What Caused The Cataclysm?

What caused the cataclysm? (d30):

1. A bright comet, long awaited by religious fanatics, appeared in the night sky.
2. One of the three ancient sisters woke from her long sleep.
3. An ancient tome, bound in human skin, was stolen from the cathedral.
4. A reclusive wizard was seen carrying an unconscious woman through the forest.
5. The heir to the throne was born with two heads.
6. The local witch offered to show the townspeople “what true power looks like”.
7. A series of natural disasters, unseasonable weather, and mass animal deaths occurred.
8. One hundred years of peace came to an abrupt end when the neighboring kingdom invaded.
9. The area around the ruins of the old temple began to glow with an eerie light.
10. A previously unknown tribe of barbaric people emerged from the mountains.
11. A dragon was spotted flying overhead.
12. A group of adventurers returned from their quest with a magical artifact.
13. The seal on the underworld was broken, unleashing hordes of demons.
14. An earthquake destroyed a major city.
15. A cauldron of witches stirred up a potion to cursed the land.
16. A comet, previously thought to be a good omen, actually brought death and disease in its wake.
17. A magical barrier, meant to keep out evil, was breached.
18. A mutation, caused by exposure to toxic waste, began to spread like wildfire.
19. A meteorite collided with the moon, causing devastating tidal waves.
20. A magical weapon, meant to be the salvation of the world, was used for mass destruction.
21. A religious sect, long thought to be harmless, began a mass suicide.
22. One of the few remaining dragons in the world rampaged through the countryside.
23. Dwarves began to congregate in the mountains, great rumbling noises emanating from their caverns.
24. Stubbornly independent sentient plants, co-existing with humans for generations, began to rebel
25. People started disappearing in the night, never to be seen again.
26. Unusual things began happening to people’s shadows.
27. The sun was suddenly blotted out by an immense, dark body.
28. A single, massive tree appeared in the middle of the town square.
29. A deep, low frequency humming noise was heard throughout the land.
30. A pair of comets crossed the sky, one red and one blue.

What happened during the cataclysm? (d30):

1. The molten core of the planet became exposed, leading to rapid cooled and the creation of a new crust.
2. The atmosphere burst into flames, engulfing the planet in an all-consuming fire.
3. The sun was extinguished, plunging the planet into an endless darkness.
4. Supernovas went off simultaneously in every galaxy, causing an explosion of cosmic proportions.
5. Every planet in the universe was torn apart, leaving only their cores behind.
6. Every living creature was incinerated in the universal fire.
7. The cosmos was reset, with new stars, galaxies, and planets being born.
8. The original cataclysmic event happened again, but this time it was even more destructive.
9. The cycle of destruction and rebirth continued infinitely, with each cycle becoming more and more violent.
10. Beasts of all size and shapes began to rampage through the land.
11. The oceans boiled away, leaving only steaming hot water behind.
12. The sky rained down blood for days.
13. The sun disappeared, and was replaced by an eerie green glow.
14. The moons shattered, raining down pieces on the surface.
15. A giant creature awoke from its slumber and began destroying everything in sight.
16. A strange disease began infecting and killing people by the thousands.
17. The sun disappeared, plunging the world into an everlasting night.
18. Electricity crackled in the air, arcing off of everything it came into contact with.
19. Massive sinkholes appeared, swallowing up anything that got too close.
20. Volcanoes erupted all across the world, blanketing the planet in ash.
21. Meteors fell from the sky, crashing into the surface and causing widespread devastation.
22. The planet was bombarded with radiation from an unknown source.
23. Structures made of stone and other non-metal materials were liquified.
24. The very fabric of reality began to unravel, with entire creatures and landscapes appearing and disappearing at random.
25. Time itself began to break down, with creatures and objects aging and de-aging erratically.
26. The laws of physics were broken, resulting in creatures and objects defy gravity, being able to pass through solid matter, etc.
27. Portals to other dimensions started appearing, often disgorging hostile creatures.
28. Energy blasts began appearing out of nowhere, vaporizing anything they touches.
29. Psychic storms ravaged the minds of all sentient creatures.
30. The ground began to produce crystalline structures that shredded anything that touched them.