Returns the total XP (experience points) of all creatures that would make an encounter the specified level of difficulty for a party of the supplied level. This 'pool' can be used by a GM (game master) to "purchase" monsters to identify how many a party is likely to be able to handle given their average level. This function supports both 2014 and 2024 versions of fifth edition D&D. Note that the returned pool does not take into account creature-specific abilities or traits so care should be taken if a monster has many such traits that modify its difficulty beyond its experience point value.
Arguments
- party_level
(numeric) integer indicating the _average_ party level. If all players are the same level, that level is the average party level. Non-integer values are supported but results will be slightly affected
- party_size
(numeric) integer indicating how many player characters (PCs) are in the party
- ver
(character) which version of fifth edition to use ("2014" or "2024")
- difficulty
(character) one of a specific set of encounter difficulty level names. If `ver = "2014"`, this must be one of "easy", "medium", "hard", or "deadly" while for `ver = "2024"` it must instead be one of "low", "moderate", or "high"
Examples
# Supply a party level and difficulty and get the total XP of such an encounter
dndR::xp_pool(party_level = 3, party_size = 2, ver = "2014", difficulty = "medium")
#> [1] 300
# Calculate the XP pool for the same party under the 2024 rules
dndR::xp_pool(party_level = 3, party_size = 2, ver = "2024", difficulty = "moderate")
#> [1] 450