D&D Random Encounters for 5E

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.

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2 Spies

At a neat hedge surrounded by dirt (near a green chasm)
They are trapped in something
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... during the fight friendly reinforcements arrive
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238)

At a rocky outcrop (which is cursed ground)
They are trying to steal something
In a fight they focus all their attention on foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of meld into stone
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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1 Ogre

At a line of ancient stepping stones over a stream. There is a shrine to a forgotten power with a muddy pond with something shiny (there is a cool wind from the west)
They are putting out a fire
In a fight they try to capture any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... they have an Amulet of Proof Against Detection and Location
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Giant Elk

At a shimmering hole by a cairn (nearby is a reed-filled stream)
They are investigating a body
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight a third group of combatants join in
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Jackalweres (Monster Manual p.193)

At a bubbling pool with frequent mud geysers near a dirty spring (there is a damaged rowboat)
They are intoxicated
In a fight they swarm foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have a Potion of Clairvoyance
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard