Player Character XP
Calculates encounter and adventuring day XPs for each class and compares them with XP thresholds and budgets in the DMG.
- adventuring day 5
- analysis 19
- attacks 1
- challenge rating 4
- classes 10
- combat 1
- conditions 2
- damage 1
- damage types 1
- encounter balancing 11
- encounter difficulty 1
- encounter multiplier 5
- healing 1
- immunities 2
- initiative 1
- legendary monsters 1
- legendary resistance 1
- magic items 2
- mechanics 5
- monk 1
- monster categories 1
- monsters 14
- pathfinder 2e 1
- probability 1
- resistances 1
- saving throws 3
- stunning strike 1
- theory 14
- variability 5
- vulnerabilities 1
- xp 17
adventuring day
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
Balancing Short Adventuring Days
How do XP thresholds change for adventuring days with only one or two encounters?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
analysis
Stunning Strike
Analysis of how Stunning Strike holds up against published monsters
Player Character XP
Calculates encounter and adventuring day XPs for each class and compares them with XP thresholds and budgets in the DMG.
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
Balancing Short Adventuring Days
How do XP thresholds change for adventuring days with only one or two encounters?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Baseline Player Character Stats
An analysis of how player character stats scale as they level up.
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Categorizing Monsters
Grouping monsters into categories, because not all monsters in D&D 5e should be weighted equally.
Monster Saving Throws
An analysis of how monster saving throw modifiers scale with CR.
Calculating Monster CR
Compares listed monster CRs with those calculated according to the rules in chapter 9 of the DMG.
Calculating Monster XP
Compares listed monster XP values with those calculated from their offensive and defensive abilities.
Early Legendary Monsters
Legendary monsters were overpowered, but not anymore.
The Value of Legendary Resistances
How valuable are legendary resistances and when should DMs use them?
Monster Condition Immunities
An analysis of how monster condition immunities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monsters of the Multiverse
How have the monsters in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse changed?
Baseline Monster Stats
What are the baseline monster stats Wizards of the Coast uses for making monsters?
Monster Dataset
A list of the book that make up the monster datasets used for these analysis.
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
attacks
Variability: Attacks
How do we account for variability of attack rolls in D&D?
challenge rating
Calculating Monster CR
Compares listed monster CRs with those calculated according to the rules in chapter 9 of the DMG.
Calculating Monster XP
Compares listed monster XP values with those calculated from their offensive and defensive abilities.
Early Legendary Monsters
Legendary monsters were overpowered, but not anymore.
Monsters of the Multiverse
How have the monsters in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse changed?
classes
Stunning Strike
Analysis of how Stunning Strike holds up against published monsters
Player Character XP
Calculates encounter and adventuring day XPs for each class and compares them with XP thresholds and budgets in the DMG.
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
Balancing Short Adventuring Days
How do XP thresholds change for adventuring days with only one or two encounters?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Baseline Player Character Stats
An analysis of how player character stats scale as they level up.
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
Variability: Attacks
How do we account for variability of attack rolls in D&D?
Variability: Saves
How do we account for variability of saving throws in D&D?
combat
Initiative Probabilities
How likely are you to roll higher than your opponent in initiative? How often will you go first or second? This post looks at the math behind initiative orde...
conditions
Monster Condition Immunities
An analysis of how monster condition immunities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Valuing Conditions
How strong are conditions in 5th edition D&D?
damage
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
damage types
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
encounter balancing
Player Character XP
Calculates encounter and adventuring day XPs for each class and compares them with XP thresholds and budgets in the DMG.
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
Balancing Short Adventuring Days
How do XP thresholds change for adventuring days with only one or two encounters?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
XP and Encounter Balancing
A detailed explanation of where XP comes from and how encounter balancing works.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 1
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of NPCs and PC strategies.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 2
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of PCs and NPC strategies.
Rounds of Combat Per Day
How many rounds should combat take? And how does encounter difficulty affect the number of rounds in a full adventuring day?
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
Encounter Building in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
A comparison of the encounter building rules in XGtE and the DMG.
encounter difficulty
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
encounter multiplier
XP and Encounter Balancing
A detailed explanation of where XP comes from and how encounter balancing works.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 1
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of NPCs and PC strategies.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 2
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of PCs and NPC strategies.
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
Encounter Building in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
A comparison of the encounter building rules in XGtE and the DMG.
healing
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
immunities
Monster Condition Immunities
An analysis of how monster condition immunities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
initiative
Initiative Probabilities
How likely are you to roll higher than your opponent in initiative? How often will you go first or second? This post looks at the math behind initiative orde...
legendary monsters
Early Legendary Monsters
Legendary monsters were overpowered, but not anymore.
legendary resistance
The Value of Legendary Resistances
How valuable are legendary resistances and when should DMs use them?
magic items
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
mechanics
Monster Saving Throws
An analysis of how monster saving throw modifiers scale with CR.
The Value of Legendary Resistances
How valuable are legendary resistances and when should DMs use them?
