Great One Signs & Omens - Strange Aeons

🕯️ Subtle Signs (d20)

Early warnings that something is wrong

d20	Sign	Description
1	Persistent Déjà Vu	Feeling of having lived this moment before, repeatedly
2	Shadow Movements	Shadows move without corresponding light changes
3	Prophetic Dreams	Vivid dreams that predict events hours or days ahead
4	Shared Nightmares	Multiple people dream the same disturbing images
5	Time Skips	Small gaps in memory, missing seconds or minutes
6	Animal Behavior	Animals flee area or act terrified without visible cause
7	Tinnitus Chorus	Ringing in ears forms patterns, almost like music
8	Peripheral Figures	Shapes seen at edge of vision that vanish when looked at
9	Unexplained Dread	Overwhelming sense of being watched by something vast
10	Synchronicities	Impossible coincidences happening frequently
11	Cold Spots	Localized temperature drops, breath visible in warm rooms
12	Mirror Delays	Reflections lag slightly behind real movements
13	Electronic Static	Devices pick up strange interference patterns
14	Compulsive Counting	Urge to count things, numbers become significant
15	Taste of Copper	Metallic taste in mouth with no source
16	Geometric Obsession	Noticing geometric patterns everywhere
17	Name Whispers	Hearing your name whispered when alone
18	Eye Sensation	Physical feeling of being stared at constantly
19	Color Perception	Seeing colors that shouldn't exist, no name for them
20	Temporal Confusion	Difficulty tracking what day/time it is

Undeniable evidence of cosmic attention

d20	Sign	Description
1	Sky Eyes	Stars arrange into eye shape watching area
2	Mass Hallucinations	Everyone sees same impossible entity simultaneously
3	Spontaneous Mutations	Rapid mutations in local life forms
4	Reality Cracks	Visible fissures in air showing elsewhere/elsewhen
5	Bloom Acceleration	Bloom growth rate increases dramatically
6	The Silence	All bloom activity stops completely (ominous quiet)
7	Blood Moon	Moon turns deep red/purple, grows larger in sky
8	Gravity Anomalies	Objects falling upward or sideways
9	Speaking in Tongues	People speaking unknown languages unknowingly
10	Universal Dreams	Entire population dreams of Great One
11	Stigmata	Spontaneous wounds appearing in geometric patterns
12	The Calling	Bloom-touched feel overwhelming pull toward location
13	Reality Echo	Every action happens twice, second slightly different
14	Impossible Geometry	Buildings rearrange into non-Euclidean shapes
15	Mass Corruption	Sudden bloom infection spike across population
16	Prophets Rise	Ordinary people begin preaching cosmic truths
17	The Whispers	Audible voices speaking to everyone, same message
18	Dimensional Bleed	Great One realm visible in reflections, glass, water
19	Spontaneous Combustion	Objects/people igniting in purple flame
20	Time Reversal	Localized time flowing backwards

Immediate precursors to Great One physical appearance

d12	Warning	Description	Time Until Manifestation
1	Complete Silence	All sounds cease, even wind stops	Minutes
2	Reality Shattering	Space itself cracks like glass	Seconds
3	Universal Fear	Every living thing flees in terror	Minutes to hours
4	Sky Opening	Clouds part revealing impossible void	Minutes
5	Ground Tremors	Earthquakes intensifying rhythmically	Hours
6	Purple Aurora	Sky fills with violent bloom-colored lights	Hours
7	Mass Unconsciousness	People collapse, share same vision	Minutes to hours
8	Bloom Prostration	All bloom creatures bow toward point	Minutes to hours
9	Dimensional Portal	Massive rift opens in sky/ground	Seconds to minutes
10	The Pressure	Crushing psychic weight on all minds	Varies (minutes to days)
11	Temperature Plunge	Sudden extreme cold as reality breaks	Minutes
12	Impossible Sound	Tone that shouldn't physically exist	Imminent

