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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At a lonely lodge by a circular hollow (close to a barren slope)
They are waiting for something
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have Bracers of Defense
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Berserker named Holg (half-orc)

At a deep sinkhole (there is an inscription here in Orcish)
They are searching for other adventurers
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

At a thatched bridge across a stream (it has a programmed illusion involving a roasting pig)
They are in need of help
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238)

At a newly-buit shed and a few pretty saplings (heavy rain is falling)
They are searching for the party
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have a Potion of Mind Reading
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

At a shrine to a power of fertility near a neat shrine to a forgotten power (close by is a pile of bricks)
They are stalking something
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... during the fight a monster enters the edge of the battlefield
Difficulty... 300 Hard