This Shoggoth miniature is a masterclass in cosmic horror, featuring a terrifyingly amorphous form draped in shifting tentacles and many-eyed malice. Detailed with dripping eldritch ichor from its massive claws, this hulking aberration is the perfect centerpiece for your next high-stakes encounter in any horror or dark fantasy RPG.
A shapeless horror lurching out of the darkness of a subterranean cavern toward its prey.
A climactic boss encounter in a sanity-testing horror campaign or a high-level aberration found in the deepest reaches of the Underdark or the Far Realm.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Hunched and lurching forward, arms spread wide with claws reaching out.
Action: Moving/Walking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Movement
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: sunken cyclopean city, alchemist's laboratory, sewers beneath a metropolis, underground cavern system, alien dimension, forsaken temple to an elder god, deep sea trench, shoggoth-infested pit, dungeon floor smeared with slime
Encounter Scenarios: an accidental summoning in a wizard's tower, a guardian of an ancient, forbidden vault, an apex predator in a lightless cave, a creature created by dark experiments
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): An iconic depiction of a Shoggoth.; Dungeons & Dragons (good): Works well as a Shoggoth, Gibbering Mouther, or a unique high-CR Aberration.; Pathfinder (good): Excellent proxy for a Shoggoth or other amorphous monstrosity.; Mork Borg (good): Fits the grotesque, horrific aesthetic of the system.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (good): Matches the dark fantasy and body-horror themes.; Starfinder (usable): Could be an alien entity or bio-experiment.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Creature: Shoggoth (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A shapeless, asymmetrical mass of flesh with multiple eyes, two clawed arms, and four thick tentacles supporting its weight.
Also known as: Amorphous Horror, Gibbering Mouther, Chaos Spawn, Aberrant Slime
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Ochre Jelly, Black Pudding, Elder Thing
Distinctive Features: Four vertical eyes, Multiple lower tentacles, Flowing energy/slime effects on hands, Asymmetrical torso
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Three or four sharp, bony claws at the end of each arm., position: End of both arms, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 各腕の先端にある3本から4本の鋭く骨ばった爪。, position_ja: 両腕の先端, type: Tentacles, description: Thick, textured pseudopods used for locomotion and crushing., position: Lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 移動や圧殺に使用される太く質感のある擬足。, position_ja: 下半身, type: Maw, description: A vertical slit with tooth-like protrusions on the face., position: Center of the head, type_ja: 口, description_ja: 顔の部分にある、歯のような突起を伴う垂直の裂け目。, position_ja: 頭部中央, The sculpted effects on the hands could represent acidic slime or elemental energy.
Defensive Features: Thick, rubbery, textured hide likely resistant to physical damage.
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Savage / Feral
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Lovecraftian Shoggoth, John Carpenter's The Thing, Warhammer Chaos Spawn, Dungeons and Dragons Gibbering Mouther, Skyrim Hermaeus Mora, Resident Evil G-Virus Mutations
Miniature Dimensions: 31.6mm H x 32.7mm W x 24.4mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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