ctact Huma , 24, 79 Ctact Id , 74 Ctact Kth , 74 Ctact Lligr , 79 Ctact Mastr , 79 Ctact Mastrs , 79 Ctact Mi-G , 80 Ctact Mstr Splls Ctact Nds , 74 Ctact Nyarlathtp , 74 Ctact Nyarlatphis , 76 Ctact Othuyg , 76 Ctact Pazzuzu , 76 Ctact Rat-Thig , 80 Ctact Sad-Dwllr ,

197 s h t i g d p s Ctact Srvitr f Th Outr Gds 23, 80 Ctact Spirits f th Dad. 23, 80, 133 Ctact Star-Spaw f Cthulhu 23, 80 Ctact Tmb-Hrd 23, 81 Ctact Tsathggua 23, 76 Ctact Y glac 23, 76 Ctact Yig 23, 77 Ctact Yithia 23, 81 Ctact Yg-Sthth 23, 38, 59, 77 Ctact Zhar ad Lligr 23, 77 Ctact Zth-Ommg 23, 77 Ctrl Elmts 23, 81 Ctrl Ski 25, 81 Crrupti f th Sacrd 24, 25, 81 Cyt Dust 24, 82, 110 Crat Amult 23, 82 Crat Bad-Crps Dust 24, 82, 133 Crat Barrir f Naach-Tith 24, 83 Crat Bulla 24, 83 Crat Charm 24, 83 Crat Child f Th Sphix 24, 43, 83 Crat Curs Tablt 23, 86 Crat Curs Whistl 23, 86, 150, 171 Crat Ftch Stick 23, 86 Crat Flsh Crpr 24, 86 Crat Gat Widw 87 Crat Glm 24, 87 Crat Mist f R lyh 23, 87 Crat Scryig Widw 24, 88 Crat Slf-Ward 24, 88 Crat Sig f Barzai 23, 24, 88 Crat Strm 24, 89 Crat Zmbi 24, 89, 125, 126, 133 Crat Zmbi 24, 89, 125, 126, 133 Crati f Vrability 23, 89, 118 Crpig Lss 24, 89 Crystal Call 23, 90, 163 Crystal Wrld 23, 90 Curs 22, 23, 24, 90 Curs f Apphis 23, 90 Curs f Chaugar Faug 24, 90 Curs f Darkss 22, 92 Curs f th Putrid Husk 24, 92 Curs f th Rat-Thig 24, 92 Curs f th St 92, 111 D Damp Light 23, 65, 93 Dath s Brath 23, 93 Dath Spll 23, 93 Dpr Magic 11, 12, 25 Dflct Harm 23, 24, 93 Dflcti 23, 94 Dfy Gravity 23, 94 Dm Sss 25, 94 Dstry Spaw Of Yig 94 Dtct Echatmt 24, 95 Dtrasfrc 23, 25, 95, 181 Dvluti 14, 23, 95 Dh Frmula 24, 95 Difficultis i Spllcastig 2, 3 Diysia Rvls 24, 96 Dismbdimt 25, 96 Dismiss Dity 22, 54, 96, 97 Dismiss Spirit 22, 97, 133 Disslv Sklt 23, 97 Diviati 9, 24, 97 Dmiat 23, 24, 98 Dwsig 20, 24, 98 Drai Yuth 23, 98 Drad Curs f Azathth 98 Dramlads Magic 3, 14 Dram Visi 24, 102 Drw Mid 23, 102 Dust Of Sulima 22, 35, 102 E Earthly Srity 24, 102 Effigy f Hat 102, 103 Eib s Whl f Mist 24, 103 Eisti Frmula 24, 105 Eldr Sig. 24, 35, 42, 63, 105, 111, 176 Elysia Grac 22, 105 Embrac f Yg-Sthth 24, 106 Emrald Darts f Ptath 23, 106 Empty Mid 24, 106 Echat Amult f Th Old Os 23, 106 Echat Aimal Effigy 23, 107 Echat Blls f Hrrr 23, 60, 107 Echat Bk 23, 107 Echat Brazir 23, 107, 109 Echat Cadl 23, 108 Echat Ca 23, 108, 133 Echat Club 23, 108 Echat Daggr f Nyarlathtp 23, 108 Echat Dll 23, 108 Echatd Dust f Aubis 23, 112 Echat Flsh 23, 108 Echat Gris-Gris 23, 109 Echat Ju-Ju 24, 109 Echat Kif 23, 109 Echat Magic Stavs 23, 109 Echatmt f Ill Luck 23, 112 Echat Paitig 23, 109 Echat Paviut 24, 110 Echat Pips 23, 110 Echat Prjctil 23, 110 Echat Rcrdig 23, 110 Echat Rig 23, 110 Echat Srum 23, 110 Echat Spar 23, 86, 111 Echat St Tablt 23,

