SRD5:Shambling Mound

Shambling Mound exists in other D&D editions see:

Shambling Mound (disambiguation).

This material from the 5th edition (2014) SRD v5.1 is published under the OGL and CC-BY

a.k.a. Shambler

Shambling Mound
Source:Monster Manual (1e), Gary Gygax, 1977.
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Shambling Mound
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by: Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
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Shambling Mound [SRD5 OGL/CC-BY]
Large Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class: 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 136 (16d10+48)
Speed: 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 8 (-1) 16 (+3) 5 (-3) 10 (+0) 5 (-3)
Skills: Stealth +2
Damage Resistances: cold, fire
Damage Immunity: lightning
Condition Immunity: blinded, deafened, exhaustion
Senses: blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
Languages: —
Habitat: Forest, Swamp
Challenge: 6 (2,300 xp)Proficiency Bonus (PB): +3
Features Lightning Absorption. Whenever a shambling mound is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.  Actions Multiattack. The shambling mound makes two slam attacks. If both attacks hit a Medium or smaller target, the target is grappled (escape DC 14), and the shambing mound uses its Engulf on it. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) bludgeoning damage. Engulf. The shambling mound engulfs a Medium or smaller creature grappled by it. The engulfed target is blinded, restrained, and unable to breathe, and it must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw at the start of each of the mound’s turns or take 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the mound moves, the engulfed target moves with it. The mound can have only one creature engulfed at a time.

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Unofficial Description: A shambling mound appears as a large mass of vegetation, often vaguely anthropoid in shape.

 3.5e lore  ^{[SRD3 OGL]}  

Shambling mounds, also called shamblers, appear to be heaps of rotting vegetation. They are actually intelligent, carnivorous plants.

A shambler’s brain and sensory organs are located in its upper body.

A shambler’s body has an 8-foot girth and is about 6 feet tall when the creature stands erect. It weighs about 3,800 pounds.

 1e lore   

Appearing as a heap of rotting vegetation, the shambler is actually an intelligent form of vegetable life. It is generally from 6' to 9' in height, with a girth of about 6' on its base and 2' at its summit.

Found in Adventures

• Descent into Avernus
• Curse of Strahd
• Hoard of the Dragon Queen
• Between Tangled Roots
• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
• Orchids of the Invisible Mountain
• Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
• Dead in Thay
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
• Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Sources and Notes

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