NUL-THÜM

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Nul-thüM
Doom from Beyond the Stars
“From the darkest depths of infinity comes terror beyond reckoning.”
Description
While the mysteries of other planes are known to learned
scholars, the vast void of space remains largely a mystery. It
stands to reason that if creatures can exist and thrive in a plane
composed of elemental fire, so too must strange and exotic
life be waiting among the stars. However, logic and reason do
nothing to explain the cosmic monstrosity that is Nul-Thüm.
A mass of putrid, dead flesh the size of a moon, Nul-Thüm has
come from the stars with an insatiable hunger. The slumbering
entity hovers in the skies of the material plane, casting its bale-
ful moonlight upon unsuspecting prey. With horrid speed Nul-
Thüm plucks its victims from the earth, consuming their life
energy so that it may fully awaken and feed upon a horrified
world. If one looks closely, it is possible to make out the sem-
blance of a sleeping face on Nul-Thüm’s surface. However, once
the titan awakens there is no mistaking its nature. Its scarred
surface reveals rotting mounds of quivering flesh. Its craters be-
come eyes that burn red with an otherworldly malevolence. Its
great maw opens, exposing teeth the size of mountains. Those
who behold this terrible moment are doomed alongside their
PROFILE
Personality: Incomprehensible
Ideals: Nul-Thüm is to humanoids as humanoids are to
ants. Its mind is incomprehensible; it is an intelligence that
has existed outside of time and space as we know them.
While it is clear the entity holds nothing but hostility for
all life, it is not known why this is so. Its goals are simple:
arrive in the orbit of a world, absorb enough life energy to
awaken, then presumably destroy everything upon it. The
last goal is only a supposition, as none have witnessed the
awakening of Nul-Thüm and survived.
Bonds: In hibernation from its journey across the stars,
Nul-Thüm must feed in order to awaken. The entity sends
forth its progeny—miniature versions of itself known as
thümoids—to sample the banquet of life laid out before it.
It is not clear what exactly the relationship between Nul-
Thüm and these creatures is, but their destruction appears
to evoke an angry response from the entity. Unfortunately,
this antagonistic action is unavoidable, for the living can-
not afford to show mercy to a thümoid.
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entire world, for none can withstand the Doom from Beyond
the Stars once it has awakened.
Nul-Thüm in
Your Campaign
Most campaign settings detail the many wonders found upon
other planes of existence, never minding the wonders that await
in the skies above. Nul-Thüm provides an unfortunate answer
to the question of what lies beyond the stars. Its existence is
utterly alien and hostile to even the most ragged worlds. Such
an evil eclipses the nefarious scheming of vile liches or avaricious
dragons, and even the gods recoil at its presence. To introduce
this titan is to make your world insignificant. It is but another
meal in the eyes of a cosmic moon which has existed far longer
than any who dwell upon the world it seeks to consume. While
it may not be as aggressive or poignant a threat as many other
foes your characters may face, there is no question Nul-Thüm
is likely the greatest. Your players will feel small and powerless
Flaws: Light is anathema to Nul-Thüm, particularly that
given off by the sun. The creature hides in the shadows
on the material plane, expending what energy it can to
avoid the hateful rays. Should Nul-Thüm become too tired
to avoid the light of the sun and forced to endure its full
radiance for too long, the entity may finally fall.
Legend: For most, the legend of Nul-Thüm began when it
arrived in the orbit of their world, but to those few who have
journeyed among the stars, a great truth is revealed. Legends
speak of an ancient war between cosmic entities when time,
space, and the planes were one across a cosmic landscape.
To even call this conflict a war speaks to only a fraction of
its significance. Stars burned to fuel eldritch magics, and
unknowable entities died a thousand deaths. It is not known
what side Nul-Thüm fought for, nor whether it won or lost.
It is clear, however, that the entity is now a shadow of its
former self. A dead relic from an era predating even the gods,
the Doom from Beyond now represents the unrelenting
presence of death, always hanging over every moment the
living experience in their small, insignificant lives.
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before such a being and must steel themselves for a fight of
nigh-impossible odds to spare their world from destruction.
INTRODUCTION
The introduction of Nul-Thüm is an ominous affair. Like a dark
omen brought to life, the entity drifts slowly into the skies of
the material plane. What is first thought to be a beautiful stel-
lar body passing by is revealed to be a sickly-looking moon that
follows a path which can only be explained by the presence of
intelligence. It soon comes to rest uncomfortably close to the
world, dominating the sky with its bulk so that all may behold
its corpulent, rotting form. At this point it is clear to all that
