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{{edition|Shambling Mound}}
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'''a.k.a. Shambler'''<br />
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[[File:Shambling mound.JPG|thumb|180px|Shambling Mound<br />Source:{{pub|Monster Manual (1e)}}, Gary Gygax, 1977.<br />© TSR Inc.<br />''Image is not part of the SRD'']]<br />
[[File:Grassland Restoration 2019 (48868106422).jpg|thumb|180px|Shambling Mound<br />Original File Name:Grassland Restoration 2019 (48868106422).jpg<br />by: Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture<br >Source: Mediawiki commons<br />[[Public Domain]]<br />''Image is not part of the SRD'']] 
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{{5e Monster
|name=Shambling Mound 
|refs={{SRD5ref}} <ref name="mm5.270">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (5e)|pages=270}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref> <ref name="hab">Habitat &mdash; Not part of the [[SRD5]].</ref> <ref name="dmg5hab">habitat - {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)}} p.302-305</ref>
|size=Large 
|type=Plant 
|swarm= <!--If swarm, size of individual creature in swarm-->
|subtype= <!--Elf, Goblinoid, etc.-->
|align=Unaligned 
|ac=15 
|acfluff=natural armor 
|hp=136 
|hd=16d10+48 
|speed=20 ft., {{srd5lc|Swim}} 20 ft.
|str=18
|dex=8
|con=16
|int=5
|wis=10
|cha=5
|saves= <!--bonus to save; {{5eStr}} +5-->
|skills={{SRD5|Stealth}} +2 
|damagevulnerabilities= <!--bludgeoning, slashing, piercing-->
|damageresistances={{srd5lc|Cold}}, {{srd5lc|Fire}}
|damageimmunity={{srd5lc|Lightning}} 
|conditionimmunity={{srd5lc|Blinded}}, {{srd5lc|Deafened}}, {{srd5lc|Exhaustion}}
|senses={{srd5lc|Blindsight}} 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius)
|perception=10 <!--Passive-->
|languages=
|habitat=Forest, Swamp 
|cr=6 <!--Challenge Rating-->
|xp= <!--Experience points for destroying-->
|canon=true
|summary=A shambling mound appears as a large mass of vegetation, often vaguely anthropoid in shape. <!-- 1-2 line unofficial, UNPLAGIRIZED, description --> 

|feature1=Lightning Absorption
|flimit1=
|fdesc1=Whenever a shambling mound is subjected to {{srd5lc|Lightning}} damage, it takes no damage and regains a number of {{srd5lc|Hit Point}}s equal to the lightning damage dealt.

|action1=Multiattack
|alimit1=
|adesc1=The shambling mound makes two slam attacks. If both attacks hit a {{SRD5|Medium}} or smaller target, the target is {{srd5lc|Grappled}} (escape {{SRD5|DC}} 14), and the shambing mound uses its Engulf on it.

|action2=Slam
|alimit2=
|adesc2=''{{SRD5|Melee Weapon Attack}}:'' +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. ''Hit:'' 13 (2d8+4) {{srd5lc|Bludgeoning}} damage.

|action3=Engulf
|alimit3=
|adesc3=The shambling mound engulfs a Medium or smaller creature grappled by it. The engulfed target is {{srd5lc|Blinded}}, {{srd5lc|Restrained}}, and unable to [[SRD5:Suffocating|breathe]], and it must succeed on a DC 14 {{SRD5|Constitution}} {{srd5lc|Saving Throw}} at the start of each of the mound’s {{srd5lc|Turn}}s 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.
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'''Unofficial Description:''' A shambling mound appears as a large mass of vegetation, often vaguely anthropoid in shape.

{{otherlore|Shambling mounds, also called shamblers, appear to be heaps of rotting vegetation. They are actually intelligent, carnivorous plants.

A shambler’s brain and sensory organs are located in its upper body.

A shambler’s body has an 8-foot girth and is about 6 feet tall when the creature stands erect. It weighs about 3,800 pounds.|{{SRD3ref}}|3.5e lore}}<br />

{{otherlore|Appearing as a heap of rotting vegetation, the shambler is actually an intelligent form of vegetable life. It is generally from 6' to 9' in height, with a girth of about 6' on its base and 2' at its summit.|<ref name="mm1.87">{{Cite Pub|Monster Manual (1e)|pages=87}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>|1e lore}}

===Found in Adventures===
{{5e Creature Adventure List|Shambling Mound}}
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