D&D Random Encounters for 5E

Encounters might be a meeting with a patrol of guards at an old shrine or a familiar looking for aid. It might be an ambush in the wilderness, a stand-off in the city or a monster in the Underdark.

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A cauldron (group) of bats

1 Swarm of Bats
3 Giant Bats
2 Bats

At a clear spring near a muddy sinkhole (there is the corpse of a badger)
They are chasing something
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... they have a Potion of Hill Giant Strength
Difficulty... 440 Deadly

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3 Swarms of Insects

At a lonely hill (heavy rain is falling)
They are close to death
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight a large third force arrives that is enemy of both sides
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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4 Elks

At an overgrown cave entrance surrounded by bare rock (several pieces of wood are scattered around)
They are near their lair
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

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3 Pteranodons

At a meeting of two rivers (there is a battered rowboat)
They are making a new home
In a fight they attempt to attack from hiding
Possibly... they have a necklace made of bronze ravens (250 gp)
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Allosaurus

At a field of stunted grass. There is a pretty garden with a tree which is rotten and ready to fall (close by is a few ferns)
They are stalking something
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... they have a Potion of Vitality
Difficulty... 450 Deadly