something is dreadfully, terribly wrong. There is no explanation
for the appearance of Nul-Thüm, no ancient tome to explain its
nature, no wise being to tell its story. There is only the fear of
the unknown and the baleful light shed by Nul-Thüm upon the
world below.
CONFLICT
Once Nul-Thüm has arrived, it does not remain idle for long.
The moon hungers for the essence of the living and searches
constantly for tasty morsels easily caught unaware. This activity
is marked by sudden disappearances and a noticeable increase
in movement across the surface of the Doom from Beyond. The
opening of a baleful eye, a toothful yawn, or some unsightly
quivering are easily observed by those who cast their gaze
skyward on a dark night. As the disappearances grow more
intense, the world reacts poorly. Cults of worship form around
the moon, peddling misguided beliefs about salvation or kinship
with the strange entity. The ecology of the world begins to shift.
The air grows stale, like that of a tomb. Colors become muted.
Pain is sharper while pleasure never satisfies. It is an apocalypse
Behind the Curtain:
The Inevitability of Death
Nul-Thüm is an experiment in both its mechanic and
narrative design. Its intended role for a campaign is
to provide a threat that can be opposed, resisted, and
fought but never defeated. Like death itself, the entity
is inevitable. Eventually it fully awakens and consumes
the world. This is a compelling but not unfamiliar story.
Many of our world’s greatest heroes and tales speak of
sacrifice against impossible odds, going out in a blaze
of glory that echoes through the ages. Nul-Thüm exists
to provide just such a moment. While your players may
not be used to “losing” in their heroic story, when done
properly this can be a powerful experience. Failure is a
human experience with which we all struggle, one we
must appreciate and from which we must learn. Our
hope is that when running Nul-Thüm, you and your
players can find value in fighting an impossible battle,
mirroring the struggles we face every day, but in a
fantastical and defiant manner. As the famous starship
captain once said, “It is possible to commit no mistake
and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.”
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of the mind, body, soul, and land. And just when one would
think things can’t get any worse, the thümoids begin falling
from the sky.
CONCLUSION
There is no hope of standing against the inevitable power of
Nul-Thüm. The entity has consumed a thousand worlds, many
of which were far greater than the material plane. There is no
strategy, no scheme, no secret tool to defeat Nul-Thüm. The
best the heroes can hope for is to go down fighting, making the
Doom from Beyond choke on every bite it takes from their dying
world. Whether the characters hold out for a day or a century,
it matters little to Nul-Thüm. Only an act of terrific heroism
and incredible power could deter their fate. The power of gods,
legendary artifacts, and ancient magics is not enough. Nul-
Thüm hails from a time before time when cosmic powers of an
impossible magnitude flowed like water. Only a similarly mighty
force could put a halt to its foul feedings.
Challenges
Nul-Thüm can pose exploration, social, or combat challenges to
characters who interact with it.
EXPLORATION
Because the entity is a literal moon, it may be tempting for your
heroes to attempt to make their way to the surface of Nul-Thüm.
They are certainly welcome to try, but unfortunately the Doom
from Beyond has no atmosphere, so such an experience will
likely be short lived. Instead, many of the explorative elements
introduced by Nul-Thüm stem from its impact on the world.
The entity imposes a catastrophic influence, hazardous to all
life. Its presence causes the very earth to rot, and countless evil
creatures revel in its baleful light. No lands under its glow are
safe. Nature is corrupted and twisted. Magic begins unraveling,
leading to dangerously unpredictable results. As the years go
by, these effects grow more pronounced, accelerated by the
successful feedings of the Doom from Beyond. These effects can
be measured in the Apocalypse of Thüm table. As Nul-Thüm
awakens, it causes deific effects according to how awakened
the titan is. When Nul-Thüm increases its awakened level, it
produces all the effects of that level along with the effects of all
previous levels. While there is no specific action or event that
contributes to Nul-Thüm’s awakening, it is generally accepted
that Nul-Thüm becomes more awake by feeding and less awake
by exposure to direct sunlight.
Regional Effects
The planet cast in the light of Nul-Thüm is warped by its evil,
which has created the following effects in any area bathed in the
moonlight of Nul-Thüm.
When a creature in the area would be slain, it may
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instead be devoured by Nul-Thüm, as the entity’s great
tongue snatches it and pulls it into the sky. A creature
devoured in this manner cannot be returned to life while
Nul-Thüm “lives.”
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Apocalypse of Thüm
Awakened Level Deific Effect
1 Effects that shed bright light instead shed dim light.

