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{ "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://poa.st/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld", { "@language": "und" } ], "id": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/collections/featured", "orderedItems": [ { "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://poa.st/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld", { "@language": "und" } ], "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [ { "blurhash": "dCP6~x_3tR0000~qt7IUM{%NRjofM{M{%MM{?b9Fj[of", "height": 751, "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "name": "", "type": "Document", "url": "https://i.poastcdn.org/96/e9/96/96e99644dcf72f44d295245da57723f7c6b977c7c99ec4b4a3557a5edd648460.jpg", "width": 585 } ], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "I want to share with You new review of the Dominion of Darkness, my politically incorrect simulator of the Dark Lord. It was published in the Choice Beat, Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction zine: <a href=\"https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/choicebeat-13/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/choicebeat-13/</a> Review of my game You can read on the page 30.<br><br>Another news - I am preparing to launch new version of the game. Its focus will be on economy (You will gain new possibilities to influence economy of Your enemies and it will influence their situtation in more important ways) and this pesky Chosen One who sometimes interferes with Your glorious plans of world domination/destruction. If You want to participate in testing, please write me on marekzegarek77777@gmail.com.<br><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"darkfantasy\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/darkfantasy\" rel=\"tag ugc\">#darkfantasy</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\" rel=\"tag ugc\">#game</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"freegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/freegame\" rel=\"tag ugc\">#freegame</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"indiegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/indiegame\" rel=\"tag ugc\">#indiegame</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"satire\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/satire\" rel=\"tag ugc\">#satire</a>", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/8b7e6c6f-88f5-4bbd-b762-b92f94b7900b", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/8b7e6c6f-88f5-4bbd-b762-b92f94b7900b", "id": "https://poa.st/objects/2e6592fa-ff5c-47ed-83a4-219c9b8fa821", "published": "2025-02-27T09:11:24.033460Z", "repliesCount": 1, "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "I want to share with You new review of the Dominion of Darkness, my politically incorrect simulator of the Dark Lord. It was published in the Choice Beat, Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction zine: https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/choicebeat-13/ Review of my game You can read on the page 30.\n\nAnother news - I am preparing to launch new version of the game. Its focus will be on economy (You will gain new possibilities to influence economy of Your enemies and it will influence their situtation in more important ways) and this pesky Chosen One who sometimes interferes with Your glorious plans of world domination/destruction. If You want to participate in testing, please write me on marekzegarek77777@gmail.com.\n#darkfantasy #game #freegame #indiegame #satire", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/darkfantasy", "name": "#darkfantasy", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/freegame", "name": "#freegame", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/game", "name": "#game", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/indiegame", "name": "#indiegame", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/satire", "name": "#satire", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note" }, { "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://poa.st/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld", { "@language": "en" } ], "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations from the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>", "contentMap": { "en": "Lovecraftian inspirations from the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>" }, "content_type": "text/plain", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "formerRepresentations": { "orderedItems": [ { "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>", "contentMap": { "en": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>" }, "content_type": "text/plain", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "published": "2024-12-20T16:45:31.894082Z", "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).\n\nDownload: https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\n\nThis free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.\n\nThe article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.\n\nHere are contents:\n\nGREEK MYTHOLOGY\n\nTyphon – a classic but forgotten abomination\n\nZeus – embodied energy\n\nIn his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep\n\nApollo – beautiful, deadly light\n\nHermes is the gate, Hermes is the key\n\nNORDIC MYTHOLOGY\n\nA jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination\n\nOdyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep\n\nOr is Odin an abomination?