Dungeon Master's Guide

?or example, an encounter with one bugbear and
-:~ee hobgoblins has an adjusted XP value of 1,000,
-:iling it a hard encounter for a party of three 3rd-level
-:aracters and one 2nd-level character (which has
_ .::.ard encounter threshold of 825 XP and a deadly
- ounter threshold of 1,400 XP).
? .:,.RTY SIZE
- .::e preceding guidelines assume that you have a party
:::~ si sting of three to five adventurers.
:; the party contains fewer than three characters,
-;:;:>ly the next highest multiplier on the Encounter
~:.Jt ip liers table. For example, apply a multiplier of
_ 5 when the characters fight a single monster, and a
-uJtiplier of 5 for groups of fifteen or more monsters.
J the party contains six or more characters, use the
-::xt lowest multiplier on the table. Use a multiplier of
_ 5 fo r a single monster .
. ! -LTIPART ENCOUNTERS
: Jmetimes an encounter features multiple enemies that
-:e party doesn't face all at once. For example, c"N