Several elements in such a transformation can be identified in Stoker’s novel, and the eagerness with which the work was accepted by Victorian audiences is a symptom of the needs that resulted from the excessive repression from that period. A major consequence of such a transition is a drastic change in the British behavioral code. The work is published in a crucial historical moment, during which the British traditional rural values are replaced by modern and urban ones. These Heroes can inflict Anathema into the Beast's soul, making it weak to standard weaknesses experienced by monsters in myths and movies.The book identifies the predominant archetypes and images in Dracula, showing to what extent they represent relevant issues to Victorian society and the audiences the novel has had since then. As such, a Beast with a Hunger for Ruin can feed on destroying the rich's sense of security (by a brick thrown through a window or writing messages in their kitchen when they are not home, for example) as easily as by wrecking someone's car or legs.Īntagonists Heroes Main article: Hero (BTP)Īs Beasts sate their Hungers too recklessly, they draw danger of attracting Heroes, mortals with low Integrity that become obsessed with the idea of having to be the one who kills the Beast. However, the Hunger is a metaphysical need, not a physical one. hoarding riches (though not necessarily gold or even valuables). They correspond to the "typical" behaviour of monsters in stories, e.g. The Begotten organize themselves in five Families that draw on heritage from the Dark Mother, each representing a different aspect of monstrosity and Nightmare.īeasts have certain needs that they need to fulfill, so-called Hungers. Even though this experience may have been dramatic, it is also a huge relief: the Beast understands why it is different, why it never felt like it fit in, and where its strange urges come from.įamily is one of the main thematics for the game. ![]() Now that you embrace your true nature, you understand yourself so much better. However, you decided you were done with being a victim and turned to face the monster in doing so, you realized that YOU are monster- you have always been the Beast. ![]() Maybe you were stalked by an unyielding, unseen hunter dropped from great heights pulled down into the waters, slowly drowning left helpless in the face of overwhelming power or perhaps something so ugly was hunting you that just the thought of seeing it might jump-scare you enough to wake up. You’ve been having the same nightmare for a long time, possibly all your life, the kind of nightmares humans have had since the dawn of time. In Beast: The Primordial, you are one of the Begotten: a human being with a monster's soul not just any monster, but one of the great monsters of legend: A titan, dragon, gryphon, kraken, or the great unseen threat.
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