D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Road

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.
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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combatdruid

Druid(s) and allies

1 Druid named Lao Shui (female human)
3 Vultures
1 Giant Bat

At a patch of damp bright flowers surrounded by paved stones (there is an inquisitive swarm of flies in the area)
They are serving a local monster
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Difficulty... 795.0 Deadly

combatranger

1 Scout

At a flourescent cave entrance surrounded by flowers (there are four stacked wagon wheels)
They are very happy
In a fight they used ranged attacks and maintain their distance if possible
Possibly... they have an Oil of Etherealness
Difficulty... 100 Easy

combatranger

3 Scouts

At a shrine to a power of justice near a makeshift barricade (there is a poster looking for volunteers)
They are on patrol
In a fight they run away if things start going badly
Difficulty... 600 Deadly

combatplant

1 Awakened Tree

At a wooden walkway leading up a sheer cliff. There is a sheltered shrine to a power of vengeance with a neat hedge (by an area of sedge)
They are are starting a journey or migration
In a fight they focus on any obvious spellcaster
Possibly... they have
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

combat

1 Griffon

At a ford over a deep river (it is protected by a swarm of insects)
They are starting a journey
In a fight they fight to the bitter end
Difficulty... 450 Deadly