\n\nEinherjers and Odin the human\n\nPOLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS\n\nJan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon\n\nSilen night, starry night\n\nChurch in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death\n\nTRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY\n\nInvasion of the Sea Peoples\n\nGreater Germanic Antarctica\n\nThe emperor out of the time\n\nThe Indus civilization\n\nTRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE\n\nMad mathematicians\n\nHumans like ants, ants like zombies\n\nHalny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness\n\nABRAHAMIC BELIEFS\n\nCovenant with God and Melchizedek\n\nSuccubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope\n\nDouble faith\n\nStone from the sky, genies and angels\n\n#RPG #TTRPG #horror #cosmichorror #Lovecraft #game", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/lovecraft", "name": "#lovecraft", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/rpg", "name": "#rpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/ttrpg", "name": "#ttrpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/cosmichorror", "name": "#cosmichorror", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/game", "name": "#game", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/horror", "name": "#horror", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note", "updated": "2024-12-20T16:54:28.657074Z" }, { "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and belifs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>", "contentMap": { "en": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and belifs (much, much extended version of the previous article).<br/><br/>Download: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs</a><br/><br/>This free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.<br/><br/>The article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.<br/><br/>Here are contents:<br/><br/>GREEK MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>Typhon – a classic but forgotten abomination<br/><br/>Zeus – embodied energy<br/><br/>In his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep<br/><br/>Apollo – beautiful, deadly light<br/><br/>Hermes is the gate, Hermes is the key<br/><br/>NORDIC MYTHOLOGY<br/><br/>A jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination<br/><br/>Odyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep<br/><br/>Or is Odin an abomination?<br/><br/>Einherjers and Odin the human<br/><br/>POLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS<br/><br/>Jan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon<br/><br/>Silen night, starry night<br/><br/>Church in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death<br/><br/>TRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY<br/><br/>Invasion of the Sea Peoples<br/><br/>Greater Germanic Antarctica<br/><br/>The emperor out of the time<br/><br/>The Indus civilization<br/><br/>TRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE<br/><br/>Mad mathematicians<br/><br/>Humans like ants, ants like zombies<br/><br/>Halny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness<br/><br/>ABRAHAMIC BELIEFS<br/><br/>Covenant with God and Melchizedek<br/><br/>Succubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope<br/><br/>Double faith<br/><br/>Stone from the sky, genies and angels<br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#RPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#TTRPG</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"horror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/horror\">#horror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"cosmichorror\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/cosmichorror\">#cosmichorror</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"lovecraft\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/lovecraft\">#Lovecraft</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"game\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/game\">#game</a>" }, "content_type": "text/plain", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/55ae57e1-6c82-4069-bd97-2437dfc1c4d2", "published": "2024-12-20T16:45:31.894082Z", "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations form the real life and belifs (much, much extended version of the previous article).\n\nDownload: https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\n\nThis free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.\n\nThe article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.\n\nHere are contents:\n\nGREEK MYTHOLOGY\n\nTyphon – a classic but forgotten abomination\n\nZeus – embodied energy\n\nIn his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep\n\nApollo – beautiful, deadly light\n\nHermes is the gate, Hermes is the key\n\nNORDIC MYTHOLOGY\n\nA jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination\n\nOdyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep\n\nOr is Odin an abomination?\n\nEinherjers and Odin the human\n\nPOLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS\n\nJan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon\n\nSilen night, starry night\n\nChurch in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death\n\nTRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY\n\nInvasion of the Sea Peoples\n\nGreater Germanic Antarctica\n\nThe emperor out of the time\n\nThe Indus civilization\n\nTRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE\n\nMad mathematicians\n\nHumans like ants, ants like zombies\n\nHalny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness\n\nABRAHAMIC BELIEFS\n\nCovenant with God and Melchizedek\n\nSuccubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope\n\nDouble faith\n\nStone from the sky, genies and angels\n\n#RPG #TTRPG #horror #cosmichorror #Lovecraft #game", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/lovecraft", "name": "#lovecraft", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/rpg", "name": "#rpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/ttrpg", "name": "#ttrpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/cosmichorror", "name": "#cosmichorror", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/game", "name": "#game", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/horror", "name": "#horror", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note" } ], "totalItems": 2, "type": "OrderedCollection" }, "id": "https://poa.st/objects/887b5cec-8ae5-499d-8197-52710f22ef90", "published": "2024-12-20T16:45:31.894082Z", "repliesCount": 2, "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "Lovecraftian inspirations from the real life and beliefs (much, much extended version of the previous article).