"Creating an Encounter" math

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#1

Elfcrusher

Jul 04, 2015 6:27:25

From pages 82-83 of the DMG.

 

Five 10th level adventurers.

 

XP Totals: Easy = 3,000, Medium = 6,000, Hard = 9,500,  Deadly =14,000

 

5 Air Elementals:  CR 5, 1800 XP.

 

5 monsters has a multiplier of 2.  So total XP weight = 2 * 1800 * 5 = 18,000.

 

So 5 Air Elementals is "Deadly" for 5 10th level adventurers?  Is this right?

 

Also, it seems weird that you truncate down to the nearest bracket, instead of rounding.  In the above case if you have monsters that total 9,400 shouldn't that be "Hard" not "Medium"?

#2

iserith

Jul 04, 2015 6:51:06

Elfcrusher wrote:
#3

Elfcrusher

Jul 04, 2015 10:08:03

Ok, thanks. I'm writing a web tool that will do computations for you, for each monster in the MM, and just want to make sure I'm understanding the rules correctly.  

#4

Elfcrusher

Jul 04, 2015 10:43:07

Here it is: Monster Calculator

 

UI needs some work, and a whole lotta data validation needs to happen.  Basically type some character levels into the box and hit return.

#5

Jaxair

Jul 05, 2015 6:14:37

Nice tool.  Thanks for putting it out there.

 

#6

Thoughts_My_Aim

Jul 05, 2015 8:08:15

Elfcrusher wrote:
#7

Elfcrusher

Jul 05, 2015 20:59:42

Yeah, I understand about it being an art, but like I said this was just for coding up a web app calculator.  Hard to code the "art" part.