D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Hill

Encounters might be a meeting with a patrol of guards at an old shrine or a familiar looking for aid. It might be an ambush in the wilderness, a stand-off in the city or a monster in the Underdark.
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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A gang of crooks

3 Thugs
1 Kenku (Monster Manual p.194)

At an edge of a muddy lake (there is a stone marking the distance to a ruined city)
They are trapped in something
In a fight they focus on the largest foe
Possibly... they have a Cloak of Arachnida
Difficulty... 700 Deadly

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4 Axe Beaks

At a stream (it is desecrated ground)
They are fleeing a nearby threat
In a fight they attack whoever looks most dangerous
Possibly... they have a Gray Bag of Tricks
Difficulty... 400 Deadly

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6 Giant Weasels

At a fence at the top of a steep cliff. There is an enchanted ring of mushrooms with a few ash trees (near a grassy hill)
They are close to giving birth
In a fight they attempt hit and run tactics
Possibly... during the fight a monster enters the edge of the battlefield
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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4 Giant Weasels

At an orchard of tall fruit trees and a mossy sapling (there is a patch of brambles with ripe berries)
They are making a new home
In a fight they attempt to use the terrain to attack with stealth
Difficulty... 200 Medium

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2 Hippogriffs

At a smouldering campfire near a part-buried shed (nearby is a beast pen holding donkeys)
They are guarding the local area
In a fight they run and hide if things go badly
Possibly... during the fight all magic items start glowing with a red light
Difficulty... 600.0 Deadly