Shambling Mound 5e

• Name: Shambling Mound
• Size: Large
• Type: plant
• Alignment: Shambling Mound

Shambling Mound 5e stats

• Armor class: 15
• Hit Points: 136
• Hit Dice: 16d10
• Hit Points Roll: 16d10+48
• Speed: Walk 20 ft. Swim 20 ft.
• Strength: 18
• Dexterity: 8
• Constitution: 16
• Intelligence: 5
• Wisdom: 10
• Charisma: 5

Traits

• Skills Stealth +2
• Senses Passive Perception 10 Blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
• Challenge 5 (1800 XP)

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.

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.

• Attack Bonus: 7
• Damage: Bludgeoning
• Damage Dice: 2d8+4

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.