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 Will-o'-wisp

At a crude steps leading up a slope (which is protected by a druid)
They are marked by a local faction
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have Wand of Web
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Manticore

At a sparkling pool (clothing is strewn around)
They are in need of help
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a pair of Goggles of Night
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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2 Ice Mephits
1 Mud Mephit (Monster Manual p.216)

At a clear spring near a thorny hedge (close by is a large rocky pool fed by a spring)
They are making a new lair
In a fight they keep away from the most dangerous warrior
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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1 Ankylosaurus

At a body hanging from a pole and a group of grim statues (there is a charred raft)
They are telepathic
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... they have a Javelin of Lightning
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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A nest (group) of snakes

3 Constrictor Snakes
4 Poisonous Snakes

At a strange bridge over a dusty ravine. There is a patch of crops with a whitewashed wooden bench (nearby is a cairn)
They are following a trail
In a fight they focus on anyone with religious icons
Possibly... they have a vial of wyvern poison
Difficulty... 625.0 Deadly

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1 Giant Eagle

At an aqueduct. There is a body hanging from a scaffold with a sweet spring (nearby is a ladder leading to a ledge)
They are drinking from a water source
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from ambush
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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8 Blood Hawks

At a brook feeding into a river and a shed (close by is a pool )
They are mutated in some way
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly

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1 Priest named Myathethil Berevan Ashstone (elf)

At a turbulent stream (nearby is the fresh corpse of a fox)
They are waiting for something
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Possibly... they have a Helm of Comprehend Languages
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Harpies

At a sheltered valley (a storm is approaching)
They are being noisy
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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1 Ankheg

At a group of fruit trees (it is associated with a dangerous sahuagin)
They are cursed
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a Weapon +1 - flail
Difficulty... 450 Deadly