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A '''Cosmic Horror''' is a character whose horror aspect comes from their potential breadth of influence. That is, they end up affecting potentially planetary, cosmological, universal or multiversal matters by their ordinary interaction with the world. | A '''Cosmic Horror''' is a character whose horror aspect comes from their potential breadth of influence. That is, they end up affecting potentially planetary, cosmological, universal or multiversal matters by their ordinary interaction with the world. | ||
| − | + | Cosmic Horrors are a great way to display that a character is so overwhelmingly powerful that even attempting to interact with the mortal world is futile, or at least requires extreme care, because otherwise such encounters will be apocalyptical towards the mortals. This can also be used in the sense that a Deity considers entire mortal cities, planets or worlds to be disposable consumables. For example, a Deity might eat planets, or use universes as their condom. | |
| + | As a practical example: a Goddess who purposedly switches the colors blue and red worldwide would be an [[Eldritch Monstrosity]], while a Goddess who destroys a galaxy by blinking would be a Cosmic Horror. | ||
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| + | As another example: An Eldritch Monstrosity would consider a human the same as a human would consider a fictional character. A Cosmic Horror would consider a human the same as a human would consider an insect or a bacterium. | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:08, 25 June 2024
A Cosmic Horror is a character whose horror aspect comes from their potential breadth of influence. That is, they end up affecting potentially planetary, cosmological, universal or multiversal matters by their ordinary interaction with the world.
Cosmic Horrors are a great way to display that a character is so overwhelmingly powerful that even attempting to interact with the mortal world is futile, or at least requires extreme care, because otherwise such encounters will be apocalyptical towards the mortals. This can also be used in the sense that a Deity considers entire mortal cities, planets or worlds to be disposable consumables. For example, a Deity might eat planets, or use universes as their condom.
As a practical example: a Goddess who purposedly switches the colors blue and red worldwide would be an Eldritch Monstrosity, while a Goddess who destroys a galaxy by blinking would be a Cosmic Horror.
As another example: An Eldritch Monstrosity would consider a human the same as a human would consider a fictional character. A Cosmic Horror would consider a human the same as a human would consider an insect or a bacterium.
