On the Subject of the Necronomicon
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon On the Subject of The Necronomicon Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn. The module consists of a book, containing a portion of Abdul Alhazred’s “The Necronomicon” (original title: Kitab al-Azif), a cryptic manuscript containing many secrets of the cosmos. Its presence has caused a disturbance in the time-space continuum, resulting in the opening of a gate to The Dreamlands. In order to disarm the module, perform the correct incantation to close the portal and save all of Humanity! To perform an incantation, open the book in a specific chapter for a period of 5 seconds. Performing an incorrect incantation will cause a strike and forcefully close the book. Press the book’s cover to open it. The top of each page will display its chapter number. To turn a page, press its bottom right corner. If you find a page containing only 8 large symbols, you’re at the edge of madness. This is as far as you are able to study the book. Staying in this page for more than 5 seconds will always cause a strike and trying to turn it will forcefully close the book. In order to determine the correct incantation, you must first determine the origin of this copy of The Necronomicon. Refer to “Guide to The Dreamlands” in order to do this. Then, determine which chapters are eligible to contain the correct incantation using “Chapters of The Necronomicon”. Finally, consult “Closing a Gate” to determine chapter priority. Unfortunately, this excerpt of The Necronomicon is not written in its original Arabic or in any other human language. It is written in R’lyehian, an ancient cosmic language of which we know very little. Refer to “R’lyehian Glyphs and Vocabulary” to help translating any text. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon Guide to The Dreamlands Determining Book’s Place of Origin Use the color of the book’s cover and the following table to determine the book’s place of origin. Cover’s Color Red Yellow Blue Purple Green Place of Origin Plateau of Leng Sarnath Dylath-Leen Yuggoth R’lyeh Determining Book’s Transcriber This excerpt of The Necronomicon has been transcribed by an high priest of a cult worshiping one of the Great Old Ones. In honor of their deity, they have inscribed one of its names in the book cover. Translate the R’lyehian expression and refer to the following family tree to determine which Great Old One it refers to. Azathoth The Daemon Sultan Yhoundeh Nyarlathotep Ycnàgnnisssz Cxaxukluth The Elk-Goddess The Crawling Chaos Abhoth Zstylzhemghi Ghizguth Ugga-Naach The Nameless Mist Darkness Matriarch of the Swarm Sound in the Waters Yog-Sothoth Shub-Niggurath Tsathoggua Rokon Shathak The Key and the Gate The Black Goat Sleeper of N'kai Nug Yeb Zvilpogghua The Twin Blasphemies The Twin Blasphemies Feaster from the Stars Idh-Yaa Cthulhu Hastur Yig Yidhra Kthanid Sk’tai The Mighty Mother The Sleeper of R’lyeh The King in Yellow Father of Serpents The Dream Witch Ithaqua Ayi’ig Cthylla Ythogtha Ghatanothoa Zoth-Ommog T’ith The Wind-Walker The Serpent Goddess Agender/ Male Female Unknown Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon Chapters of The Necronomicon For each chapter present, use the following table to decide if the chapter may contain the correct incantation. May contain the correct Nº Contents incantation if... The worshipped god is Description of creatures beyond the 1 Tsathoggua or Shub- threshold of space such as the Tomb Herd. Niggurath. Description of the powers the Other Name The worshipped god is 2 of Azathoth gives the wielder. Azathoth. The book’s place of origin is 3 Information on the Gulf of S’glhuo. Sarnath or Yuggoth. A chapter on a complicated process The worshipped god is Shub- 4 capable of resurrecting the dead. Niggurath or Hastur. An incantation of Vach-Viraj, used The book’s place of origin is 5 against Nyogtha. Sarnath or R’lyeh. A formula for temporarily banishing The worshipped god is any 6 manifestations of Ahtu. but Nyarlathotep. A ritual accelerating the transformation The worshipped god is 7 from Human into Deep One. Tsathoggua. A passage in the Naacal, no translation is The book’s place of origin is 8 given. Plateau of Leng. The book’s place of origin is 9 Depiction of the Voorish sign. Plateau of Leng or R’lyeh. The book’s place of origin is 10 Description of the Mao ceremony. Dylath-Leen. The book’s place of origin is 11 The story of Kish and Sarnath. Sarnath. An exorcism [not reproduced inside the The book’s place of origin is 12 Latin Wormius version]. Dylath-Leen or Yuggoth. The Zoan Chant - a spell for reflected The book’s place of origin is 13 harmful powers sent against the caster. Sarnath or Dylath-Leen. