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Shambling Mound

Shambling Mound
Shambling Mound
CR 5
Large Plant, Unaligned
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
15
Hit Points
110 (13d10 + 39)
Speed
30 ft., swim 20 ft.
str
18
+4
dex
8
-1
con
16
+3
int
5
-3
wis
10
+0
cha
5
-3

Traits

Lightning Absorption.Whenever the shambling mound is subjected to Lightning damage, it regains a number of Hit Points|XPHB equal to the Lightning damage dealt.

Actions

Multiattack.The shambling mound makes three Charged Tendril attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Engulf.
Charged Tendril.m 7, reach 10 ft. ({@damage 1d6 + 4) Bludgeoning damage plus 5 (2d4) Lightning damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, the shambling mound pulls the target 5 feet straight toward itself.
Engulf.str 15, one Medium or smaller creature within 5 feet. The target is pulled into the shambling mound's space and has the {@condition Grappled|XPHB condition (escape 14). Until the grapple ends, the target has the Blinded|XPHB and Restrained|XPHB conditions, and it takes 10 (3d6) Lightning damage at the start of each of its turns. When the shambling mound moves, the Grappled|XPHB target moves with it, costing it no extra movement. The shambling mound can have only one creature Grappled|XPHB by this action at a time.

Shambling Mound

Shambling Mound

Manifestation of Primeval Power

Shambling mounds—also known as 'shamblers'—embody the tenacity of the wilderness, seeking only to consume and grow. These masses of vegetation rise up to half again as tall as a human and possess thick limbs and a vague head. As they move through bogs and undergrowth, they ensnare creatures that come within reach. Shambling mounds bury those they catch within their own forms as compost.

Strange circumstances might give rise to shambling mounds, transforming vegetation into hulks with rudimentary cunning. Such conditions include strikes from magical lightning, nature defending itself, or druidic curses. Roll on or choose a result from the Shambling Mound Cultivation table to inspire a shambling mound's origins and features.