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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6 Tribal Warriors led by one named Nefara (female half-elf)

At an isolated mansion (which is disguised by a hallucinatory terrain)
They are watching a nearby threat
In a fight they swarm anyone with religious icons
Possibly... during the fight someone sees an omen or portent
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Giant Scorpion

At a quiet stone arch (heavy rain is falling)
They are near their lair
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Possibly... during the fight someone disturbs a swarm of bees
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Priest named Nowhere (male tiefling)

At a hidden stone arch (there is a pile of debris)
They are are looking for more of their kind
In a fight they try to capture a particular race
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A group of fey

3 Sprites
3 Pixies (Monster Manual p.253)

At a lonely hill. There is an overgrown ring of mushrooms with a shallow pool (near a shore of a muddy lake)
They are finishing a migration
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from ambush
Possibly... they have a pair of Slippers of Spider Climbing
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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A group of goblins

2 Goblins
1 Dire Wolf
2 Giant Rats

At a patch of stunted heath and a shallow pond (there is flag informing of magical sentinels)
They are are starting a new phase in their life
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Difficulty... 700 Deadly