WHAT IS COSMIC HORROR ?

For as long as humanity has existed it has tried to comprehend its environment.

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But what if a person like you or me is suddenly exposed to things which are incomprehensible? What if there are actually beings able to do things that defy natural laws? What if there are actually 'gods' the size of a continent?

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A mind can only take so much and it will try to explain its observations until it is too much and starts to break down. 

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These are key elements to Cosmic Horror. 

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Cosmic horror, sometimes used interchangeably with "Lovecraftian horror", is a subgenre of horror fiction and weird fiction that emphasises themes of cosmic dread, forbidden and dangerous knowledge, madness, non-human influences on humanity, religion and superstition, fate and inevitability, and the risks associated with scientific discoveries the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible more than gore or other elements of shock. 

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This is also incorperated in the famous table top role play 'Call of Cthulhu'. 

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We, the creators of Angst, have let us be inspired by these works. We will, however never just play known stories or scenarios, but use elements from them. ​

For Angst: Hyperphagia we wrote something completely new so that even experienced people will not recognize the theme and the powers involved. 

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So we will not throw zombies or gorefests or slasher killers at our players. Cosmic Horror is about the unknowable, the incomprehensible and how you deal with these things once you are exposed to them. We will not show our hand completely as the surprises and the unknown twists during the larp are part of the fun. This is what Angst is about and we welcome you to explore it with us... 

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