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tags: [dnd, encounter, tracker]
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# Encounter Tracker

> One entry per encounter. Copy the block below for each encounter.

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## Encounter Entry Template

```
## [Encounter Name]

| Field | Details |
|-------|---------|
| **Session** | # |
| **Location** | |
| **Type** | Combat / Social / Exploration / Trap / Puzzle / Mixed |
| **Difficulty** | Low / Moderate / High / Deadly |
| **Encounter Budget (XP)** | |
| **Status** | Planned / Running / Completed / Skipped |

### Combatants / Participants

| Name | Type | CR | HP | AC | Init | Notes |
|------|------|----|----|----|------|-------|
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |

### Encounter Setup
**Environment / Terrain:**
**Special Conditions:**
**Objectives:**

### Tactics
**Round 1:**
**Ongoing:**
**Morale / Flee threshold:**

### Rewards
| Reward | Details |
|--------|---------|
| XP | |
| Gold | |
| Magic Items | |
| Other | |

### Outcome
**Result:**
**Party casualties / damage:**
**Consequences:**

**Notes:**
```

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## Encounters This Session / Arc

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## [Encounter Name]

| Field | Details |
|-------|---------|
| **Session** | # |
| **Location** | |
| **Type** | Combat / Social / Exploration / Trap / Puzzle / Mixed |
| **Difficulty** | Low / Moderate / High / Deadly |
| **Encounter Budget (XP)** | |
| **Status** | Planned / Running / Completed / Skipped |

### Combatants / Participants

| Name | Type | CR | HP | AC | Init | Notes |
|------|------|----|----|----|------|-------|
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |

### Encounter Setup

**Environment / Terrain:**

**Special Conditions:**

**Objectives:**

### Tactics

**Round 1:**

**Ongoing:**

**Morale / Flee threshold:**

### Rewards

| Reward | Details |
|--------|---------|
| XP | |
| Gold | |
| Magic Items | |
| Other | |

### Outcome

**Result:**

**Party casualties / damage:**

**Consequences:**

**Notes:**

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## XP Budget Reference (2024 rules)

| Party Level | Low | Moderate | High | Deadly |
|-------------|-----|----------|------|--------|
| 1 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 150 |
| 2 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| 3 | 150 | 225 | 400 | 550 |
| 4 | 250 | 375 | 500 | 750 |
| 5 | 500 | 750 | 1100 | 1800 |
| 6 | 600 | 1000 | 1400 | 2100 |
| 7 | 750 | 1300 | 1700 | 2600 |
| 8 | 1000 | 1700 | 2100 | 3200 |
| 9 | 1300 | 2000 | 2600 | 3900 |
| 10 | 1600 | 2300 | 3100 | 4700 |
| 11 | 1900 | 2900 | 4100 | 6400 |
| 12 | 2400 | 3700 | 5100 | 7700 |
| 13 | 2800 | 4300 | 5900 | 9400 |
| 14 | 3400 | 5100 | 7200 | 10900 |
| 15 | 3800 | 5700 | 8700 | 13200 |
| 16 | 4500 | 7200 | 10700 | 16300 |
| 17 | 5000 | 8200 | 12700 | 19000 |
| 18 | 6000 | 9700 | 14300 | 22000 |
| 19 | 7300 | 11700 | 17000 | 25900 |
| 20 | 8500 | 13400 | 20200 | 30700 |

*Values shown are per character. Multiply by party size for total budget.*