D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Coastal

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.
Coastal encounters bring visions of sandy dunes, steep cliffs, pebble beaches and tidal caves. Maybe encounters take place in a ruined lighthouse, haunted shipwreck or abandoned nest.

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combat

7 Kobolds led by one named Malcer the Quiet

At a wooden bench (there is a small rocky island)
They are investigating a skiff
In a fight they used ranged attacks on the largest foe
Possibly... during the fight a messenger on a mount tries to around or through the combat
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

combatwater

1 Ice Mephit
3 Steam Mephits

At a lonely pier. There is a pool with a few coins with a seaweed-choked pond (there is a large swarm of butterflies in the area)
They are burying someone in the sand
In a fight they attempt to attack from hiding
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

combat

2 Harpies

At a few precarious ladders leading up a slippery cliff. There is a sheltered statue with a patch of red plants (there are several patches of bright seaweed)
They are waiting for something out at sea
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight liquid spills to make an area slippery
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

combat

A group of kobolds

4 Winged Kobolds (Monster Manual p.195) led by one named Tiaruk
1 Kobold
4 Vultures
1 Poisonous Snake

At a large fish-filled pool fed by a spring (it is misty)
They are following a treasure map
In a fight they swarm the largest foe
Possibly... they have a Wind Fan
Difficulty... 580 Deadly

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5 Merfolk

At a salt-scoured ornate tomb (there is a pile of debris)
They are bearing symbols of a sea deity
In a fight they avoid smaller foes
Possibly... they have an Oil of Etherealness
Difficulty... 250 Medium