Dungeons & Dragons 2024

Combat Pacing Calculator

Plan NPC durability and damage for the number of rounds you want a fight to last.

Encounter pacing estimate

Uses average damage, attack bonuses, Armor Class, hit points, and your target combat length.

Party Members

Add hit points, Armor Class, and each repeatable attack used in a normal round.

Current NPC or Boss

Enter current combat values to compare them with the pacing recommendation.

NPC name NPC Armor Class Current hit points NPC attack bonus Average damage on hit Attacks per round

Desired combat length Party HP pressure by the end

HP pressure is the share of total party hit points the NPC is expected to remove. Healing, resistance, saving throws, control effects, and terrain are not automatically modeled.

Target Encounter Shape

4 Round Fight

Build around the party's expected round-by-round output.

Party average DPR

Party total HP

Recommended NPC durability

0 HP

Based on party DPR and desired rounds.

Recommended NPC output

0 DPR

Based on selected party HP pressure.

Current NPC pacing

Expected survival

0 rounds

Expected party pressure

Suggested adjustments

Attack chance uses the standard d20 estimate: minimum 5% and maximum 95%. Critical-hit damage, advantage, saving throws, Legendary Actions, and expendable nova resources should be adjusted by the DM.

D&D 2024 Combat Pacing Calculator

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