2 No matter how loud a creature speaks, its voice is always heard as a whisper.

When a spell that requires material components is cast, the components melt into a disgusting, noxious sludge
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after the spell is cast.

4 The face of Nul-Thüm is reflected in every reflective surface.

5 When a creature would regain hit points or return to life, it experiences a bout of extreme (but harmless) agony.

6 Water has the consistency and color of oil.

7 Plants contort themselves into strange and unsettling shapes as they grow.

8 When a creature takes a long rest, it becomes paralyzed for as long as it rests.

9 Colors fade so that the entire world is cast in shades of black, white, and grey.

Nul-Thüm awakens fully and begins to consume the world. In this state the entity is incapable of taking damage
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and cannot be harmed by any force short of a relic or a deity of greater deity rank or higher.

Nul-Thüm can hear everything said by creatures in the

y Exploration Encounters
affected area. With the entire world under Nul-Thüm’s influence, no realm is
safe. Around every corner is the potential for the Doom from
Creatures for which Nul-Thüm particularly hungers are
y Beyond to make its presence known. A dying world is a place of
coated in a thin layer of saliva, which persists for as long suffering and anguish. Places the characters once felt safe are now
as the creatures remain within the affected area. dangerous. Beautiful locales become polluted and vile. Kingdoms
once full of virtuous inhabitants are now overwhelmed with
If Nul-Thüm is destroyed, these effects fade immediately. panicked citizens and fanatical cultists.

Rain of Eyes. A particularly foul weather event replaces what

would ordinarily be an intense hailstorm. Instead of ice, grotesque
eyeballs rain down upon the many distressed people. What is
more, these eyeballs appear “alive,” possessing a hateful glare
and capable of rolling about. Curiously, the eyes appear keen to
migrate, traveling toward a barren valley that has been devoid
of life for centuries. Someone should investigate this grotesque
phenomenon, provided they can stomach the swarms of angry
eyes watching their every move.

Moonlight Duel. A powerful goddess of the moon is enraged

at the presence of Nul-Thüm, doing everything in her power to
fight the strange entity. Every night her benevolent moonlight
battles with the baleful glow of Nul-Thüm, causing brilliant light
shows across the night sky. It appears that by sacrificing magical
items at her altars, mortals can aid in this cosmic struggle and
strike a blow against the Doom from Beyond.

Light of Apollis. Not content to sit idly by while Nul-Thüm

ravages the world, a valiant crew of heroes has commissioned a
mighty vessel to sail into the stars. Named Light of Apollis, this
beautiful ship resembles a naval vessel but is equipped with solar
sails and a formidable array of advanced arcane weaponry. Few
are willing to risk what is being dubbed a “suicide mission” to
directly assault Nul-Thüm, leaving the Light of Apollis critically
under-crewed. Hopefully some ambitious heroes are willing to
serve on this mission.

