A nightmare from the void, this hulking aberration features a cluster of unblinking eyes and powerful segmented tentacles protruding from a massive spiral shell. Standing as a Large-scale threat, it is the perfect centerpiece for encounters involving cosmic horror, ancient temples, or forgotten deep-sea trenches.
An eldritch abomination or deep-sea predator emerging from its shell to observe its surroundings with dozens of unblinking eyes.
A formidable guardian for an eldritch temple, a deep-sea ambush predator, or a boss encounter in a Lovecraftian-themed dungeon.
Artist: Dungeons And Minis
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure is a static mound with tentacles coiling rhythmically around its base and sides.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Pirate
Suitable Locations: sunken temple of a forgotten god, abyssal undersea trench, damp coastal sea cave, mad wizard's laboratory aquarium, extra-dimensional void, flesh-warped dungeon level, beach of a black-sand island
Encounter Scenarios: The boss of an underwater dungeon level, A summoned guardian for a dark ritual on a coastal cliff, An environmental hazard in a flooded cavern
Power Level: Hard (score 62/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Ideal as a Roper variant, Shoggoth, or unique Aberration.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Fits well as a high-CR aberration or Qlippoth.; Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Classic Eldritch Thing/Shoggoth aesthetic.; Mork Borg (good): Matches the 'misery' and 'weird horror' aesthetic of the system.; Frostgrave (usable): Could be used as a swamp or sewer monster.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Creature: Eldritch Thing (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A vertical fleshy body covered in concentric ringed eye sockets. It has at least four large tentacles with segmented or suction-cupped textures. It is capped by a heavy, ridged spiral shell.
Also known as: Shoggoth, Conch Horror, Abyssal Snail, Eye-beast
Related creatures: Chuul, Roper, Otyugh, Beholder
Distinctive Features: Dozens of eye sockets of varying sizes, Spiral ridged shell, Segmented, heavy tentacles
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: tentacles, description: Large, muscular, segmented limbs used for bludgeoning or grappling., position: Base and lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 打撃や組みつきに使用される、太く筋肉質な節のある肢。, position_ja: 底部および下半身, type: gaze, description: Numerous eyes suggesting a wide field of vision or multi-target visual attacks., position: All over the central body mass, type_ja: 凝視, description_ja: 広い視界、あるいは複数標的への視覚攻撃を示唆する多数の目。, position_ja: 中央の肉塊の全面, Eye beams, Psychic resonance
Defensive Features: Large spiral shell acting as heavy natural armor for the head/core., Thick, rubbery-looking fleshy hide.
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Shoggoth, Roper (D&D), Starro the Conqueror, Hermit Crab Monster, Bloodborne Brain of Mensis
Miniature Dimensions: 51.0mm H x 45.2mm W x 39.8mm D (base: 60.0mm)
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