5e D&D Combat Encounters - Swamp

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
The mists of the swamp hide many things, from the ruins of civilisations to shifting currents. Frogs and reptiles of all kind are found here, living alongside lizardfolk and snake-like abominations.

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At an ivy-covered ornate tomb (which is touched by the lower planes)
They are were summoned here by something (magic/dreams/instinct)
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a messenger on a mount tries to around or through the combat
Difficulty... 200 Medium

combatsnake

A nest (group) of snakes

1 Swarm of Poisonous Snakes
1 Giant Poisonous Snake

At an area of moss (the area is cursed ground)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they keep away from anyone with religious icons
Possibly... they have brewer's tools
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

At a drop down a foliage covered cliff. There is a small island with a luminous pond (there are water bison tracks that look recent)
They are waiting for something
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a cloud of dust or fog forms
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

At a hidden bridge over a tainted stream (which is protected by a poltergeist)
They are wading through mud
In a fight they attack at random
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatsnake

A nest (group) of snakes

1 Constrictor Snake
3 Giant Poisonous Snakes

At a carved sapling near a deep pond (there is the scent of summer)
They are covered in leeches
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a swarm of ravens is attracted by the smell of blood
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

At a field of mud (the area has a programmed illusion involving a wind spirit)
They are investigating a boat
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

combatcriminal

A gang of crooks

4 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)
1 Thug

At a sheltered bridge (close by is a rocky outcrop)
They are gathering reeds
In a fight they single out any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... during the fight someone drops their weapon
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatlizardfolk

A group of lizardfolk

1 Lizardfolk named Trystrem the Savage
2 Crocodiles
1 Giant Lizard

At a field of mud flats (near a slope of edible black plants)
They are on high alert
In a fight they act in a disciplined manner
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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A group of blights

1 Vine Blight (Monster Manual p.32)
3 Needle Blights (Monster Manual p.32)
2 Twig Blights (Monster Manual p.32)

At a gloomy cairn (there is a beehive or a stack of firewood)
They are are ending a journey or migration
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... during the fight a demon is summoned by the next spell
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

At a large flooded pool fed by a spring. There is a part-buried tunnel entrance with a deep pool (there is the remains of a giant lizard)
They are are following someone
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a musical instrument - drum
Difficulty... 700 Deadly