285: Call of Cthulhu Deities — Shudde M’ell, Yibb-Tstll and Bugg-Shash (ad free)
Added 2024-04-24 10:40:08 +0000 UTCApologies for posting this a day late, just got back from a great time at Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor - Paul
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This episode is our latest exploration of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. We have devoted previous episodes to Dagon, Shub-Niggurath, Yog-Sothoth, Nyarlathotep, Hastur, Azathoth, Nodens, Ubbo-Sathla and Mordiggian, Ithaqua, Cthulhu, Daoloth and Eihort, Gla’aki, Y’golonac, Tsathoggua, Atlach-Nacha and Abhoth, Cyäegha and Byatis, and Yig and Ghatanothoa.
Here, we’re turning to the creations of Brian Lumley, specifically the gods Shudde M’ell, Yibb-Tstll and Bugg-Shash. As usual, we discuss their origins in fiction, how they’ve been developed in the Call of Cthulhu RPG, and how we might use them in our own games.
We planned this episode some time back, before we heard that Brian Lumley had died. Learning the news not too long before recording means that the episode might be less irreverent than you’d expect.
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Things we mention in this episode include:
“Cement Surroundings” by Brian Lumley
The Burrowers Beneath by Brian Lumley
“Rising with Surtsey” by Brian Lumley
“The Caller of the Black” by Brian Lumley
“Casting the Runes” by MR James
“The Horror at Oakdeene” by Brian Lumley
“Spare Ass Annie” by William S Burroughs
“The Kiss of Bugg-Shash” by Brian Lumley
“Demoniacal” by David Sutton
At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft
Warm Bodies (2013)
