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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 8279453" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>It does not.</p><p></p><p><strong>Cosmic Horror</strong> from VRGtR:</p><p>[spoiler]</p><h2>Cosmic Horror</h2><p><a href="https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/vrgtr/U9mBj5XfiTD1mHie/02-006.cosmic-horror.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/vrgtr/U9mBj5XfiTD1mHie/02-006.cosmic-horror.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a></p><p>Cosmic horror revolves around the fear of personal insignificance. The genre is predicated on the idea of entities so vast and so genuinely beyond our comprehension that we cannot fathom their simplest motivations. To see them is to become lost in their magnitude and the evidence that we have never, will never, and could never matter to the cosmos at large.</p><p></p><p>The genre deals with how alien forces might alter us, perverting our expectations and understanding of autonomy, debasing our minds, and separating us from what makes us human. Sometimes it is the result of a process we invite. Other times it simply happens, an accident of circumstance we can only hope to survive.</p><p></p><p>However you spin it, this genre involves a loss of control, an absence of autonomy, and the sense of insignificance within an indifferent universe.</p><p></p><p>In addition, consider the following genre tropes when creating your cosmic horror domain:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is no good or evil, no law or chaos.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be vague. Cosmic horror emerges through imagination and the indescribable, not details.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At its best, cosmic horror makes characters feel gradually unmoored from their familiar reality.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cosmic horror is about ineffable forces driven by motivations humans can’t understand.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cults, forbidden books, and strange symbols form the cornerstones of cosmic horror.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The genre has a history of framing marginalized demographics as monstrous and stigmatizing mental illness. Be aware and avoid those tropes.</li> </ul><p>[/spoiler]</p><p></p><p>There is a lot more tables and advice, but that is the definition they are using</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 8279453, member: 83242"] It does not. [B]Cosmic Horror[/B] from VRGtR: [spoiler] [HEADING=1]Cosmic Horror[/HEADING] [URL='https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/vrgtr/U9mBj5XfiTD1mHie/02-006.cosmic-horror.png'][IMG]https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/vrgtr/U9mBj5XfiTD1mHie/02-006.cosmic-horror.png[/IMG][/URL] Cosmic horror revolves around the fear of personal insignificance. The genre is predicated on the idea of entities so vast and so genuinely beyond our comprehension that we cannot fathom their simplest motivations. To see them is to become lost in their magnitude and the evidence that we have never, will never, and could never matter to the cosmos at large. The genre deals with how alien forces might alter us, perverting our expectations and understanding of autonomy, debasing our minds, and separating us from what makes us human. Sometimes it is the result of a process we invite. Other times it simply happens, an accident of circumstance we can only hope to survive. However you spin it, this genre involves a loss of control, an absence of autonomy, and the sense of insignificance within an indifferent universe. In addition, consider the following genre tropes when creating your cosmic horror domain: [LIST] [*]There is no good or evil, no law or chaos. [*]Be vague. Cosmic horror emerges through imagination and the indescribable, not details. [*]At its best, cosmic horror makes characters feel gradually unmoored from their familiar reality. [*]Cosmic horror is about ineffable forces driven by motivations humans can’t understand. [*]Cults, forbidden books, and strange symbols form the cornerstones of cosmic horror. [*]The genre has a history of framing marginalized demographics as monstrous and stigmatizing mental illness. Be aware and avoid those tropes. [/LIST] [/spoiler] There is a lot more tables and advice, but that is the definition they are using [/QUOTE]
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