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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1 Ogre

At an area of mud (it is protected by an awakened tree)
They are sheltering from bad weather
In a fight they focus on the most heavily armored foes
Possibly... during the fight someone slips over and possibly knocks others over too
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

A group of undead

3 Zombies
1 Shadow

At a cultivated vegetable garden. There is a grim shrine to a power of rulership with a heap of leaves (there is bright sunshine)
They are watching an underground entrance
In a fight they attempt to use the terrain to attack with stealth
Possibly... during the fight someone slips over and possibly knocks others over too
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

1 Death Dog

At an ancient statue by a ladder leading to a ledge (there is a low stone wall)
They are studying something in ruins
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Difficulty... 200 Medium

1 Intellect Devourer (Monster Manual p.191)

At a crumbling monastery ready to collapse. There is a gloomy hovel with a shallow pool with many frogs (close by is an isolated bridge across a river)
They are waiting for someone
In a fight they avoid the most heavily armored foes
Possibly... they have 2d4 bottles of wine
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

1 Cockatrice

At an area of vine-covered foliage. There is an unusual stone mosaic with a grimy cabin (close by is a crumbling shrine to a forgotten power)
They are bearing symbols of a power of travel
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Difficulty... 100 Easy

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