D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Coastal

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.
Coastal encounters bring visions of sandy dunes, steep cliffs, pebble beaches and tidal caves. Maybe encounters take place in a ruined lighthouse, haunted shipwreck or abandoned nest.

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6 Merfolk

At a pile of debris (there is the potent scent of something bad covering the area)
They are collecting pretty stones
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... during the fight a trap is sprung
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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3 Pteranodons

At a recently dug trench and a spade (it is drizzly)
They are watching something out at sea
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a Brooch of Shielding
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Sea Hag

At a sea stack (there is a rainbow)
They are building a boat
In a fight they avoid foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have a Decanter of Endless Water
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A group of the same faith

1 Priest
1 Acolyte

At a jagged cliff (there is a rainbow)
They are building a raft
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... during the fight friendly reinforcements arrive
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

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1 Giant Octopus

At a weathered outcrop (it has a programmed illusion involving a pair of dead fruit trees)
They are playing in the water
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have a Wand of Magic Detection
Difficulty... 200 Medium