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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combatbullywug

A group of bullywugs

3 Bullywugs (Monster Manual p.35)
1 Giant Toad

At a muddy pond and a tree which is rotten and ready to fall (nearby is a vent of flammable marsh gas)
They are pulling something from the muck
In a fight they single out the foe that stands out most
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Crocodile

At a temple to a power of pestilence (it is sacred to a power of hunting)
They are are making a new home or lair
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatdruid

1 Druid named Heian (male elf)

At a small island surrounded by mud (nearby is the fresh corpse of a snake)
They are chopping down trees
In a fight they focus on smaller foes
Possibly... during the fight opportunist(s) tries to steal mounts/backpacks or other loose equipment
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A group of kobolds

7 Kobolds led by one named Therlin the Fox
2 Giant Rats
1 Giant Bat
1 Vulture

At a mound of logs by a lonely small beast pen (there is an inscription here in Dwarvish)
They are close to death
In a fight they swarm the most heavily armored foes
Difficulty... 712.5 Deadly

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A group of blights

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

At an area of dense lichen (it is influenced by the Feywild)
They are hiding from a threat
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... during the fight a stranger demands that both sides join together to fight a greater threat
Difficulty... 687.5 Deadly