Build complete combat encounters for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition with difficulty scaling, tactical DM notes, and scene descriptions. Pick monsters from the SRD bestiary (327 creatures with full statblocks) or add your own custom creatures, set your party size and levels, and get a ready-to-run encounter with read-aloud text, turn-by-turn guidance, and non-combat resolution options. Difficulty auto-calculates using official 5e XP thresholds.
This tool is part of a suite of game master tools including a statblock generator, NPC generator, magic item generator, dungeon generator, and worldbuilding dashboard.
Yes. Encounter generation is unlimited. Statblock generation for custom creatures is limited to 5 per day on the free tier. Premium ($5/month) removes all limits and adds save/load and export.
Yes. Difficulty is calculated automatically using official D&D 5e XP thresholds and encounter multipliers. It supports multiple party groups at different levels and updates live as you add or remove monsters.
Yes. SRD monsters come with full statblocks built in, and any custom creatures you've built in the statblock generator are available to add directly into your encounters.
Those tools are encounter calculators — they help pick monsters that fit a CR budget. This generates the full encounter: a scene description you can read aloud, tactical DM notes with turn-by-turn guidance, aftermath suggestions, and non-combat resolution options.
Yes. Encounters export to Homebrewery markdown format for creating polished PDFs. You can also organize encounters into folders and save them to your browser for future sessions.