D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Ruins

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.
Ruins might be a haunted mansion, an abandoned village or a crumbling tomb, among broken masonry, fallen pillars and piles of debris. They are home to restless spirits, strange oozes, desperate cultists and arcane experiments.

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2 Swarms of Insects

At a bonfire and an intact skeleton of a giant (there are fresh tracks of something large nearby)
They are exploring the area
In a fight they relentlessly attack one target
Possibly... they have mason's tools
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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1 Manticore

At a few insect-covered trees surrounded by long grass (there is bright sunshine)
They are watching a nearby threat
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... they have a Chime of Opening
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Gibbering Mouther

At a patch of white heath and a pile of wreckage (near a fenced food market)
They are close to giving birth
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... they have a Robe of Useful Items
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A group of kobolds

4 Kobolds led by one named Gafesa the Brave
5 Vultures

At a field of mud (the area is associated with a power of death)
They are chasing something
In a fight they work together to focus on a particular race
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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A cauldron (group) of bats

2 Giant Bats
1 Swarm of Bats

At a sagging cottage (nearby is the fresh corpse of a medusa)
They are injured in some way (reduced speed)
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have 1d4 burglar's packs
Difficulty... 300 Hard