The Book Of Alternative Dead Names
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 Alternative names for Call Of Cthulhu Deities, Monsters and Spells |
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Newest Alternative Names
| Original | Alternative | Type | Score | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Cthulhu | Father of the Kraken | Deity |
| Great Cthulhu | |||
| 2 | Ghoul | Fiendish Corpse-eaters | Monster |
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| 3 | Rhan-Tegoth | The Horror from the Arctic | Deity |
| Rhan-Tegoth | |||
| 4 | Yig | The Life-Bringer | Deity |
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| 5 | Yig | Mother of Serpents | Deity |
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Entries 6 to 15... "Yuan-Ti" (2) for Serpent Person "Xothian" (3) for Star-Spawn of Cthulhu "Messengers of Hastur" (3) for Byakhee "Demeter's Black Vengeance" (3) for Blight Crop "Golden Ambrosia of the Old Ones" (2) for Brew Space-Mead "Guardian angel doll" (1) for Enchant Doll "Shadow" (1) for Summon Star Vampire "Dischwa Zimitauna" (2) for Shub-Niggurath "Ash-Shapti" (2) for Shub-Niggurath "Sheabgureth" (3) for Shub-Niggurath More new entries... | ||||||||
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Highest Rated Alternative Deity Names
| Original Name | Alternative | Score | Notes | |||
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| Nyarlathotep | The Black Pharaoh |
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| Cthulhu | Ktulu |
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| Cthulhu | The Dreaming God |
| by: NullandVoid | |||
| Yog-Sothoth | The Key and the Gate |
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| Nyarlathotep | The Crawling Chaos |
| by: Nylian |
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Highest Rated Alternative Monster Names
| Original Name | Alternative | Score | Notes | |||
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| Mi-Go | Fungi from Yuggoth |
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| Ghoul | Ghul -Arabic |
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| Shoggoth | Crawling Filth |
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| Elder Thing | The Old Ones |
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| Serpent Person | Naga |
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Highest Rated Alternative Spell Names
| Original Name | Alternative | Score | Notes | |||
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| Summon Star Vampire | summon a vampire |
| by: Lauren | |||
| Alter Weather | Command Of The Heavens |
| by: Alli | |||
| Summon Dark Young | Call Forth Childe of the Woode |
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| Resurrection | Curwen's Folly |
| by: NullandVoid | |||
| Summon Dimensional Shambler | Hail to the Ones Who Pass Between |
| by: Alli |
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Most Variations
| Deities | Monsters | Spells |
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| 162 for Nyarlathotep | 21 for Shoggoth | 15 for Summon Star Vampire |
| 119 for Shub-Niggurath | 20 for Ghoul | 10 for Contact Ghoul |
| 77 for Cthulhu | 17 for Mi-Go | 10 for Create Gate |
| 49 for Yog-Sothoth | 16 for Dark Young | 10 for Contact Nyarlathotep |
| 47 for Azathoth | 16 for Deep One | 9 for Shrivelling |
| 46 for Hastur | 15 for Byakhee | 9 for Elder Sign |
| 25 for Yig | 14 for Star-Spawn of Cthulhu | 9 for Summon Dimensional Shambler |
| 22 for Chaugnar Faugn | 12 for Servitor of the Outer Gods | 9 for Contact Deep One |
| 19 for Tsathoggua | 11 for Yithian | 9 for Resurrection |
| 18 for Ithaqua | 10 for Dhole | 8 for Cloud Memory |
| Overall | ||
| 162 | for Nyarlathotep | |
| 119 | for Shub-Niggurath | |
| 77 | for Cthulhu | |
| 49 | for Yog-Sothoth | |
| 47 | for Azathoth | |
| 46 | for Hastur | |
| 25 | for Yig | |
| 22 | for Chaugnar Faugn | |
| 21 | for Shoggoth | |
| 20 | for Ghoul | |
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Newest Approved Mythos Sources
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| Ssethregore-In the Coils of the Serpent Empire Roleplaying Supplement from Duane Choquette |
| Cults of Freeport Roleplaying Supplement from Green Ronin |
| The Novel of the Black Seal Fiction Book from Arthur Machen |
| Mutants and Masterminds Roleplaying Supplement from Green Ronin |
| Rising with Surtsey Fiction Book from Brian Lumley |
| The House of the Temple Fiction Book from Brian Lumley |
| Lord of the Worms Fiction Book from Brian Lumley |
| The Taint Fiction Book from Brian Lumley |
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Book of Alt Names : Statistics
| 286 total spells, deities and monsters. |
| 1634 alternative names. |
| 843 references to names in Mythos sources. |
| 420 Mythos sources. |
| 5188 votes recorded. |
The Name
The Book Of Alternative Dead Names is, of course, a reference to the mythical grimoire of all things Lovecraftian, The Necronomicon - sometimes known as The Book Of Dead Names.
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