Monster Condition Immunities
An analysis of how monster condition immunities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Valuing Conditions
How strong are conditions in 5th edition D&D?
monk
Stunning Strike
Analysis of how Stunning Strike holds up against published monsters
monster categories
Categorizing Monsters
Grouping monsters into categories, because not all monsters in D&D 5e should be weighted equally.
monsters
Categorizing Monsters
Grouping monsters into categories, because not all monsters in D&D 5e should be weighted equally.
Monster Saving Throws
An analysis of how monster saving throw modifiers scale with CR.
Calculating Monster CR
Compares listed monster CRs with those calculated according to the rules in chapter 9 of the DMG.
Calculating Monster XP
Compares listed monster XP values with those calculated from their offensive and defensive abilities.
Early Legendary Monsters
Legendary monsters were overpowered, but not anymore.
The Value of Legendary Resistances
How valuable are legendary resistances and when should DMs use them?
Monster Condition Immunities
An analysis of how monster condition immunities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
Monsters of the Multiverse
How have the monsters in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse changed?
Baseline Monster Stats
What are the baseline monster stats Wizards of the Coast uses for making monsters?
Monster Dataset
A list of the book that make up the monster datasets used for these analysis.
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
Variability: Attacks
How do we account for variability of attack rolls in D&D?
Variability: Saves
How do we account for variability of saving throws in D&D?
pathfinder 2e
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
probability
Initiative Probabilities
How likely are you to roll higher than your opponent in initiative? How often will you go first or second? This post looks at the math behind initiative orde...
resistances
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
saving throws
Stunning Strike
Analysis of how Stunning Strike holds up against published monsters
Monster Saving Throws
An analysis of how monster saving throw modifiers scale with CR.
Variability: Saves
How do we account for variability of saving throws in D&D?
stunning strike
Stunning Strike
Analysis of how Stunning Strike holds up against published monsters
theory
Effective HP and Damage
How to represent creature defensive and offensive strengths in effective terms that don’t require calculating chances to hit or save against an enemy creature.
XP and Encounter Balancing
A detailed explanation of where XP comes from and how encounter balancing works.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 1
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of NPCs and PC strategies.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 2
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of PCs and NPC strategies.
Rounds of Combat Per Day
How many rounds should combat take? And how does encounter difficulty affect the number of rounds in a full adventuring day?
Valuing Conditions
How strong are conditions in 5th edition D&D?
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
Encounter Building in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
A comparison of the encounter building rules in XGtE and the DMG.
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
Variability: Attacks
How do we account for variability of attack rolls in D&D?
Variability: Saves
How do we account for variability of saving throws in D&D?
Variability: Combat
How much does chance affect combat?
Variability: Encounter Difficulty
What’s the probability of winning for each encounter difficulty?
Initiative Probabilities
How likely are you to roll higher than your opponent in initiative? How often will you go first or second? This post looks at the math behind initiative orde...
variability
Variability: Damage and Healing Rolls
How do we account for variability of dice rolls for damage and healing in D&D?
Variability: Attacks
How do we account for variability of attack rolls in D&D?
Variability: Saves
How do we account for variability of saving throws in D&D?
Variability: Combat
How much does chance affect combat?
Variability: Encounter Difficulty
What’s the probability of winning for each encounter difficulty?
vulnerabilities
Monster Damage Modifiers
An analysis of how damage resistances, immunities, and vulnerabilities depend on monster type and challenge rating.
xp
Player Character XP
Calculates encounter and adventuring day XPs for each class and compares them with XP thresholds and budgets in the DMG.
Daily XP and Encounter Difficulty
Shows how much player character daily XP budgets change with average encounter difficulty.
Balancing Short Adventuring Days
How do XP thresholds change for adventuring days with only one or two encounters?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Magic Items and Encounter Balancing: part 2
How much do magic items change encounter balancing?
Calculating Monster XP
Compares listed monster XP values with those calculated from their offensive and defensive abilities.
Early Legendary Monsters
Legendary monsters were overpowered, but not anymore.
Monsters of the Multiverse
How have the monsters in Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse changed?
Baseline Monster Stats
What are the baseline monster stats Wizards of the Coast uses for making monsters?
Effective HP and Damage
How to represent creature defensive and offensive strengths in effective terms that don’t require calculating chances to hit or save against an enemy creature.
XP and Encounter Balancing
A detailed explanation of where XP comes from and how encounter balancing works.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 1
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of NPCs and PC strategies.
Calculating the Encounter Multiplier: part 2
A deep dive into the encounter multiplier and how it depends on the number of PCs and NPC strategies.
Rounds of Combat Per Day
How many rounds should combat take? And how does encounter difficulty affect the number of rounds in a full adventuring day?
Valuing Conditions
How strong are conditions in 5th edition D&D?
Encounter Building in Pathfinder vs D&D
How similar is the math between the XP and encounter building systems in D&D 5e and Pahtfinder 2e?
Encounter Building in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything
A comparison of the encounter building rules in XGtE and the DMG.