D&D Random Encounters for 5E - Ruins

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.
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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A group of blights

5 Twig Blights (Monster Manual p.32)
1 Vine Blight (Monster Manual p.32)
1 Needle Blight (Monster Manual p.32)

At a fenced hut (nearby is a pile of rubble)
They are watching a subterranean entrance
In a fight they work together to focus on foes with ranged weapons
Possibly... during the fight the weather changes for the better
Difficulty... 687.5 Deadly

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1 Nothic

At a pile of waste by a powerful spring (there is a strong wind from the west)
They are fleeing a nearby threat
In a fight they focus on foes attempting to hide
Possibly... they have a Spell Scroll of freedom of movement
Difficulty... 450 Deadly

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A pack of rats

4 Giant Rats
5 Rats

At a few dying apple trees near a sluggish stream (there is the corpse of a beholder)
They are watching an underground entrance
In a fight they all attack the same foe
Possibly... during the fight someone slips over
Difficulty... 300 Hard

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1 Scout

At a body hanging from a scaffold near an overgrown pond (nearby is a pool )
They are following a map
In a fight they use ranged attacks on the nearest foe
Possibly... they have a pair of Boots of Springing and Striding
Difficulty... 100 Easy

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3 Axe Beaks

At a mound of waste near a fish-filled pool (close to an ivy-covered mill)
They are guard the local area
In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly
Possibly... they have a pair of Boots of Springing and Striding
Difficulty... 300 Hard