Changes: Forbidden Knowledge

Revision as of 01:41, 4 August 2020

"But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."

― God (Bible, Genesis 2:17)

"Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, this ancient Sumerian text contains bizarre burial rites, funerary incantations and demon resurrection passages. It was never meant for the world of the living..."

― Ash Williams describing the Necronomicon. (Army of Darkness)

"It’s Alive! It’s Alive! Oh, now I know how it feels to be God!"

― Dr. Frankenstein (Frankenstein’s Monster)

The ability to possess and use knowledge never meant for mortals.

Also Called

Dark/Evil Knowledge
Eldritch Knowledge
Taboo Knowledge

Capabilities

User is in possession of a dark and forbidden form of knowledge that was never meant for mortals to know. This kind of information can range from being scientific, magical or eldritch in nature and can give the user access to abilities and capabilities far beyond human comprehension, not unlike the knowledge bestowed upon the user.

Users possessing such knowledge can have promising results but at dire price of being cursed with said knowledge or in losing something precious; such as ones sanity, life or worse. Such knowledge is considered unnatural because the information can come from dark or eldritch origins bestowing unnatural capabilities such as reanimating the dead or opening gateways to unnatural worlds (hell, eldritch planes, etc) which can cause catastrophic events.

Applications

Associations

Limitations

Possessing forbidden knowledge often comes with a price, such as the user’s sanity
Users can be forever cursed/burdened with said knowledge

Known Users

William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy’s)
Dr. Frankenstein (Frankenstein’s Monster)
Herbert West (Re-Animator)

Known Objects

The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (Christianity)
Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (Evil Dead)

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 ==Capabilities==
-User is in possession of dark and forbidden knowledge never meant for mortals to know, this information can range from being scientific, magical or eldritch in nature and can give the user access to abilities and other capabilities far beyond a human being’s comprehension, not unlike the knowledge bestowed upon the user.
+User is in possession of a dark and forbidden form of knowledge that was never meant for mortals to know. This kind of information can range from being scientific, magical or eldritch in nature and can give the user access to abilities and capabilities far beyond human comprehension, not unlike the knowledge bestowed upon the user.
+Users possessing such knowledge can have promising results but at dire price of being cursed with said knowledge or in losing something precious; such as ones sanity, life or worse. Such knowledge is considered unnatural because the information can come from dark or eldritch origins bestowing unnatural capabilities such as reanimating the dead or opening gateways to unnatural worlds (hell, eldritch planes, etc) which can cause catastrophic events.
 ==Applications==