5e D&D Combat Encounters - Road

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
A highway connecting two prominent cities, an ancient trail through sylvan woods or a road built by dwarves and now used by local tribes. Meet desperate brigands, friendly pilgrims, hungry mercenaries and locals herding goats

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combatbandit

6 Bandits

At a temple to a power of illusion (it is near to a mordenkainen's magnificent mansion)
They are suffering from an injury by a vehicle
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... they have a beautiful rosewood walking stick with a bronze head (75 gp)
Difficulty... 300 Hard

combatfungi

2 Violet Fungi
4 Giant Fire Beetles

At a sacred canal (the area is protected by a ghost)
They are serving a local monster
In a fight they attack whoever is nearest
Possibly... they have Dust of Disappearance
Difficulty... 210.0 Medium

combat

3 Thugs

At a haunted small monument near a polluted stream (nearby is a narrow track leading away)
They are performing a ritual
In a fight they retreat when half their number have fallen
Possibly... they have a set of dragonchess with silver pieces (250 gp)
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatbird

3 Giant Owls

At a few charred trees near a body hanging from a scaffold (nearby is a cave entrance)
They are begging for food
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... they have a Weapon of Warning
Difficulty... 300 Hard

combatbear

1 Polar Bear

At an area of thorny foliage. There is a fish-filled stream fed by a spring with a wide hollow in the path (by a pair of wide cave entrances)
They are curious to see where the path goes
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... they have a disguise kit
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combatogre

2 Half-Ogres (Monster Manual p.238)

At a beast pen holding horses surrounded by short grass (there is a battered cart)
They are begging for food
In a fight they focus all their attention on foes with ranged weapons
Possibly... they have a Potion of Flying
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

combatunseelie

1 Green Hag

At a beast pen (it is near to a mordenkainen's magnificent mansion)
They are finishing a journey
In a fight they keep away from the largest foe
Possibly... they have an Elemental Gem - earth
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

combatcriminal

A gang of crooks

3 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)
2 Thugs
1 Bandit

At a gentle slope (there is a strong breeze from the south)
They are resting
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from ambush
Possibly... they have a Rope of Climbing
Difficulty... 750 Deadly

combatdwarf

1 Berserker

At a grove of discoloured ash trees (it is protected by a ghost)
They are helping someone injured by a vehicle
In a fight they focus on larger foes
Possibly... they have 1d6 peridots worth (100 gp each). Each is marked with a Sylvan rune
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combatranger

3 Scouts

At an overgrown bridge over a river at a crossroads and a patch of bright plants (there are recent tracks of something large nearby)
They are are guarding a location
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 600 Deadly