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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combatdomesticated

8 Mastiffs which are domesticated

At an area of rock-strewn ground and a sheltered small monument (there is a hidden cache with thieves' tools)
They are a shapechanger
In a fight they work together to focus on foes with ranged weapons
Possibly... they have Scroll of Protection - Beasts
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly

At a patch of ferns by a sparkling pond (slighty hidden is a wooden shield)
They are talking with someone - a volatile artisan named Myria Warmwater
In a fight they try to capture smaller foes
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of dream
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

At a whitewashed mill (there are howling winds)
They are injured in some way (reduced speed)
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatbat

A cauldron (group) of bats

2 Giant Bats
1 Swarm of Bats

At an old stone mosaic surrounded by heath (close by is a freshly-made ditch)
They are waiting for something
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... they have a pair of Eyes of the Eagle
Difficulty... 300 Hard

At a rapid waterfall into a reed-filled lake. There is a small monument with a pond with something shiny (the sky is filled with clouds in strange shapes)
They are are near their home
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a single Sending Stone
Difficulty... 450 Deadly