5e D&D Combat Encounters - Coastal

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
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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3 Blood Hawks

At a flooded waterfall into a wide bay (the area is associated with gulls)
They are washing in the water
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... during the fight someone spots a dangerous flying creature. It will circle once then fly on
Difficulty... 150 Easy

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3 Scouts

At an area of driftwood. There is a palm tree with a patch of dirty flowers (nearby is a sacred spring)
They are bearing symbols of a sea deity
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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A group of lizardfolk

3 Lizardfolk
1 Pteranodon

At an isolated wooden shack near an eroded wooden hut (close by is a mound of pebbles)
They are collecting seashells
In a fight they keep away from foes attempting to hide
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Griffon

At a patch of discoloured heath (nearby is a recently dug trench and a spade)
They are marked by a sea deity
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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5 Giant Lizards

At a hidden lighthouse (there is a pile of seashells)
They are swimming in the water
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... during the fight someone receives a magical message
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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1 Giant Toad
1 Giant Frog

At a seaweed-choked pool with many crabs near a small campfire (close by is a few large carved rocks)
They are mutilated in some way
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 375.0 Hard

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1 Plesiosaurus

At a large briny pool near a pool fed by a hot spring (there is a dragon turtle skull)
They are skilled swimmers (swim speed equal to land speed)
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have a Broom of Flying
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Pseudodragons

At a flint quarry. There is a pile of dense seaweed with a sea stack (nearby is a rocky pond)
They are swimming in the water
In a fight they attempt to use the terrain to attack with stealth
Possibly... during the fight someone finds the whole thing hilarious
Difficulty... 150.0 Easy

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5 Bandits

At a sea stack near a pool fed by a hot spring (close by is a sacred spring)
They are playing with shells
In a fight they used ranged attacks on any obvious spellcaster
Difficulty... 250 Medium

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6 Guards

At a sea stack by a patch of edible seaweed (there is the skull of a water elemental)
They are building a boat
In a fight they act in a disciplined manner
Possibly... during the fight someone has a vision of the future
Difficulty... 300 Hard