tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post1958942504233944225..comments2024-03-04T05:26:22.273-08:00Comments on Propnomicon: The LeMarchand LegacyPropnomiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-35318661699503607822015-12-03T16:24:35.766-08:002015-12-03T16:24:35.766-08:00In a way Propnomicon’s illustrations of the interi...In a way Propnomicon’s illustrations of the interior of the box looks like a medieval astrolabe, but a much more complex one than the historical astrolabes. The Islamic ones have changeable components that, if you didn’t know better appears like props from a Hellraiser movie, they are so exotic. There are some nice reproductions of pocket astrolabes available on line, even (shudder) on eBay. <br /><br />I wonder if LeMarchan’s lovely little box is, in a sense, a kind of astrolabe in that it makes apparent different dimensions rather than a position based on terrestrial-seen stars. For RPGs such as CoC, the extra fun comes in when you add an esoteric book to your Mythos astrolabe. Your players can locate and retrieve the component parts of the astrolabe and then find the pages that will explain the process. If used at the appropriate time and place (on Earth) it will direct your gaze (and mind) to a certain time and space where something wonderful will happen. Think about the movie The Ninth Gate (1999) if you need some cues. <br /><br />http://topbritishinnovations.org/home/online_science/explore_our_collections/objects/index/smxg-56137 <br /><br />http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/explore_our_collections/objects/index/smxg-57106<br /><br />http://www.kuriositas.com/2011/04/astrolabe-magnificent-computer-of.html<br /><br />http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/starry/isaslabeastrol.html <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe<br />CoastConFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250561260148656254noreply@blogger.com