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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1 Veteran

At a desolate street (which is associated with giant vultures)
They are sheltering from bad weather
In a fight they start by targeting the most heavily armored foes
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of wall of fog
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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1 Azer
1 Smoke Mephit (Monster Manual p.217)

At an old winding road and a desolate small monument (there is a wooden bench)
They are are hunting something
In a fight they surrender if things go badly
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 750.0 Deadly

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5 Giant Centipedes

At an uneven floor ready to collapse into an underground chamber surrounded by bracken (nearby is an overgrown citadel)
They are studying something in ruins
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Possibly... during the fight someone's weapon gets stuck in the terrain
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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A cauldron (group) of bats

3 Bat Swarms
2 Giant Bats

At a thatched street (close to a lonely stone arch)
They are finishing a journey
In a fight they attack whoever is causing them the most pain
Possibly... they have Wand of the War Mage +1
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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1 Scarecrow (Monster Manual p.268)

At a grimy monument. There is a pool with a pile of waste (close by is a pile of skulls)
They are guarding the ruins
In a fight they focus all their attention on anyone with religious icons
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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1 Bugbear

At a mound of dirt (close by is a pile of waste)
They are making a map
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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3 Acolytes

At a sheltered junction (there is a grave marker)
They are exploring the area
In a fight they used ranged attacks on the most visible foes
Possibly... they have a torch with continual flame
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Duergar

At a field of heath (the area is associated with dangerous magic)
They are watching a nearby threat
In a fight they focus all their attention on the largest foe
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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5 Giant Centipedes

At a thatched inn (nearby is a patch of moss)
They are part of a local group
In a fight they attack whoever is largest
Possibly... during the fight a stranger arrives and watches
Difficulty... 500 Deadly

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1 Poltergeist (Monster Manual p.279 (variant))

At a dwarven house (nearby is a hedge of thorns)
They are studying something in ruins
In a fight they focus on any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... during the fight a third group of combatants join in
Difficulty... 450 Deadly