Shub-Niggurath CR 21; XP 409,600 CE Outer Goddess of fertility, forests, and monsters Primary Sources H P Lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro, “The Last Test”, Robert Bloch, “Notebook Found in a Deserted House” C U LT Domains Animal, Chaos, Evil, Plant, Void Subdomains Dark Tapestry, Decay, Feather, Fur, Growth, Stars Favored Weapon dagger Symbol three goat heads attached at the neck with horns pointed outward while curving inward to form a circular shape Temple remote forest clearings, standing stones Worshipers alchemists, debased fey creatures, scientists, those who seek the secret of life Servitors dark young of Shub-Niggurath, mi-go I N F L U E N C E S TA G E D C 27 Area 2-mile radius Proxy altar Effects fertility, manifestation Escalation A group of cultists of Shub-Niggurath must perform multiple rituals to lure the Black Goat of the Woods to extend more of her presence into the region This ritual must be performed by a group of cultists equaling a CR 18 encounter Each night the ritual is performed, there’s a 5% chance her influence escalates to stage I N F L U E N C E S TA G E DC 30 CR 24, XP 1,228,800 Area 20-mile radius Proxy altar Effects fertility, manifestation, spawn young Escalation A group of cultists of Shub-Niggurath must perform multiple rituals to lure the Black Goat of the Woods to extend more of her presence into the region These rituals must be performed by a group of cultists equaling a CR 21 encounter Each night the ritual is What You See This massively pregnant beast lashes with writhing tentacles and hungry mouths as she takes each heavy step 274 performed, there’s a 10% chance her influence escalates to stage I N F L U E N C E S TA G E D C 32 CR 27, XP 3,276,800 Speed fly 500 ft Area 500-mile radius; Nucleus 50 square feet AC 45; Saves +28; hp 640 Effects devastation, fertility, manifestation, spawn young Escalation A group of cultists of Shub-Niggurath must perform multiple rituals to lure the Black Goat of the Woods to extend more of her presence into the region This ritual must be performed by a group of cultists equaling a CR 25 encounter Each night the ritual is performed, there’s a 20% chance her influence escalates to stage I N F L U E N C E S TA G E D C 35 CR 30, XP 9,830,400 Speed fly 500 ft Area global; Nucleus 2,000 square feet AC 41; Saves +31; hp 760 Effects devastation, fertility, manifestation, spawn young D E F E AT Blood Sacrifice At stages through 3, sacrificing living animals of the right type and via the proper ritual while beseeching the goddess to leave can cause her to retreat more quickly The blood sacrifice must be performed at the altar or nucleus of the influence The specific animal sacrifice needed and the DC of the Knowledge (religion) check required to perform such a blood sacrifice vary by influence stage (as detailed below) Once the sacrifice is performed successfully and all of Shub-Niggurath’s cultists in the area are defeated, there’s a 20% chance per day of her influence degrading by one stage If her influence degrades at stage 1, it vanishes entirely Stage 1: The animals sacrificed must be warm-blooded and weigh a total of at least pounds (multiple animals are allowed, provided the total weight exceeds pounds) Cold-blooded vertebrates can be substituted for warm-blooded sacrifices, but in this case the amount sacrificed must weigh a total of 25 pounds, or 225 pounds if invertebrate animals are sacrificed A DC 35 Knowledge (religion) check is required to perform this ceremony successfully Stage 2: The creature sacrificed must be at least 10 pounds and intelligent enough to understand its situation An unintelligent warm-blooded creature or creatures weighing at least 250 pounds can be substituted, as could one or more cold-blooded vertebrates that weigh at least 2,000 pounds A DC 38