5e D&D Combat Encounters - Coastal

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

At a high cliff (there are rocks from a recent rockfall)
They are burying someone in the sand
In a fight they combine ranged attacks at the foe that stands out most
Possibly... they have a clockwork toy boat moves slowly in water in an erratic fashion (250 gp)
Difficulty... 100 Easy

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1 Ogre

At a tidal brook by a stack of pebbles (close by is an eerie jetty)
They are are fleeing a natural disaster or other event
In a fight they focus on the most dangerous warrior
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Merrow

At a few large carved rocks near a heap of green stones (near an area of damaged heath)
They are investigating ruins
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Possibly... during the fight a wall, tree or building starts to collapse or fall
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A group of kobolds

5 Winged Kobolds (Monster Manual p.195)
2 Kobolds

At a tainted brook (nearby is a well)
They are bearing symbols of a sea deity
In a fight they single out any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... they have a necklace made of bronze ravens (250 gp)
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

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5 Pteranodons

At an area of tidal pools and a large rock pool (near an abandoned quarry)
They are investigating ruins
In a fight they attempt to attack from hiding
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of control weather
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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4 Blood Hawks

At a weak spring and an orangey mushroom ring (there are many dead crabs)
They are hiding from a nearby threat
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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3 Pteranodons

At a decorated shrine to a forgotten power (a storm is approaching)
They are gilled (can breath underwater)
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... they have a Bag of Holding
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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5 Merfolk

At a reed-filled pond by a shallow pool (nearby is the fresh corpse of a crocodile)
They are waiting for a boat
In a fight they focus on the foe that stands out most
Possibly... during the fight a third group of combatants join in
Difficulty... 250 Medium

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7 Merfolk

At a citadel and a pile of dead seaweed (there are several folding chairs)
They are dancing around a fire
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have a Wand of Lightning Bolts
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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8 Blood Hawks

At a briny brook fed by a spring surrounded by heath (there is writing here in Giant)
They are gilled (can breath underwater)
In a fight they single out smaller foes
Possibly... they have a Pearl of Power
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly