Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, Form smells a Random Banter #235

[truemane]

Istanbul was Constantinople.

Why did Constantinople get the works?

[Rater202]

Istanbul was Constantinople.

I'm sorry, I think you mean "Byzantium."

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"Okay everyone, read from this, the original manuscript for the Super Necronomicon to temper your minds with madness so that you won't go for-real insane when fighting Mega Cthulhu."

"Oh no, you read too much and now you're evil Monster versions of yourselves."

Sometimes the plots of comic book events are a bit contrived even by my standards.

[Beeftank]

God, another greekophile not getting with the time. You should be thankful the great Emperor Constantine moved the Imperial Government from the Eternal City of Rome. What’s more, he did you the kindness of allowing his name to grace the new capital.

Don’t be so stuck in the past.

[Peelee]

Why did Constantinople get the works?

That's nobody's business but the Turks'.

[Form]

Okay everyone, read from this, the original manuscript for the Super Necronomicon to temper your minds with madness so that you won't go for-real insane when fighting Mega Cthulhu."

Feels like it cheapens the Outer Gods a bit? Regular Cthulhu is plenty incomprehensible to humans already, introducing Mega Cthulhu doesn't seem like it adds much.

[Rater202]

Feels like it cheapens the Outer Gods a bit? Regular Cthulhu is plenty incomprehensible to humans already, introducing Mega Cthulhu doesn't seem like it adds much.

I joke for context, but the truth is that other than speaking the same language they're not really that related beyond belonging the vague category of "Elder God."

[enderlord99]

I joke for context, but the truth is that other than speaking the same language they're not really that related beyond belonging the vague category of "Elder God."

What language are you referring to...

Rl'yehnese? Outer Tongue? Proto-Shoggothian? French?

[Fyraltari]

Feels like it cheapens the Outer Gods a bit? Regular Cthulhu is plenty incomprehensible to humans already, introducing Mega Cthulhu doesn't seem like it adds much.

I mean, what is Shub-Niggurath if not Mega-Cthulhu.

God, another greekophile not getting with the time. You should be thankful the great Emperor Constantine moved the Imperial Government from the Eternal City of Rome. What’s more, he did you the kindness of allowing his name to grace the new capital.

The capital had already been moved to Milan (and Nicodemia, but the capital-capital was Milan).

[Rater202]

What language are you referring to...

Rl'yehnese? Outer Tongue? Proto-Shoggothian? French?

I've heard it described as Rl'yehian.

Also, and this slipped my mind: In the grand scheme of things Cthulhu is actually a very minor figure in the Mythos. Lovecraft himself allegedly called his works the Yog-Sothoth Cycle with the name settling on Cthulhu Mythos sometime after his death, due to Cthulhu being the most popular figure.

[enderlord99]

I've heard it described as Rl'yehian.

So it's not Proto-Shoggothian, Outer Tongue, or French. Got it.

...

Actually, there probably isn't a "Proto-Shoggothian" at all simply because Shoggothian is a set of vernacular Rl'yehian dialects (much as Hellhound is a dialect of Infernal, or Cockney is a vernacular dialect of English)

[Rater202]

Unrelated: Cream cheese schmeared on rye toast makes for a decent snack.

[Peelee]

I'm sorry, I think you mean "Byzantium."

Eh, there's no song about that, so no.

[Mystic Muse]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.

Why they changed it I can't say.

[factotum]

Also, and this slipped my mind: In the grand scheme of things Cthulhu is actually a very minor figure in the Mythos. Lovecraft himself allegedly called his works the Yog-Sothoth Cycle with the name settling on Cthulhu Mythos sometime after his death, due to Cthulhu being the most popular figure.

You can probably blame August Derleth for that, he was the big cheerleader for Lovecraft's mythos after his death. I've read all of Lovecraft's own work and yes, Cthulhu is incredibly minor--he appears in one story (The Call of Cthulhu, surprisingly enough), gets run over by a ship and then disappears again. Heck, Shoggoths have more claim to be major players in the mythos than he does, they at least get mentioned occasionally in stories other than the one they appear in themselves!

[Peelee]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.

Why they changed it I can't say.

Maybe they liked it better that way.

