From: wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang)
Subject: Re: Slurping Horrors...
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 05:42:22 GMT

In article <1e4n9fINNdo9@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>  Go read THE TOONIVERSAL TOUR GUIDE from Steve Jackson Games, a suppliment to
>their TOON role-playing game. One of the spinoffs is "Crawl of Cthtoonlu",
>which addresses (in a very toony atmosphere) the very creepyh horrors you have
>addressed here.
Already have.  Had a copy for 'bout half a year now.  Gonna play Supertoon
type adventure when I actually get around to writing some adventures.
Oh, BTW, just a nitpick but that's "Crawl of Catchooloo".  Where do
you think I got the "Slurping Horrors" reference from?  :-)

>  Besides, TOON is fun, and the TOUR GUIDE is a blast. Even has a TTA
>reference in it.
Yeah, but straight TOON is more appropriate for TTA than, *ick*, Toony
Tyke Adventures.  The Toony Tykes are more Cutsy Toons than Tiny Toons.

>  Buster: "CUT! Cutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcutcut!"
>
>  No, no no. Buster and Babs will put on cheesy disguises, pretending to be
>infomercial spokespeople. They will confuse Cthulu with fast talk, and
>persaude him/her/it (what is the gender of a lurking horror elder god?) to
>buy swamp land in Florida. Cthulu will go bankrupt by this scheme, and fail
>to receive Chapter 11, then becomes too broke to devour the bunnies (or do
>much of anything else).
Nope.  Buster's strong suit is to be annoying *not* disguises.  That's
more of Bab's line of work.  I want to give Cthulu *some* intelligence
Otherwise, why would the Great Old Ones be so feared?  Please Note:
I'm using *THE* Great Old Ones!  Not the Pretty Great Old Ones.  Not
the Great Gold Ones (long story).  Lovecraft's Authenic Slime-Oozing,
Sanity-Stealing, Horror-Lurking, Great Old Ones.  (Gee, sounds like an
ACME product.)

>>Hamton's Second encounter:
>>Hamton- "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAH!  The Horror.  The HORROR!"
>>Buster- "What is it Hamton?  What do you see?"
>>Babs- "Is it more Great Old Ones coming to destroy Acme Acres?"
>>Plucky- "Is it an army of undead preparing for the final days of Earth?"
>>Hamton- "No!  It's much worse than that!"
>>All (expect Hamton)-  "WHAT?"
>>Hamton- "It's slime all over my nice new carpet!  Do you know how difficult
>>it is to get slime out of polyester?"
>
>  I thought this was the first encounter. Hamton will then whip out his
>portable Dustbuster and suck up all the slime ASAP -- and Cthulu along with
>the mess.
Actually, the scenerio above was supposed to happen after the toonsters find
a magick orb that will allow them to see anywhere they wish but can only
be operated by "the dullest pig on the face of the earth."  Hence
the reason why Buster, Babs, and Plucky aren't ground into little animal
crackers yet.

>                                                --R.J.,
>                                                miffed that August Paul
>                                                Yang actually implied that
>                                                the toons would LOSE against
>                                                Cthulu...
>                                                B-)
I didn't say they would LOSE.  Where's the fun in that?  I said that Elymra
would save the day which is a little like losing but hey...
Hurm.  I think the Great Old Ones would be preferable to Elmyra.

August Paul Yang think Robert Jung may find a dimensional shambler in his
pajamas one of these days.  >:-)
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