# Shambling Mound

*large* *Plant*

- **Armor Class:** 15 (natural armor)
- **Hit Points:** 110 
- **Speed:** walk 20 ft. swim 20 ft.- **Perception**: 10
- **Stealth**: 12
- **Challenge Rating:** 5 (1,800 XP)
- **Source:** [Black Flag](https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tovrpg-pg-mv/)

| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| +4 | -1 | +3 | -3 | +0 | -3 |

- **Damage Immunities:** lightning,blinded,deafened
- **Damage Resistances:** cold,fire,Plant Resilience
- **Senses:** keensense 60 ft. (can't sense beyond this radius)
- **Languages:** -

### Special Abilities

- **Lightning Absorption:** Whenever the shambling mound is subjected to lightning damage, it takes no damage and regains HP equal to the lightning damage dealt.
- **Plant Resilience:** The shambling mound is resistant to exhaustion and to the paralyzed, petrified, and unconscious conditions.
- **Rotting Vegetation:** The shambling mound emits the smell of rotting vegetation. A creature that starts its turn within 10 feet of the shambling mound must succeed on a DC 14 CON save or be poisoned until the start of its next turn.

### 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).
- **Slam:** _Melee Weapon Attack:_ +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 13 (2d8+4) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage.

### Bonus Actions

- **Engulf:** The shambling mound engulfs a Medium or smaller creature grappled by it. In addition to being grappled, the engulfed target is blinded, restrained, and unable to breathe, and it must succeed on a DC 14 CON save at the start of each of the mound's turns or take 4 (1d8) bludgeoning damage and 3 (1d6) poison damage. If the mound moves, the engulfed target moves with it. The mound can have only one creature engulfed at a time.


### License

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