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 gang of crooks

1 Thug
1 Spy

At an insect-covered vegetable garden and a few tall saplings (the sky is filled with clouds in strange shapes)
They are having a celebration
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... during the fight there is a foul smell in the area
Difficulty... 450.0 Deadly

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1 Ice Mephit
1 Aarakocra (Monster Manual p.12)
3 Mud Mephits (Monster Manual p.216)

At a shrine to a power of protection (nearby is a stack of bright stones)
They are bearing symbols of a power of storms
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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A group of blights

4 Needle Blights (Monster Manual p.32)
2 Twig Blights (Monster Manual p.32)

At an unusual gravestone (nearby is the fresh corpse of a beast)
They are hiding from a nearby threat
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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2 Swarms of Ravens

At a ferry over a river (it is near to a mordenkainen's magnificent mansion)
They are mutated in some way
In a fight they attack at random
Possibly... they have a Saddle of the Cavalier
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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1 Water Weird (Monster Manual p.299)

At a ruined tomb and a concealed sea cave entrance (several bushes are scattered around)
They are looking at a narrow stream
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 700 Deadly