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 Merrow

At an impressive sea stack. There is a large rock with a large rock pool (close by is a ruined bench)
They are are looking for somewhere to die
In a fight they avoid foes with ranged weapons
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Giant Eagle

At a salt-scoured shipwreck and a shallow pond with many insects (close by is a tentacled stone statue)
They are are looking for somewhere to die
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a beast comes to investigate
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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7 Bandits

At a patch of undisturbed sedge near a whitewashed statue (there is a pile of seashells)
They are trying to get attention of a vessel
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... they have an Eversmoking Bottle
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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2 Crocodiles

At an unstable cliff that could trigger a rockfall if disturbed (there are recent tracks of another creature nearby)
They are are lost in the area
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a Dust of Disappearance
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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6 Blood Hawks

At a small fire surrounded by stones (someone has left a trident)
They are investigating a raft
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... they have a Decanter of Endless Water
Difficulty... 300 Hard