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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1 Brown Bear

At a fresh spring surrounded by seaweed (there are several skulls)
They are collecting from a water source
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... during the fight someone surrenders unexpectedly
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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A gang of crooks

2 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)
4 Cultists

At a crackling campfire near a tall sapling (there is the bones of an elf)
They are dancing
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... they have a Shield +1
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

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2 Pseudodragons

At a sweet spring (there is smoke from a fire)
They are cleaning themselves
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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1 Peryton (Monster Manual p.251)

At a crumbling statue surrounded by sedge (there are obvious tracks of more creatures nearby)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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11 Baboons

At a small box canyon (there is bright sunshine)
They are investigating an item - tunic
In a fight they swarm the largest foe
Possibly... they have 2d4 vials of acid
Difficulty... 110 Easy