5e D&D Combat Encounters

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid

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1 Spy

At a small monument and a hut (there is the smell of garlic covering the area)
They are chasing something
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... they have a Ring of Mind Shielding
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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1 Merrow

At a group of white flowers (by a river)
They are fleeing a nearby disaster
In a fight they focus on a particular race
Possibly... during the fight scavengers are attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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3 Worgs

At a bench surrounded by dirt (there is the bones of a humanoid)
They are eating
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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2 Giant Frogs
1 Giant Toad

At a copper rock near a stone mosaic (nearby is a set of unusual stone steps leading up a valley slope)
They are in need of help
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have Pearl of Power
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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1 Veteran

At a meadow of grass (there is a brightly-painted cart with a suspension)
They are waiting in ambush for someone
In a fight they make use of a potion of healing
Possibly... they have a Figurine of Wondrous Power - Silver Raven
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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A group of kobolds

6 Kobolds
1 Winged Kobold (Monster Manual p.195)

At a stony outcrop (which is disguised by a hallucinatory terrain)
They are part of a local group
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly

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2 Giant Goats

At a cliff face with plentiful handholds (which is protected by an awakened shrub)
They are tired
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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A group of warriors

3 Guards
1 Thug

At a discoloured stream (near a ruined bridge over an overgrown stream)
They are shouting for help
In a fight they retreat carefully if it goes badly
Difficulty... 350 Hard

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2 Spies

At a bright oasis. There is a mausoleum with a patch of ferns (there is a battered rowboat)
They are trapped by something
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Possibly... during the fight the next suitable spell works but has an unusual side effect
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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1 Half-Ogre (Monster Manual p.238) named Boe

At a high hill and a body hanging from a pole (there are recent tracks of more creatures nearby)
They are relaxing
In a fight they focus on the most dangerous warrior
Difficulty... 200 Medium