This Shoggoth Alt miniature is a masterclass in cosmic horror, featuring a hulking, warty frame supported by a writhing mass of thick tentacles. With its multi-eyed central cluster and massive clawed arms, this aberration is ready to serve as a terrifying boss or a sanity-shattering encounter for your next tabletop session.
The creature looms forward, its multiple eyes scanning the darkness of a subterranean lair for intruders.
A mid-to-late game boss or a terrifying guardian of an eldritch temple that requires significant resources and tactical positioning to defeat.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Hunched forward with arms at the sides and weight resting on coiled tentacles.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: subterranean cavern, ruined temple of an elder god, sunken city, mad wizard's laboratory, sewers of a major city, alien planet surface, the Far Realm, shores of a black lake
Encounter Scenarios: Boss encounter in a horror-themed dungeon, Minion of an elder god or powerful cultist, Random encounter in an lightless abyss
Power Level: Deadly (score 78/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): An exact visual match for the iconic Shoggoth.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Perfect for a Shoggoth, custom aberration, or a Large-sized Gibbering Mouther variant.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Fits the Shoggoth or dark tapestry creature stat blocks.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): The grotesque, warty design fits the game's grimdark horror aesthetic.; Mork Borg (good): Matches the bizarre and horrific creatures found in the dying world.; Delta Green (perfect): Ideal for modern-day eldritch horror encounters.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Distinguishing Features: Multiple eyes, Tentacled lower body, Clawed hands, Warty skin
Creature: Shoggoth (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A protoplasmic mass of warty flesh featuring a semi-humanoid torso with two long arms and a base made of multiple thick, coiling tentacles. The face has multiple eyes but no visible mouth.
Also known as: Aberration, Elder Thing Creation, Star-Spawn, Ooze Horror
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Black Pudding, Mind Flayer
Distinctive Features: Six eyes in a central cluster, Tentacled locomotion, Lack of mouth
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Long, sharp fingers on both hands., position: Hands, type_ja: 鉤爪, description_ja: 両手の長く鋭い指。, position_ja: 手, type: Tentacles, description: Thick, muscular appendages used for movement and grappling., position: Lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 移動や掴み攻撃に使用される太く筋肉質な触手。, position_ja: 下半身
Defensive Features: Thick, rubbery, warty hide
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Mysterious / Enigmatic
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Shoggoth (Cthulhu Mythos), Chaos Spawn (Warhammer), Gibbering Mouther (D&D), The Thing (John Carpenter), Hermaeus Mora (Elder Scrolls), Eldritch Horror Archetype
Miniature Dimensions: 31.6mm H x 32.5mm W x 24.4mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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