“Monster, Xothian” is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © 2023 The Arcane Library, LLC.
Monsters for my H. P. Lovecraft pastiche (or rip-off).
Xothian
A giant with a vaguely humanoid body and a cephalopodean head on top.
AC 15, HP 84, ATK 7 tentacles (1d12) MV near or near × 2 (wings), S +5, D +0, C +3, I +2, W +2, Ch -4, AL C, LV 14
Horror. All who first see a Xothian make a DC 15 Horror Check.
Extra-terrene. Harmed only by magical or energy weapons.
Wings. Can fly into the stratosphere. Immune to vacuum and hard radiation.
Appendix: Sources
Inspiration comes from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu RPG, 7th edition, by diverse hands, The Call of Cthulhu (movie) by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and Charles Stross’s Laundry Files series (and the RPG based on them).
All quotes below copyrighted by whoever owns the rights to At the Mountains of Madness these days.
Star-Spawn of Cthulhu
Another race – a land race of beings shaped like octopi and probably corresponding to the fabulous pre-human spawn of Cthulhu – soon began filtering down from cosmic infinity and precipitated a monstrous war …
– At the Mountains of Madness, H. P. Lovecraft