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SOCIAL
While the devastating power of Nul-Thüm is felt in the
environment, its influence on the mind is just as formidable. The
entity does not communicate in any meaningful way, speaking in
its strange and ponderous language known only as Startongue.
It is not known to whom it speaks or what Nul-Thüm is saying
when its eerie, deep voice echoes across the world. Nonetheless,
New Epic Language: Startongue
Language Prerequisites: Epic creature, at least
1,000 years old
The language of ancient stellar entities from a primordial
universe, Startongue is only a language in the loosest
sense of the term. Speaking this language requires a
tremendous amount of time, roughly a hundred times
longer than it would ordinarily take in Common.
Additionally, a key component of this language is
its conveyance of memory. Speaking in Startongue
involves referencing one’s own memories in order
to communicate concepts or ideas, and those who
understand what they hear gain the memories of the
speaker. Given that this language is almost exclusively
spoken by ancient entities beyond comprehension, these
memories are often horrific and terrifying. Most scholars
consider this language best left unlearned.
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the effect is profoundly distressing for all who hear it. The social
challenges presented by Nul-Thüm are great. Nations fall to
turmoil, evil creatures act with greater purpose, and apocalyptic
cults are roused to a frenzy. It is clear that the world is on the
brink of collapse, a situation which rarely inspires rational
behavior.
Social Encounters
Since conversing with Nul-Thüm is nigh impossible, most social
encounters around this entity result from the way its presence
affects other creatures. Whether you are good, evil, undead, or
living, it matters little to the Doom from Beyond. It has come
to consume the world, and nothing will dissuade Nul-Thüm
from this task. In the face of this inevitable destruction, there
is panic. Most creatures react with fatalistic hedonism, enjoying
what time they have left by going through their respective bucket
lists. Other more resourceful creatures search for means to get
off world, relocating their possessions and loved ones to other
planes. This creates chaos for not only the material plane but
the cosmology at large. Countless refugees flood across planar
boundaries while empires burn in the fires of anarchy. Amid it
all, doomsday cults speak of salvation before the end, pointing to
the sky in affirmation of their crazed ravings.
Acts of Faith. A formidable cult has arisen in response to
the appearance of Nul-Thüm. Calling itself the Cult of the
Devouring Moon, this cult seeks to hasten Nul-Thüm’s awak-
ening by deliberately feeding themselves to the entity. This act
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of fanaticism has hastened the coming apocalypse, as thou- COMBAT

sands gather on moonlit nights to offer themselves to the
moon. If something is not done soon, Nul-Thüm will awaken
far sooner than expected, and long before anything can be
done to stop it.
The Ark. A city of mages has discovered a small material plane
and plans to plane shift the city there, hoping to escape the
world’s inevitable fate. As tens of thousands flock to the small
city, the overwhelmed residents do their best to save whom they
can while still securing their own interests. Any heroes willing
to lend some muscle to the crowd control effort might just earn
themselves a seat on the proverbial ark.
Rising Sun. In response to Nul-Thüm’s arrival, a group worship-
ing a sun deity has risen to prominence. In peculiar symmetry
with the Doom from Beyond, this religion’s deity is said to be
the sun itself, an ancient star god much like Nul-Thüm. However,
this entity has slumbered for millions of years with no sign of
waking, leaving the faith desperate for a means to rouse it from
slumber and vanquish Nul-Thüm. It is believed that if the Doom
from Beyond speaks the sun’s name in Startongue, it will awaken.
Hopefully someone is up to the challenge of getting the moon
to do just that.
For understandable reasons, once Nul-Thüm actually joins
the battle, it is far too late. The gigantic moon is unstoppable,
overpowering all but the gods as it devours a world. For mortals,
there is no battling such a foe, only standing defiantly as the
world is brought to ruin. However, another aspect of Nul-
Thüm can be fought by more conventional means. Known as
thümoids, these smaller versions of the Doom from Beyond
are unleashed like fleshy meteors to quell resistance and find
the tastiest morsels. While thümoids are incredibly powerful,
destroying one is possible and serves to delay the inevitable.
Unfortunately, those who manage to slay such a creature attract
the moon’s direct attention, ensuring subsequent encounters are
far less favorable. Combat encounters with these thümoids are
brutal and dangerous affairs. They cannot be reasoned with, nor
do they show mercy. Their malevolence is only eclipsed by Nul-
Thüm itself, and it is debated if the thümoids are even a separate
creature or are merely extensions of Nul-Thüm itself.
Combat Encounter Example: Moonstalker
A thümoid has taken particular interest in a powerful sorcerer
holed up in a tower, secured by magic against the creature’s
intrusion. Unfortunately, the thümoid seems content to wait,

