5e D&D Combat Encounters - Hill

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
Hill terrain covers a range between farmed valleys, rugged moors and mountain foothills. Encounters can occur among mossy rocks, by a stone circle or in an abandoned hill fortress. Often between mountains and plains, civilisation and the wilds, they are the home of vigilant sentries, monstrous raiders and beasts domestic or wild.

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1 Giant Goat

At a barn with arrows sticking out of one side (there is a cool wind from the south-west)
They are playing near a cave
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Difficulty... 100 Easy

A group of warriors

4 Guards
2 Bandits

At a patch of tended crops near a cairn (close to a grove of conifer saplings)
They are herding domesticated beasts
In a fight they retreat carefully if it goes badly
Possibly... they have a Horn of Blasting
Difficulty... 300 Hard

3 Axe Beaks

At a ruined well near a neat hedge (nearby is a few mossy shrubs)
They are eating
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have 1d6 banded agates (10 gp each)
Difficulty... 300 Hard

7 Mastiffs

At a pool with steep sides surrounded by plants (there is an empty beast pen)
They are mutilated in some way
In a fight they work together to focus on the most heavily armored foes
Difficulty... 437.5 Deadly

5 Blink Dogs

At a wide well with a rope and bucket surrounded by dirt (nearby is a pile of rocks)
They are searching for a place
In a fight they keep away from the most heavily armored foes
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

A group of warriors

5 Guards
1 Bandit

At a large rock and a small beast pen (nearby is a stack of precariously balanced rocks)
They are chasing herd animals
In a fight they try to attack from ambush
Difficulty... 300 Hard

2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238)

At a large pool fed by a spring. There is a patch of flowers with a weak spring (there is the diseased corpse of a goat)
They are herding domesticated beasts
In a fight they focus on smaller foes
Possibly... they have an Amulet of Health
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

Druid(s) and allies

1 Druid
1 Swarm of Bats

At a field of stones (it is touched by the Shadowfell)
They are investigating ruins
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Possibly... they have a Potion of Greater Healing
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

1 Giant Hyena

At a barn with arrows sticking out of one side and a body hanging from a pole (there is a crude scarecrow)
They are sheltering from adverse weather
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... during the fight A sinkhole opens!
Difficulty... 200 Medium

2 Brown Bears

At a cliff face with plentiful handholds (which is protected by a nearby druid)
They are mutilated in some way
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have alchemist's supplies
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly