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Title: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: alone_withmyaxe on 09 October 2009, 07:39:28 PM

Thought you might like this.

While I was basing up my minatures for gaming, I got to the end of my tube of plasto, it was beginning to harden and go nasty.
I do hate to waste anything so I stuck the remnants to a base and poked it a bit hoping to make something bloby and nasty that I could use as a nasty ex- human/demon turned in to a pulsating mass of putrid flesh, ideal for Call of Cthulhu.

...and here it is now I have painted it, I haven't come up with a name yet, so any suggestions would be appreciated. I is very, very loosely based on the illustration from the Call of Cthulhu 3rd edition called 'heart of the dark'.

It has been suggested on other forums that it needs more shiny slime which I am working on but here it is for now. Hope you like it.

(http://www.zombiesoutside.com/im-forum/jm_nastything.jpg)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: flooglestreet on 09 October 2009, 10:51:46 PM

Call it "Bob". Hard to go wrong with Bob.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Whiskyrat on 10 October 2009, 12:01:59 AM

Quote from: flooglestreet on 09 October 2009, 10:51:46 PM

Call it "Bob". Hard to go wrong with Bob.

Bob the Blob?  :)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Bako on 10 October 2009, 12:15:27 AM

Hmm, Bob as in Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate? lol

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Uncle Mike on 10 October 2009, 01:18:31 AM

I would have said "Pustulant Mass" or "Sacofulous Blob".

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Sinewgrab on 10 October 2009, 01:40:37 AM

SNIT. From an old comedy routine...I don't remember exactly what it stood for..Synthetic Nuclear (something) (something)...

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Vanvlak on 10 October 2009, 08:50:58 AM

Icky-Icky-Icky-Ptang-Zoop-Boing
Icky for short.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: warrenss2 on 10 October 2009, 11:10:13 AM

It kind of reminds me of a creature in a Conan story, can't remember the story name or what book it was in. Conan is fleeing north from the black kingdoms of the south, comes across a building to take shelter in, ghosts band together into a single entity to get the strength to manifest it's self, said creature tears up a group of mercs/bandits camping out on a lower level.

 :) Maybe that orifice near the top (and some of the other fleshy folds) needs to be a bit more wet, slimy, obscene looking? I'd make that top one look like a vagina to really freak my players out.  :o

I like it. It might be something that manifests when a would-be learner of the black arts gleans a stammering of knowledge from the Necronomicon (spelling?) and incorrectly casts a spell.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: fairoaks024 on 10 October 2009, 11:12:07 AM

It looks to me like a possessed wooden construct, maybe the spirit of a dark young infesting the remains of an ordinary tree,

'woody' perhaps, even kind of resembles woody harrelson.

regards

jim

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Lowtardog on 10 October 2009, 12:55:30 PM

Ok now to me it looks a little like fast food so how about the Schleesh Kebab

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Red Orc on 10 October 2009, 02:57:05 PM

I'm glad 'Bob' was suggested, it saves me doing it.

'Ethel' is of course the other obligatory comedy suggestion.

What sort of name do you want? Is it a single thing - "The" pulsating mass - or is it one of a type of thing - "a" pulsating mass? Is it the pulsating mass from somewhere? Or do you want a more what-it-does name?

A Putrid Mass sounds pretty revolting, and that's more or less what you're calling it already. It needs to look more putrid though, at the moment, because it's not gooey, fleshy or rotten enough, it does look rather woody. In fact, a little like a close-up of pot pourri.

A Blasphemous Mound. A Blasphe-mass. An Eldritch Putrescence. Star Slime. The K'Nagian Mass. A Putrid Horror. The Putrescence from Between. The Lurker in the Woods. The Horror in the Undergrowth. The Primal Horror. Squaarsh. Spore-beast. G'thuggesh. Grey Slime.

Enjoy!

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Uncle Mike on 10 October 2009, 03:33:50 PM

I like Star Slime...sounds like a Bowie tune...

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Red Orc on 10 October 2009, 07:31:17 PM

All together now: "There's a Star... Slime... Waiting in-between, Lurking in the Undergrowth, never being see-hee-heen... Let the Deep Ones boogie, let the Deep Ones boo-hoo-gie...".

Maybe "Dave" then, as a name.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Dr X on 11 October 2009, 08:30:58 AM

Hey it resembles my mother-in-law whom I have long suspected of being an eldritch slime dripper.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: fastolfrus on 11 October 2009, 10:30:12 AM

If you want it to look more slimy, just give it a coat of high gloss varnish, that should make the colours look wet.
Alternately, just gloss the purple parts and leave the brown matt - it should look like leathery skin (or wood) with pulsing sores, or gloss the brown amd leave the purple matt (that would look pretty repulsive).

Bowie might sound a bit too "upbeat" as a name, how about "Eiwob" - the creature that sucks the music out of your soul.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: alone_withmyaxe on 11 October 2009, 12:39:46 PM

Guys you have been totally fantastic with all the names and comments

I have slimed it up some more so hopefully that should help. Not sure if it is too wet now, it was harder to get a picture of! >:(

(http://www.zombiesoutside.com/im-forum/jm_nastything2.jpg)

I like the Star slime suggestion but am unsure as I always saw it as more terrestrial based, I am leaning toward something like 'Putrescence heart' or 'Horror within'.

I do also really like Red Orc's 'Blasphe-mass', or maybe 'Dr X's Mother in law'...

Anyway what do you all think?

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: flooglestreet on 11 October 2009, 04:06:01 PM

Great job .  It looks like a protoplasmic nightmare now. Call it Eustace.

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Red Orc on 11 October 2009, 08:43:27 PM

Yeah. Definately doesn't look like a 'Bob' now...  ;)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Uncle Mike on 11 October 2009, 10:55:29 PM

 :-* looks fantastic!!!

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: d phipps on 12 October 2009, 07:45:35 AM

YUCK! Errr... I mean, great job.  *L*    :)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: warrenss2 on 12 October 2009, 11:58:24 AM

Gross!!!  :-X

Much better!!  ;)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: alone_withmyaxe on 16 October 2009, 06:00:22 PM

Thanks all,

I am happier with it now as well.
 :)

Title: Re: Pulsating mass of putrid flesh wants a name
Post by: Lowtardog on 16 October 2009, 06:40:08 PM

Now that definately looks Kebabish :D