Unleash a nightmare of flesh and blades with the Shoggoth Thorns, a massive amorphous aberration featuring a terrifying cluster of eyes and lethal, thorned scythe-tentacles. Perfectly scaled for a 75mm base, this grotesque entity is the ultimate centerpiece for any cosmic horror or dark fantasy encounter.
A cosmic horror lashes out with its barbed, scythe-tipped appendages at an unseen intruder.
A major boss encounter for a high-level party or a terrifying, unstoppable hazard in a horror-themed investigation.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Standing on two thick lower tentacles, with two long, thorn-covered arm-appendages extended; the right arm is reaching horizontally while the left is swept back.
Action: Attacking
Mood: Menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: sunken eldritch city, forbidden subterranean laboratory, dimension of infinite madness, darkest corner of a wizard's dungeon, warped forest in the underdark, alien spaceship corridor, ruined coastal village chapel, sewer system beneath a major city
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter at the end of a sanity-draining dungeon, A summoned guardian protecting a forbidden tome, A manifestation of a character's worst nightmare in a dream realm
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): It is a textbook Shoggoth representation.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Excellent as a high-CR Aberration or customized gibbering mouther variant.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Perfect for encounters with Elder Mythos creatures.; Mork Borg (perfect): The grotesque, body-horror aesthetic fits the game's tone perfectly.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (good): Fits the dark, apocalyptic horror themes of the system.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Huge, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Realistic
Distinguishing Features: Multiple eyes, Tentacles, Thorns, Scythe-arms
Creature: Shoggoth (Aberration), Size: Huge
Body: A shapeless, lumpy mass of flesh with a cluster of eyes on the front. It stands on two thick lower tentacles and has two long, whip-like upper tentacles covered in sharp thorns.
Also known as: Gibbering Horror, Eldritch Abomination, Fleshy Terror
Related creatures: Gibbering Mouther, Roper, Mind Flayer, Chaos Spawn
Distinctive Features: Cluster of five eyes on the front, Thorned arm-tentacles, Fleshy, amorphous torso
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Scythe-Tentacles, description: Long, flexible arm-like appendages ending in massive curved bone or chitinous blades., position: Extending from the upper torso, type_ja: 鎌状触手, description_ja: 巨大な湾曲した骨、あるいはキチン質の刃で終わる、長くて柔軟な腕のような付属器官。, position_ja: 上部胴体から伸びている, type: Barbs/Thorns, description: Numerous sharp, pointed protrusions lining the length of the upper tentacles., position: Along the 'arms', type_ja: 刺／棘, description_ja: 上部触手の長さに沿って並ぶ、多数の鋭く尖った突起。, position_ja: 「腕」に沿って配置
Defensive Features: Thick, rubbery, textured hide, Lacks obvious vital organs
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Savage / Feral, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Shoggoth (H.P. Lovecraft), The Thing (John Carpenter's movie), Gibbering Mouther (D&D), Chaos Spawn (Warhammer), Hermaeus Mora (Skyrim), Carrion Beast
Miniature Dimensions: 33.5mm H x 55.4mm W x 31.2mm D (base: 75.0mm)
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