\n\nDownload: https://adeptus7.itch.io/lovecraftian-inspirations-from-real-life-and-beliefs\n\nThis free brochure (28 pages)contains inspiration drawn from the beliefs of peoples who actually inhabit the Earth now or in the past, or from facts taken straight from history or science. Each case includes the suggestion, how given beliefs or facts can be interpreted in the spirit of cosmic horror, emphasizing their appropriate elements or bending them slightly. Sometimes the descriptions are quite brief – a detailed discussion of each topic would take a lot of space and time. These are rather teasers intended to show why a specific thing may be interesting for fans of eldritch vibes and possibly encourage them to take a closer look at the topic.\n\nThe article is intended primarily for Game Masters who play games in systems inspired by Lovecraft’s works, such as Call of Cthulhu or Delta Green. However, I hope that other fans of cosmic horror will also find something for themselves here. The interesting facts presented here may also be interesting for people who are not familiar with the work of The Loner of Providence, but some of the references may be unclear to them.\n\nHere are contents:\n\nGREEK MYTHOLOGY\n\nTyphon – a classic but forgotten abomination\n\nZeus – embodied energy\n\nIn his house underground, dead Hades waits in sleep\n\nApollo – beautiful, deadly light\n\nHermes is the gate, Hermes is the key\n\nNORDIC MYTHOLOGY\n\nA jotun is not the same as a giant, but it can be made into an abomination\n\nOdyn = Nodens, Loki = Nyarlathotep\n\nOr is Odin an abomination?\n\nEinherjers and Odin the human\n\nPOLISH FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS\n\nJan Twardowski – the first man on the Moon\n\nSilen night, starry night\n\nChurch in Trzęsacz – Deep ones do not leave their own, even after death\n\nTRUE (OK, SLIGHTLY FAR-FETCHED) HISTORY\n\nInvasion of the Sea Peoples\n\nGreater Germanic Antarctica\n\nThe emperor out of the time\n\nThe Indus civilization\n\nTRUE (SERIOUSLY) SCIENCE\n\nMad mathematicians\n\nHumans like ants, ants like zombies\n\nHalny and other foehn winds – the whisper of the wind brings madness\n\nABRAHAMIC BELIEFS\n\nCovenant with God and Melchizedek\n\nSuccubi/incubi, aliens and a sorcerer-pope\n\nDouble faith\n\nStone from the sky, genies and angels\n\n#RPG #TTRPG #horror #cosmichorror #Lovecraft #game", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/lovecraft", "name": "#lovecraft", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/rpg", "name": "#rpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/ttrpg", "name": "#ttrpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/cosmichorror", "name": "#cosmichorror", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/game", "name": "#game", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/horror", "name": "#horror", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note", "updated": "2024-12-20T18:38:14.233047Z" }, { "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://poa.st/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld", { "@language": "en" } ], "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "&quot;Dominion of Darkness&quot; - my simulator of the Dark Overlord, please for feedback<br/><br/>(I am an author of this game. I am not a shill, game is 100% free, there is no premium content, full game is avalaible without paying - this is work of passion and feedback is my main motivation).<br/><br/>&quot;Dominion of Darkness” is a strateg/RPG text game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots. Note – one game takes about 1 hour, but the premise is that the game can be approached several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new.<br/><br/>Game is avalaible for free, online: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/dominion\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/dominion</a><br/><br/>I am constantly improving the game, adding new content and mechanics, so Your feedback would matter.<br/><br/>If you are hesitant to play the game, I invite you to watch/listen to the reviews:<br/><br/>Indie Sampler (video): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU</a><br/><br/>[BOKC] BlancoKix (video): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg</a><br/><br/>And here is the source code: <a href=\"https://www.mediafire.com/file/vvnouok03mop8n7/Dominion_of_Darkness_1.7.html/file\" rel=\"noopener\">mediafire.com/file/vvnouok03mop8n7/Dominion_of_Darkness_1.7.html/file</a><br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"freegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/freegame\">#freegame</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"indiegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/indiegame\">#indiegame</a>", "contentMap": { "en": "&quot;Dominion of Darkness&quot; - my simulator of the Dark Overlord, please for feedback<br/><br/>(I am an author of this game. I am not a shill, game is 100% free, there is no premium content, full game is avalaible without paying - this is work of passion and feedback is my main motivation).