Eldritch Studies Mastery

Eldritch Studies Mastery
The Blood Minister (Bloodborne) possesses an understanding of the Great Ones to enact a means of empowering others in order to fight them.
Power/Ability to:	Be a master of eldritch entities.

The power to be a master of the study of eldritch species, technology and languages, either innately or through training. Variation of Intuitive Aptitude and Preternatural Studies Mastery.

Also Called

• Eldritch Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
• Eldritch Expertise/Intuition/Proficiency
• Extra-Dimensional Entity Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Proficiency
• Knowledge of the Outside
• Outer-God Insight
• Understanding of the Beyond

Capabilities

The user, either innately or through training, is a master of dealing with creatures of Lovecraft's works and all of their designs, enabling the grasping/revision/comprehension of eldritch body language, innovation, and the like. This affords a connection with outer worldly entities on a subconscious level, either communicating with them verbally or indirectly, i.e., mentally, emotionally, physiologically and the like.

Applications

• Animal Empathy
• Body Modification
• Chaotic Vision
• Death Science
  • Lazarus Wave Manipulation
  • Spiritual Technology Manipulation
  • Undead Technology
• Eldritch Physiology/Higher-Dimensional Abomination Physiology (The user more often than not is an eldritch being him/herself.)
• Forbidden Knowledge
  • Eldritch Magic
  • Occultism
  • Pseudoscience Manipulation
• Hyper-Cosmic Awareness
• Mechanical/Vehicular Mastery (Limited to eldritch machines.)
  • Eldritch Technology
• Omnilingualism
• Psionic Intuition
• Taming

Techniques

• Eldritch Connection
  • Exotic Converse
• Light-Dark Science

Associations

• Anatomical Mastery
• Beast Lordship
• Communing
• Eldritch Being Manipulation
• Eldritch Conversion
• Eldritch Weaponry
  • Eldritch Artillery
• Intuitive Perception
• Paranormal Mastery
• Preternatural Studies Mastery
• Zoolingualism

Limitations

• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.
• Does not preclude control over outer horrors and/or their technology.
• The use of knowledge may damage one's mind.
• The influence of understanding eldritch beings can corrupt the user.

Known Users

• Esoterica (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Blood Minister (Bloodborne)
• Various Kingdom Residents (Darksiders franchise)
• The Deag/Hell Priests (Doom Eternal)
• Olivia Pierce (Doom 2016)
• Ivo Shandor (Ghostbusters)
• Razsputin (Hellboy/BPRD)
• Dr. Stephen Strange (Marvel Comics)
• The Magus (Marvel Comics)
• Lord Mar-Vell (Marvel Comics)
• Scientists (SCP Foundation)
• Dr. Henry West (Splatterhouse 2010)
• Rick Taylor (Splatterhouse 2010)
• H.P. Lovecraft (Wildstorm Comics)