198 Echat Trch , 111 Echat Whistl , 111 Edurac Chat , 112 Egdr Prsprity , 112 Eji Paktic Ptagram.. 24, 112 Eji th Sig f Kth.. 23, 24, 113 Ethrall Victim , 23, 113 Equilatral Scr , 113 Evil Ey , 90, 95, 113, 188 Eviscratr , 114 Exaltati , 114, 126 Exil Eihrt , 114 Expld Hart , 114 Extd Lif , 115 Ey f Light ad Darkss.. 24, 115 Eys f a Stragr , 116 Eys f th Zmbi.. 24, 25, 116, 133 F Fag f Yig , 116 Fast f th Owl , 116 Fial Fast , 117 Fid Dramr , 117 Fid Gat , 117 Fid Srpt Flk , 117 Fir Dac , 117 Fir Fstivals Fist f Yg-Sthth Flamshild , 118 Flash f Ra , 118 Flawd Splls , 3, 13 Flsh Crpr , 86, 87 Flsh Thig , 28 Flsh Ward , 118 Flight Fg-Spaw , 154 Flk Magic , 3, 13, 25 Fd f Lif , 119 Frak Wathr , 119 Fr Hastur , 53, 65, 119 Fury , 119 G Gat... 19, 21, 24, 47, 87, 105, 117, 120, 122, 123, 124, 136, 137, 143, 153, 161, 162, 179, 180, 183 Gat Bxs , 183 Gat f Drams , 124 Gat f Oirlgy , 124 Gathr ad Chal Far..24, 124 Gift f Iaa , 124 Gld Cag f Dsir....24, 125 Gd Thif Watr , 125 Graft Flsh , 108, 125 Grasp f Cthulhu Gravyard Kiss , 125 Grat Rit f Sacrific , 126 Gr Dcay , 126 Gry Bidig , 126 Grimirs H Hal-Bpp Cmt Hally s Cmt Halt f Eara , 118, 127 Hads f Clubra Halig , 24, 82, 127 Hart s Curag , 127 Hstia Lcksby Hibrat , 127 Huma Shrub , 25, 128 Hugr f Kaza , 128 I Idtify Spirit , 128 Ill Luck , 24, 112, 128 Imblc Immrtality , 129 Impccabl Thrw , 129 Implat Far , 24, 129 Impris Mid , 130 Icatati f Th Sixth Sathlatta , 24, 130 Icirat , 130 Idt Lich , 130 Iffabl Cmprhsi..23, 130 Istat Elightmt....24, 131 Irmid , 131 J Jury t th Othr Sid K Katari s Hat Wav , 131 Kss f Tw Alik....24, 131 Kt Flsh , 134 L Lac Curtais f Hish , 134 Lambt Flam , 134 Lam/Hal Aimal , 135 Lassitud f Phi , 131, 135 Lavdr Sphrs f Ptath , 106, 135 Lvitat Ly Lis , 19, 20 Lift Vil , 131, 135, 160 Light f Sacrd Truth , 136 Light f Skr , 136 Limb , 96, 136, 137, 190 Limb Gat , 137 Liquid Dath , 137 Liquidity , 137 Livig Clths , 137 Livig X , 131, 138, 173 Lk Iward , 138 Lk t th Futur , 138 Lughasad M Maggts , 138 Magical Rsidu , 3, 18 Magical Tls Malkam s Imprssiv Blt ,

