Unleash a nightmare upon your table with the Shoggoth Blades, a hulking aberration that blends mutated muscle with razor-sharp steel. Standing on a mass of writhing tentacles and peering through a cluster of uncanny eyes, this large-scale miniature is the ultimate sentinel for any eldritch or horror-themed campaign.
A mutated eldritch horror prepares to sweep its massive arm-blades through a group of adventurers.
A mid-tier boss for a dungeon crawl or a high-level guardian of an eldritch temple.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: A quad-tentacled stance with upper limbs brandishing blades in a combat-ready position.
Action: Attacking
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: Sunken city of R'lyeh, Damp dungeon depths, Underground cavern, Mad wizard's laboratory, Warped alien dimension, Corrupted sewers, Eldritch temple, The Far Realm
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter at the heart of an aberration-infested ruin, A guardian summoned by a cultist ritual, A random encounter in a plane of chaos or madness
Power Level: Hard (score 62/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): ; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): ; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): ; Mork Borg (good): ; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): ; Frostgrave (usable):
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless, Style: Realistic
Creature: Shoggoth Hybrid (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A fleshy, amorphous humanoid torso supported by four thick tentacles. The head is a featureless dome except for a cluster of five eyes. Both arms terminate in massive, organic, crescent-shaped bone or chitin blades.
Also known as: Star Spawn, Eldritch Horror, Blade-Armed Aberration, Gibbering Mouther (Giant variant)
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Chuul, Otyugh
Distinctive Features: Cluster of five eyes, Tentacled lower body, Bladed forearms
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Crescent Blades, description: Large organic blades integrated into the forearms., position: Ends of both arms, type_ja: 三日月刀, description_ja: 前腕と一体化した巨大な生体刃。, position_ja: 両腕の先端, type: Tentacles, description: Four thick, powerful tentacles used for movement and potentially grappling., position: Lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 移動や組み付きに使用される4本の太く強力な触手。, position_ja: 下半身
Defensive Features: Thick, rubbery hide
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Cool / Badass, Savage / Feral
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Chaos Spawn (Warhammer), Shoggoth (Cthulhu Mythos), The Thing (John Carpenter), Flesh Golem, Ulgurstasta (D&D), Gibbering Mouther (evolved)
Miniature Dimensions: 43.1mm H x 34.5mm W x 27.0mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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