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 Scout

At a wooden path leading up a slope and an old hovel (slighty hidden is a sack of clothes)
They are performing a ritual
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Possibly... they have a Stone of Good Luck
Difficulty... 100 Easy

6 Bandits

At a thermal spring surrounded by moss (nearby is an old small monument)
They are drinking from a water source
In a fight they use ranged attacks on the nearest foe
Possibly... they have a Dust of Dryness
Difficulty... 300 Hard

3 Giant Frogs
1 Giant Toad

At an area of reeds (it is near to a mordenkainen's magnificent mansion)
They are tired
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight someone's weapon gets stuck in armour or body or a corpse
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

2 Death Dogs

At a large sculpture made of webs by a few ferns (near a remnant of another civilisation)
They are cursed
In a fight they swarm the foe that stands out most
Possibly... they have a Wand of Magic Missiles
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

2 Giant Goats

At a waterfall (near a lonely canal)
They are playing with an item - wooden box
In a fight they attack anyone who looks like a source of food
Possibly... during the fight it starts to rain
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard