Dear Jordan,
Something like this will work:
$link = get_permalink(); echo '<td colspan="2"><h3><a href="' . $link . '">'.$title.'</a></h3></td>';
To pull 5 random posts you need to:
1) set the limit to 5
2) set the order to random
You can do both things while building the View.
Please let me know if you are satisfied with my answer and if I can help you with any other questions you might have.
Regards,
Caridad