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 Saber-Toothed Tiger

At a pile of rocks and a deep stream (close by is a collapsed statue)
They are hiding from a nearby threat
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight a secret door opens
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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5 Stirges

At a ford across a muddy river and a small monument (there is smoke from a fire)
They are fleeing a nearby danger
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 250 Medium

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1 Allosaurus

At an old citadel (the area is protected by a sentient plant)
They are trying to steal something
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... during the fight someone's weapon gets stuck in the terrain
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Manticore

At a field of crops (it is disguised by a hallucinatory terrain)
They are trapped by something
In a fight they use ranged attacks on the nearest foe
Possibly... they have the deeds to a silver mine that is overrun by duergar
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Veteran

At a white salt flat (there is a purple tent)
They are starting a migration
In a fight they retreat carefully if it goes badly
Possibly... they have a Ring of Swimming
Difficulty... 700 Deadly