Unleash cosmic dread upon your tabletop with the Shoggoth Monk, a terrifying fusion of disciplined martial form and eldritch chaos. Standing over 50mm tall, this many-eyed aberration features a tattered cloak and a mass of writhing tentacles, perfect for use as a high-level boss in any horror or fantasy campaign.
An eldritch horror emerges from the shadows of a graveyard, reaching out for an unseen victim.
A major boss encounter in a cosmic horror or dungeon crawl setting, or a legendary guardian of an eldritch temple.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Crouched and lunging forward, torso twisted, arms in a reaching/clawing gesture.
Action: Sneaking/Moving
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Movement
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, 1920s
Suitable Locations: haunted graveyard, blighted cathedral ruins, underground cultist temple, shadow-warped forest, desecrated monastery, eldritch dimension, fog-filled alleyway, ancient catacombs
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter in a graveyard where the creature has been feeding on corpses., An unexpected guardian of a dark cult's ritual site., A summoned horror appearing during a high-stakes ritual.
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Excellent as a Shoggoth, Gibbering Mouther, or unique Aberration.; Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Directly represents a Shoggoth or 'servant' creature in a Pulp Cthulhu setting.; Pathfinder (perfect): Fits perfectly in the Strange Aeons adventure path or general aberration encounters.; Mork Borg (good): The grotesque, eye-covered design fits the game's grimdark aesthetic.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (good): Matches the 'horror' and 'corruption' themes of the system.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Distinguishing Features: Multiple eyes, Tentacles, Clawed hands
Clothing: Cloak, Hood
Character Classes: Monk (low%), Cultist (medium%)
NPC Role: Monster/Boss
Creature: Shoggoth (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A mass of fleshy, wrinkled tissue covered in dozens of eyes. Two elongated arms with three-fingered clawed hands. Lower body consists of multiple thick, grub-like tentacles.
Also known as: Gibbering Mouther, Eldritch Horror, Aberration
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Aboleth, Chaos Spawn
Distinctive Features: Excessive number of eyes, Tentacled lower body, Elongated fingers
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Long, sharp claws on two powerful arms., position: Ends of arms, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 2本の強力な腕にある長く鋭い爪。, position_ja: 腕の先端, type: Tentacles, description: Large, segmented tentacles used for movement and crushing., position: Lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 移動や圧殺に使用される、節のある大きな触手。, position_ja: 下半身
Defensive Features: Cloaked back, Fleshy, amorphous hide
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Shoggoth (H.P. Lovecraft), Hermaeus Mora (Skyrim), Brain Sucker (Bloodborne), Gibbering Mouther (D&D), Faceless One (Warcraft)
Miniature Dimensions: 52.6mm H x 42.2mm W x 44.7mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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