Skills Knowledge (dungeoneering and history) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +3 Spells 4th—green decay 7th—zyngaya 9th—mimic form of Nyarlathotep R’LYEH TEXT Written in approximately 11,000 BCE on distant Earth, the R’lyeh Text deals most extensively with the deep ones, Father Dagon and Mother Hydra, Great Cthulhu and his starspawn, and so forth Other related beings (such as Ghatanothoa) are also described, albeit in less detail It contains prophecies, some of which were long ago fulfilled (such as the sinking of Mu), and others which have not yet been fulfilled (such as the rising of R’lyeh, and the unleashing of the otherwiseunknown Thing That Waits in Darkness) Price 1,380 gp (400 gp without rituals and spells) Complexity 19; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (dungeoneering and history) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +2 Rituals 2nd—contact deep ones 5th—call of Cthulhu Spells 2nd—kiss of Dagon 6th—dream sending of Cthulhu 7th—curse of Yig SEVEN CRYPTICAL BOOKS OF HSAN These are ancient scrolls penned by Hsan the Greater over two thousand years ago Each book has a different topic and contains discussions and instructions to execute spells and rituals related to that topic Successfully researching one of the Cryptical Book applies a boon to a particular spell or ritual Generally, the spell or ritual must be of a level lower than the highest-level spell (not ritual) the researcher can cast Changing which spell the boon applies to requires researching the book again Some editions of these books also contain spells of the relevant type 160 The books are most often found individually, rather than as a group, and there is a legend of an eighth Cryptical Book, which is the rarest and most powerful BOOK ONE This book discusses the works of the Yellow Emperor and his amazing medicinal abilities It improves spells dealing with resurrection and life The researcher adds 1/2 their caster level to the hit points restored by a chosen spell with the healing descriptor Price 5,800 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Heal, Knowledge (arcana and nature); Bonus +2 BOOK T WO This book covers cannibalism, necrophagy, and the disposal of corpses It improves spells dealing with ghouls, wamps (Dreamlands rivals of the ghouls), and other scavenger-beings The researcher adds to the DC of a chosen spell when it targets any scavenger Price 5,400 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (arcana and dungeoneering); Bonus +2 BOOK THREE This book is on entities of the air It improves spells for flying beings such as byakhee or hunting horrors The researcher increases the fly speed of any creature conjured or targeted by a chosen spell by 10 feet When the researcher casts a spell to conjure or control such a creature, that creature takes a -1 penalty on saves to resist the spell Price 5,500 gp Complexity 21; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (arcana and dungeoneering) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +2 BOOK FOUR This book examines entities of the earth and subterranean areas It improves spells for bholes, gugs, and other burrowing beings The researcher increases the burrow speed of any creature with a burrow speed conjured or targeted by a chosen spell by 10 feet When