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.

level: level 1 " level 2 " level 3 " level 4 " low (1-4) " level 5 " level 6 " level 7 " level 8 " level 9 " level 10 " mid (5-10) " level 11 " level 12 " level 13 " level 14 " level 15 " level 16 " level 17 " level 18 " level 19 " level 20 " high (11+) " terrain: Any Land " Arctic " Coastal " Desert " Forest " Grassland " Hill " Mountain " Swamp " Underdark " Underwater " Urban " ---- " Jungle " Ruins " sources: Monster Manual " MM + Mordenkainens ToF " MM + Volos GtM " MM + MToF + VGtM " type: a mix of encounters " combat encounters " combat (easy + medium) " combat (hard + deadly) " non-combat encounters " npc encounters " 1 " 5 " 10 " 25 "

1 Giant Vulture At a haunted hamlet and a smouldering campfire

They are guarding a location

In a fight they run away as fast as they can if things go badly

Difficulty... 200 Medium

14 Hyenas At a patch of dying green flowers near a shallow depression. there is the bones of a humanoid

They are making a lot of noise or on patrol

In a fight they run and hide if things go badly

Difficulty... 140 Easy

5 Elks At an area of bracken

They are foraging for food, plants or herbs

In a fight they work together to focus on foes with ranged weapons

Difficulty... 500 Deadly

3 Lizardfolk At a beach of grassy dunes. snow is falling

They are on a quest

In a fight they focus on the largest foe

Difficulty... 600 Deadly