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H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers
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Members borrow this in store or by post.
Plans from $30 a month
Already a member? Find it on the DGLRPG shelf in the Lair and check it out with its barcode, or ask for it by post. Postal swaps go out every Thursday.
Play it at the LairGobgob's games are well loved, so some might be missing a piece or two. Spot something missing? Tell us straight away at the counter or by message, so we can try to replace it.
A lost sailor finds something enormous in the mud. Gobgob is staying on dry land.
H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon for Beginning Readers is a full-colour hardcover from Chaosium by R. J. Ivankovic that retells Lovecraft's 1917 story Dagon in rhyming verse, with darkly whimsical illustrations. After a German raider attacks his ship in World War I, a sailor escapes in a lifeboat and ends up stranded in a stinking mire, where he finds a strange monolith and a creature from the depths. Please note: despite the title, Chaosium says this book isn't suitable for young readers, as it explores themes of suicide and depression.
Gobgob's favourite bit: The art. Ivankovic makes a creepy story look like a storybook, which somehow makes it creepier.
📖 Hardcover · 80 pages · For older readers
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Borrowing by post
Members anywhere in New Zealand can borrow by post. Postal swaps go out every Thursday. The cutoff is Wednesday 10pm for Thursday delivery.
Postage out is charged at our normal website shipping rates, and you pay to post games back to us.
Missing pieces and damage
Check the box when you borrow it. If a piece is missing, tell us at the counter so it isn't charged to you.
Pieces that go missing or get damaged while a game is with you can be charged up to the game's RRP, unless our staff waive it. Normal wear and tear is fine. The full details are in the library terms.