D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Road

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.
A highway connecting two prominent cities, an ancient trail through sylvan woods or a road built by dwarves and now used by local tribes. Meet desperate brigands, friendly pilgrims, hungry mercenaries and locals herding goats

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At a haunted bridge over a wide river and a pool (there is smoke from a fire)
They are finishing a journey
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... they have an Amulet of Proof vs Detection and Location
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

At a sheltered set of stone steps (the area is in the area of a hallow spell)
They are sheltering from bad weather
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Possibly... they have a set of cartographer's tools
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

At a thorny garden surrounded by debris (there is an unlit campfire)
They are curious to see where the path goes
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a Potion of Invisibility
Difficulty... 200 Medium

combat

A group of blights

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

At a stone path leading up a valley slope (which is touched by fey magic)
They are suffering from an injury by a vehicle
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 687.5 Deadly

At a stone path leading up a valley slope (which is disguised by a hallucinatory terrain)
They are investigating a body killed by a vehicle
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Possibly... during the fight an angry face appears on a shiny surface
Difficulty... 100 Easy