How creatures act under Great One attention

d20	Behavior	Description
1	Gathering	All creatures converge on single location
2	Passive State	Normally aggressive creatures become docile
3	Synchronized Movement	All creatures move in perfect unison
4	Prostration	Creatures bow/kneel toward specific direction
5	Circling Pattern	Walking in circles around central point
6	Vocalization	All creatures making same sound in harmony
7	Building Behavior	Constructing geometric structures from materials
8	Human Mimicry	Attempting to speak or act human
9	Feeding Frenzy	Violently consuming anything organic
10	Self-Harm	Creatures injuring themselves ritualistically
11	Hibernation	Entering dormant state en masse
12	Migration	Mass exodus from area
13	Sentinel Posting	Stationing themselves as guards/watchers
14	Fusion Attempts	Multiple creatures trying to merge together
15	Offering Behavior	Bringing objects/bodies to central location
16	Pattern Drawing	Creating symbols in ground, walls, etc.
17	Human Hunting	Specifically targeting humans, ignoring others
18	Rapid Evolution	Visible mutations occurring over hours
19	Ecstatic Dancing	Writhing movement patterns, almost celebratory
20	Stillness	Complete motionlessness, frozen in place

Signs that cultists are active in the area

d20	Indicator	Description
1	Geometric Graffiti	Complex patterns painted on walls in purple
2	Ritual Sites	Circles of candles, offerings, bloodstains
3	Missing Persons	People vanishing, especially at night
4	Chanting Heard	Groups chanting in unknown language
5	Bloom Cultivation	Deliberately growing bloom in controlled areas
6	Eye Symbols	Eye motifs appearing everywhere in area
7	Midnight Gatherings	Large groups meeting in secret locations
8	Sacrificial Remains	Bodies arranged in specific patterns
9	Recruitment Efforts	Charismatic individuals preaching cosmic truth
10	Strange Behavior	Previously normal people acting oddly
11	Purple Robes	People wearing cultist garb openly
12	Forbidden Texts	Distribution of banned books, manifestos
13	Bloom Samples	Cultists collecting bloom materials
14	Safe Houses	Hidden cult bases in ruins
15	Protective Symbols	Wards placed to protect cult locations
16	Resource Hoarding	Stockpiling supplies for "coming event"
17	Prophecy Spreading	Cultists sharing specific predictions
18	Infrastructure Sabotage	Weakening defenses, opening gates to bloom zones
19	Possession Cases	People claiming to channel Great Ones
20	Mass Conversion	Large portion of population joining cult

Natural world responding to cosmic presence

d20	Omen	Description
1	Birds Flee	All birds leave area simultaneously
2	Insect Swarms	Massive insect clouds forming specific shapes
3	Plant Withering	Non-bloom vegetation dying rapidly
4	Bloom Flowering	All bloom plants flowering at once
5	Water Corruption	Clean water turning purple overnight
6	Earthquake Patterns	Tremors forming rhythmic sequences
7	Aurora Intensification	Purple lights in sky growing stronger
8	Temperature Extremes	Wild fluctuations between hot and cold
9	Tidal Anomalies	Water behaving impossibly (if near coast/water)
10	Wind Patterns	Wind blowing in geometric spirals
11	Crystal Growth	Bloom crystals forming at accelerated rate
12	Fungal Bloom	Mushrooms sprouting everywhere overnight
13	Magnetic Anomaly	Compasses spinning, electronics failing
14	Fossil Records	Ancient life forms reappearing impossibly
15	Soil Contamination	Ground turning purple, crystallizing
16	Animal Mutations	Wildlife changing visibly day by day
17	Stone Movement	Rocks arranging into patterns
18	Atmospheric Pressure	Crushing or light air pressure fluctuations
19	Bioluminescence	Plants and animals glowing with purple light
20	Reality Thinning	Environment becoming translucent, showing through to elsewhere