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<blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 4223069" data-attributes="member: 94">Step One: Determine the Encounter BudgetFor each PC in the party, look up his level, and add the indicated amount of XP to the encounter budget.Example: Party of four 1st level PCs each add +100 to the budget; total budget = 400 XP.[code]Level&nbsp; &nbsp; XP Budget (per PC)1&nbsp; &nbsp; 1002&nbsp; &nbsp; 1503&nbsp; &nbsp; 2004&nbsp; &nbsp; 3005&nbsp; &nbsp; 4006&nbsp; &nbsp; 6007&nbsp; &nbsp; 8008&nbsp; &nbsp; 12009&nbsp; &nbsp; 160010&nbsp; &nbsp; 240011&nbsp; &nbsp; 320012&nbsp; &nbsp; 480013&nbsp; &nbsp; 640014&nbsp; &nbsp; 960015&nbsp; &nbsp; 1280016&nbsp; &nbsp; 1920017&nbsp; &nbsp; 2560018&nbsp; &nbsp; 3840019&nbsp; &nbsp; 5120020&nbsp; &nbsp; 76800[/code]Step Two: Determine Desired DifficultyMultiply the total XP budget by the following multipliers:Easy: x2/3 (-1 EL)Average: x1Challenging: x1.5 (+1 EL)Hard: x2 (+2 EL)Epic: x3 (+3 EL)Example: Initial budget 400, challenging encounter x1.5, final budget = 600.Step Three: Purchase Creatures from the BudgetUsing the Creature XP values provided by Pathfinder, &quot;purchase&quot; creatures out of your encounter budget.[code]CR&nbsp; &nbsp; XP&nbsp; 1/10&nbsp; &nbsp; 40&nbsp; 1/8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50&nbsp; 1/6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 65&nbsp; 1/4&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 100&nbsp; 1/3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 135&nbsp; 1/2&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2001&nbsp; &nbsp; 4002&nbsp; &nbsp; 6003&nbsp; &nbsp; 8004&nbsp; &nbsp; 12005&nbsp; &nbsp; 16006&nbsp; &nbsp; 24007&nbsp; &nbsp; 32008&nbsp; &nbsp; 48009&nbsp; &nbsp; 640010&nbsp; &nbsp; 960011&nbsp; &nbsp; 1280012&nbsp; &nbsp; 1920013&nbsp; &nbsp; 2560014&nbsp; &nbsp; 3840015&nbsp; &nbsp; 5120016&nbsp; &nbsp; 7680017&nbsp; &nbsp; 10240018&nbsp; &nbsp; 15360019&nbsp; &nbsp; 20480020&nbsp; &nbsp; 30720021&nbsp; &nbsp; 40960022&nbsp; &nbsp; 61440023&nbsp; &nbsp; 81920024&nbsp; &nbsp; 122880025&nbsp; &nbsp; 1638400[/code]NOTE 1: If you have to purchase more than 10 of any creature, it's probably not going to add much to the challenge of the encounter.NOTE 2: Buy the most expensive creatures first. When you are done, if you have points left over, you can either toss them aside, or you can &quot;overspend&quot; just enough to buy one creature of the closest available amount.Pathfinder ExamplesThese examples are taken directly from the Alpha 2 document.Four 5th level characters each add 400 XP to the budget, for a total of 1600 XP.An average fight (x1 budget multiplier, 1600 budget) is 2 ogres (CR3=800 each).A challenging fight (x1.5 budget multiplier, 2400 budget) is 3 ogres.A hard fight (x2 budget multiplier, 3200 budget) is 4 ogres.An epic fight (x3 budget multiplier, 4800 budget) is 6 ogres.Six 8th level PCs is a base budget of 6 x 1200XP, or 7200 XP.It's to be a challenging fight, x1.5, final budget = 10800 XP.Stone Giant (CR8) costs us 4800 XP, leaving 6000 XP to spend on gargoyles.Gargoyles cost 1200 XP each; 6000/1200 = five gargoyles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wulf Ratbane, post: 4223069, member: 94"] [b]Step One: Determine the Encounter Budget[/b] For each PC in the party, look up his level, and add the indicated amount of XP to the encounter budget. [i]Example: Party of four 1st level PCs each add +100 to the budget; total budget = 400 XP.[/i] [code] Level XP Budget (per PC) 1 100 2 150 3 200 4 300 5 400 6 600 7 800 8 1200 9 1600 10 2400 11 3200 12 4800 13 6400 14 9600 15 12800 16 19200 17 25600 18 38400 19 51200 20 76800[/code] [b]Step Two: Determine Desired Difficulty[/b] Multiply the total XP budget by the following multipliers: Easy: x2/3 (-1 EL) Average: x1 Challenging: x1.5 (+1 EL) Hard: x2 (+2 EL) Epic: x3 (+3 EL) [i]Example: Initial budget 400, challenging encounter x1.5, final budget = 600.[/i] [b]Step Three: Purchase Creatures from the Budget[/b] Using the Creature XP values provided by Pathfinder, "purchase" creatures out of your encounter budget. [code] CR XP 1/10 40 1/8 50 1/6 65 1/4 100 1/3 135 1/2 200 1 400 2 600 3 800 4 1200 5 1600 6 2400 7 3200 8 4800 9 6400 10 9600 11 12800 12 19200 13 25600 14 38400 15 51200 16 76800 17 102400 18 153600 19 204800 20 307200 21 409600 22 614400 23 819200 24 1228800 25 1638400 [/code] [i]NOTE 1: If you have to purchase more than 10 of any creature, it's probably not going to add much to the challenge of the encounter. NOTE 2: Buy the most expensive creatures first. When you are done, if you have points left over, you can either toss them aside, or you can "overspend" just enough to buy one creature of the closest available amount.[/i] [b]Pathfinder Examples[/b] These examples are taken directly from the Alpha 2 document. Four 5th level characters each add 400 XP to the budget, for a total of 1600 XP. An average fight (x1 budget multiplier, 1600 budget) is 2 ogres (CR3=800 each). A challenging fight (x1.5 budget multiplier, 2400 budget) is 3 ogres. A hard fight (x2 budget multiplier, 3200 budget) is 4 ogres. An epic fight (x3 budget multiplier, 4800 budget) is 6 ogres. Six 8th level PCs is a base budget of 6 x 1200XP, or 7200 XP. It's to be a challenging fight, x1.5, final budget = 10800 XP. Stone Giant (CR8) costs us 4800 XP, leaving 6000 XP to spend on gargoyles. Gargoyles cost 1200 XP each; 6000/1200 = five gargoyles. [/QUOTE]

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