Dungeons & Dragons Tentacle Rock Monster Miniature

This is a highly detailed miniature of a Tentacle Rock Monster.

This model was created by M3DM who makes amazingly accurate models of Dungeons & Dragons creatures and is provided by Commercial License.

A Tentacle Rock Monster in Dungeons & Dragons is typically a creature that blends the characteristics of an animated rock formation with grasping, sinewy tentacles. While not an official monster, various homebrew versions and similar entities exist within D&D lore. It often resembles a craggy, hulking mass of stone, with prehensile tentacles emerging from fissures or hidden crevices. These appendages allow it to grapple, crush, and ensnare unwary adventurers.

Monsters that fit this description include the Roper, a stalagmite-like aberration with powerful tendrils, or an Earth Elemental with custom modifications. Certain aberrations or eldritch horrors, such as kraken spawn or Cthulhu-inspired entities, can also take on this form, combining mineral-like resilience with unnatural flexibility. Some dungeon masters may use homebrew versions, such as corrupted elementals, cursed geological formations, or ancient horrors bound within stone.

In combat, such creatures rely on their tentacles to grapple and immobilize foes, often dragging them toward crushing jaws or a hidden maw. They tend to lurk in caves, rocky cliffs, or underwater chasms, blending seamlessly with their surroundings until prey draws near. Their resistances may include immunity to poison, high physical durability, and an ability to regenerate by absorbing minerals.

For players, fighting a Tentacle Rock Monster requires careful positioning and possibly magic to counteract its reach and resilience. Spells like Freedom of Movement or Misty Step can help escape its grasp, while bludgeoning weapons or radiant energy may bypass its defenses.

Whether encountered as a guardian of an ancient ruin, a cursed relic’s defender, or an entity spawned from an eldritch plane, a Tentacle Rock Monster serves as an imposing, unpredictable threat that merges the brute strength of stone with the sinister cunning of a lurking predator.