Reply To: Doom and gloom

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Mans greatest fear is the unknown and certainly top of that is death. Well what happens when we die.  To the point massive parts of our history and even social construct is based on what we think happends when we die. The End Time or the complete lost of human race is just that fear dialled up to 11 out of 10.

Without going to much into faith or myths that cover religion throughtout history most have some form of Armageddon as a key to element. Because if the fear of death and what happens after keeps people in line then the idea of a total loss of humanity keeps the general masses inline.

Man has always been obessed with it. They even have a word for the study of it Eschatology (Yes I know be careful how you type this into google).

Not sure I have heard Ragnarok as just being “New Years” The word translated means “twilight of the gods” It is the end of the gods which brings on the birth of the man. So it is Armageddon but just for the gods I guess.

I guess given this rich background and honestly even if you dont like religion boy the “end times” they come up with is a cracking hoot in most cases. Of course if you assume none of it is based on fact which if it was is pretty scary.

I say that but like Ragnarok, most are based on a sense of rebirth so amny not quite as a scary.

I guess it should not be a shock it is the focus of so much material in RPG, tabletop it is just a mirror of our own life and struggle through history to this point.