Give Us A Sec... (encounter)
Here's one for you DM's that want an encounter that begins quite slowly (or not at all). The players are walking from point a to b going on a road, when there path get's blocked. On both sides of the road bandits, appear & declare that they are going to take all of there things. If the bandits make themselves noticeable by sight to the party, the party should notice, that they are still in night clothing & most are missing weapons. If the players challenges this attempted banditry, the bandits will say that "the party will be destroyed... but can you give us a sec to prepare". If the players allow this, the bandits will thank them & most will just watch the battle. If they don't allow this, then they will have to fight all of them, still in there unprepared equipment.