Shambling Mound
Large plant, unaligned. CR 5, AC 15, 136 HP. Traits: Lightning Absorption.
- Armor class
- 15
- Hit points
- 136
- Challenge
- 5
- Creature type
- Plant
- Size
- Large
- Alignment
- unaligned
Stat block
- Cha
- 5
- Con
- 16
- Dex
- 8
- Int
- 5
- Str
- 18
- Wis
- 10
- Speed
- 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
- Senses
- blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 10
- Skills
- Stealth +2
- 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 shambling 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.
- Damage immunities
- lightning
- Special abilities
- Lightning Absorption. Whenever the shambling mound is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and regains a number of hit points equal to the lightning damage dealt.
- Damage resistances
- cold, fire
- Condition immunities
- Blinded, Blinded, Exhaustion
Source and licence
From System Reference Document 5.1.
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