Well, uh... I guess I should say a few things about myself. I'm English, I've recently turned 19, and I'm an enormous fan of science fiction and horror, particularly of a Lovecraftian nature. Oh, and anything steampunk. As well as that, I (occasionally) draw, write and film, and people have said I'm quite good, although I often doubt that, myself. Basically, what I love most is being able to tell a story. I've been watching Starbound for a while, and I decided that I'd finally sign up and vocalise my support. So, uh, keep up the good work, you beautiful people! ... Um... Any questions?
Welcome The Lovecraft universe is wonderful isn't it? Sadly I haven't run into an author that could accurately replicate his style of horror... I'm a newcomer to the forums as well (my intro is currently ranked near yours), but I figured I'd say hello anyways. Questions? Hmm... - What is your favorite novel? (the first one that comes to mind) - If you could have one superpower, what would it be? - If you were a squirrel, where would you be in five years? - If you could live forever, would you? - Would you rather travel into the past, or the future? and how far? - What is the opposite of a manic-depressive giraffe? You asked if I had any questions...
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! Well, those are... Certainly questions. o.o My favourite novel is probably... Alice in Wonderland, actually. I just can't seem to stop reading it, really. Close seconds are my Necronomicon Lovecraft Anthology, and anything by P.G. Wodehouse or Raymond Chandler. One superpower? Gah, I can never choose between flying, teleportation and invisibility... I'd probably go for flying, though. As long as I got biiiiiiiiiiiiiig angel wings. If I were a squirrel, I think in five years, I would be emperor of the galaxy. Don't ask me how, it's complicated and involves spoons. Living forever is a really horrible thing unless you have at least one person to do it with. Preferably two or more, though. I think I'd rather travel into the past, but not too far. Just back to when common sense was actually common, along with manners and such. I'd have to say the opposite of a manic-depressive giraffe is a hyperactive shrew. Piloting a jet. If you need a good fix of Lovecraft, I can only really suggest Lovecraftian games that might interest you, since my gaming knowledge is a bit broader than my literary. Oh, the Lovecraft graphic novel adaptations are quite entertaining, but obviously, they don't tell any new stories. But hey, At The Mountains of Madness looks like a lost Tintin story, which is just plain fantastic.
Your grade is a 98%. I took five points off for wanting to travel to the past instead of the future, but then I added three points because you want to go back simply for the common sense and better manners. Present day barely clean enough for me, I don't want to go back to days before widespread use of hot water or indoor plumbing. Also, I'd much prefer to see the future of technology and medicine, rather than see the beginning of it. The unknown interests me. Who knows, maybe logic, manners, and common sense becomes common again in the future. Oh, and those three superpowers are all acceptable. I have the ability to teleport objects, but it's not very helpful because I can't seem to focus it on one single object. Instead, I can only teleport everything inside the multiverse, but since that is everything in existence, nothing appears to change. It's a rather unfortunate superpower. *sigh* My gaming knowledge is better than my literary knowledge as well, hence why I don't know any authors who can match Lovecraft's style. While waiting for Starbound to come out, I decided to go back and play past indie games, so one of the games I've been replaying through (when I have the time) is Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It did horror surprisingly well, especially for an indie game, and it definitely had a Lovecraft feel to it.
Oh I love the Alice in Wonderland novel, the original Lewis Carroll one right? I think the pictures in it are really cool, not to mention the style of speech that they use really immerses you into that time period. Lovecraft is also really great, I love "The Colour out of space" and "Cthulhu". I'm pretty sure I read the Necronomicon too, the one where there's the village and the... gosh I can't remember. I do know the ending was something with a monster that they had to cast a spell on or such to send it back, but the villagers couldn't see the guys like doing it so they looked through like a telescope or something and that's how they were able to see it... I think...
