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Originally Posted by Simlasa
Besides, seems to me very few of his Lovecraft's characters were driven insane anyway.
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Oh, they were. They just stopped narrating when they went nuts.
Personally, I think Lovecraft does a wonderful job of creating suspense and has a good grasp of regional dialect. His monsters were unique. On the other hand, he doesn't even try to write dialogue. His atmospheric descriptions of scenery sometimes drag on and on. And he doesn't so much present a plot as pile bit upon disturbing bit. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Although Lovecraft's writings and Chaosium's game can each stand on their own tentacles, they have a symbiotic relationship. People stumbling upon the one tend to find out about and become interested in the other. I knew about the game long before I got my hands on Lovecraft's stories, but it sparked my curiosity. At this point, I've read lots of stories but only played the game once.