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 Minotaur

At a patch of yellow berries and a cave entrance blocked by webbing (close by is a desolate statue)
They are searching the area for a companion
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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3 Tribal Warriors

At a ruined gravestone by an eerie low wall (a fog covers the area)
They are relaxing
In a fight they retreat when half their number have fallen
Possibly... they have a Ring of Warmth
Difficulty... 150 Easy

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A group of kobolds

4 Winged Kobolds (Monster Manual p.195) led by one named Stabtuis
2 Kobolds

At a collapsed monument (which is touched by death magic)
They are studying something in ruins
In a fight they attempt to use the terrain to attack with stealth
Possibly... during the fight friendly reinforcements arrive
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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2 Gray Oozes

At a group of carved trees (there is a wrecked sled)
They are waiting for something
In a fight they focus on foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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3 Giant Centipedes

At a haunted well and a partially-collapsed low wall (currently there is thunder and lightning)
They are sheltering from bad weather
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... during the fight someone receives a magical message
Difficulty... 300 Hard