D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Swamp

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.
The mists of the swamp hide many things, from the ruins of civilisations to shifting currents. Frogs and reptiles of all kind are found here, living alongside lizardfolk and snake-like abominations.

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combatcriminal

A gang of crooks

2 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)
1 Spy

At a pile of logs (close by is a flooded shrine to a power of death)
They are following a light
In a fight they used ranged attacks on the foes with least armor
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of contagion
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatspider

A group of spiders

1 Swarm of Spiders (Monster Manual p.338)
2 Spiders

At a field of thorny bushes (close to an overgrown line of statues)
They are covered in leeches
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a Scroll of Protection - Beasts
Difficulty... 120 Easy

combatfungi

1 Swarm of Wasps (Monster Manual p.338)

At a flooded remnant of another civilisation (which is associated with a mysterious druid)
They are preparing to swim in the water
In a fight they relentlessly attack one target
Possibly... during the fight a swarm of insects is attracted by the smell of blood
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatseamonster

1 Plesiosaurus

At a few hanging vines that lead up a platform near a dry garden (there is a mound of bones)
They are drowning in mud
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight someone's weapon starts to glow with a magic effect
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combatraven

2 Swarms of Ravens

At an area of decaying trees (the area is touched by shadow magic)
They are making a new home
In a fight they relentlessly attack one target
Possibly... they have a Cloak of the Manta Ray
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy