5e Encounter Balancer — Free D&D Encounter Difficulty Calculator | Stuntools
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How to Use
- 1.Select your party's average level (1st-20th).
- 2.Select the monster's Challenge Rating (CR).
- 3.Optionally enter the number of monsters and party size for group combat tips.
- 4.Click 'Calculate Balance' to see the safety status, ratio grid, and monster pool advice.
- 5.Use the active (black) ratio cell to understand where your monster fits in the encounter difficulty spectrum.
Example Input
Party Level: 5th, Monster CR: 2
Expected Output
BALANCED — a fair fight. At Level 5, one CR 2 monster per character is a balanced encounter. The party will spend resources and someone might go down, but they should win.