Accurate XP budgets. Party size correction. Monster count multipliers. Deadly difficulty guarantee. Everything ChatGPT can't give you — 5e SRD math that actually works.
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Built on the official 5e SRD math — not guesswork, not AI hallucinations.
Level 1–20 XP tables from the 5e SRD. Party size and monster count multipliers applied automatically.
See exactly how far you are from Deadly. Adjust on the fly before your players suffer a TPK.
Export a clean session sheet with monster stats, XP breakdown, and DM notes. Ready to print.
Filter 160+ SRD monsters by CR, type, and size. Get auto-suggestions that hit your target difficulty.
Save and revisit past encounters. Track XP across a campaign. Never rebuild from scratch.
Prep a balanced encounter in under 3 minutes. Designed for weekly online DMs who run paid sessions.
Enter player count and levels. That's it.
Search SRD monsters, set counts, see live difficulty.
Download the session PDF. Run your session.
The only tool built for serious DMs who prep weekly sessions.
| Feature | EncounterForge | KoboldFight Club | D&D Beyond | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 5e XP math | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free to use | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Session PDF export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Session history | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Quest Journal | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Module Rescaler | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Works offline / no account | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
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