<br/><br/>&quot;Dominion of Darkness” is a strateg/RPG text game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots. Note – one game takes about 1 hour, but the premise is that the game can be approached several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new.<br/><br/>Game is avalaible for free, online: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/dominion\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/dominion</a><br/><br/>I am constantly improving the game, adding new content and mechanics, so Your feedback would matter.<br/><br/>If you are hesitant to play the game, I invite you to watch/listen to the reviews:<br/><br/>Indie Sampler (video): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU</a><br/><br/>[BOKC] BlancoKix (video): <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg</a><br/><br/>And here is the source code: <a href=\"https://www.mediafire.com/file/vvnouok03mop8n7/Dominion_of_Darkness_1.7.html/file\" rel=\"noopener\">mediafire.com/file/vvnouok03mop8n7/Dominion_of_Darkness_1.7.html/file</a><br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"freegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/freegame\">#freegame</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"indiegame\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/indiegame\">#indiegame</a>" }, "content_type": "text/plain", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/c6cdb854-000a-42f1-a5f0-47f113f1eb9c", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/c6cdb854-000a-42f1-a5f0-47f113f1eb9c", "id": "https://poa.st/objects/a9f2a15e-bf9b-438b-95c8-6fec29d0adb7", "published": "2024-04-25T10:06:41.184527Z", "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "\"Dominion of Darkness\" - my simulator of the Dark Overlord, please for feedback\n\n(I am an author of this game. I am not a shill, game is 100% free, there is no premium content, full game is avalaible without paying - this is work of passion and feedback is my main motivation).\n\n\"Dominion of Darkness” is a strateg/RPG text game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots. Note – one game takes about 1 hour, but the premise is that the game can be approached several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new.\n\nGame is avalaible for free, online: https://adeptus7.itch.io/dominion\n\nI am constantly improving the game, adding new content and mechanics, so Your feedback would matter.\n\nIf you are hesitant to play the game, I invite you to watch/listen to the reviews:\n\nIndie Sampler (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM6f4UCEgWU\n\n[BOKC] BlancoKix (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgNpSKToOSg\n\nAnd here is the source code: https://www.mediafire.com/file/vvnouok03mop8n7/Dominion_of_Darkness_1.7.html/file\n\n#freegame #indiegame", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/freegame", "name": "#freegame", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/indiegame", "name": "#indiegame", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note" }, { "@context": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "https://poa.st/schemas/litepub-0.1.jsonld", { "@language": "en" } ], "actor": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "attachment": [], "attributedTo": "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk", "cc": [ "https://poa.st/users/Mishuk/followers" ], "content": "TWISTED GODS - few RPG concepts for an inspiration<br/><br/>I invite You to read and discuss. And if You have Your own &quot;twisted gods&quot; feel free to share them here.<br/><br/>In RPG and fantasy, we are often faced with a situation where the existence of gods is an empirically confirmed fact, rather than a matter of belief. Two extremes can be distinguished in the representation of these entities (note – I do not claim that all creation adopts one of these two extreme points of view). On the one hand – the trend adapted by e.g. most of the settings for D&amp;D – gods are personification of certain values professed by people, not infrequently they are even „born” from the faith of mortals or at least derive power from it/are shaped by it – gods described as „good” are simply good in the conventional sense of the word, they sincerely care about their followers and you know what to expect from them. On the other side, we have motifs that can be considered taken from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythology – the gods are incomprehensible, distant beings, completely unconcerned with human worldviews and so-called „good and evil”, mostly indifferent to humanity (and if by chance their paths intersect with humanit’s ones, humanity is screwed) – at the same time, it is not uncommon for most mortals to be unaware of their existence, instead worshipping imaginary, more anthropomorphic deities tailored to their emotional needs.<br/><br/>In this article, I wanted to present deities standing somewhere in the middle – entities whose goals, yes, are not fully understood by mortals, but nevertheless close enough to human morality that worshippers can find some commonality (real or imaginary) with their patrons. These gods are usually directly interested in some way in the lives of their worshipers – although not necessarily in the way those worshipers would like. At the same time, I wanted each description to contain a hook, an important point where the devotees’ understanding of the deity diverges from its real nature – and whose discovery could be a significant twist.<br/><br/><br/>Rest of the book (sorry, characters limit) is avalaible here, for free: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/twisted-gods\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/twisted-gods</a><br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#rpg</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#ttrpg</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"fantasy\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/fantasy\">#fantasy</a>", "contentMap": { "en": "TWISTED GODS - few RPG concepts for an inspiration<br/><br/>I invite You to read and discuss. And if You have Your own &quot;twisted gods&quot; feel free to share them here.