A group of the common fauna here are chased into the path of the party by one of the larger monsters

A druid tends to a wounded monster

Use one of the monsters below. Use the druid stats. If the characters help, the druid gives them a vial of antitoxin or a healing potion. If they do not help or appear antagonistic, the creature attacks and the druid will not help them.

One of the Level 5-10 monsters below breaks through some landscape feature into the path of the party

It is fighting 5 of one of the Level 1-4 monsters listed below.

Weeping trees bend low over the ground

Bubbles of odoriferous gas rise from the ground and pop

Your feet stick in the sludge of mud, water, and tenebrous vegetation beneath the surface

You hear a distant whistling

Tiny Pudding

Tiny ooze, unaligned Armor Class 7Hit Points 13 (1d10 + 3)Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 12 (+1) 5 (−3) 16 (+3) 1 (−5) 6 (−2) 1 (−5) Damage Immunities acid, cold, lightning, slashingCondition Immunities blinded, charmed, deafened, exhaustion, frightened, proneSenses blindsight 60 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 8Languages — Amorphous. The pudding can move […]

Ancient Black Dragon

Gargantuan dragon, chaotic evil Armor Class 22 (natural armor)Hit Points 367 (21d20 + 147)Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 27 (+8) 14 (+2) 25 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 (+2) 19 (+4) Saving Throws Dex +9, Con +14, Wis +9, Cha +11Skills Perception +16, Stealth +9Damage Immunities acidSenses blindsight 60 ft., darkvision 120 ft., […]

Young Black Dragon

Large dragon, chaotic evil Armor Class 18 (natural armor)Hit Points 127 (15d10 + 45)Speed 40 ft., fly 80 ft., swim 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 19 (+4) 14 (+2) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) 15 (+2) Saving Throws Dex +5, Con +6, Wis +3, Cha +5Skills Perception +6, Stealth +5Damage Immunities acidSenses blindsight 30 ft., darkvision 120 ft., […]

Will-o’-Wisp

Tiny undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 19Hit Points 22 (9d4)Speed 0 ft., fly 50 ft. (hover) STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 1 (−5) 28 (+9) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) Damage Immunities lightning, poisonDamage Resistances acid, cold, fire, necrotic, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacksCondition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconsciousSenses darkvision 120 ft., […]

Wight

Medium undead, neutral evil Armor Class 14 (studded leather)Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks that aren’t silveredDamage Immunities poisonCondition Immunities exhaustion, poisonedSenses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13Languages the languages […]