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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A band of bandits

5 Bandits
3 Guards

At a group of tended black mushrooms (there is a flag warning of danger)
They are on patrol
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from range
Possibly... they have 1 x Ammunition +1
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly

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1 Half-Ogre (Monster Manual p.238)

At a barren slope (it is a dead magic zone (similar to an antimagic field))
They are making music
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... during the fight a greater threat is attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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1 Jackalwere (Monster Manual p.193)
2 Jackals

At a discoloured stream (close by is a few carved trees)
They are waiting in ambush for someone
In a fight they work together to focus on the most dangerous warrior
Possibly... during the fight a stranger arrives and watches
Difficulty... 120 Easy

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A group of kobolds

5 Kobolds led by one named Karilya
3 Giant Poisonous Snakes

At a bleak slope and a pond with many insects (close by is a winding path)
They are investigating ruins
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... they have 2d6 casks of a renowned local cider (50 gp each)
Difficulty... 687.5 Deadly

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2 Spies

At a monastery (it has a programmed illusion involving the realm of the dead)
They are being noisy
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight enemy reinforcements arrive
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly