5e D&D Combat Encounters - Jungle

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
The jungle is a place of bright colours, hanging vines and thick canopy that often blocks the sun. Encounters might occur in a ruined temple or overgrown cliff and it is home to yuan-ti, tribal warriors and all kinds of reptiles.

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3 Cockatrices

At a hedge of razorvine and an area of webs (slighty hidden is a spade)
They are waiting for someone
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight a stranger demands that both sides join together to fight a greater threat
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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A group of blights

4 Needle Blights (Monster Manual p.32)
1 Vine Blight (Monster Manual p.32)

At a glacier of cracked ice (there is a moss-covered pile of furs)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they used ranged attacks on any obvious spellcaster
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

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1 Giant Scorpion

At a patch of insect-covered flowers (close by is a pile of stones)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... during the fight a deity or powerful spirit takes an interest in the fight
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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A group of spiders

3 Swarms of Spiders (Monster Manual p.338)
2 Spiders

At a flooded statue (there is a large mass of flies in the area)
They are being stalked by something
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... during the fight a greater threat is attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 640 Deadly

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2 Giant Toads

At a mossy rock and a crumbling shrine to a power of justice (heavy rain is falling)
They are drinking from a water source
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

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A group of blights

4 Needle Blights (Monster Manual p.32)
4 Twig Blights (Monster Manual p.32)

At a hamlet and a concealed tunnel entrance (there is a hidden cache with 1d3 Quaal's Feather Tokens - Tree)
They are infected with a disease
In a fight they work together to focus on larger foes
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

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1 Peryton (Monster Manual p.251)

At an area of hot springs and a pool with many insects (nearby is the fresh corpse of an ape)
They are following a trail
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... they have an Elemental Gem - water
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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1 Awakened Tree

At an area of fungi, emitting harmless spores that reduce vision. There is a sparkling pool with something shiny with a slimy ditch (there is a pile of rotting waste)
They are studying something in the trees
In a fight they avoid any obvious spellcaster
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Crocodiles

At a haunted hut raised above the ground and a mound of sand (close to an area of tangled roots)
They are near their lair
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... during the fight scavengers are attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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A cauldron (group) of bats

2 Giant Bats
2 Bat Swarms

At a loud waterfall (there is the bloated corpse of an axe beak)
They are guarding the local area
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 400 Deadly