5e D&D Combat Encounters - Ruins

Combat Encounters include creature groups, hazards and lone npcs. Maybe a lost lizardfolk, a forest fire or a talkative druid
Ruins might be a haunted mansion, an abandoned village or a crumbling tomb, among broken masonry, fallen pillars and piles of debris. They are home to restless spirits, strange oozes, desperate cultists and arcane experiments.

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combatogre

1 Half-Ogre (Monster Manual p.238)

At a grimy wizard's tower (which is in the area of a hallow spell)
They are studying a portal
In a fight they focus on the foes with least armor
Difficulty... 200 Medium

combatshadow

1 Shadow

At a wood of fruit saplings and an intact skeleton of a giant (there is a cool breeze from the north)
They are mutilated in some way
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from ambush
Possibly... they have a Weapon of Warning - battleaxe
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatogre

1 Half-Ogre (Monster Manual p.238) named Usnoq

At a thatched stone arch (which is protected by a ghost)
They are patrolling for threats
In a fight they avoid the most heavily armored foes
Possibly... during the fight the weather changes for the better
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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A group of kobolds

5 Kobolds
1 Winged Kobold (Monster Manual p.195)
1 Giant Poisonous Snake
1 Constrictor Snake

At a few damaged trees (close to a decorated stone arch)
They are exploring a secret entrance
In a fight they work together to focus on anyone with religious icons
Possibly... during the fight scavengers are attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 687.5 Deadly

combatdruid

1 Druid

At a field of dirt (currently there is thunder and lightning)
They are watching an underground entrance
In a fight they quickly retreat and try attacking again from range
Possibly... during the fight scavengers are attracted by the fighting
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combattemple

1 Priest

At a mound of shells near a reed-filled pond with many frogs (there is a low stone wall)
They are following a map
In a fight they focus all their attention on the largest foe
Possibly... they have Keoghtom's Ointment
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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2 Imps

At a ruined tower (it is cursed ground)
They are making a map
In a fight they attempt to attack from hiding
Possibly... during the fight someone has a vision of the future
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly

combatdomesticated

2 Giant Goats which are domesticated

At a ruined tavern (close by is a patch of damaged flowers)
They are trapped in something
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... they have a Potion of Animal Friendship
Difficulty... 300.0 Hard

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A group of kobolds

4 Kobolds
1 Swarm of Bats

At a slippery slope (close by is a collapsed cottage)
They are associated with a local group
In a fight they retreat when half their number have fallen
Possibly... they have a suit of Glamored Studded Leather
Difficulty... 300 Hard

combatfungi

4 Violet Fungi
1 Shrieker
2 Myconid Sprouts (Monster Manual p.230)

At a field of flowers (which is associated with eagles)
They are exploring a subterranean entrance
In a fight they focus on a particular race
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 460 Deadly