Pathfinder 2e

Encounter Budget

Estimate threat from creature levels and party size.

GM PREP · BUILD BY RELATIVE LEVEL

Trivial · 0 creature XP

For 4 PCs: moderate 80 · severe 120 · extreme 160 XP.

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Levels relative to the party. Click again to add another.

Creature budgets only; hazards, mixed party levels, and unusual terrain need GM judgment. Threat is an estimate, not a guaranteed difficulty.

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Independent play aids. Calculations use your inputs; specific abilities and the GM’s ruling can change the result. Each tool links to its reference. Rules were checked September 2026.

Reference reading: SRD 5.1 · SRD 5.2.1 · Pathfinder 1e rules · Pathfinder 2e rules · Daggerheart SRD · Call of Cthulhu rules. These are independent resources and are not publisher-endorsed.