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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1 Druid named Kilia (female dwarf)

At an impressive sea stack. There is a sunken jetty with a patch of decaying seaweed (close by is a neat hedge)
They are gilled (can breath underwater)
In a fight they focus all their attention on any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... during the fight liquid spills from somewhere
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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3 Giant Lizards

At an area of fens (it is touched by air magic)
They are investigating a coracle
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a Scroll of Protection - Elementals
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Manticore

At an area of fallen mangrove trees (it is protected by an awakened salmon)
They are playing with shells
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a Helm of Comprehend Languages
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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5 Stirges

At a field of low dunes (someone has left a fancy hat)
They are playing with shells
In a fight they work together to focus on the largest foe
Difficulty... 250 Medium

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6 Giant Crabs

At a salt-scoured belltower (there is a brisk wind from the west)
They are washing in the water
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a Cloak of Protection
Difficulty... 300 Hard