The wonderful contributors on the Hook&Chance Discord server have created something truly horrible, we present to you The Flesh Wall!
Body horror is a subgenre of horror that is often underestimated. It’s not just gross, gory stuff! It’s really about the manipulation of the natural state of our bodies, which makes us uncomfortable because we don’t have control over the changes, and it’s a part of our identity that is changing. Body horror starts with the threat of changes that WILL take place unless avoided. Its best moments are defined by the fact that they aren’t acts of immediate violence, but more the after-effects of something that is changing a body; this is similar to a werewolves transformation, or a chestburster from the Alien franchise.
Well here for you is a truly diabolical CR 8 monster that seems innocuous enough until you are being consumed by it.
Along with the monster stat block is a moderately fleshed out adventure and story hook to use the monster in about a sleepy little town beset by thieves and raiders who comply with the unthinkable to solve their problem. It’s a tale full of gross body horror sure to make your players squirm.