False Hydra Miniature – Resin Horror for TTRPG Encounters
A Nightmare You’ll Never Remember Until It’s Too Late
From the bleak edges of forgotten towns and the fractured corners of players’ minds comes the False Hydra—a creature of whispers, hunger, and erasure. Known among DMs as the ultimate horror for campaigns steeped in dread, this eldritch abomination doesn’t just appear on your tabletop—it unravels it.
Sculpted with chilling detail by Yasashii Kyojin Studio and brought to life through premium resin printing, this terrifying figure is as much a storytelling device as it is a monster. With tendrilous necks, slack-jawed faces, and a twisted humanoid base, it seems to writhe out of the abyss itself—ready to haunt your players in ways no fireball ever could.
Whether you’re setting up an urban horror mystery, planning a climactic boss battle, or simply want to unsettle your players long before combat begins, this False Hydra miniature brings pure psychological dread to your tabletop arsenal.
Sculpted Dread – Details That Whisper
Every inch of the False Hydra has been carefully designed to embody its most nightmarish qualities:
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Multiple grotesque heads, each in a different state of agony, hunger, or malice—great for thematic painting with pale, corpse-like hues or surreal colours to reflect magical influence.
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Elongated, sinuous necks that seem to slither between dimensions, capturing the creature’s otherworldly movements.
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Crawling humanoid limbs, mimicking a desperate hybrid of man and monstrosity.
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A flowing pose that creates tension from every angle, ideal for striking tabletop impact or display shelf drama.
Crafted in high-resolution resin, this figure prints beautifully, capturing even the most subtle facial distortions and skin textures. It’s ideal for dry brushing, inking, or airbrushing to achieve eerie, bone-chilling effects.
Lore-Friendly & Table-Ready
The False Hydra isn’t just a terrifying sculpt—it’s a built-in story arc. Known in lore as a creature that eats people and the memory of them, it’s a compelling way to create dynamic tension in social and investigation-heavy sessions.
Here are a few ways to incorporate it into your campaign:
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Urban Horror Arc: Citizens of a once-bustling town have vanished, but no one remembers them. Your players do… until they don’t.
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Corrupted Patron or Deity: Perhaps the local clerics are unknowingly worshipping a False Hydra masked as a benevolent figure.
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Psychic Fog Encounter: Introduce it in a one-shot where memories disappear every time players blink.
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Boss-Level Twist: The creature has been pulling strings for months—but the party only realises it when they stumble into its lair, confused, and already missing someone.
From the Crafty Llama Tables
We first unleashed the False Hydra in a campaign set in a sleepy fishing village where locals couldn’t agree on how many children lived in town. It started subtly—missed NPCs, overwritten journal entries—and then escalated. When the players encountered the creature, one realised mid-battle they had lost their own character’s backstory.
We used the miniature as both a clue and a visual cue, revealing it slowly, piece by piece, until it finally emerged in full horror beneath the docks.
Since then, it’s become one of our most talked-about sessions—and the miniature still gives players shivers when they see it on the shelf.
Why Shop With The Crafty Llama?
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Officially Licensed Yasashii Kyojin Studio Miniature
This figure is sculpted under license from Yasashii Kyojin Studio, known for pushing the limits of storytelling and imagination through miniature design. -
Crafted by Gamers, For Gamers
At Roll 4 Shenanigans, we test our miniatures in real campaigns. If it doesn’t deliver a table-wide gasp or a panicked silence, it doesn’t make the cut. -
High-Resolution Resin Printing
We use professional-grade resin for all our miniatures, ensuring every detail—from facial contortions to rippling musculature—translates flawlessly.
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Perfect for Popular TTRPGs
Whether you’re building tension in Dungeons & Dragons, orchestrating psychological chaos in Pathfinder, or creating a truly unforgettable homebrew setting, the False Hydra miniature is a must-have for GMs who want to push the boundaries of narrative horror.
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