Two large birds with axe-like beaks are circling each other, fighting over territory or status. One steps near to a vine-covered obelisk, which has a single flickering rune.
Updated Jungle encounters using D&D 2024 Monster Manual. Also a D&D 2014 version. Tables for Jungle Encounters (levels 1-4, 5-0, 11+), Beasts, Humanoids, Lizardfolk, Monsters, Plants and Reptiles & Dinosaurs
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Jungle Encounters
The jungle is a place of bright colours, hanging vines and thick canopy that often blocks the sun. Encounters might occur in a ruined temple or overgrown cliff and it is home to yuan-ti, tribal warriors and all kinds of reptiles.
There is a 5e jungle random encounter generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables at the DM's Guild as Jungle Encounters.
Jungle - encs (2024) | encs (2014) | locs | noncombat | extras | all jungle
MotM = Monsters of the Multiverse
Jungle Levels 1-4
| 1d8+1d12 | Jungle Levels 1-4 |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 shambling mound or 1 triceratops |
| 3 | 1d4 warrior infantry mounted on an elephant or 1 bone naga |
| 4 | 1d3 allosauruses or 1 faerie dragon adult |
| 5 | 2d6 stirges or roll on Monsters lvl 1-4 |
| 6 | 1d2 tigers or 1 girallon (MotM) |
| 7 | 2d4 needle blights or roll on Plant Creatures |
| 8 | 1d3 gricks or roll on Monsters lvl 1-4 |
| 9 | 1d2 yuan-ti malisons or roll on Yuan-ti lvl 1-4 |
| 10 | 1d4+1 giant lizards or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 1-4 |
| 11 | 1d4+1 apes or 1d4 grung wildlings (MotM) |
| 12 | 1d4+1 axe beaks or roll on Beasts |
| 13 | 1d4 lizardfolk toughs with 1 lizardfolk geomancer or roll on Lizardfolk |
| 14 | 1d3 insect swarms or roll on River Encs lvl 1-4 |
| 15 | 1d2 berserkers mounted on giant bats or roll on Humanoids |
| 16 | 1 giant constrictor snake or roll on Beasts |
| 17 | 1d3 ankhegs or 1d2 flail snails (MotM) |
| 18 | 1 weretiger or roll on Humanoids |
| 19 | 2d4 kenku or 1 couatl |
| 20 | 1 giant Crocodile or 1 wood woad (MotM) |
Jungle Levels 5-10
| 1d8+1d12 | Jungle Levels 5-10 |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1d3 berserkers and 1 berserker commander on allosauruses |
| 3 | 1 guardian naga or 1 cyclops with 1d4 rhinoceroses |
| 4 | 1d4+1 ettercaps and 2d4 giant spiders or 1 froghemoth (MotM) |
| 5 | 1d4 giant axe beaks or 1d4+1 wood woads (MotM) |
| 6 | 2d4 ankylosauruses or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 5-10 |
| 7 | 1d4+2 elephants or 1 corpse flower (MotM) with 1d8 zombies |
| 8 | 1 yuan-ti abomination or roll on Yuan-ti lvl 5-10 |
| 9 | 1d4+1 weretigers and 1d3 tigers or 2d4 stegosauruses (MotM) |
| 10 | 2d4+2 allosauruses or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 5-10 |
| 11 | Roll on Jungle Encounters lvl 1-4 or 2d4 rhinoceroses |
| 12 | 1d4+2 gricks and 1 grick ancient or roll on Monsters lvl 5-10 |
| 13 | 1d2 giant apes or 1d4 triceratops |
| 14 | 1 tree blight and 2d4 vine blights or roll on Monsters lvl 5-10 |
| 15 | 2d6 lizardfolk scouts on 1d3 ankylosauruses or 1 spirit naga |
| 16 | 1d2 giant crocodiles & 2d4 crocodiles or roll on River Encs lvl 5-10 |
| 17 | 2d6+3 lizardfolk toughs with 1 lizardfolk geomancer and 1 lizardfolk sovereign or 1 death cultist with 2d4 cultist fanatics |
| 18 | 1d3 druids with 2d4 giant boars or 1 eladrin (summer, MotM) |
| 19 | 1 thri-kreen psion & 2d4 thri-kreen marauders or 1d2 tyrannosaurus rexes |
| 20 | 1 young dragon (black or green) or 1 spirit troll (MotM) |
Jungle Levels 11+
| 1d8+1d12 | Jungle Levels 11+ |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 adult dragon (black or green) or 1 zaratan (MotM) |
| 3 | 1 mummy lord or 1 nagpa (MotM) |
| 4 | 2 young dragons (green or black) or 1 sphinx of lore |
