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For me, the Shambling Mound has always been in the Gygax Silly Monsters category. The name seems uninspired and I just can't shake this visualization = guy in plant monster suit.

Assassin Vine 7 + 1 = 8 Shambling Mound 15 - 2 = 13 Shrieker 5 Treant 8

Assassin Vine 13 + 1 = 14 Corpse Flower 8 Shambling Mound 15 - 2 = 13 Shrieker 11 Treant 6 Violet Fungus 3

Can you be more specific?

Assassin Vine 20 + 1 = 21 Corpse Flower 12 Shambling Mound 16 - 2 = 14 Shrieker 12 Treant 15 Violet Fungus 12

Assassin Vine 19 + 1 = 20 Awakened Tree 4 Corpse Flower 14 Shambling Mound 18 - 2 = 16 Shrieker 17 Treant 18 Violet Fungus 12

Yes!!! I am finally part of the 1%!

Assassin Vine 19 + 1 = 20 Awakened Tree 10 Corpse Flower 20 Shambling Mound 23 - 2 = 21 Shrieker 20 Treant 18 Violet Fungus 22

Aargh. Lol. You're just seeing if I will go on a rant about this, aren't you? 🤪

Did you mean to do that? ;)

Assassin Vine 22 + 1 = 23 Awakened Tree 17 Corpse Flower 22 Shambling Mound 24 - 2 = 22 Shrieker 22 Treant 24 Violet Fungus 25 Yellow Musk Creeper 1

Assassin Vine 22 + 1 = 23 Awakened Tree 20 Corpse Flower 25 Needle Spawn 4 Shambling Mound 24 - 2 = 22 Shrieker 23 Treant 26 Violet Fungus 24 Yellow Musk Creeper 12

I chose "Never played but would like to". "Never played" is just a fact". I'd like to because, from various descriptions, it sounds like it had a number of interesting features that I would like to experience first-hand. OTOH, from those same descriptions, it doesn't sound like a game that is...

Assassin Vine 23 + 1 = 24 Awakened Tree 21 Corpse Flower 24 Myconid Adult 2 Needle Spawn 12 Shambling Mound 26 - 2 = 24 Shrieker 26 Thorn Slinger 10 Treant 26 Violet Fungus 22 Yellow Musk Creeper 13

Assassin Vine 22 Awakened Tree 22 Corpse Flower 24 Myconid Adult 12 Needle Lord 9 Needle Spawn 17 Shambling Mound 26 - 2 = 24 Shrieker 27 Thorn Slinger 12 Treant 24 Violet Fungus 23 Yellow Musk Creeper 14 + 1 = 15

Assassin Vine 23 Awakened Tree 25 Corpse Flower 24 Myconid Adult 14 Needle Lord 17 Needle Spawn 17 Shambling Mound 27 - 2 = 25 Shrieker 26 Thorn Slinger 18 Treant 26 Violet Fungus 23 Yellow Musk Creeper 14 = 1 = 15

Assassin Vine 21 Awakened Shrub 13 Awakened Tree 24 Corpse Flower 24 Myconid Adult 17 Needle Lord 17 Needle Spawn 18 Shambling Mound 27 - 2 = 25 Shrieker 26 Thorn Slinger 18 Treant 28 Tri-flower Frond 4 Violet Fungus 23 Yellow Musk Creeper 13 + 1 = 14

Others have given some good advice already; I'll add one observation. I don't think there is a design problem (in terms of number/type of opponents) so much as a presentation problem - particularly this bit. This pushes the DM in the direction of thinking about the orc/ogre response as an...

Assassin Vine 21 Awakened Shrub 14 Awakened Tree 23 Corpse Flower 24 Myconid Adult 22 Myconid Sovereign 2 Needle Lord 18 Needle Spawn 18 Shambling Mound 25 - 2 = 23 Shrieker 27 Thorn Slinger 18 Treant 27 Tri-flower Frond 12 Vine Blight 6 Violet Fungus 22 Yellow Musk Creeper 16 + 1 = 17