5e D&D Combat Encounters - Urban

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
Encounters in an urban environment conjure scenes of derelict buildings, grand temples and overflowing sewers. They could occur in a narrow cobbled street, gloomy graveyard or a busy public park.

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combatdomesticated

5 Mastiffs which are domesticated

At a patch of discoloured ferns (close to a painted stone wall)
They are fleeing a nearby danger
In a fight they work together to focus on a particular race
Possibly... they have an Elixir of Health
Difficulty... 250 Medium

At a sturdy well (a few sack containing twenty more sackss are scattered around)
They are connected to a nearby building
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... they have 1d3 Beads of Force
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

At a garden (it is associated with a dangerous mutant giant rat)
They are selling something
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

At a field of debris (which is in the area of a forbiddance spell)
They are chasing someone
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... they have thieves' tools
Difficulty... 200 Medium

combatcriminal

A gang of crooks

1 Thug
1 Spy

At a ramp with a wheeled trolley at the top (there is a thorny patch of bright flowers)
They are investigating a doorway
In a fight they work together to focus on the foes with least armor
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of knock
Difficulty... 450.0 Deadly

combat

1 Water Weird (Monster Manual p.299)

At a pile of compost and a few pretty trees (a mist is forming)
They are afraid of something
In a fight they focus on foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... during the fight someone's armour or helmet comes loose or is damaged
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

At a line of stepping stones over a stream. There is an ivy-covered statue with a patch of damaged red flowers (close by is a creek meeting a muddy river)
They are involved in a shady activity
In a fight they focus on foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have a Cloak of Protection
Difficulty... 250 Medium

At a meeting of two rivers (there is a cart of vegetables)
They are being chased by something
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 100 Easy

At a tavern and a dense hedge (someone is screaming for help nearby)
They are marked by a local faction
In a fight they attempt to attack from hiding
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

combatskeleton

A group of skeletons

3 Skeletons led by one named Caul the Tall
2 Warhorse Skeletons

At a collapsed warehouse (there is a notice here in Goblin)
They are are following something
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from range
Possibly... they have a crate with 50 lb. of saffron (750 gp)
Difficulty... 700 Deadly