<br/><br/>In RPG and fantasy, we are often faced with a situation where the existence of gods is an empirically confirmed fact, rather than a matter of belief. Two extremes can be distinguished in the representation of these entities (note – I do not claim that all creation adopts one of these two extreme points of view). On the one hand – the trend adapted by e.g. most of the settings for D&amp;D – gods are personification of certain values professed by people, not infrequently they are even „born” from the faith of mortals or at least derive power from it/are shaped by it – gods described as „good” are simply good in the conventional sense of the word, they sincerely care about their followers and you know what to expect from them. On the other side, we have motifs that can be considered taken from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythology – the gods are incomprehensible, distant beings, completely unconcerned with human worldviews and so-called „good and evil”, mostly indifferent to humanity (and if by chance their paths intersect with humanit’s ones, humanity is screwed) – at the same time, it is not uncommon for most mortals to be unaware of their existence, instead worshipping imaginary, more anthropomorphic deities tailored to their emotional needs.<br/><br/>In this article, I wanted to present deities standing somewhere in the middle – entities whose goals, yes, are not fully understood by mortals, but nevertheless close enough to human morality that worshippers can find some commonality (real or imaginary) with their patrons. These gods are usually directly interested in some way in the lives of their worshipers – although not necessarily in the way those worshipers would like. At the same time, I wanted each description to contain a hook, an important point where the devotees’ understanding of the deity diverges from its real nature – and whose discovery could be a significant twist.<br/><br/><br/>Rest of the book (sorry, characters limit) is avalaible here, for free: <a href=\"https://adeptus7.itch.io/twisted-gods\" rel=\"noopener\">adeptus7.itch.io/twisted-gods</a><br/><br/><a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"rpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/rpg\">#rpg</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"ttrpg\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/ttrpg\">#ttrpg</a> <a class=\"hashtag\" data-tag=\"fantasy\" href=\"https://poa.st/tag/fantasy\">#fantasy</a>" }, "content_type": "text/plain", "context": "https://poa.st/contexts/4f4b5bd6-c489-4741-9482-d5f3c81e1e74", "conversation": "https://poa.st/contexts/4f4b5bd6-c489-4741-9482-d5f3c81e1e74", "id": "https://poa.st/objects/d6d41f0f-fc88-4ebd-aeca-f00288cfaa3c", "published": "2024-04-25T11:34:47.029683Z", "sensitive": false, "source": { "content": "TWISTED GODS - few RPG concepts for an inspiration\n\nI invite You to read and discuss. And if You have Your own \"twisted gods\" feel free to share them here.\n\nIn RPG and fantasy, we are often faced with a situation where the existence of gods is an empirically confirmed fact, rather than a matter of belief. Two extremes can be distinguished in the representation of these entities (note – I do not claim that all creation adopts one of these two extreme points of view). On the one hand – the trend adapted by e.g. most of the settings for D&D – gods are personification of certain values professed by people, not infrequently they are even „born” from the faith of mortals or at least derive power from it/are shaped by it – gods described as „good” are simply good in the conventional sense of the word, they sincerely care about their followers and you know what to expect from them. On the other side, we have motifs that can be considered taken from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythology – the gods are incomprehensible, distant beings, completely unconcerned with human worldviews and so-called „good and evil”, mostly indifferent to humanity (and if by chance their paths intersect with humanit’s ones, humanity is screwed) – at the same time, it is not uncommon for most mortals to be unaware of their existence, instead worshipping imaginary, more anthropomorphic deities tailored to their emotional needs.\n\nIn this article, I wanted to present deities standing somewhere in the middle – entities whose goals, yes, are not fully understood by mortals, but nevertheless close enough to human morality that worshippers can find some commonality (real or imaginary) with their patrons. These gods are usually directly interested in some way in the lives of their worshipers – although not necessarily in the way those worshipers would like. At the same time, I wanted each description to contain a hook, an important point where the devotees’ understanding of the deity diverges from its real nature – and whose discovery could be a significant twist.\n\n\nRest of the book (sorry, characters limit) is avalaible here, for free: https://adeptus7.itch.io/twisted-gods\n\n#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy", "mediaType": "text/plain" }, "summary": "", "tag": [ { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/fantasy", "name": "#fantasy", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/rpg", "name": "#rpg", "type": "Hashtag" }, { "href": "https://poa.st/tags/ttrpg", "name": "#ttrpg", "type": "Hashtag" } ], "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "type": "Note" } ], "totalItems": 4, "type": "OrderedCollection" }