Monsterbrew

SRD

Shambling Mound

large plant, unaligned

AC 15

Initiative -1 (9)

HP 110 (13d10 + 39)

Speed 30 ft., Swim 20 ft.

ModSaveSTR 18+4+4DEX 8-1-1CON 16+3+3
ModSaveINT 5-3-3WIS 10+0+0CHA 5-3-3

Skills Stealth +2

Resistances cold, fire

Immunities lightning, deafened, exhaustion

Senses Blindsight 60 ft. Passive Perception 10

CR 5 (XP 1,800; PB +3)

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

Actions

Charged Tendril. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 10 ft. 7 (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. Strength Saving Throw: DC 15, one Medium or smaller creature within 5 feet. Failure: The target is pulled into the shambling mound's space and has the Grappled condition (escape DC 14). Until the grapple ends, the target has the Blinded and Restrained conditions, and it takes 10 (3d6) Lightning damage at the start of each of its turns. When the shambling mound moves, the Grappled target moves with it, costing it no extra movement. The shambling mound can have only one creature Grappled by this action at a time.

Multiattack. The shambling mound makes three Charged Tendril attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of Engulf.

Shambling Mound is from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Full attribution is on the Licenses & Attribution page.