Nyarlathotep’s Amazing Elixir!
Sep03
on September 3, 2014
Chapter: Autumn 1911, Hounded
Characters: Ernest Hazard, Esau Moore, Kurt Fink, Shog, Wilshire Foxham, Winston Coward, Yithro Gnibbu-F'tathla
Location: Higher Dimensions, NXO Temple
I think possibly Nyarlathotep was the original snake oil merchant. And in case you forgot, this is why Yithro knows.
Snake oil is for rubbing on rheumatic joints. Not gargling to treat a sore throat.
I had to look back but now I see a way out for the gang. The Trapezohedron’s angles are probably a shortcut home for the Hound. But how to bait the Trap.
I’m thinking of one of the patent medicines like Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, but useful (?) for more than just “women’s complaints.” And yeah, let’s play fetch with the big shiny thing.