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Encounter Builder

Adventurers

Party

4 total

Character levelCharacters

Opposition

3 total

QuantityCR / XP

Party PowerHouse-rule adjustment for optimized or heavily equipped characters.

Encounter summary4 characters3 creatures · 2024 rulesStandard party

Adjusted party budgets

Easy2,000 XP

Medium3,000 XP

Hard4,400 XP

Deadly>4,400 XP

2024 XP budgets, shown with the classic difficulty names.

Encounter total650 XP

Expected difficultyEasyStandard party

Experience award

Total encounter XP650 XP

Each character162.5 XP

Divide the monster XP, not the 2014 adjusted-difficulty value.

Adventuring day estimateAbout 5–8 encounters like this

Light resource pressure. These work well as buildup, travel danger, or part of a longer sequence.

Planning guidance—not an official daily limit. Party optimization, magic items, rests, terrain, and objectives can change the result.

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