H.P. LOVECRAFT
"That is not dead which can eternal lie,
and with strange eons even death may die."
-- Abd Al-Azrad --
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890 – 15 March 1937) is best known as a writer of weird fiction. In the early 30s, he travelled along the eastern seaboard, visiting antiquarian sites. But, what if H.P. Lovecraft actually lived in a world that he had envisioned? This Pulp Heroes conversion gives you a chance to have your heroes adventure with H.P. Lovecraft, as they fight against the horrors man wasn't meant to know. This conversion is based on a fictional H.P. Lovecraft, and isn't meant to be taken as representing the real person. If you want a conversion closer to reality (i.e. no low-level psychic powers) then just ignore the Mystic levels and any applicable modifiers.
H.P. Lovecraft,
Cloistered American Male, Mystic 4/Academic 6:
Init +1 (Dex); Defense 18 (+1 Dex, +7 class); Spd 30 ft.; VP/W 33/11; Atk +5 melee (1d3 subdual, punch); SQ Academic Lores, Adaptive Learning, Mystic Powers; SV Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +11; SZ M; Rep +4; Str 10, Dex 12, Con 11, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 14
Skills: Concentration +5, Decipher Script +9, Gather Information +11, Knowledge (Cthulhu mythos) +14, Knowledge (dreamlands) +12, Knowledge (journalism) +7, Listen +7, Profession (Writer) +14, Search +5, Sense Motive +12, Spot +7, Use Invention +4
Feats: Alertness, Neck Hairs Rise, Sharp Eyed, Skill Emphasis (Gather Information), Skill Emphasis (Knowledge - Cthulhu Mythos), Skill Emphasis (Profession - Writer), Weapon Proficiency (simple)
Special Qualities:
Academic Lore (Astronomy), Academic Lore (Cthulhu Mythos), Academic Lore (Literature), Academic Lore (Occult), Adaptive Learning (Use Invention), Mystic Powers (Mystic Points: 11)
Mystic Powers Known (3/1): Base save DC = 13 + power level; 1st - Empathy (Psionics Handbook 72), Lesser Mindlock (Psionics Handbook 83), Object Reading (Psionics Handbook 91); 2nd - Sensitivity to Psychic Impressions (Psionics Handbook 98)
Languages: Arabic, Atlantean, English, French, German, Greek, Hyborian, and Latin
Wealth Rating: Middle Class
Equipment: Personal items (i.e hat, pencil & notebook, pocketwatch, etc.)
Origin:
For more information about the real H.P. Lovecraft, make sure you check out:
The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
Notes:
[1] Official Errata (Dungeon 91, p.85): Characters gain additional languages per Int modifier as per the original Player's Handbook rules.
Pulp Heroes, Dungeon & Dragons, Psionics Handbook are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast. Pulp Heroes was written by David Noonan. While the Pulp Heroes mini-game does not contain any Open Game Content, this H.P. Lovecraft conversion is Open Game Content.