D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Desert

Encounters might be a meeting with a patrol of guards at an old shrine or a familiar looking for aid. It might be an ambush in the wilderness, a stand-off in the city or a monster in the Underdark.
The desert conjures images of sun-blasted wastes, stark canyons and sandy ridges. Encounters may take place at a well-guarded oasis, a lonely mesa, among half buried ruins or in the bed of a dried up river.

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2 Pseudodragons

At a barren slope (which is desecrated ground)
They are holding a funeral
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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1 Scout

At an ancient beast pen (it is sacred to a power of love)
They are haunted by another creature
In a fight they focus all their attention on anyone with religious icons
Possibly... they have a Potion of Fire Breath
Difficulty... 100 Easy

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A group of skeletons

3 Skeletons led by one named Ripper
2 Warhorse Skeletons

At a few palm trees (there is a mound of stone slabs)
They are injured in some way (not at full health)
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Possibly... during the fight a secret door opens
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238)

At a crumbling mill (a sandstorm is approaching)
They are playing in sand
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight friendly reinforcements arrive
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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A nest (group) of snakes

3 Giant Poisonous Snakes
3 Poisonous Snakes

At a crude steps leading up a slope (it is blessed by a power of death)
They are playing in sand
In a fight they keep away from foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... during the fight an innocent is attracted by the noise
Difficulty... 450 Deadly