D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Hill

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.
Hill terrain covers a range between farmed valleys, rugged moors and mountain foothills. Encounters can occur among mossy rocks, by a stone circle or in an abandoned hill fortress. Often between mountains and plains, civilisation and the wilds, they are the home of vigilant sentries, monstrous raiders and beasts domestic or wild.

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combat

3 Axe Beaks

At a large rock (nearby is a thatched hut)
They are near their home
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Possibly... during the fight a greater threat is attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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2 Scouts

At a concealed cave entrance near a patch of blue flowers (there is a statue of a deity of agriculture)
They are training beasts
In a fight they focus on foes with ranged weapons
Possibly... during the fight a swarm of ravens attacks someone
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

combattemple

A group of the same faith

1 Priest
1 Acolyte

At a flooded stone wall. There is a stack of precariously balanced rocks with a patch of blue flowers (near a muddy river)
They are hiding among rocks for an ambush
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Possibly... during the fight a swarm of insects attacks someone
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

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3 Hobgoblins

At a wood of carved trees. There is a few dead cedar trees with a lone tree with a wooden platform (near an area of foliage)
They are are searching for the PCs
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... during the fight a section of floor or ground gives way
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatbandit

A band of bandits

3 Bandits
1 Thug

At a pair of barren shrubs and a large rock ready to roll down a slope (there is a warm wind from the north-east)
They are foraging for herbs
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... they have a Quiver of Elhonna
Difficulty... 350 Hard