199 s h t i g d p s Madrak , 23, 139 Mask f Dath , 139 Maws f Padmium....23, 139 Mlt Flsh , 137, 140 Mtal Suggsti , 24, 140 Milkig th Spirit , 140 Midblast , 40, 142 Mid Clud , 24, 140 Mid Dac , 141 Mid Exchag , 141 Mid Trasfr , 25, 142 Miim , 142 Mirrr f Tarkhu Atp...23, 142 Mmquah s Srpt , 143 Mmy Ritual , 143 Mlight , 143 Mv Gat N Ncklac f Suasi , 24, 144 Ncrsis , 144 Nt Wraith , 144 Nils-Vigg Schu Nightmar , 145 Nightmar Effct , 157 Nightmars , 145 Nullify Dvic , 146 Numatia , 146 Nyharg Dirg , 23, 133, 146 O Oblg Barrir , 146 Oir-Dismissal , 146 Opaqu Wall , 23, 146 Oscillatig Expas , 24, 147 P Pact f Quachil Uttaus....24, 147 Paga Partig Sads , 147 Passig Us , 147 Paws f th Bar , 149 Prciv Txt , 149 Prfcti , 149 Ptrify , 24, 150 Ptrify Nthr Limbs , 150 Pips f Madss , 86, 150 Platary Cjuctis Pis Bld , 150 Ps Muda , 151 Psss Crps , 151 Pssssi , 24, 25, 151 Pwdr f Ib-Ghazi.. 22, 41, 151 Pwr Chat , 153 Pwr Drai , 24, 153 Pwr f Nyamb , 153 Prpar Crps , 153 Pri s Crux Asata , 63, 153 Q Qull Suspici , 25, 154 Quick , 24, 25, 154, 155 Quick Fg-Spaw , 154 Quick th Vic f th Dp..25, 155 R Rais Crpss , 156 Rais Ghst f Ib , 156 Rais Night Fg , 156 Ravig Madss... 23, 131, 156 Rach , 157, 160 Raimati , 133, 157 Rmrtificati... 22, 24, 133, 158 Rmval f Favr , 158 Rd Vil , 135, 160 Rpl Sha , 160 Rstrativ Mditati....24, 160 Rsurrcti 24, 133, 146, 160, 174 Rtur f th Blvd , 161 Rtur Srvitr , 161 Rvrsd Agls f Tagh-Clatur , 161 S Saaamaaa Ritual , 162 Sacrd Mltig f th Srpt , 162 Sacrific , 8, 12, 15 Samhai , 10, 177 Sal f Isis , 163 Sal f Nphr-Ka , 163 Sal Pit , 90, 163 Sk th Lst , 163 Sd Dram , 124, 164 Sdig f th Dad , 164 Sd Sacrd Sak , 164 Ss Lif , 166, 176 Sraph s Glry , 118, 166 Srvicabl Villi , 131, 166 Svr th Affabl Bds...24, 166 Shadw f Nyarlathtp...24, 166 Shadw Vid , 167 Shamballah Shrivllig , 167 Silvr Spray , 167 Sir s Sg , 168 Ski f th Bar , 168 Ski Walkr , 168 Sar Dramr , 169 Slar Fstivals Slar Gaz , 168 Sg f Glissad , 169 Sg f Hastur , 169 Sul Extracti , 169 Sul Sigig.. 24, 65, 86, 110, 171 Sul Stalr , 171 Sul-Trap , 133, 171 Spak with Th Waitig Dark , 172 Spctral Hutr , 37 Spll Cmpts , 3, 15, 18 Spll Nams , 3, 11, 25 Spll that was Lst with Ib ,

200 Spiral f Suth , 172 Spirit Summig , 133, 172 Sprig Equix , 111 Stability , 173 Star-Sds , 32, 34 Stal Lif , 173, 174 Stal Lif s Bld , 174 Stp Hart , 174 Strik Blid , 174 Stupfyig Blast , 174 Summr Slstic , 86 Summ Baka , 175 Summ Brthr f Chaugar Faug , 175 Summ Byakh. 23, 111, 112, 175 Summ Dark Yug , 175 Summ Dp O , 175 Summ Dhl , 175 Summ Dimsial Shamblr , 109, 176 Summ Fir Vampir 23, 111, 176 Summ Gratr Dsh....23, 176 Summ Hutig Hrrr..23, 176 Summig Splls , 43, 78, 174, 175, 176, 177 Summ Nightgaut , 176 Summ Plagu , 177 Summ Srvitr f Th Outr Gds , 176 Summ Shggth , 177 Summ Star Vampir 23, 107, 177 Sudrig Hurlr , 173, 178 Swllig Trmt , 178 T Talismas Tlpathy , 178 Tmpral Rip , 24, 178 Thmas Davprt