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slowly orbiting the tower, waiting for the caster to emerge.
The sorcerer requests aid in escaping from the undead creature,
requiring a distraction so that it may safely flee. A distracted
thümoid is a (relatively) harmless thümoid. The sorcerer estimates
it needs a solid minute of distraction to make a clean getaway, or
less if the creature’s sharp senses can be disrupted.
Tactics
Battlefield Classification: Controller
Thümoids are bizarre and dangerous opponents. The creatures
are ponderously slow, floating with an almost lazy attitude to-
ward whatever strikes their fancy. They seek out creatures that
look particularly tasty. What constitutes “delicious” by an ancient
star god’s standards is a baffling mystery best left unexplored,
but nonetheless is one of the only motivations of these creatures.
However, they do respond if attacked, unleashing a merciless ar-
ray of strikes that leave only the most powerful creatures standing.
As a controller, a thümoid specializes in disabling and manipulat-
ing its opponents into submission. The first and most formidable
of these abilities is its Gaze of Torment feature, which is guaran-
teed to cause trouble for any character caught in its area. While
its Tongue attack is impressive, this feature is complemented by
the Maw attack’s ability to effectively banish heroes to another
realm with little hope of escape. The Deadly Sight action serves
as a versatile ability with three potent options. Make sure you pick
the best target each time; the thümoid is more than intelligent
enough to make good tactical choices. The second most danger-
ous of the thümoid’s abilities is its Deadlight action. While it may
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not seem like much at first glance, denying enemies the ability
to see or meaningfully interact with each other is supremely dis-
ruptive. The only defense against this feature is hiding in an area
where the thümoid’s light does not reach; depending on its posi-
tion, this can leave characters with few ideal positions.
Easier Tactics – Don’t use Deadlight until the fight is roughly
half over. Let the thümoid have a particular interest in a specific
character and attempt to devour them, preferably one with either
a high AC or a good Charisma score. Make suboptimal choices
with the Deadly Sight action, ensuring characters have some
trouble but nothing they can’t handle. Remember to keep the
thümoid close to the ground as well. The creature is immune
to nearly every condition, so keeping it out of reach of most
characters makes for a challenging but not overwhelming fight.
Harder Tactics – Use Deadlight on the first turn, then immedi-
ately attempt to use Tongue against a character that can be easily
devoured. Once one character has been consumed, use Deadly
Sight on key targets afflicted by Gaze of Torment, forcing them
to attempt saving throws with a considerable penalty. Ensure that
Gaze of Torment is always afflicting the most dangerous charac-
ter at any given time. This works especially well when combined
with the thümoid’s flying speed, allowing you to have excellent
positioning. If a character gets close, use the Maw legendary ac-
tion to devour them. It is almost guaranteed that any character
will fare worse inside the thümoid than outside, so don’t hesitate
to have it eat as many characters as possible.
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Thümoid
Gargantuan undead (titan), chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 1,250 (61d20 + 610)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
29 (+9) 1 (−5) 30 (+10) 25 (+7) 28 (+9) 27 (+8)
Saving Throws Con +18, Int +15, Wis +17, Cha +16
Skills History +23, Perception +25
Damage Resistances psychic
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing,
and slashing from nonmagical attacks
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, stunned, unconscious
Senses truesight 300 ft., passive Perception 35
Languages Startongue, but understands all languages
Challenge 25 (75,000 XP)
TRAITS Deadlight (Recharges on a Short or Long Rest). The thümoid
Gaze of Torment. The eyes of the thümoid project a 500-foot-
long, 25-foot-wide line of crimson light that wracks creatures in
the affected area with agonizing pain. When an affected creature
attempts an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check, it must roll
a d8 and subtract the amount rolled from the result. A creature
immune to psychic damage instead rolls a d4 and subtracts the
amount rolled from the result. As a bonus action on each of its
turns, the thümoid can change the orientation of this line or
whether to begin or end the projection. This effect ends early if
the thümoid becomes incapacitated.
Immense. The thümoid’s form is tremendous. It typically
occupies a 100-foot cube of space on the battlefield.
Mythic Resistance. When the thümoid fails a saving throw,
it can expend one of its unspent legendary actions to succeed
instead.
Super Heavy. The thümoid is made of dense matter, weighing
