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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2 Swarms of Ravens

At a thatched shrine to a power of rulership and a patch of white berries (nearby is the fresh corpse of a monster)
They are mutilated in some way
In a fight they attack at random
Possibly... they have a Cap of Water Breathing
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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8 Giant Crabs

At a patch of discoloured purple flowers surrounded by bracken (nearby is a tall statue propped up by a tree)
They are drinking from a water source
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Possibly... during the fight a monster enters the edge of the battlefield
Difficulty... 500.0 Deadly

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7 Mastiffs

At a hovel (nearby is an area of brambles)
They are near their lair
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... during the fight a monster enters the edge of the battlefield
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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3 Giant Wasps

At a lonely hill (the area is in an area affected by a mirage arcana)
They are are near their home
In a fight they work together to focus on the most dangerous warrior
Possibly... they have an exotic saddle
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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1 Priest named Gildera Goodpie (female halfling)

At a decorated shed by a patch of green fungi (close by is a dirty garden)
They are partway through a journey
In a fight they use ranged attacks and try to keep in cover
Difficulty... 450 Deadly