D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Forest

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 woodlands are full of life, with greenery and beasts at every step. It is home to feral druids, cavorting fey, beast hunters and primordial creatures best left alone.

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2 Giant Badgers

At an area of sacred shrubs (there is a brisk wind from the south)
They are fleeing a nearby danger
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have a Bag of Beans
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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A cauldron (group) of bats

3 Bat Swarms
2 Giant Bats
1 Bat

At a pair of enchanted fruit trees entwined and a few eerie wooden platforms in the trees (there is a scent of flower blossoms in the air)
They are close to giving birth
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Difficulty... 520 Deadly

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1 Green Dragon Wyrmling

At a few twisted trees by a tall statue propped up by a tree branch (lying here is an animal trap)
They are watching a threat
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... they have 1d4 Potions of Climbing
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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3 Swarms of Ravens

At a field of undisturbed crops (near a silvery waterfall into a flooded lake)
They are marked by a druid
In a fight they act as if something else is guiding them - they focus on anyone with religious icons
Possibly... they have 1d6 peridots worth (100 gp each). Each is marked with a Sylvan rune
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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A nest (group) of snakes

2 Constrictor Snakes
1 Giant Poisonous Snake

At a twisted sapling and a circle of distorted rocks (close by is a giant bird's nest)
They are hacking through foliage
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a non-combatant stumbles into the area
Difficulty... 300 Hard