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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combatseamonster

2 Giant Octopi

At an old shipwreck (the area is disguised by a hallucinatory terrain)
They are watching something out at sea
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have a pair of Wings of Flying
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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3 Giant Crabs

At a few pretty trees near a polluted brook (close by is a flint quarry)
They are washing in the water
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have painter's supplies
Difficulty... 150 Easy

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4 Giant Crabs

At a pile of dead seaweed surrounded by crops (nearby is an impressive sea stack)
They are playing with shells
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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1 Merrow

At an edge of a polluted lake (there is a pile of shells)
They are investigating a shipwreck
In a fight they prefer to capture their foes
Possibly... they have a Dust of Dryness
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combatsahuagin

1 Sahuagin named Equara

At a neat mine entrance. There is a narrow cave entrance with a jagged rock (close to an area of shifting sand)
They are skilled swimmers (swim speed equal to land speed)
In a fight they try to attack from ambush
Possibly... during the fight opportunist(s) tries to steal mounts/backpacks or other loose equipment
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatwarrior

6 Guards

At a sea stack by a sea stack (there is a battered handcart)
They are gathering pretty stones
In a fight they work together to focus on foes with expensive looking gear
Possibly... they have a Cloak of the Manta Ray
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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A group of kobolds

3 Winged Kobolds (Monster Manual p.195)
1 Kobold
5 Vultures

At a bridge and a mushroom ring (a fog is forming)
They are making rope
In a fight they focus on a particular race
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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7 Giant Crabs

At a tower. There is a mound of sand with a part-buried stone mosaic (there is a pile of debris)
They are watching something out at sea
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... they have a Ring of Water Walking
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

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1 Manticore

At a sunken bridge across a discoloured stream (there is a brisk wind from the south-west)
They are swimming in the water
In a fight they use ranged attacks on the nearest foe
Possibly... they have a pair of Eyes of the Eagle
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

combatwater

1 Ice Mephit
1 Steam Mephit

At a squat shrine to a power of chaos (close to an area of cedar trees)
They are watching something out at sea
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Possibly... during the fight someone receives a magical message
Difficulty... 225.0 Medium