IIRC Cthulu was in there. However I have Legends & Lore, not Deities & Demigods. Basically the same book, except TSR changed the name because “the devil.”
EDIT
I did not recall correctly. The Lovecraft stuff isn’t in the 2nd printing.
TSR had permission from author Michael Moorcock to include Elric but I think the publisher was unaware. And so there was a legal stink that resulted in Elric and Lovecraft being removed in a later edition of Deities and Demigods.
The 1985 2nd printing of L&L (where the name was changed and the Lovecraft items were removed) was still under 1st Edition rules. That’s the copy I have.
Was Legends & Lore really originally a 1st edition book?
Yes. Legends & Lore was originally a reprinting of Deities & Demigods with a new title and cover. It was later recast into a 2nd edition book. The 2nd edition version contains new content.
If that Deities and Demigods has Elric and HP Lovecraft in it, it’s worth something.
Elric is called Elric (obviously). Look for Hastur the Unspeakable. That’s part of Lovecraft. I guess Cthulu was in there, but I don’t remember.
IIRC Cthulu was in there. However I have Legends & Lore, not Deities & Demigods. Basically the same book, except TSR changed the name because “the devil.”
EDIT
I did not recall correctly. The Lovecraft stuff isn’t in the 2nd printing.
TSR had permission from author Michael Moorcock to include Elric but I think the publisher was unaware. And so there was a legal stink that resulted in Elric and Lovecraft being removed in a later edition of Deities and Demigods.
Legends and Lore was 2e.
The 1985 2nd printing of L&L (where the name was changed and the Lovecraft items were removed) was still under 1st Edition rules. That’s the copy I have.
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Wow, I stand corrected. Then Legends and Lore is is the Elric-less Deities and Demigods.
There were a few interesting books published in 1985 by TSR prior to 2nd Edition. Legends and Lore, Unearthed Arcana, and Oriental Adventures.