Bring cosmic terror to your tabletop with this Dimensional Shambler, a master of ambush from the beyond. This eyeless aberration features a terrifying vertical maw, massive rending claws, and skin held together by crude surgical staples. It is the perfect horrifying encounter for Call of Cthulhu or any dark fantasy campaign.
A horrific entity manifesting from another dimension, slowly advancing toward its prey with reaching claws.
A terrifying ambush predator in a horror-themed dungeon or a summoned guardian for a cosmic horror ritual.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Low crouch, hunched forward with arms forward and claw-like hands ready.
Action: Sneaking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Moving/Walking
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, 1920s
Suitable Locations: haunted Victorian mansion, occult library basement, extra-dimensional void, alien landscape, shadowy dungeon corridor, sewers beneath a city, ancient stone circle at night, asylum cell
Encounter Scenarios: A summoned creature attacking investigators in a Call of Cthulhu scenario., An aberration encountered in a dark corner of the Underdark., The result of a horrific magical experiment gone wrong in a wizard's tower.
Power Level: Hard (score 55/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Direct representation of a Dimensional Shambler.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Excellent proxy for an Aberration, Hook Horror variant, or homebrew eldritch monster.; Mork Borg (good): Fits the bleak, grotesque aesthetic of the game perfectly.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Usable as an extra-planar horror or aberration.; Frostgrave (usable): Could serve as a demon or summoned creature.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable, Age: Not applicable, Style: Not applicable
Creature: Dimensional Shambler (Aberration), Size: Medium
Body: Hunched, muscular humanoid frame; four clawed limbs; no eyes; vertical mouth running the height of the face; stitched/stapled skin textures.
Also known as: Eldritch Horror, Planar Stalker, Stitched Aberration
Related creatures: Shoggoth, Mi-Go, Gibbering Mouther
Distinctive Features: Vertical mouth, Lack of eyes, Surgical staples/stitches along the midline, Pitted skin texture on shoulders and thighs
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Long, thick claws on each of the three fingers per hand., position: Hands, type_ja: 鉤爪, description_ja: 各手の3本の指にある長く太い鉤爪。, position_ja: 手, type: Bite, description: Massive vertical maw with rows of sharp, needle-like teeth., position: Head/Face, type_ja: 噛みつき, description_ja: 針のような鋭い歯が並ぶ巨大な縦に裂けた口。, position_ja: 頭部・顔面
Defensive Features: Thick, leathery skin with apparent surgical staples/stitches suggest unnatural durability or being a construct.
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Sinister / Evil
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Licker (Resident Evil), Dimensional Shambler (Lovecraft Mythos), Regenerador (Resident Evil 4), Flesh Golem, Chaos Spawn (Warhammer)
Miniature Dimensions: 37.0mm H x 25.6mm W x 23.8mm D (base: 30.0mm)
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