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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5 Giant Lizards

At a large rock pool surrounded by heath (there is a detailed sand sculpture)
They are partway through a journey
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a cloud of dust or fog forms
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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7 Bandits

At a sea stack surrounded by sand (there are a few pieces of seaweed)
They are burying someone in the sand
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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2 Giant Eagles

At a circle of statues (it is associated with storm magic)
They are swimming in the water
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a fallen combatant struggles to their feet
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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7 Stirges

At a pretty island (the area is associated with a magical water elemental)
They are playing with shells
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238) led by one named Howler

At an area of rotting seaweed (there is writing here in Terran)
They are searching for someone missing at sea
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... they have a Javelin of Lightning
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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1 Merrow

At a field of dense beans and a crackling bonfire (there are fresh tracks of another creature nearby)
They are dancing around a fire
In a fight they use ranged attacks on the nearest foe
Possibly... during the fight the next suitable spell works but has an unusual side effect
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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4 Guards

At a pile of seaweed (by a whitewashed tower)
They are burying something in the sand
In a fight they retreat carefully if it goes badly
Possibly... they have 16 x Ammunition +1
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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6 Bandits

At a portal near a dead hawthorn tree (close by is a polluted stream)
They are eating
In a fight they retreat when half their number have fallen
Possibly... during the fight liquid spills to make an area slippery
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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2 Scouts

At a pile of pebbles near a pile of pebbles (there is the skull of a monster)
They are climbing cliffs
In a fight they focus on foes attempting to hide
Possibly... they have a Pearl of Power
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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A group of kobolds

2 Winged Kobolds (Monster Manual p.195)
3 Kobolds

At an old shrine to a power of war and an unlit bonfire (a fog is forming)
They are playing a game with running and swimming
In a fight they work together to focus on the foes with least armor
Possibly... they have a Deck of Illusions
Difficulty... 350 Hard