Free D&D 5e encounter calculator — real-time XP math as you add monsters (beta, feedback welcome)
I'm more of a builder than a player — I got into D&D tooling because the encounter math always looked like the most fixable problem. The DMG XP thresholds, the monster count multiplier, the back-and-forth... it felt like something a calculator should just handle.
So I built EncounterForge 5e.
Free, no account needed:
Real-time difficulty rating (Easy / Medium / Hard / Deadly) with full XP breakdown
168 SRD monsters, filterable by CR, type, HP, AC
Auto-Suggest — picks monster combos to hit a target difficulty for your specific party (3x/day)
Paid tiers ($5–$12/mo) unlock PDF export, session history, unlimited Auto-Suggest, Quest Journal, and a Module Rescaler for scaling published adventures to your party.
It's in beta and I'm actively fixing things. If something feels wrong, missing, or just annoying — I genuinely want to know.
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