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon May contain the correct incantation Nº Contents if... Mathematical formulas The book’s place of origin is R’lyeh or 14 calculation the exact location the worshipped god is Cthulhu. of R’lyeh. Stories about a Ghoul [torn off The book’s place of origin is Dylath- 15 the Harvard volume]. Leen or R’lyeh. A line of asterisks censored on The worshipped god is Azathoth or 16 the Arabian original. Nyarlathotep. The worshipped god is a male ancestor 17 A formula for Mind Transference. of Kthanid. Instructions on how to make the The book’s place of origin is Plateau 18 Powder of Ibn Ghazi. of Leng or Dylath-Leen. How to create a portal to 19 The worshipped god is Nyarlathotep. Nyarlathotep. A formula capable of opening a The worshipped god is Cthulhu or 20 gateway to Cthugha. Hastur. A passage about the Crawling The worshipped god is Azathoth, 21 Ones and the Green Flame Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth or Shub- Tulzscha. Niggurath. A long chant capable of 22 The worshipped god is Yog-Sothoth. summoning Yog-Sothoth. Information on the Black 23 The worshipped god is Nyarlathotep. Pharaoh Nephren-Ka. A large amount of information on The book’s place of origin is Plateau 24 the Antarctic Elder Things. of Leng or Yuggoth. Information on an ancient The worshipped god is Tsathoggua or 25 aquatic race - the Dwellers in Nug and Yeb. the Depths. The worshipped god was referred to by 26 An encrypted astrological chart. his true name. The book’s place of origin is Plateau 27 The Hoy-Dhin Chant. of Leng or Sarnath. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon Nº Contents May contain the correct incantation if... Instructions on how to The worshipped god is a descendant of 28 destroy an egg of Yig using Darkness. musical notes. A description of the Furnace 29 The worshipped god is Nug and Yeb. of Nug. A prophecy foretelling the 30 rebirth of the high priest The worshipped god is Nyarlathotep. Nophru-Ka. A chapter on ’Umr At-Tawil 31 The worshipped god is Yog-Sothoth. and the ultimate gate. A spell to send back Bugg- The book’s place of origin is Yuggoth or 32 Shash to its dimension. R’lyeh. The worshipped god is Tsathoggua or 33 Information on Yomagn’tho. Hastur. Possibly the solution for The worshipped god is Azathoth or 34 telepathy. Cthulhu. Description of multiple The book’s place of origin is in The 35 species found in The Dreamlands [Plateau of Leng, Sarnath or Dreamlands. Dylath-Leen]. Formulation of non- The book’s place of origin is Yuggoth or 36 Euclidean geometric rules. R’lyeh. An incomplete list of the The worshipped god was refered to by a 37 descendants of Azathoth. family relationship. Etymological dictionary of The worshipped god was refered to by an 38 the names of the Great Old alias. Ones. An autopsy report of a Mi-Go 39 The book’s place of origin is Yuggoth. specimen. An extensive chronology of 40 Always. the Universe. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon Closing a Gate Use the wheel chart below to determine the chapter priority for having the correct incantation. The priority sequence starts in the cell in the outermost circle corresponding to the worshipped Great Old One, proceed inwards until you reach the circle corresponding to the book’s place of origin. Then, follow that circle clockwise. The correct incantation is in the first chapter that appears in this sequence and that is both in the book and that meets its condition for having the correct incantation. If no chapters in this sequence meet the requirements, the correct incantation is the chapter that comes first in ascending numerical order and that meets its condition for having the correct incantation. The circles, from outer to inner, correspond to: Plateau of Leng, Sarnath, Dylath-Leen, Yuggoth and R’lyeh. Hastur Azathoth 8 2 27 11 20 21 Nyarlathotep Cthulhu 4 26 18 30 40 3 10 9 16 19 34 24 14 23 36 6 17 12 15 35 25 5 32 7 29 33 Nug and Yeb 39 22 Tsathoggua 1 13 37 31 28 38 Shub-Niggurath Yog-Sothoth Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Mod The Necronomicon R’lyehian Glyphs and Vocabulary Glyphs R’lyehian is read from left to right, with the glyphs of each word hanging down from a single horizontal line. The following basic glyphs can be converted into latin alphabet letters as follows: abcdefghijklm A B C D E F G H I J K L M nopqrstuvwxyz N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1234567890 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Punctation and Other Rules Hyphens are represented by three small dots below the letter preceding the hyphen.