For some reason I feel like connecting The Great Gatsby to The Call of Cthulhu in the same extended universe. What’s the most plausible connection?
Maybe Gatsby dreams of Cthulhu? Maybe Daisy *is* Cthulhu?
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As Gatsby floats in the pool Daisy assumes her tentacled form and stares in pleasure at the distraction.
I can see it.
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The Buchanan family has an ancient "artifact" which is mistaken for a necklace and it ends up around Daisy's neck.
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Daisy dies and Gatsby, true to the period, turns to occult practitioners to reach her.
His search leads him to Houdini and the two of them set off on an epic...
Dibs!
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An easy Call of Cthulhu RPG scenario. Gatsby is actually an avatar of Nyarlathotep; Daisy seems some kind of Asenath-figure (Thing on the Doorstep), but is actually the victim, having fallen prey to mysterious, suave Gatsby. His great plan is to corrupt New York forever, and does
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Upon returning from the War, Gatsby began to dream of eldritch beings and unspeakable horrors. These dreams resulted in two things: a radical change to his personality, and supernatural luck in all games of chance, source of his mysterious wealth.
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I thought they were the two different castes of the time - The Gatsbys and Cthulus
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