Thrth s Stalwart , 179 Tim Gat , 120, 179, 180 Tim Trap , 179 Ttal Slar Eclips Tuch f Dcay , 179 Trac , 24, 181 Trasfr Bdy Part. 24, 25, 95, 181 Trasfr Orga , 25, 181 Trasfr Sul , 25, 181 Trasfrmati , 25, 182 Turua , 71 U Umask Dm , 182 Uspakabl Prmis , 23, 24, 65, 182 Uttrac f Bil V Vaish , 183 Vmus Glac , 183 Viw Gat , 183 Viridia Wid , 118, 183 Vic f Ra , 186 Vic Thughts , 24, 186 Vrish Sig , 24, 186 Vrtx f Far Juryig...23, 186 W Wakig Slumbr , 186 Wad , 24, 167, 176, 187 Wadrig Sul , 187 Wardig , 187 Wardig Sig , 188 Ward f Aubis , 187 Warmth f Mid , 188 Wastig Curs , 189 Wav f Oblivi , 189 Whirligig , 189 Whit Wb f Sr.. 23, 118, 189 Wids f Dslati , 190 Witr Slstic Withr Limb , 190 Wful Itch , 131, 190 Wrds f Pwr , 24, 191 Wrkig Spac , 7 Wrms , 191 Wrack , 191 Wrath f Ags Wrath f Pazzuzu Y Yllw Sig , 38, 113, 192 Yllw Spirit-Lap Sal....24, 192 Z Zymticism ,

201 s h t i g d p s AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES MIKE MASON is th Call f Cthulhu Li Editr at Chasium Ic., ad th c-writr f th latst diti f Call f Cthulhu, authr f Pulp Cthulhu, ad ctributig authr ad ditr fr th rvisd Hrrr th Orit Exprss. Mik vrss th Call f Cthulhu li, wrkig with writrs ad artists t prduc scaris, supplmts, ad campaigs, as wll as writig, dvlpig, ad ditig thir ctt. Mik livs i Gtham, Eglad ad jys watchig hrrr films, radig histry bks, ad drikig ta. MATTHEW SANDERSON had ambitis t b a writr lg bfr h hard f rlplayig gams. A avid radr f hrrrs ad thrillrs, h lard f RPGs tw wks bfr his high schl xams ad has t lkd back sic. As a rgular attd f UK gamig cvtis, h was discvrd ruig a gam f Call f Cthulhu at a lcal vt ad this ld t th publicati f his first scari. Sic th, Matthw has writt fr svral RPG lis but prdmiatly ths ccrd with th machiatis f th Grat Old Os. 200

202 23141 THE GRAND GRIMOIRE OF CTHULHU MYTHOS MAGIC Ovr 550 splls f dir csqucs, scrts, ad ufathmabl pwr! Hr ar gathrd splls draw frm vr thirty yars f Call f Cthulhu supplmts ad scaris. Each spll has b rvisd fr th Call f Cthulhu 7th diti gam, icludig ptial Dpr Magic fr th mst pwrful f Myths srcrrs ad mstrs, with which t bguil ad cfud ivstigatrs. Packd full f advic ad guidac divrs mattrs icludig spll ams, lmts f spll castig, magical cmpts, ad astrmical csidratis. Plus flawd splls, ly lis, flk magic, ad th magic f th Dramlads. Us this grimir as a rsurc, a play aid, ad as ispirati wh dsigig scaris. Th Grad Grimir f Cthulhu Myths Magic is a sstial supplmt fr Kprs f Arca Lr. Rquirs th Call f Cthulhu Rulbk. Fr mr ifrmati abut Chasium ad Chasium publicatis, plas s ur wbsit at Pritd i Chia