more than 10 million pounds. The thümoid cannot be pushed or
forcibly moved against its will, nor can it be magically teleported
unless the thümoid allows it.
ACTIONS options below. Only one legendary action option can be used
Maw. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
grappled by the thümoid. Hit: If the target is half the size of the
thümoid or smaller, the target is devoured. Otherwise, it takes
219 (20d20 + 9) piercing damage. A creature devoured by the
thümoid is suspended within a necrotic void and has total cover
from everything outside the thümoid, and vice versa. At the start
of each of the thümoid’s turns, a creature so devoured has its
hit point maximum reduced by 50. This reduction lasts until the
affected creature finishes a long rest. A creature that has its hit
point maximum reduced to 0 by this effect is consumed utterly
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and cannot be returned to life until the thümoid is slain. The
inside of the thümoid is far larger than its dimensions, allowing
it to have any number of creatures devoured in this manner.
As an action on each of its turns, a creature devoured by the
thümoid can attempt to escape the necrotic void by attempting
a DC 18 Charisma ability check (no associated skill), magically
appearing in an occupied space of the creature’s choice within
60 feet of the thümoid on a success. Otherwise, a creature
swallowed by the thümoid cannot escape by any known means,
even if the thümoid is slain.
Tongue. Melee Weapon Attack: +17 to hit, reach 120 ft., one
creature. Hit: 44 (10d6 + 9) acid damage, and the thümoid may
force the target to attempt a DC 25 Strength saving throw. On a
failure, the target is grappled (escape DC 25) and pulled up to 60
feet in a straight line toward the thümoid. If a creature ends its
movement within 5 feet of the thümoid, the thümoid may make
a single Maw attack against it.
shines with a deadly light, emitting dim moonlight in a 1-mile
-radius sphere, which lasts for 1 minute. A creature illuminated
by this light cannot sense or perceive any creatures other than
the thümoid (all other creatures are hidden), nor can they affect
creatures other than the thümoid with attacks, spells, or other
effects.
Deadly Sight. The thümoid afflicts a creature it can see with a
deathly gaze, choosing one of the following options.
• The target must succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving throw
or take 110 (20d10) necrotic damage, or half as much on a
success.
• A spell or magical effect currently affecting the target
immediately ends.
• The target must succeed on a DC 25 Charisma saving throw
or be permanently cursed. When a creature so cursed takes
an action, bonus action, or reaction, it takes 14 (4d6) psychic
damage.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
The thümoid can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The
thümoid regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Float. The thümoid flies up to its flying speed.
Gaze. The thümoid activates, deactivates, or changes the
orientation of its Gaze of Torment feature.
Deadly Sight (Costs 2 Actions). The thümoid uses its Deadly
Sight action.
Maw (Costs 3 Actions). The thümoid uses its Maw action.
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Mythic Thümoid
Gargantuan mythic undead (titan), chaotic evil
Armor Class 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2,132 (104d20 + 1,040)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
32 (+11) 1 (−5) 30 (+10) 25 (+7) 30 (+10) 28 (+9)
Saving Throws Str +20, Dex +4, Con +19, Int +16, Wis +19, Cha +18
Skills History +26, Perception +28
Damage Resistances psychic
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from non-Epic creatures
Damage Vulnerabilities radiant
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, stunned, unconscious
Senses truesight 300 ft., passive Perception 38
Languages Startongue, but understands all languages
Challenge Mythic 2
TRAITS take 165 (30d10) necrotic damage, or half as much on a success.
Gaze of Torment. The eyes of the thümoid project a 500-foot-
long, 25-foot-wide line of crimson light that wracks creatures in
the affected area with agonizing pain. When an affected creature
attempts an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check, it must roll
a d10 and subtract the amount rolled from the result. A creature
immune to psychic damage instead rolls a d6 and subtracts the
amount rolled from the result. As a bonus action on each of its
turns, the thümoid can change the orientation of this line or
whether to begin or end the projection. This effect ends early if the
thümoid becomes incapacitated.
Immense. The thümoid’s form is tremendous. It typically occupies a
100-foot cube of space on the battlefield.
Mythic Resistance. When the thümoid fails a saving throw, it can
expend one of its unspent legendary actions to succeed instead.
Super Heavy. The thümoid is made of dense matter, weighing more
than 10 million pounds. The thümoid cannot be pushed or forcibly
moved against its will, nor can it be magically teleported unless the
