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Stage 2: The manifestation is now a Huge, cloudy mass of mouths, tendrils, hooves and other limbs that floats above the altar It occupies a cubic space 15 feet on a side This image is still harmless and cannot be harmed Cultists and minions of Shub-Niggurath within sight of this manifestation gain a +4 morale bonus on all saving throws and attack rolls Stage 3: The misty manifestation vanishes and ShubNiggurath can manifest a 50-square-foot nucleus anywhere within 500 feet of the altar that served as a proxy for stage When she does so, she bursts from the body of one of her cultists or minions, killing that creature in the process She can manifest in a new target within 500 feet at the start of a round if she desires, killing another cultist or minion each time she does so Cultists and minions of Shub-Niggurath within the influence gain a +4 morale bonus on all saving throws and attack rolls and fast healing equal to their Hit Dice Stage 4: Shub-Niggurath’s manifestation is now a 2,000-square-foot monstrosity capable of manifesting out of any minion or cultist on the planet Cultists and minions of Shub-Niggurath on the planet gain a +4 morale bonus on all saving throws and attack rolls, fast healing equal to their Hit Dice, and transform into a dark young of Shub-Niggurath if they are slain This self-resurrection also affects dark young themselves (at this stage, the dark young enter a sort of perpetual recycling of existence) Spawn Young The influence spawns a number of monsters loyal to Shub-Niggurath (dark young, powerful Mythos satyrs, advanced wyverns, dangerous monsters— subject to GM discretion) of a total combined CR equal to the influence’s CR score These monsters infest the area of influence but are always quick to come to the defense of Shub-Niggurath’s interests If some of the monsters are defeated, replacements are automatically spawned every 24 hours At stage and 4, she replaces lost creatures at the rate of per round, up to a total maximum combined CR equal to the influence’s CR Shub-Niggurath is one of the most loathsome Outer Gods of the Mythos Indestructible and far-reaching, she is a fertility goddess gone wrong, and a number of cosmic beings (notably mi-go and the fungi from Yuggoth) serve her for the foul gifts she bestows Even other gods are typically daunted by her city-crushing final manifestation Her form can change from manifestation to manifestation, but usually she is built, 276 at least in part, on the body of a massively pregnant headless beast with tentacles, rows of teeth, and sometimes spawning pods vomiting from her mouth or sides When Shub-Niggurath's avatar emerges from a cultist, she retains aspects of that form (humanoid feet, for example), but always has tentacles and mouths Shub-Niggurath is a far more passive entity than many of her peers, despite the fact that she inspires emotion, violence, and action rather than cerebral cogitation She must be coaxed through each of her influence levels If a group is not actively worshiping, chanting, and carrying out a ceremony, her influence levels stay where they are On the other hand, once she has reached a particular level, it is extraordinarily difficult to cause her to step back She focuses always on maintaining her worship and conquests at the current level She wants to spawn her young and administer her empire One reason that she is not expansionist (unlike many Great Old Ones) is that she instinctively knows caution will, in the end, lead her to greater conquests and powers After all, her cult is more acceptable and can thus spread more easily if it is not seen as a threat to society as a whole or if it is viewed as “controllable.” Of course, she doesn’t care about societal control but rather about rampant growth and hyperactive emotions, so this makes for a perfect blend Mother of Monsters Shub-Niggurath's fertility covers a vast area, inspiring her cultists and driving others into dementia Her followers become frenzied—with enhanced strength, instincts, and heightened senses—while other individuals who tend towards lustfulness or criminal activity tend to degenerate into maniacs Even the upright feel her presence As her influence grows, surging hormones spark waves of crimes of passion In addition, animals are stimulated into their breeding
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