Well, you can't say that nothing in the past is unknown, y'know. There's plenty of mysteries in the mists of time that may never be answered. Might be interesting finding out what really happened to Poe, or something of the sort. Sadly, Amnesia didn't work on my laptop, so I can't really give it a go. However, Penumbra worked quite well, and that seems to be telling a pretty decent Lovecraftian tale. Oh, and, of course, the few Call of Cthulhu PC games; Shadow of the Comet (made by the same people as Alone in the Dark, and available as abandonware), Prisoner of Ice (sequel to Shadow of the Comet), and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, which is pretty buggy, since the company that put it together folded after it was published, but is still very good at what it does. The manga Uzumaki (nothing to do with Naruto, I promise) is a very interesting attempt at something Lovecraft, with some very striking visuals, so I'd definitely reccomend that. Also, House of Leaves, a rather... Unusual book. I can't really describe it, but I can reccomend it wholeheartedly. Yeah, the original Alice. Accept no imitations. In terms of illustrations, though, I'm kind of a fan of the ones Mervyn Peake did. They're worth taking a look at some time if you're bored. And yeah, I remember the story you're talking about, but it wasn't called Necronomicon, that's just the name of the evil grimoire Lovecraft uses as a plot device a lot. God, I love the word grimoire...
I laughed several times reading through everything in here. House of Leaves is...difficult to read at the best of times. Much like Hax said, it's still a good book, and worth picking up. I honestly couldn't say what my favorite novel is. I read so many books that I don't really pay attention to the titles of them much anymore. I just pay attention to the series and what number of book I'm on.
Well, all in all, one of my few goals in life is to encourage chuckles in others, so I'm glad to have been of assistance. Sadly, my rate of novel consumption has dropped sharply since I got onto my university course, but I'm sure I can fix that given time. Recently, my brother was in hospital for so long that, if I heard correctly, he read through the entire Song of Ice and Fire saga. I'm hoping I shan't have to resort to such extreme measures to grant myself a little reading time, though. Oh, also, it always pleases me to see a V quote in almost any context, so cheers to you on that.
Yeah, Amnesia didn't work very well on my main laptop either (very jerky), but it worked well enough on my desktop (which I've nicknamed Frankenstein). I remember playing the Xbox version of Dark Corners of the Earth, but I don't think I've played any of the other Call of Cthulhu games (although I am familiar with the old Alone in the Dark game)... and it's sad that Naruto was the first thing I though of when you said Uzumaki... *sigh* I'm ashamed. Wow, the entire saga, that must have taken a while. I hope your brother is doing okay.
There's no need to be, it's just a far more common fandom. Well, he was already partway in... That, and he's a fast reader. But still, yes, he's fine now, as far as I know.
Hi Haxdrallion, welcome to Starbound! I just thought I'd let you know, I'm Welsh... So, I'm watching you.
Hello, and welcome to the forums. I am a repository of manners, and have ample amounts of common sense when I am not insane(which happens from time to time). By the "which happens from time to time" I mean that from time to time I can be incredibly insane, representing itself in overexitement, writing strange messages, and doing things that no sane person would do. I absolutely love books, and have spent entire days sitting on my bed enthralled by a great book. I would like to answer the questions put forth earlier. 1.My favorite series is the eragon series, since I love mythology, and especially dragons.(don't ask me to pick just one book...I can't) 2.I would choose being able to bring my imagination to life after doing a specific/unusual thing/ritual (not all the time) 3.I would be an outcast from most of the squirrels, living a solitary life in a huge tree, occationally giving cryptic advice to other squirels. 4.Depending on the method of my immortality, the state of the world at that time, and whether anyone else was immortal I would choose to be immortal. 5.I would like to go into the future in a time where the technology to do what my heart most desires exists. Also, I've checked the past, and am pretty sure that there has never been a time where common sense was more common, but you are right that manners are worse these days. 6.I think it would be a lazy, and content bulldog. This has been some really great conversation, and I hope that there will be more!
Lol I'm glad to see that others have answered my extremely random questions... oh wait, I mean my well crafted and ingenious questions... yeah... I enjoyed your squirrel answer the most. The mental picture of a half-insane, twitchy, mystical squirrel was my first thought on that one...
Hie Haxdrallion!!! I hope you like it here so far. :catface2: But oh my gosh, I love horror SO much. ..I actually don't really watch or play it, I just read it online in Wikipedia or something. In the end I just end up knowing ALL about it somehow. Lovecraft is totes rad too, the beasts being totes fascinating.
I know the definition of insanity. Insanety is a new term I haven't come across before though! It's making me go insane
Hello! And welcome dear Friend to the Starbound forums! I am Foolery and do you have a laser handy? Or at least a tesla coil rifle?
