By
Lord Rasputin, entered by
Dammann
Note: This creature was originally published in the Monster Manual, p.222.
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.
| ST: 21 | HP: 21 | Speed: 5.25 |
| DX: 10 | Will: 11 | Move: 2 |
| IQ: 8 | Per: 10 | Weight: 3,800 lbs. |
| HT: 11 | FP: 11 | SM: +1 |
| Dodge: 8 | Parry: 9 | DR: 5 |
Garbage Appendage (13): 2d+2 crushing, and it counts as a grappling attack. If it succeeds, it starts its Constriction Attack its next round. Reach C, 1.
Traits: Acute Hearing 4; Amphibious; Chameleon 3 (Limited, Swampland); Constriction Attack; Damage Resistance 30 (Limited, Electricity); Damage Resistance 5 (Limited, Heat/Fire); Detect (Light); Doesn't Breathe; Infravision; Injury Tolerance (Homogenous; No Blood); Loner (6); No Legs (Sessile); No Fine Manipulators; No Legs (Slithers); Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-13; Camouflage-9 (12 in swampland if moving, 15 if perfectly still); Stealth-12.
Class: Plant.
Combat Effectiveness Rating: 79 (OR 11 and PR 68).
Notes: Electrical attacks that do not get through DR instead grant 1d-3 temporary HP, which fade at the rate of 1 HP an hour.
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