thümoid allows it.
ACTIONS throw. A creature so afflicted has an ability score of the thümoid’s
Maw. Melee Weapon Attack: +20 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target
grappled by the thümoid. Hit: If the target is half the size of the
thümoid or smaller, the target is devoured. Otherwise, it takes
431 (40d20 + 11) piercing damage. A creature devoured by the
thümoid is suspended within a necrotic void and has total cover
from everything outside the thümoid, and vice versa. At the start
of each of the thümoid’s turns, a creature so devoured has its hit
point maximum reduced by 100. This reduction lasts until the
affected creature finishes a long rest. A creature that has its hit
point maximum reduced to 0 by this effect is consumed utterly and
cannot be returned to life until the thümoid is slain. The inside of
the thümoid is far larger than its dimensions, allowing it to have any
number of creatures devoured in this manner.
As an action on each of its turns, a creature devoured by the
thümoid can attempt to escape the necrotic void by attempting
a DC 20 Charisma ability check (no associated skill), magically
appearing in an occupied space of the creature’s choice within 60
feet of the thümoid on a success. Otherwise, a creature swallowed
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by the thümoid cannot escape by any known means, even if the
thümoid is slain.
Tongue. Melee Weapon Attack: +20 to hit, reach 120 ft., one creature.
Hit: 81 (20d6 + 11) acid damage, and the thümoid may force the tar-
get to attempt a DC 27 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target
is grappled (escape DC 25) and pulled up to 60 feet in a straight line
toward the thümoid. If a creature ends its movement within 5 feet of
the thümoid, the thümoid may make a single Maw attack against it.
Deadlight (Recharges on a Short or Long Rest). The thümoid
shines with a deadly light, emitting dim moonlight in a 1-mile-
radius sphere, which lasts for 1 minute. A creature illuminated
by this light cannot sense or perceive any creatures other than
the thümoid (all other creatures are hidden), nor can they affect
creatures other than the thümoid with attacks, spells, or other effects.
Deadly Sight. The thümoid afflicts a creature it can see with a
deathly gaze, choosing one of the following options.
• The target must succeed on a DC 27 Constitution saving throw or
• An Epic or non-Epic spell or magical effect currently affecting
the target immediately ends.
• The target must succeed on a DC 27 Charisma saving throw or
be permanently cursed. When a creature so cursed takes an action,
bonus action, or reaction, it takes 28 (8d6) psychic damage.
MYTHIC ACTIONS
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), the thümoid takes a
mythic action to cause one of the following effects. The thümoid
can’t use the same effect twice in a row.
Dark Gravity. The thümoid emits an aura of strange gravitational
energy in a 300-foot-radius sphere centered on it, which lasts
until the next initiative count of 20. Creatures attempting to move
through the area must spend 20 feet of movement for every 5 feet
they wish to move.
Gnawing Decay. A flesh-and-blood creature the thümoid can see
within 300 feet of it must succeed on a DC 25 Constitution saving
throw or become afflicted with a horrific decaying of the flesh. A
creature immune to diseases has Epic advantage on this saving
choice other than Constitution permanently reduced to 1. This effect
can be removed by any effect that would cure a disease so long as
the creature attempting to remove the effect succeeds on a DC 25
Wisdom (Medicine) check as a part of the attempt, or the cure fails.
LEGENDARY ACTIONS
The thümoid can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the
options below. Only one legendary action option can be used at a
time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The thümoid
regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Float. The thümoid flies up to its flying speed.
Gaze. The thümoid activates, deactivates, or changes the orientation
of its Gaze of Torment feature.
Deadly Sight (Costs 2 Actions). The thümoid uses its Deadly Sight
action.
Maw (Costs 3 Actions). The thümoid uses its Maw action.
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Rewards
More than a thousand planets over millions of years have fallen
prey to Nul-Thüm. When Nul-Thüm devours a world, much
of that planet’s wealth, resources, and even people become
embedded in its form. What wonders (or horrors) can be mined
from its necrotized flesh defy conception. Even if the moon is
miraculously defeated, that is only half the challenge. Getting
to the moon and mining its flesh is a tremendous undertaking,
but the rewards are fantastical. Whatever magic items, wealth,
or other objects are pulled from the putrid remains of the Doom
from Beyond are of worlds previously unknown. Advanced
technology, cosmic magic, and other bizarre loot will be not only
unique but the last remnants of worlds lost to history.

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