| 5 | 2d4 trolls or 1d6+2 wood woads (MotM) and 1d3 druids |
| 6 | 1 archmage with 1d6 scouts and 1 shield guardian or 1 gray render (MotM) |
| 7 | 1 lizardfolk sovereign on a tyrannosaurus rex with 3d6 lizardfolk berserkers |
| 8 | 3d6 elephants or 1d3 eladrin (summer, MotM) |
| 9 | 2d4 giant apes or 1 yuan-ti anathema (MotM) & 1d6 yuan-ti malisons |
| 10 | 2d4 shambling mounds or 2d4 brontosauruses (MotM) |
| 11 | Roll on Jungle Encounters lvl 5-10 or 1 archdruid (MotM) |
| 12 | 2d4 berserkers with 1 giant ape or 2d6 girallons (MotM) |
| 13 | 1d2 yuan-ti abominations and 2d6 yuan-ti malisons |
| 14 | 1 rakshasa and 2d4 weretigers or 1d2 eidolons (MotM) |
| 15 | 1 gulthias blight or 1d2 rot trolls (MotM) with 1d4 trolls |
| 16 | 2d8 gricks with 1d3 grick ancients or 1d4+1 corpse flowers (MotM) |
| 17 | 1d3+1 treants or 1d6 druids and 1 archdruid (MotM) |
| 18 | 1d2 sphinxes of valor or 1 dire troll (MotM) and 1d3 trolls |
| 19 | 2d4 druids with 1d4 giant apes or 1 spirit naga and 1d3 hydras |
| 20 | 1 animal lord or 1 lich |
Jungle Beasts (Levels 1-4)
| 1d8+1d12 | Jungle Beasts (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 giant boar with 1d4+1 boars or 1 triceratops |
| 3 | 2d4 giant frogs or 1 giant axe beak |
| 4 | 1d3 rhinoceroses or 2d6 giant fire beetles |
| 5 | 2d4 giant wolf spiders or 1d3 swarms of bats |
| 6 | 2d6 flying snakes or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 1-4 |
| 7 | 1d3 panthers or 2d4 bison (aurochs - MotM) |
| 8 | 1d4+1 giant wasps or 1d4 giant spiders |
| 9 | 1d4+1 apes or 3d6 deer |
| 10 | 1d4+1 axe beaks or 2d4 velociraptors (MotM) |
| 11 | 1d4+2 giant lizards or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 1-4 |
| 12 | 1d3 swarms of insects (beetles, spiders or wasps) or 1d6 giant venomous snakes |
| 13 | 2d4 giant bats or 1d4 giant toads |
| 14 | 1d6 constrictor snakes or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 1-4 |
| 15 | 1 elephant or 2d4 giant centipedes |
| 16 | 1d2 tigers or 2d6 giant rats |
| 17 | 1d2 giant scorpions or 1d3 guard drakes (green or black, MotM) |
| 18 | 2d4 elk or 1d6 crocodiles |
| 19 | 1 giant vulture with 1d4+1 vultures or 1d3 giant weasels |
| 20 | 1 giant crocodile or 1 brontosaurus (MotM) |
Jungle Humanoids (Levels 1-4)
| 1d8+1d12 | Jungle Humanoids (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 cultist fanatic, 2d4 cultists & 1d4 venomous snakes; or 1 night hag |
| 3 | 1d3 scouts and 1 druid |
| 4 | 1 wereboar with 1d4 boars or 1 goblin hexer with 1d4 goblin minions |
| 5 | 1 berserker and 1d4+1 warrior infantry or 1d3 maezels (MotM) |
| 6 | 1 yuan-ti malison with 1d4 giant venomous snakes |
| 7 | 1d2 warrior infantry mounted on giant boars or 1 bullywug bog sage |
| 8 | 1d4 scouts with 1d2 giant bats or 1 green hag |
| 9 | 1d4 yuan-ti infiltrators with 1d2 giant constrictor snakes or roll on Yuan-ti lvl 1-4 |
| 10 | 1d3 berserkers or 1d6 grungs (MotM) & 1 grung elite warrior (MotM) |
| 11 | 1d4 lizardfolk scouts & 1d3 giant lizards or roll on Lizardfolk lvl 1-4 |
| 12 | 2d4 bullywug warriors or 1d6 tribal warriors and 1 scout captain |
| 13 | 1 weretiger or 2d4 goblin warriors led by 1 goblin boss |
| 14 | 1 lizardfolk geomancer on a giant lizard or roll on Lizardfolk lvl 1-4 |
| 15 | 2d6+2 warrior infantry or 1d4+1 firenewts (MotM) |
| 16 | 2d4 bandits with 1 ape led by 1 bandit captain or 1d4 quaggoths |
| 17 | 1 druid with... (roll on Beasts) or 1d4 thri-kreen marauders |
| 18 | 2d4 kenku or 1 firenewt warlock of Imix (MotM) on a giant strider (MotM) |
| 19 | 1d2 scout captains or 1 mage apprentice with 1d4 guards |
| 20 | 1 night hag or 1 tlincalli (MotM) |
Lizardfolk (Levels 1-4)
| 1d4+1d6 | Lizardfolk (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 lizardfolk geomancer with 1 black dragon hatchling |
