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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2043629" data-attributes="member: 198">The easiest way to calculate appropriate encounters for a group of any size is to work out the EL of the group itself and minus 4. That gives you the EL of a balanced encounter (as the DMG defines it) for the group.For example:* A party of four 5th lvl PCs has an EL of 9 (two 5s = 7, two 7s = 9), so a balanced encounter for them is 9-4 = ... surprise, surprise ... EL 5.* A group of six 8th lvl PCs has an EL of 13, so a balanced encounter for them is EL 9.* A group of three 10th lvl PCs has an EL of 13, so a balanced encounter for them is EL 9.And so on...That being said, make sure not to rely totally on EL calculations but rather to eyeball the nature of the challenge on the basis of the specific circumstances, the strengths/weaknesses of the party, etc. A 6th lvl bard is the same EL as two 5th lvl fighters or as a troll and a 3rd lvl wizard, but each of them will create vastly different challenges for your group.</blockquote>