[Rater202]

You can probably blame August Derleth for that, he was the big cheerleader for Lovecraft's mythos after his death. I've read all of Lovecraft's own work and yes, Cthulhu is incredibly minor--he appears in one story (The Call of Cthulhu, surprisingly enough), gets run over by a ship and then disappears again. Heck, Shoggoths have more claim to be major players in the mythos than he does, they at least get mentioned occasionally in stories other than the one they appear in themselves!

If you go strictly by Lovecraft's own works, Cthulhu and Dagon might be the same entity but otherwise yeah.

by a strict reading, Cthulhu isn't even a god, he's just a powerful monster serving as a High Priest in the chruch Hierarchy.

[Fyraltari]

by a strict reading, Cthulhu isn't even a god, he's just a powerful monster serving as a High Priest in the chruch Hierarchy.

He's a huge immortal creature with magic powers and several cults dedicated to him.
I say he qualifies.

[sktarq]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam.

Why they changed it I can't say.

Something something Suriname *insert historical details that most people would actively prefer not to care about*





Reasons exist.

led to a lot of new people moving in......and they did like it better that way....so sure may as well go with that.


I may need a drink and Triangle Man to clock me on the side of head to clear it. Particle Man isn't strong enough.

[Rater202]

He's a huge immortal creature with magic powers and several cults dedicated to him.
I say he qualifies.

An ageless being with vast magical powers who works tirelessly to preserve the Universe itself from those who would harm it?

Am I talking about a God of preservation, or am I talking about Doctor Stephen Strange?

[Mystic Muse]

Something something Suriname *insert historical details that most people would actively prefer not to care about*





Reasons exist.

led to a lot of new people moving in......and they did like it better that way....so sure may as well go with that.


I may need a drink and Triangle Man to clock me on the side of head to clear it. Particle Man isn't strong enough.

Pssst.

I was just continuing the song.

[Anonymouswizard]

He's a huge immortal creature with magic powers and several cults dedicated to him.
I say he qualifies.

Yeah, divinity is relative. Plus there's nothing saying a religion can't have tiered divinity (in fact an infinite custom of worship is rather pleasing as an idea, I might use it for a fantasy religion).

[sktarq]

Pssst.

I was just continuing the song.

Oh I know, was using other They Might Be Giants references to try to communicate that


....It is just a frustration I have had with the song since I first heard it. . .

[Mystic Muse]

Oh I know, was using other They Might Be Giants references to try to communicate that


....It is just a frustration I have had with the song since I first heard it. . .

No worries! Also, meant to use the smalltongue emote, not smallamused.

[Peelee]

Oh I know, was using other They Might Be Giants references to try to communicate that


....It is just a frustration I have had with the song since I first heard it. . .

Who might not be giants? The Four Lads?

[Rater202]

Who might not be giants? The Four Lads?

The Windmills. They might be giants in disguise.

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Technically there's a step between the band and Don Quiote in the chain of references, but...

[Anonymouswizard]

Drive and cables have arrived, tomorrow I can try to get an OS on this machine.

I'll probably find out I've plugged the drive cakes into the wrong pretty our something, but it was the only one I found on the motherboard that fit the cable (which I know is the right one).

[Rater202]

Soliciting suggestions.

Name for a category of beings who are vampires, or vampire-like-organisms at least, consisting entirely of children and occurring spontaneously under a minority of children who die under specific circumstances rather than being infected by a pre-existing vampire. Lore wise, technically a different organism that only resembles a vampire due to the magical equivalent of convergent evolution.

Name can be creepy or cutesy.

I got the idea to make playable D&D monster classes based on the idea of the PC taking the class being an undead child and I'm blanking on names for the Vampire analog.

[HalfTangible]

Soliciting suggestions.

Name for a category of beings who are vampires, or vampire-like-organisms at least, consisting entirely of children and occurring spontaneously under a minority of children who die under specific circumstances rather than being infected by a pre-existing vampire. Lore wise, technically a different organism that only resembles a vampire due to the magical equivalent of convergent evolution.

Name can be creepy or cutesy.

I got the idea to make playable D&D monster classes based on the idea of the PC taking the class being an undead child and I'm blanking on names for the Vampire analog.

Youngbloods?
Newbloods?
Dhampir?
Cainites?

[Peelee]

Youngbloods?
Newbloods?
Dhampir?
Cainites?

Yoots. They like to travel in pairs, also. Two yoots.

[Rater202]

Yoots. They like to travel in pairs, also. Two yoots.

This is a reference to something but I'm not sure what.