| 3 | 2d4 lizardfolk scouts with 1d4 captive warrior infantry |
| 4 | 1 lizardfolk geomancer with 1d4 giant lizards or 1d4 lizardfolk toughs with 1 guard drake (black, MotM) |
| 5 | 1d2 lizardfolk scouts on giant toads or 1d2 lizardfolk scout captains |
| 6 | 1d2 lizardfolk toughs with 1 lizardfolk geomancer |
| 7 | 1d3 lizardfolk berserkers or 1d2 lizardfolk scouts with 1d4+1 velociraptors (MotM) |
| 8 | 1d3 lizardfolk scouts with 1 allosaurus |
| 9 | 1d6+1 lizardfolk warrior infantry mounted on giant lizards |
| 10 | 1 lizardfolk sovereign with 1 giant lizard |
Jungle Monsters (Levels 1-4)
| 1d4+1d6 | Jungle Monsters (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1d2 displacer beasts or 1 wight with 1d6 zombies |
| 3 | 1d3 harpies or 1d4 specters |
| 4 | 1d2 owlbears or 1d2 phase spiders |
| 5 | 1d3 ettercaps or 1 girallon (MotM) |
| 6 | 1d3 gricks or 1 ettercap and 1d3 giant spiders |
| 7 | 1d3 swarms of stirges or 1d3 chokers (MotM) |
| 8 | 1d3 ankhegs or 1 ghoul and 1d6 skeletons |
| 9 | 1d3 carrion crawlers or 1d3 meenlocks (MotM) |
| 10 | 1 basilisk or 1d2 will'o-wisps |
Jungle Monsters (Levels 5-10)
| 1d4+1d6 | Jungle Monsters (Levels 5-10) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 sphinx of secrets or 1d4 shambling mounds |
| 3 | 2d4 phase spiders or 1d4 trolls |
| 4 | 1 hydra or roll on Reptiles & Dinosaurs lvl 5-10 |
| 5 | 1 tree blight and 2d4 vine blights or 1d6 girallons (MotM) |
| 6 | 1d4+2 gricks and 1 grick ancient or 1 froghemoth (MotM) |
| 7 | 1d3 violet fungus necrohulks or 1 treant |
| 8 | 1d2 ghast gravecallers and 1d6 ghasts or 1d4+2 vampiric mists (MotM) |
| 9 | 2d4 displacer beasts or 1 medusa |
| 10 | 1 primeval owlbear and 1d4 owlbears or 1 spirit troll (MotM) |
Plant Creatures (Levels 1-4)
| 1d4+1d6 | Plant Creatures (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2d4 twig blights with 1d4 needle blights and 1d2 vine blights |
| 3 | 1 awakened tree and 1d4 awakened shrubs |
| 4 | 2d4 needle blights |
| 5 | 1 awakened tree or 1d6 vegepygmies (MotM) & 1d2 thornies (MotM) |
| 6 | 2d6+3 twig blights or 2d4 shrieker fungi |
| 7 | 1d4 dryads or 1 vegepygmy chief (MotM) & 1d4 vegepygmies (MotM) |
| 8 | 1d4 violet fungi or 1d4 vine blights or 2d4 awakened shrubs |
| 9 | 1d2 dryads and 1d2 awakened trees or 1d4 quicklings (MotM) |
| 10 | 1 shambling mound or 1 wood woad (MotM) |
Reptiles and Dinosaurs (Levels 1-4)
| 1d4+1d6 | Reptiles and Dinosaurs (Levels 1-4) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 triceratops or 1d2 giant constrictor snakes |
| 3 | 1d3 swarms of venomous snakes or 1 stegosaurus (MotM) |
| 4 | 1d3 allosauruses or 2d6 flying snakes |
| 5 | 1d4+1 crocodiles or 2d4 hadrosauruses (MotM) |
| 6 | 2d4 pteranodons or 2d4 velociraptors (MotM) |
| 7 | 1d4+1 giant lizards or 1d6 giant venomous snakes |
| 8 | 1d2 ankylosauruses or 1d4 deinonychuses (MotM) |
| 9 | 1d3 plesiosauruses or 1d6 constrictor snakes |
| 10 | 1 giant crocodile or 1d3 quetzalcoutluses (MotM) |
Reptiles and Dinosaurs (Levels 5-10)
| 1d4+1d6 | Reptiles and Dinosaurs (Levels 5-10) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 guardian naga |
| 3 | 1d4 triceratops or 1 froghemoth (MotM) |
| 4 | 1d4 giant crocodiles or 1 spirit naga |
| 5 | 2d4 ankylosauruses or 1d4 triceratops |
| 6 | 2d6+2 giant lizards or 2d4 stegosauruses (MotM) |
| 7 | 1d3 giant constrictor snakes and 2d4 swarms of venomous snakes |
| 8 | 1 hydra or 1d4 brontosauruses (MotM) |
| 9 | 1d2 tyrannosaurus rexes or 2d6 guard drakes (MotM, black or green) |
| 10 | 1 young dragon (black or green) |
More Encounters
There is a 5e jungle random encounter generator at ChaosGen. And also a pdf of these and more tables at the DM's Guild as Jungle Encounters.
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